Setting up Windows version (0.9.8): Difference between revisions

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==Setting up the old GUI version==

[[Image:GuideRel_3.png|thumb|PCSX2 old GUI]]

You will need to configure many aspects of PCSX2 in order to make it work ~~good~~. Some settings may be so confusing that the process of configuring them can be also described as ''tuning''. Overall if you have a good machine you may want to ignore many shady speedup settings and also you don't want to change some advanced settings from their default value unless it's necessary for your game. So even if you're not an power user you'll manage quite good with some accuracy applied.

You will need to configure many aspects of PCSX2 in order to make it work better. Some settings may be so confusing that the process of configuring them can be also described as ''tuning''. Overall if you have a good machine you may want to ignore many shady speedup settings and also you don't want to change some advanced settings from their default value unless it's necessary for your game. So even if you're not a power user you'll manage quite good with some accuracy applied.

These are the steps to configure the system:

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===Main interface===

When starting PCSX2 for the first time you may want to choose your language. You can do it in the language menu, but be careful not to choose the wrong one because this dialog along with languages names will also be translated making it difficult to choose the right one back (Enlish is on the top of the list, though). You may notice also that not everything may have been translated. That is ~~becuase~~ you're using beta version (not the official one like 0.9.6.) and some features added since the official release have been added or changed.

When starting PCSX2 for the first time you may want to choose your language. You can do it in the language menu, but be careful not to choose the wrong one because this dialog along with languages names will also be translated making it difficult to choose the right one back (Enlish is on the top of the list, though). You may notice also that not everything may have been translated. That is because you're using beta version (not the official one like 0.9.6.) and some features added since the official release have been added or changed.

You may notice the second window opened with the main one. It's black on shows some text. This is the console window stores the log from the main program. It's especially useful to the developers as they can see more information in it when ~~debigging~~. It can turn it off or back on (do not try closing it directly). Use menu '''misc''' and then '''enable console''' to turn it off.

You may notice the second window opened with the main one. It's black on shows some text. This is the console window stores the log from the main program. It's especially useful to the developers as they can see more information in it when debugging. It can turn it off or back on (do not try closing it directly). Use menu '''misc''' and then '''enable console''' to turn it off.

Some notes about each of the submenus:

* '''File''' -- This menu contains ~~defferent~~ run commands.

* '''File''' -- This menu contains different run commands.

** '''Run CD/DVD''' -- Here you can start your ''already configured'' game from DVD or ISO.

** '''Run ISO image''' -- Quick start of an ISO image. If you have a collection of then on a drive this will come in handy.

** '''Run BIOS (No ~~Dics~~)''' -- Starts PS2 BIOS where you can configure different aspects of your emulated PS2 (for instance date/time or language so some games will automatically pick your preferred language).

** '''Run BIOS (No Disc)''' -- Starts PS2 BIOS where you can configure different aspects of your emulated PS2 (for instance date/time or language so some games will automatically pick your preferred language).

** '''Run ELF file...''' -- This option is to run some extracted from PS2 DVD executables or special PS2 demos. It is of a little use for games.

** '''States''' -- This is also a bit obsolete dialog works only ingame and can help you load/save your game to quick save slots. It's not recommended to use it ingame you better stick to the keys '''F1''', '''F2''' and '''F3''' (see section on ingame keys).

* '''Run''' -- This menu contains the rest of the run commands.

** '''Execute''' -- Runs an ''already configured'' DVD/ISO with your game through BIOS (i.e. BIOS starts first initializes and then starts your game). It's slower than just to run the game from ''Run CD/DVD'' dialog but in some emulator versions some games will ONLY start using this method (for example [[ICO]]). This dialog is also used to '''CONTINUE''' to run your game after your left it by pressing ESC. Either you wanted to configure the PAD or work with cheats you may continue from the very point you've interrupted the emulator but using this option.

** '''Reset''' -- This is used to reset emulator to a default state. But it will be more ~~stabe~~ to close the main window and relaunch it than to use this to choose another game to play.

** '''Reset''' -- This is used to reset emulator to a default state. But it will be more stable to close the main window and relaunch it than to use this to choose another game to play.

* '''Config''' -- This is the main configuration menu. You can use it anytime, but be advice not to change some options when you're playing because it may not have any effect and your game can go unstable because of stopping/continuing in some emulator versions.

** '''Configure''' is used to configure all plugins and BIOS. See section ''Plugins configuration''

** '''Graphics''', '''Controllers''', '''Sound''', '''Cdvdrom''', '''Dev9''', '''USB''', '''FireWire''' -- These are the separate items for configuring plugins that can be configured en masse in '''configure''' submenu. There is no real benefit of using this dialog instead of the common one (besides some less mouse clicks).

** '''Memcards''' -- you can configure the place for your two memcards here. This will also help to swap them quickly. There are two important options:

*** Enable NTFS Compression: the folder where your cards are stored will be auto-compressed by Windows. That will save some space and maybe improve speed when reading/writing. It is on by default.

*** Eject Mcds when loading SaveStates -- As you can save you state (quicksave) at any moment ingame and later can load it with another (or changed) memcards this options tells the game (whenever you quickload save slot) that the user has pulled out both memcards and then pulled them back in. So the game will know that the cards contents have been changed thus avoiding possible problems. It's recommended that you leave this option ON.

