SpecEmu stopped working on my system
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SpecEmu stopped working on my system
SpecEmu stopped working on my system today.
I launch the emulator, open a file - tape image, snapshot etc. - and everything seems to work as normal. Then I reset the emulated computer. All of a sudden, and without any apparent reason, clicking on the menu items hangs the emulator, and I have to close it by force through the task manager.
I tried deleting it and placing it in a different directory, deleting the INI file, trying a compatibility setting, running it as administrator, nothing changed.
My system is Windows 10 64-bit and SpecEmu is the latest 11.06.23 build.
Any ideas?
I launch the emulator, open a file - tape image, snapshot etc. - and everything seems to work as normal. Then I reset the emulated computer. All of a sudden, and without any apparent reason, clicking on the menu items hangs the emulator, and I have to close it by force through the task manager.
I tried deleting it and placing it in a different directory, deleting the INI file, trying a compatibility setting, running it as administrator, nothing changed.
My system is Windows 10 64-bit and SpecEmu is the latest 11.06.23 build.
Any ideas?
Re: SpecEmu stopped working on my system
Any messages from Windows Defender?
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Re: SpecEmu stopped working on my system
None at all. Again, SpecEmu worked for ages on this system until this evening...
Re: SpecEmu stopped working on my system
Have you tried turning it off, then turning it back on again?
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Re: SpecEmu stopped working on my system
I tried closing the program, reopening it, erasing it together with the INI file, putting it into a different directory, changing the priority in Task Manager, resetting the PC and trying again all of the above... nothing changed.
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Re: SpecEmu stopped working on my system
Well, it seems I found something. As soon as a file is opened, the emulator keeps writing its path and name in the specemu.ini file again and again, until it is not closed by force in the task manager.
etc. etc.
Then it behaves normally. Under File > Recent files it will show the first 10 entries anyway, all with the same file and path, as if they were different files, until a different file is opened.
The problem resurfaces if the specemu.ini file is erased.
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File0=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File1=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File2=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File3=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File4=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File5=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File6=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File7=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File8=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File9=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File:=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File;=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File<=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File>=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File?=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File@=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileA=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileB=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileC=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileD=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileE=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileF=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileG=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileH=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileI=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileJ=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileK=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileL=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileM=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileN=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileO=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileP=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileQ=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileR=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileS=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileT=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileU=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileV=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileW=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileX=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileY=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
FileZ=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File[=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File\=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File]=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File^=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File_=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File`=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File{=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File|=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File}=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File~=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
File€=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
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File‚=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
Fileƒ=E:\Spectrum\DivIDE\Fls.tap
Then it behaves normally. Under File > Recent files it will show the first 10 entries anyway, all with the same file and path, as if they were different files, until a different file is opened.
The problem resurfaces if the specemu.ini file is erased.
Re: SpecEmu stopped working on my system
Have you tried the latest version ?
viewtopic.php?p=121200#p121200
viewtopic.php?p=121200#p121200
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Re: SpecEmu stopped working on my system
Thanks for the notice @Pegaz. This update seems to have fixed the issue.
Re: SpecEmu stopped working on my system
Sorry to use this thread for another issue with Specemu. Latest versions run slower on my system Win7 64bits.
Re: SpecEmu stopped working on my system
Thanks. It doesn't seem to make a difference
Re: SpecEmu stopped working on my system
There´s a new version out. Maybe you want to try it: viewtopic.php?p=121459#p121459
Re: SpecEmu stopped working on my system
Thanks Luzie. I've tried this latest version and one from 2020 and the emulation speed is faster in fuse, ZXSpin and Emuzwin than in Specemu.Luzie wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 9:01 pm There´s a new version out. Maybe you want to try it: viewtopic.php?p=121459#p121459
Re: SpecEmu stopped working on my system
Have Microsoft updated the .net runtime behind the scenes, or something? Might that be why people are suddenly having problems?
Re: SpecEmu stopped working on my system
SpecEmu is written in native assembly language, not .NET CIL/Framework.
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Re: SpecEmu stopped working on my system
Ah, beg your pardon. Must've got mixed up with another emulator...