yeah i have the same problem so it could be my card huh well i dont think its the D3D actin up because i got 9.0 beta well heres my system requirements i hope this helps! (im kind of new to the NGC emu. kind of thing too!):
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System Information
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Time of this report: 3/16/2004, 00:06:41
Machine name: SIMPSON
Operating System: Windows XP Professional (5.1, Build 2600) Service Pack 1 (2600.xpsp1.020828-1920)
Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: VIA Technologies, Inc.
System Model: VT8363
BIOS: v1.0 ~ v1.2
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) processor, MMX, 3DNow, ~1.2GHz
Memory: 512MB RAM
Page File: 157MB used, 1861MB available
Windows Dir: D:\WINDOWS
DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0b (4.09.0000.0902)
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
DxDiag Version: 5.03.0001.0902 32bit Unicode