dustybeer

I give up! - I'll try different FE

Upgraded to new version - No Change 07:52:18.5 2/17/2007: GameEx: Version 7.60: Starting Log 07:52:18.5 2/17/2007: Operating System Platform: Win32NT 07:52:18.5 2/17/2007: Operating System Name: Windows XP 07:52:18.5 2/17/2007: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600 07:52:18.5 2/17/2007: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed 07:52:18.5 2/17/2007: .net Framework 1.1 Installed 07:52:18.5 2/17/2007: .net Framework 2.0 Installed 07:52:18.5 2/17/2007: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 1.80GHz 07:52:18.5 2/17/2007: 1.83Ghz 07:52:18.5 2/17/2007: Running Randomize() 07:52:18.5 2/17/2007: Loading PlugIns 07:52:18.5 2/17/2007: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup 07:52:18.5 2/17/2007: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's 07:52:18.5 2/17/2007: Running Misc startup tasks 07:52:18.6 2/17/2007: Setting Menu types 07:52:18.6 2/17/2007: Opening Configuration File 07:52:18.6 2/17/2007: Getting Configuration Values 07:52:18.6 2/17/2007: Using Theme: Default - Default 07:52:18.6 2/17/2007: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Default 07:52:18.6 2/17/2007: Launching HideOS.exe 07:52:18.6 2/17/2007: Hiding Taskbar 07:52:18.6 2/17/2007: Is Media Center running? 07:52:18.6 2/17/2007: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values 07:52:18.6 2/17/2007: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode 07:52:18.6 2/17/2007: Media Center Mode 2 07:52:18.7 2/17/2007: Snap Delay set to: 2 07:52:18.7 2/17/2007: Get other settings 07:52:18.7 2/17/2007: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis 07:52:18.7 2/17/2007: Start work for Form 07:52:18.7 2/17/2007: Getting Original Screen Size 07:52:18.7 2/17/2007: Initializing Component 07:52:19.0 2/17/2007: Initialising Windows Media Player Component 07:52:19.0 2/17/2007: MAME Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32 07:52:19.0 2/17/2007: MAME EXE file is: Mame32.exe 07:52:19.0 2/17/2007: ROM Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\roms 07:52:19.0 2/17/2007: Catver.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini 07:52:19.0 2/17/2007: controls.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\data\controls.ini 07:52:19.0 2/17/2007: History.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\history.dat 07:52:19.0 2/17/2007: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini 07:52:19.0 2/17/2007: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat 07:52:19.1 2/17/2007: Loading Controls.ini map file 07:52:19.1 2/17/2007: Snap Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\snap 07:52:19.1 2/17/2007: AVI Snap Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\avisnap 07:52:19.1 2/17/2007: Flyer Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\flyers 07:52:19.1 2/17/2007: Cabinet Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\cabinets 07:52:19.1 2/17/2007: Title Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\titles 07:52:19.1 2/17/2007: Panel Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\cpanel 07:52:19.1 2/17/2007: Manual Path: Not Found 07:52:19.1 2/17/2007: Icon Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\icons 07:52:19.1 2/17/2007: Marquee Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\marquees 07:52:19.1 2/17/2007: Loading Custom Emulators 07:52:19.3 2/17/2007: Using 2D Animations 07:52:19.3 2/17/2007: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS 07:52:19.3 2/17/2007: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS 07:52:19.3 2/17/2007: Initialising DirectDraw 07:52:19.4 2/17/2007: Creating DirectDraw Device 07:52:19.4 2/17/2007: Using Device: Primary Display Driver 07:52:19.7 2/17/2007: Setting Resolution to 800x600 32 bit color 07:52:20.3 2/17/2007: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces 07:52:20.3 2/17/2007: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode 07:52:20.5 2/17/2007: Creating Back Buffer 07:52:20.5 2/17/2007: Loading graphic Surfaces 07:52:20.6 2/17/2007: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs 07:52:20.7 2/17/2007: Creating Surfaces Volume 07:52:20.7 2/17/2007: Creating Surfaces Arrows 07:52:20.7 2/17/2007: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text 07:52:20.7 2/17/2007: Creating Surfaces Toolbar 07:52:20.8 2/17/2007: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds 07:52:21.3 2/17/2007: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls 07:52:21.3 2/17/2007: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo 07:52:21.3 2/17/2007: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit 07:52:21.3 2/17/2007: Creating Surfaces Snaps 07:52:21.4 2/17/2007: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars 07:52:21.5 2/17/2007: Creating Fonts 07:52:21.6 2/17/2007: Creating Menu Font 07:52:21.6 2/17/2007: Restoring Menu Font From Cache 07:52:21.7 2/17/2007: Creating Game Font 07:52:21.9 2/17/2007: Creating Font Black 07:52:22.3 2/17/2007: Creating Font Black Small 07:52:22.7 2/17/2007: Creating Game Font Faded 07:52:22.9 2/17/2007: Creating Title Font 07:52:22.9 2/17/2007: Restoring Title Font From Cache 07:52:23.1 2/17/2007: Fonts Created Succesfully 07:52:46.7 2/17/2007: Text/Language: English 07:52:46.7 2/17/2007: Applying Language/Text 07:52:46.7 2/17/2007: Initialising Bass Audio Library 07:52:46.9 2/17/2007: MAME CMD options: -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy 07:52:46.9 2/17/2007: Attempting to load game list 07:52:47.0 2/17/2007: Loading last used Game List 07:52:47.0 2/17/2007: Loading Start Page 07:52:47.0 2/17/2007: Setting Music Volume 07:52:47.0 2/17/2007: Loading music 07:52:50.7 2/17/2007: Creating DirectSound Device 07:52:50.7 2/17/2007: Trying: Primary Sound Driver 07:52:50.7 2/17/2007: Loading Sound Files 07:52:50.8 2/17/2007: DirectSound Device Created Successfully 07:52:50.8 2/17/2007: Creating ICONS 07:52:50.8 2/17/2007: Recreating ICONS 07:52:51.4 2/17/2007: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support 07:52:51.4 2/17/2007: Looking for Device: 0 07:52:51.8 2/17/2007: 0 Not attached. Trying First Device 07:52:51.8 2/17/2007: Using Device Ultimarc Ultra-Stik Player 1 07:52:51.8 2/17/2007: Initializing MCE Remote 07:52:51.9 2/17/2007: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx! 07:52:51.9 2/17/2007: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame 07:52:52.7 2/17/2007: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully 07:53:51.3 2/17/2007: Running: cmd.exe /c C: C:\Emulators\Mame32\Mame32.exe gridlee -rompath C:\Emulators\Mame32\roms -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy 07:54:54.6 2/17/2007: Exiting GameEx! 07:54:54.6 2/17/2007: Saving Settings 07:54:56.8 2/17/2007: Disposing Plugins 07:54:56.8 2/17/2007: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit