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 ==Setting up the old GUI version==
 [[Image:GuideRel_3.png|thumb|PCSX2 old GUI]]
-You will need to configure many aspects of PCSX2 in order to make it work good. Some settings may be so confusing that the process of configuring them can be also described as ''tuning''. Overall if you have a good machine you may want to ignore many shady speedup settings and also you don't want to change some advanced settings from their default value unless it's necessary for your game. So even if you're not an power user you'll manage quite good with some accuracy applied.
+You will need to configure many aspects of PCSX2 in order to make it work better. Some settings may be so confusing that the process of configuring them can be also described as ''tuning''. Overall if you have a good machine you may want to ignore many shady speedup settings and also you don't want to change some advanced settings from their default value unless it's necessary for your game. So even if you're not a power user you'll manage quite good with some accuracy applied.
 These are the steps to configure the system:
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 ===Main interface===
-When starting PCSX2 for the first time you may want to choose your language. You can do it in the language menu, but be careful not to choose the wrong one because this dialog along with languages names will also be translated making it difficult to choose the right one back (Enlish is on the top of the list, though). You may notice also that not everything may have been translated. That is becuase you're using beta version (not the official one like 0.9.6.) and some features added since the official release have been added or changed.
+When starting PCSX2 for the first time you may want to choose your language. You can do it in the language menu, but be careful not to choose the wrong one because this dialog along with languages names will also be translated making it difficult to choose the right one back (Enlish is on the top of the list, though). You may notice also that not everything may have been translated. That is because you're using beta version (not the official one like 0.9.6.) and some features added since the official release have been added or changed.
-You may notice the second window opened with the main one. It's black on shows some text. This is the console window stores the log from the main program. It's especially useful to the developers as they can see more information in it when debigging. It can turn it off or back on (do not try closing it directly). Use menu '''misc''' and then '''enable console''' to turn it off.
+You may notice the second window opened with the main one. It's black on shows some text. This is the console window stores the log from the main program. It's especially useful to the developers as they can see more information in it when debugging. It can turn it off or back on (do not try closing it directly). Use menu '''misc''' and then '''enable console''' to turn it off.
 Some notes about each of the submenus:
-* '''File''' -- This menu contains defferent run commands.
+* '''File''' -- This menu contains different run commands.
 ** '''Run CD/DVD''' -- Here you can start your ''already configured'' game from DVD or ISO.
 ** '''Run ISO image''' -- Quick start of an ISO image. If you have a collection of then on a drive this will come in handy.
-** '''Run BIOS (No Dics)''' -- Starts PS2 BIOS where you can configure different aspects of your emulated PS2 (for instance date/time or language so some games will automatically pick your preferred language).
+** '''Run BIOS (No Disc)''' -- Starts PS2 BIOS where you can configure different aspects of your emulated PS2 (for instance date/time or language so some games will automatically pick your preferred language).
 ** '''Run ELF file...''' -- This option is to run some extracted from PS2 DVD executables or special PS2 demos. It is of a little use for games.
 ** '''States''' -- This is also a bit obsolete dialog works only ingame and can help you load/save your game to quick save slots. It's not recommended to use it ingame you better stick to the keys '''F1''', '''F2''' and '''F3''' (see section on ingame keys).
 * '''Run''' -- This menu contains the rest of the run commands.
 ** '''Execute''' -- Runs an ''already configured'' DVD/ISO with your game through BIOS (i.e. BIOS starts first initializes and then starts your game). It's slower than just to run the game from ''Run CD/DVD'' dialog but in some emulator versions some games will ONLY start using this method (for example [[ICO]]). This dialog is also used to '''CONTINUE''' to run your game after your left it by pressing ESC. Either you wanted to configure the PAD or work with cheats you may continue from the very point you've interrupted the emulator but using this option.
-** '''Reset''' -- This is used to reset emulator to a default state. But it will be more stabe to close the main window and relaunch it than to use this to choose another game to play.
+** '''Reset''' -- This is used to reset emulator to a default state. But it will be more stable to close the main window and relaunch it than to use this to choose another game to play.
+* '''Config''' -- This is the main configuration menu. You can use it anytime, but be advice not to change some options when you're playing because it may not have any effect and your game can go unstable because of stopping/continuing in some emulator versions.
+** '''Configure''' is used to configure all plugins and BIOS. See section ''Plugins configuration''
+** '''Graphics''', '''Controllers''', '''Sound''', '''Cdvdrom''', '''Dev9''', '''USB''', '''FireWire''' -- These are the separate items for configuring plugins that can be configured en masse in '''configure''' submenu. There is no real benefit of using this dialog instead of the common one (besides some less mouse clicks).
+** '''Memcards''' -- you can configure the place for your two memcards here. This will also help to swap them quickly. There are two important options:
+*** Enable NTFS Compression: the folder where your cards are stored will be auto-compressed by Windows. That will save some space and maybe improve speed when reading/writing. It is on by default.
+*** Eject Mcds when loading SaveStates -- As you can save you state (quicksave) at any moment ingame and later can load it with another (or changed) memcards this options tells the game (whenever you quickload save slot) that the user has pulled out both memcards and then pulled them back in. So the game will know that the cards contents have been changed thus avoiding possible problems. It's recommended that you leave this option ON.

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