Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire Problem

Hello everyone.. Well I was trying to open a Pokemon Ruby rom (from this site) with my GBA emulator (visual boy advance) and it didn't seem to work. I tried downloading different roms from different sites and even the European version as well as Sapphire. I also tried getting a different emulator but still no luck :SI was hoping I could get some help with this problem. It would really be appreciated! Thanks.

I'll lock this one since the answer is in the Technical Help section.