Here is my log file. I also have the problem that when I exit GameEX, my taskbar stays hidden. Also I noticed that after typing CTRL-ALT-DEL GameEx was still running so I ended it. When I unplugged my Ultrastik I got the blue screen of death. Andy emailed me a new UltraMap version which seemed to fix the problem of the controller going back to analog and not being recognized unless ultramap was ran each time. Games played directly from Mame32 work fine. Thanks for your help. 19:32:02.1 2/15/2007: GameEx: Version 7.09: Starting Log 19:32:02.2 2/15/2007: Operating System Platform: Win32NT 19:32:02.2 2/15/2007: Operating System Name: Windows XP 19:32:02.2 2/15/2007: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600 19:32:02.2 2/15/2007: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed 19:32:02.2 2/15/2007: .net Framework 1.1 Installed 19:32:02.2 2/15/2007: .net Framework 2.0 Installed 19:32:02.2 2/15/2007: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 1.80GHz 19:32:02.2 2/15/2007: 1.83Ghz 19:32:02.2 2/15/2007: Running Randomize() 19:32:02.2 2/15/2007: Loading PlugIns 19:32:02.5 2/15/2007: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup 19:32:02.5 2/15/2007: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's 19:32:02.5 2/15/2007: Running Misc startup tasks 19:32:02.5 2/15/2007: Setting Menu types 19:32:02.5 2/15/2007: Opening Configuration File 19:32:02.5 2/15/2007: Getting Configuration Values 19:32:02.5 2/15/2007: Using Theme: Default - Default 19:32:02.5 2/15/2007: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Default 19:32:02.5 2/15/2007: Launching HideOS.exe 19:32:02.5 2/15/2007: Hiding Taskbar 19:32:02.5 2/15/2007: Is Media Center running? 19:32:02.6 2/15/2007: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values 19:32:02.6 2/15/2007: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode 19:32:02.6 2/15/2007: Media Center Mode 2 19:32:02.6 2/15/2007: Text/Language: English 19:32:02.6 2/15/2007: Applying Language/Text 19:32:02.7 2/15/2007: Snap Delay set to: 2 19:32:02.7 2/15/2007: Get other settings 19:32:02.8 2/15/2007: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis 19:32:02.8 2/15/2007: Start work for Form 19:32:02.8 2/15/2007: Getting Original Screen Size 19:32:02.8 2/15/2007: Loading ICON 19:32:02.8 2/15/2007: Initializing Component 19:32:02.8 2/15/2007: Initialising Bass Audio Library 19:32:03.6 2/15/2007: Loading default loading screen 19:32:03.6 2/15/2007: Loading Custom Emulators 19:32:03.8 2/15/2007: Using 2D Animations 19:32:03.8 2/15/2007: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS 19:32:03.8 2/15/2007: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS 19:32:03.8 2/15/2007: Initialising DirectDraw 19:32:04.1 2/15/2007: Creating DirectDraw Device 19:32:04.1 2/15/2007: Setting Resolution to 800x600 32 bit color 19:32:04.8 2/15/2007: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces 19:32:04.8 2/15/2007: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode 19:32:05.0 2/15/2007: Creating Back Buffer 19:32:05.2 2/15/2007: Loading graphic surfaces 19:32:05.3 2/15/2007: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs 19:32:05.5 2/15/2007: Creating Surface Volume 19:32:05.5 2/15/2007: Creating Surfaces Arrows 19:32:05.6 2/15/2007: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text 19:32:05.6 2/15/2007: Creating Surfaces Toolbar 19:32:05.9 2/15/2007: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds 19:32:10.1 2/15/2007: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls 19:32:10.2 2/15/2007: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo 19:32:10.3 2/15/2007: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit 19:32:10.4 2/15/2007: Creating Surfaces Snaps 19:32:10.4 2/15/2007: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars 19:32:10.7 2/15/2007: Creating Fonts 19:32:10.7 2/15/2007: Creating Menu Font 19:32:11.0 2/15/2007: Creating Game Font 19:32:11.2 2/15/2007: Creating Font Black 19:32:11.5 2/15/2007: Creating Font Black Small 19:32:11.8 2/15/2007: Creating Game Font Faded 19:32:11.9 2/15/2007: Creating Title Font 19:32:11.9 2/15/2007: Restoring Title Font From Cache 19:32:14.6 2/15/2007: Fonts Created Succesfully 19:32:39.9 2/15/2007: Initialising Windows Media Player Component 19:32:40.1 2/15/2007: MAME Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32 19:32:40.1 2/15/2007: MAME EXE file is: Mame32.exe 19:32:40.2 2/15/2007: ROM Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\roms 19:32:40.2 2/15/2007: Catver.