HI, It crashes right in the beginning, I see the "GameEx is loading now" and than I am back in windows again, here is the log file; 12:26:50.9 30-7-2005: GameEx: Version 4.69: Starting Log 12:26:50.9 30-7-2005: Operating System Platform: Win32NT 12:26:50.9 30-7-2005: Operating System Name: Windows XP 12:26:50.9 30-7-2005: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600 12:26:50.9 30-7-2005: Running Randomize() 12:26:50.9 30-7-2005: Running Misc startup tasks 12:26:50.9 30-7-2005: Hiding Cursor 12:26:50.9 30-7-2005: Setting Menu types 12:26:50.9 30-7-2005: Opening Configuration File 12:26:50.9 30-7-2005: Getting Configuration Values 12:26:51.0 30-7-2005: Using Theme: Default - BlueEx - MCE1024x768 12:26:51.0 30-7-2005: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - BlueEx - MCE1024x768 12:26:51.0 30-7-2005: Text/Language: Custom 12:26:51.0 30-7-2005: Applying Language/Text 12:26:51.0 30-7-2005: Creating Scancodes.txt (List of DirectInput scan codes) 12:26:51.1 30-7-2005: Snap Delay set to: 1 12:26:51.1 30-7-2005: Is Media Center running? 12:26:51.1 30-7-2005: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode 12:26:51.1 30-7-2005: Media Center Mode 0 12:26:51.1 30-7-2005: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup 12:26:51.1 30-7-2005: Get other settings 12:26:51.1 30-7-2005: Launching HideOS.exe 12:26:52.5 30-7-2005: Hiding Taskbar 12:26:52.5 30-7-2005: Start work for Form 12:26:52.5 30-7-2005: Getting Original Screen Size 12:26:52.5 30-7-2005: Loading ICON 12:26:52.6 30-7-2005: Initializing Component 12:26:52.6 30-7-2005: Initialising Bass Audio Library 12:26:52.7 30-7-2005: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS 12:26:52.7 30-7-2005: Using Title Font: Joystix 12:26:52.7 30-7-2005: Initialising DirectDraw 12:26:52.7 30-7-2005: Applying GameEx is Loading Image 12:26:52.8 30-7-2005: Creating DirectDraw Device 12:26:52.8 30-7-2005: Using Device: RADEON X600/X550 Series 12:26:53.0 30-7-2005: Setting Resolution to 1024x768 32 bit color 12:26:53.9 30-7-2005: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces 12:26:53.9 30-7-2005: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode 12:26:54.0 30-7-2005: Creating Back Buffer 12:26:54.0 30-7-2005: Loading graphic surfaces 12:26:54.0 30-7-2005: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs 12:26:54.1 30-7-2005: Creating Surface Volume 12:26:54.1 30-7-2005: Creating Surfaces Arrows 12:26:54.1 30-7-2005: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text 12:26:54.1 30-7-2005: Creating Surfaces Toolbar 12:26:54.1 30-7-2005: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds 12:26:54.4 30-7-2005: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls 12:26:54.4 30-7-2005: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo 12:26:54.4 30-7-2005: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit 12:26:54.5 30-7-2005: Creating Surfaces Snaps 12:26:54.5 30-7-2005: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars 12:26:54.5 30-7-2005: Creating Fonts 12:26:54.5 30-7-2005: Creating Menu Font 12:26:54.6 30-7-2005: Creating Game Font 12:26:54.7 30-7-2005: Creating Game Font Faded 12:26:54.7 30-7-2005: Creating Title Font 12:26:55.0 30-7-2005: Initialising Windows Media Player Component 12:26:55.0 30-7-2005: MAME Path is: J:\mame32 12:26:55.0 30-7-2005: MAME EXE file is: mame32.exe 12:26:55.0 30-7-2005: ROM Path is: J:\Mame 12:26:55.0 30-7-2005: Catver.