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This is a really simple script! I don't have anything put together at the moment (I've been prograstinating getting one written though), so if Brian comes up with a good consice script, I'll probably steal the guts and incorporate it into mine...

Sorry, yeah AutoHotKey. It's been mentioned so many times here that I figured everyone knew what AHK was

UG doesn't require you pay anything...

I checked my installation and it turns out that pacman is not in there by default. So, when I add it, it should show up after an update.

Has anyone checked to see if this pops up in the Windows Event Viewer under 'Application'? Perhaps the actual error is in there still so Tom could see what it's actually doing. I'm at work now, but I'll see if I can find it this evening.

You might look into EmuMovies. There is an arcade set that might do what you are looking for.

Yeah, I've been manually updating up to now also and it works fine. But, since there is an automatic update feature, I figured I should at least give it a try

I haven't used the auto update feature before, but when I tried it on my driving cabinet the other day, I experienced an unhandled error which crashed GameEx. The error was not logged. The message appeared in a standard Windows error dialog (General Protection Fault type). The message said something about I/O blah blah, but I'm sure it was due to the connection timing out. Maybe I'm the only one with poor connectivity on my wireless network, but it seems like if the connection fails, GameEx should realize the problem and cancel the update with a notice of some kind.

I don't know if you can do this inside GameEx, but you can definitely put something together to accomplish this. One way would be to use AHK to detect a combination of some kind and if the window is GameEx, shut the computer down. This would be really simple, but you might want something more elegant if possible. This could be your backup though!

That's because Pac-Man is a clone! The original was called Puck-Man, but apparently there was a concern that certain deviants in English speaking countries might "modify" the P into an F... Anyway, you can add Pac-Man to the don't filter list and it should show up. I thought it was supposed to be there by defualt, but I can't remember ever seeing Pac-Man last time I looked for it either.

If windows doesn't detect the gamepad, how do you get Joy2Key to work? Yes, you can have settings for different emulators and switch between them, but it's not easy and it's not very elegant. There is no command line interface for Joy2Key and the configuration that will be loaded is stored in the registry. The only way to change configs is to change the value in the registry prior to loading the program. There was a thread a while back that Nologic made a huge contribution to (as I recall) that made switching possible via a batch file of some kind, but I don't know where it is at this point. Best bet is to search for Joy2Key and read through them. Alternately, you might try setting up the emulators and Joy2Key such that they use the same keys. This is what I did before switching to XPadder. Since most emulators can be tweaked at least a little bit, you should be able to come up with a configuration that works with everything without having to switch Joy2Key configurations. My best advice is to try to get XPadder working. I would highly recommend contacting the author of XPadder in their forum or psuedo chat page (it's not live...). He might be able to help you get going.

That's a good question. If you installed the K-Lite codec pack, then there is a directory in your start menu that lists all the codecs. If you installed FFDShow, I presume it should be there as well, but I cannot verify that since I haven't set that one up before. The codec that needs editing depends on the file being played. I couldn't begin to guess without at least knowing the extension. If it's an AVI, that is actually a question I don't know the answer to. I've actually been struggling a bit myself to determine what codec is required for what AVI file, so hopefully someone else can be more direct on this.

Another alternative if you don't want to delete them permanently is to use the Windows Search feature. If you put (Japan).png in there and point to the correct root directory, it will list all the files in a single window. Then, you can just grab them all or the ones you want and move them to a backup location.

That's what I'm doing, but I don't know why they don't show up in GameEx. I've never looked for them specifically, but they should be there if they aren't in on of the filtered groups. My machine isn't on right now, but next time I turn it on (tonight probably), I'll take a look and see if I have them.

Hadn't thought of that. I could use it as a TV stand!

Ok, cool. I actually sent an email to the owner of that machine to see if he could/would share the theme with me. If he gets back to me, I'll ask if he would mine sharing it to the GameEx community. If so, I'll probably just cc you on the email if that seems like the easiest way.

I'm confused. That theme doesn't look the same as the one in the video. Was it tweaked a bit or am I missing something? The key giveaway is the images on the left side of the screen (the control panel closeup). Anyway, thanks for the info.

Mine is a 6-1/2 foot tall wooden box it's a little harder to move than one of those cube HTPC boxes, but I like it.

This sounds like a codec setting is wrong. Just open the settings for that codec and search though. There will be options to fix this.

Are these considered playable? I thought SFIII was the only one that was marked as both playable and not imperfect emulation. GameEx has an option to only show playable games, so if you want to see them listed, you would need to disable that feature.

There is a file for each emulator in the following directory: C:\Program Files\GameEx\CONFIG\EMULATORS You need to edit the [JOYMAPPING] section of the file and change the VK codes using the list (VKCodes.htm) as your guide. You can also have a set of keys work for exiting the emulator by editing the [GAMEPADEXIT] section. The problem with this (unless it's been changed) is that you can only use up to 10 buttons. If you use a GP-Wiz or another gamepad emulator with a LOT of buttons, you are SOL. Also, I don't think this will work in MAME at the moment. MAME has really good mapping built in anyway, so it's not a problem really.

I thought you could use the media center remote with GameEx. Well, I wouldn't know since I don't have either media center or a remote... But, either way, you can use a remote with GameEx even if it's not directly supported. There was a free program called GIRDER that did exactly what you want, but apparently some big company bought it and made it commercial. I suspect that older versions are available online and wouldn't require licensing since it was released as free.

You know, I never actually downloaded the default themes cause it crashed the couple times I tried it way back when. I'll have to download them manually and check them out. Thanks! EDIT: Wait a minute. I was just looking at the themes page and it appears that the BlueEx theme is actually in the installer, but it doesn't show up in the list (as Blue-Ex), so I don't know which one it is. Hmmm...

You can do it in Joy2Key, but switching between profiles is a challenge. I highly recommend one of 2 other options. 1) You could use XPadder instead. This program does everything Joy2Key does and much more. It is also in active development, so you could ask the author questions or request features if desired. It has a command line interface, and it's EASY to switch profiles in a single command. This is the most robust solution and possibly the easiest. 2) You could use the built-in joystick remapping capability in GameEx. This will allow you to set up different configurations for each emulator and it will do everything for you when running. Since it's built-in, there should be no extra system resources tied up like you might see with XPadder or Joy2Key. If you are really, really attached to Joy2Key for some reason, there is a thread from a long time back that discusses a way to make Joy2Key work, but it involves changes to the registry for each run. Not really a problem, but definitely not the best solution.

Hey Nologic (or HK, etc), do you know what theme that machine is running? I really like how it's set up and I don't have a clue where to start. I've been using TalkingBull's theme from the start and never looked into creating my own, but this one looks pretty much exactly how I envisioned mine being set up.