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini 19:32:40.2 2/15/2007: controls.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\data\controls.ini 19:32:40.2 2/15/2007: History.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\history.dat 19:32:40.2 2/15/2007: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini 19:32:40.2 2/15/2007: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat 19:32:40.2 2/15/2007: Loading Controls.ini map file 19:32:40.2 2/15/2007: Snap Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\snap 19:32:40.2 2/15/2007: AVI Snap Path: Not Found 19:32:40.2 2/15/2007: Flyer Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\flyers 19:32:40.2 2/15/2007: Cabinet Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\cabinets 19:32:40.2 2/15/2007: Title Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\titles 19:32:40.2 2/15/2007: Panel Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\cpanel 19:32:40.2 2/15/2007: Icon Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\icons 19:32:40.2 2/15/2007: Marquee Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\marquees 19:32:40.2 2/15/2007: MAME CMD options: -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy 19:32:40.2 2/15/2007: Attempting to load game list 19:32:40.4 2/15/2007: Loading last used Game List 19:32:40.4 2/15/2007: Loading Start Page 19:32:40.5 2/15/2007: Setting Music Volume 19:32:40.5 2/15/2007: Loading music 19:32:46.1 2/15/2007: Creating DirectSound Device 19:32:46.2 2/15/2007: Trying: Primary Sound Driver 19:32:46.2 2/15/2007: Loading Sound Files 19:32:46.4 2/15/2007: DirectSound Device Created Successfully 19:32:46.4 2/15/2007: Creating ICONS 19:32:46.4 2/15/2007: Recreating ICONS 19:32:47.0 2/15/2007: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support 19:32:47.1 2/15/2007: Looking for Device: 0 19:32:47.2 2/15/2007: 0 Not attached. Trying First Device 19:32:47.2 2/15/2007: Using Device Ultimarc Ultra-Stik Player 1 19:32:47.3 2/15/2007: Initializing MCE Remote 19:32:47.3 2/15/2007: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx! 19:32:47.3 2/15/2007: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame 19:32:47.9 2/15/2007: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully 19:33:35.0 2/15/2007: Running: cmd.exe /c C: C:\Emulators\Mame32\Mame32.exe mspacman -rompath C:\Emulators\Mame32\roms -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy 19:34:58.9 2/15/2007: Exiting GameEx! 19:34:58.9 2/15/2007: Saving Settings

So far I think GameEx is a great frontend but I can't figure out why I lose sound after I start a Mame game. I have it set to play music once I start GameEx and that works great but once I start a game, I have no sound. If I exit the game, I can no longer play music. After I totally exit out of GameEx, my sound comes back using media player. Then if I start GameEx again, my music plays in GameEX until I start a game. Please help

I need to buy a motherboard for a cocktail table I am designing. Currently I am having sound issues with GameEx on my PC. I would like to get a motherboard with built in video and sound. Most motherboards have either Realtek or AC'97 audio, what works better with GameEx? Is there a preference to VIA or NVIDIA video? AMD vs Intel? Any suggestions on a specific board/Processor would be awesome - I don't want to spend much over $100 for board with processor. Thanks