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini 12:26:55.0 30-7-2005: controls.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\data\controls.ini 12:26:55.0 30-7-2005: History.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\history.dat 12:26:55.0 30-7-2005: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini 12:26:55.0 30-7-2005: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat 12:26:55.1 30-7-2005: Loading Controls.ini map file 12:26:55.1 30-7-2005: Loading Custom Emulators 12:26:55.3 30-7-2005: Snap Path is: J:\mame32\snap 12:26:55.3 30-7-2005: AVI Snap Path: Not Found 12:26:55.3 30-7-2005: Flyer Path is: J:\mame32\flyers 12:26:55.3 30-7-2005: Cabinet Path is: J:\mame32\cabinets 12:26:55.3 30-7-2005: Title Path is: C:\Program Files\titles 12:26:55.3 30-7-2005: Panel Path: Not Found 12:26:55.3 30-7-2005: Icon Path is: J:\mame32\icons 12:26:55.4 30-7-2005: Marquee Path is: J:\mame32\marquees 12:26:55.4 30-7-2005: MAME CMD options: -skip_disclaimer -skip_gameinfo -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy 12:26:55.4 30-7-2005: Attempting to load game list 12:26:55.5 30-7-2005: Running: mame32.exe -help 12:26:55.5 30-7-2005: Running: J: J:\mame32\mame32.exe -help > J:\mame32\help.txt 12:26:57.5 30-7-2005: 12:26:57.5 30-7-2005: Now Outputing mame32.exe - Help 12:26:57.6 30-7-2005: 12:26:57.6 30-7-2005: 12:26:57.6 30-7-2005: --BEGIN-- 12:26:57.6 30-7-2005: M.A.M.E. v0.62 (Nov 13 2002) - Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator 12:26:57.6 30-7-2005: Copyright (C) 1997-2002 by Nicola Salmoria and the MAME Team 12:26:57.6 30-7-2005: 12:26:57.6 30-7-2005: MAME is an emulator: it reproduces, more or less faithfully, the behaviour of 12:26:57.6 30-7-2005: several arcade machines. But hardware is useless without software, so an image 12:26:57.7 30-7-2005: of the ROMs which run on that hardware is required. Such ROMs, like any other 12:26:57.7 30-7-2005: commercial software, are copyrighted material and it is therefore illegal to 12:26:57.7 30-7-2005: use them if you don't own the original arcade machine. Needless to say, ROMs 12:26:57.7 30-7-2005: are not distributed together with MAME. Distribution of MAME together with ROM 12:26:57.7 30-7-2005: images is a violation of copyright law and should be promptly reported to the 12:26:57.7 30-7-2005: authors so that appropriate legal action can be taken. 12:26:57.7 30-7-2005: 12:26:57.7 30-7-2005: Usage: MAME gamename [options] 12:26:57.7 30-7-2005: 12:26:57.7 30-7-2005: MAME -list for a brief list of supported games 12:26:57.7 30-7-2005: MAME -listfull for a full list of supported games 12:26:57.8 30-7-2005: MAME -showusage for a brief list of options 12:26:57.8 30-7-2005: MAME -showconfig for a list of configuration options 12:26:57.8 30-7-2005: MAME -createconfig to create a mame.ini 12:26:57.8 30-7-2005: 12:26:57.8 30-7-2005: See readme.txt for a complete list of options. 12:26:57.8 30-7-2005: 12:26:57.8 30-7-2005: --END-- 12:26:57.8 30-7-2005: 12:26:57.9 30-7-2005: 12:26:57.9 30-7-2005: Loading last used Game List 12:26:58.1 30-7-2005: Creating DirectSound Device 12:26:58.1 30-7-2005: Trying: Primair geluidsstuurprogramma 12:26:58.1 30-7-2005: Loading Sound Files 12:26:58.2 30-7-2005: DirectSound Device Created Successfully 12:26:58.2 30-7-2005: Creating ICONS It seems to hang in the creating icons part MO