fceux.exe has stopped working error message - Help!

[PinKitty]

I have fceux 2.1.4 emulator for running Nintendo Entertainment System games on my hyperspin drive. 

 

My Operation System is Windows 7 Professional with Service Pack 1.

 

Every time I try to launch a NES game, I get a dialog box pop up with error message "fceux.exe has stopped working" and I am forced to close the program.  I have gone to the application executable directly and double clicked on it to start it up.  The emulator window will open, but then the "fceux.exe has stopped working" dialog box immediately pops right up before I can do anything in the emulator.

 

I've tried changing compatibility mode to Windows XP and tried running as administrator, but neither of these properties changes were effective.  I still get the error dialog box when I try to launch fceux.

 

Any ideas on what I'm missing here?    

[PinKitty]

I renamed the fceux.cfg file to "badfceux.cfg" and then double clicked the fceux.exe.  Same thing.  The application opens and then error dialog box immediately pops up.

 

Any other ideas to try?