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Here are the instructions on how I set up cpwizard to make layouts for use with emulators [other than MAME] in GameEx (lol, and I apologize for any misspellings - drinking a little beer right now ) First, as a warning - if you have a lot of roms that you want to create layouts for, make sure you have some freetime - for this can be a lengthy, teedious process. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Create a folder to store your layouts in any directory you wish...for me, I have it bundled in the emulator's folder where I keep subfolders for Roms, Artwork, "emulator"...and I name it "Controls" 2. Make sure that GameEx looks at this folder by opening the Setup Wizard under "Advanced Emulator Setup" and lead the path of the control layout to the folder you created to store your layouts. 3. Open CPWizard. Select File --> New 4. Insert an image of your custom control panel, or "build" a digital layout with the image options they use for buttons, joysticks, etc. Also, when you are ready to label your buttons that you have mapped for the emulators, insert new labels and customize what letters the buttons represents....e.g. "A", "B", L1" etc... (If you also wish to add graphics of controllers, logos - these can be found under add image ) 5. After you are finished creating your layout, first click on File --> Save As and save it as an .ini to ensure that you won't lose your information. Then, click on File --> Export ---> Layout and save it as a .png in the folder you created to store your controls. 6. Minimize or close CPWizard. Open the folder you created to store your control layouts (.png). Also, open the folder that stores all the rom files that you wish to link with these layouts. Place each open folder (window) side by side, as there is going to possible be a lot of copying and pasting in the next step depending on the amount of rom files you have. Make copies of the layout (png) for as many roms as you have, or as many as you wish to link through GameEx. 7. In order for GameEx to link the layout with the rom, both rom file and layout must have the same file name! The easiest way to do this, is right click the rom, go to "rename", copy the highlighted text...then right click the layout, go to "rename", then "paste". This will ensure that both files will have the same name, also it is much quicker than manually typing in each and every name. 8. Test your hard work out by opening GameEx, then to the emulator, open a game, and sit back as the control panel layout you created will appear a little while before the game launches. This process also works for PC games you set up through emulator setup in Setup Wizard. As a final note - Please DO NOT use this process for MAME games - CPWizard does this automatically when you first set it up. This is for only OTHER emulators. If you have any questions or comments, please always feel free to send me a message. Thanks! and I hope this helps! LC

This plugin just gets better and better. Great work Adultery!

Looks good How convenient that I'm listening to the The Beatles and wearing a shirt at this very moment.

A small update on the progress for the jukebox info:

Ok got my computer back today and been spending the whole day re-installing Win 7x64 and it's updates while also killing the ant invasion I had out in the living room. I also upgraded my system as well adding 2TB and 1.5TB hard drives to my internal drive bays and most importantly I also upgraded the video card as well. While at Frys this morning I got a Radeon HD7870 replacing my nVidia 560TI. So now later tonight I'll start moving files from my backup external HD's. So maybe by Tues I'll be back up and running.