No Idea How to Run CCS64 - Crashes Too

Loki · Post by **Loki** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:48 am

I'm really sorry, I'm completely new at this. I have installed CCS64 V3.3 and I am getting the follow errors on start up Direct3D Init FAILED - No Windowed Mode and then it crashes. I have Windows XP, I don't know a whole lot about computers so try to be simple and bear with me please. I want to play Little Computer People, so if I fix my emulator how do I play it? Thank you very much in advance!!

Post by **Stuart Toomer** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 5:53 pm

The error message "Direct3D Init FAILED - No Windowed Mode" indicates that your graphics driver has a compatibility problem with DirectX Windowed Mode - try upgrading your graphics driver or an alternative graphics card/driver.

For simple starting-up instructions, please refer to:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/stuart.too ... b_help.htm

Loki · Post by **Loki** » Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:12 pm

Oh, I thought I had an okay graphic driver, umm, then is there something I could use, another emulator that requires less graphics? I have the latest version of DirectX btw, my brother said it might be that but I guess not? I'm confused, lol, how would I go about upgrading my graphics stuff? You have to pay for that don't you? Would an older version of CCS64 work? Thank you and please see if you can help me anymore!

Post by **Stuart Toomer** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:38 am

Does an error message occur even if you use a full-screen graphics mode in CCS64?

K.C. · Post by **K.C.** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:35 am

What worked for me is decreasing the colors from 24/32 bit to 16 bit in Windows. Just right click on the desktop, click properties, tab settings and select 16 bit colors.

Loki · Post by **Loki** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 10:39 pm

How can I get it in full screen? It crashes right on start up, also I will try to change the colors, thanks.

Post by **Stuart Toomer** » Wed Aug 08, 2007 11:28 pm

Press F9 to get the menu, then go to Options..., then Video..., then choose any one of the non- "Window"ed modes.

Loki · Post by **Loki** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 11:56 am

Sorry to keep bothering but I can't press F9, it gives me the error straight away when I start it and then crashes. I suppose I can't do anything else then, is there maybe another emulator I can use? There seem to be so many but I've read that CCS64 is the best so its a pity I can't use it.

Post by **Stuart Toomer** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 5:28 pm

You could try using WinVICE:
http://www.viceteam.org/
but your problems sounds to me like it is a graphics driver problem.

Loki · Post by **Loki** » Thu Aug 09, 2007 10:27 pm

Thank you, I will try that. I would like to use CCS64 as everyone says its the best but I guess I can't. Again, thanks for all the help!

Edit - Sorry again but I downloaded VICE and I have all the files in a folder but the readme's might as well be in Chinese to me. The program doesn't have a forum it seems so where can I ask for help on that. I didn't think I should here since its a forum for another emulator. Thanks!

Post by **Stuart Toomer** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 8:07 am

There's no quick-start help for VICE like I have provided for CCS64. You will need to play around within the Settings menu and set the options that you prefer and that your PC can handle. It is an excellent emulator. You can also try Hoxs64, which is very accurate, but does not currently have as many features as CCS64/VICE:
http://www.hoxs64.tk/

K.C. · Post by **K.C.** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:42 am

Which file did you download?
You need the "Binary for MS-Windows 32bit" (WinVICE-1.21.zip).
There is a folder sturcture inside the zip file that you have to keep. Don't unzip all files to one folder. The subfolders are: C64, C128, CBM-II, DRIVES, fonts, html, PET, PLUS4, PRINTER and VIC20.
All you have to do to start the C64 emulator is launching X64.exe.
You can find the documentation for Vice here.

Loki · Post by **Loki** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 10:07 pm

Hox64 will run for me, it brings up the blue window. How do I get my game to run now? Thanks for all the help.

Edit - following the info in the readme I type...
LOAD"Little Computer People",8.1 and press enter but it can't find the file. I also tried the name of game with no spaces.

Post by **Stuart Toomer** » Fri Aug 10, 2007 11:38 pm

Loki wrote:Hox64 will run for me, it brings up the blue window. How do I get my game to run now? Thanks for all the help.

Edit - following the info in the readme I type...
LOAD"Little Computer People",8.1 and press enter but it can't find the file. I also tried the name of game with no spaces.

I think you need to type LOAD"*",8,1 and press <ENTER>, then when next at the prompt, type RUN and press <ENTER>. But there are also menu options that do automatic loading/running... just play around with it, like you need to with any other emulator.

Loki · Post by **Loki** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 2:19 am

Ohhh, now I feel kinda stupid, I figured "*" ment you replace the * with the game title. I'll try that then, thanks.

Edit - How do you make a *?