WinXP/Hardware Problem?

[Guest]

Ok...I downloaded a program called Stellarium v0.8.2
(http://www.stellarium.net) and it doesn't seem to work on my system. Now,
initially one would guess it is a application problem, but i don't think so.
It works just fine on my other windows machines. Here's the info on hardware
and software...I'm noping somebody can point me in the right direction to
slove this issue if it is in fact a system issue.
Doesn’t work:
Program: Stellarium v0.8.2
Hardware and Software
Biostar M7NCG-400
AMD Sempron 3300 CPU
1 GB DDR3200 RAM
GeForce4 MX Integrated Graphics 32 MB
Scanport GS 1821A Flat Screen Monitor 1268 x 1024
nVidia ForceWare 91.47
Windows XP Home SP2
NOTES: I do not get ‘splash screen’ (moon over forested hills) on start up
but I do get loading bar. I do not get navigation and configuration buttons
at the bottom of the screen, but do get little squares where the buttons
should be, nor do i get any text. I do not get any configuration screens or
background pictures.

WORKS ON THE FOLLOWING COMPUTERS:
Program: Stellarium v0.8.2
Hardware and Software
HP Pavilion 511n
Intel Celeron 1.3 GHz CPU
512 MB RAM PC133
ATI 9200 SE 128 MB PCI Graphics Card
17†HP CRT Monitor 1024 x 768
ATI Catalyst Software
Windows XP Home SP2
NOTES: Seems to work just fine

Compaq Presario 12XL400
Intel Celeron 700 MHz CPU
188 MB RAM
Trident CyberBlade i1 4MB
Standard Passive Laptop display 800 x 600
Windows XP Home SP2
NOTES: As expected, extremely slow and not conducive to 800 x 600 screen,
but it does work.

Any ideas why it doesn’t work on my ‘good’ computer……any suggestions would
be appreciated….Dave

 

[Jon]

Some tips here from the Stellarium FAQ

http://www.stellarium.org/wiki/index.php/FAQ#Stellarium_installs.2C_but_does_not_run.

http://www.stellarium.org/


"We can offer some accounts of what people experienced in the past. Firstly,
it is possible your computer refuses to run Stellarium because the
resolution in the config.ini file is wrong. Set it to your native resolution
and see if that helps. Secondly, maybe a file necessary for Stellarium was
corrupted or badly formatted in some way. Try reinstalling, don't forget to
backup any Stellarium files you might have customized. Thirdly, Stellarium
reports basic actions in a text output file, named stdout.txt, which is in
the program directory. If you are running Stellarium on a computer where you
don't have the right user privileges to do that, Stellarium refuses to run.
Lastly, stdout.txt and also stderr.txt might offer some insight into what
goes on when Stellarium exhibits problems."