My laptop used to run very smoothly with no flaws, and all of my programs were fully functional, but recently my friend decided to remove loads of stuff from my laptop in order to make it run faster. He claims to be a computer expert, so I let him do it. Once I got it back I can no longer run ePSXe (the only thing I ever even DO on my laptop, unfortunately)... All I know about what he did is that he went to the Add/Remove Programs section in Control Panel and deleted the "useless" ones, but obviously something I needed has been deleted and I don't know what it is.

The problem I've been having specifically is that, upon trying to run an iso in ePSXe, a black screen occurs for a few seconds, and then it goes back to normal and an error message pops up saying "ePSXe.exe has stopped working; a problem caused the program to stop working correctly. Windows will close the program and notify you if a solution is available."

Once I close that message, nothing else happens, so apparently there is no solution available. I've tried a system restore to a point before clearing the laptop but it hasn't fixed anything.

I've noticed one of the things he has deleted is something like "ATI Catalyst Install Centre", so I've redownloaded and installed it, and it hasn't fixed the problem. I still get the same error message. I've tried everything I can POSSIBLY think of, because all of my drivers are fully up to date, but I must be missing a program or driver that's essential for ePSXe to run, or I wouldn't be getting this error message.

Of course, here are my computer specs, if you NEED it for suggesting a driver or what have you...

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_gdr.110408-1633)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: Presario CQ61 Notebook PC
BIOS: Default System BIOS
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) II Dual-Core M320 (2 CPUs), ~2.1GHz
Memory: 3072MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 2812MB RAM
Page File: 1426MB used, 4195MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DXDIAG Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode

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Display Devices
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Card name: Standard VGA Graphics Adapter
Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.
Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x9712)
DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)
Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9712&SUBSYS_363F103C&REV_00
Display Memory: 336 MB
Dedicated Memory: n/a
Shared Memory: n/a
Current Mode: 1024 x 768 (32 bit) (1Hz)
Monitor Name: GENERIC PnP Monitor
Monitor Model:
Monitor Id:
Native Mode:
Output Type:
Driver Name: atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
Driver File Version: 8.14.0010.0678 (English)
Driver Version: 8.632.1.2000
DDI Version: unknown
Driver Model: unknown
Driver Attributes: Final Retail
Driver Date/Size: 8/18/2009 02:15:58, 4059648 bytes
WHQL Logo'd: Yes
WHQL Date Stamp:
Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-D452-11CF-8D33-8F0BAEC2CB35}
Vendor ID: 0x1002
Device ID: 0x9712
SubSys ID: 0x363F103C
Revision ID: 0x0000
Driver Strong Name: Unknown
Rank Of Driver: Unknown
Video Accel:
Deinterlace Caps: n/a
D3D9 Overlay: n/a
DXVA-HD: n/a
DDraw Status: Not Available
D3D Status: Not Available
AGP Status: Not Available



There's probably more stuff I haven't included, but it's all to do with sound and devices, which I don't think are causing the problem. Anyway, I would really appreciate it if you would take the time to help me fix my problem.Not knowing the extent of what he removed, if you have the system restore disc that came with system, I'd back up all data to external drive and then wipe system clean and perform a clean build.You might want to try Windows Recovery to address your concern.

1. Insert your Windows OS Disk inside your portable
2. Turn on your laptop and tap on the F12 key
3. Choose your CD/DVD drive from the menu.
4. If prompted, press any key to start Windows from the installation disc.
5. A new screen will now appear with a progress bar and a message “Windows is loading files”. This will take several minutes.
6. Choose your language settings, and then click Next.
7. Click Repair your computer
8. Select the operating system you want to repair, and then click Next.
9. On the System Recovery Options menu, click System Restore.
10. Follow the System Restore Wizard.

I hope this helps.