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I set up the command from a couple of posts back in the Other Systems section and then set up 1 table in the game manager. I can't give specifics as I'm not near the machine at the moment. I'm not using the Steam version but that also seems to work fine for people.

Working now, it took me a while to remember that you have to set something up in game manager as well (I've been away from PinballX for at least a year).

The command in my case is: "C:\Program Files\Pro Pinball Ultra\ProPinball.exe" m3 q but I still need to set up PinballX to run it.

I'm afraid not, I switched to Hyperpin when I couldn't get it working with nVidia and then when I tried to go back to PinballX it was completely screwed up and I couldn't figure out why. I gave up, Hyperpin does what I need for now.

Sorry, I don't have nVidia in my cab any more.

I'm getting exactly the same error but mine was working yesterday. Strange.

Hmm. It wouldn't bother me that the button numbers were different if they were performing the correct functions.

I have a very weird problem getting my buttons to do what they are supposed to in pinballx. According to the Windows game controllers control panel, my buttons are as follows: 4 Left flipper 5 Right flipper 3 Start button 7 Exit button When I do the button config in pinballx settings this happens: 3 Left flipper 4 Right flipper 2 Start button 6 Exit It gets even stranger because when I actually try to use those buttons this happens: Right flipper - rotates screen Exit button - does nothing Left flipper - left (correct) Start button - select (correct) I'm not running xpadder. I do have joy2key on my machine for Pinball FX2 but I terminated it and it makes no difference. I don't have any problems like this with Hyperpin.

Yes, uninstalled and then did a clean install. I have directx 9 for XP which is the latest available.

Here's my log. I recently changed my GTS450 card for another GTS450 with better cooling. I also have a NVS290 for the backglass and DMD. I can't even exit once now. 18:02:13.3 21/01/2014: PinballX - Version 1.7218:02:13.3 21/01/2014: Loading Settings18:02:13.3 21/01/2014: Launching Startup Program: notepad.exe18:02:13.3 21/01/2014: \notepad.exe 18:02:13.3 21/01/2014: Initialize Component18:02:13.4 21/01/2014: Initialize Display18:02:13.6 21/01/2014: Start with windows is set so waiting 5 seconds. Boot Time = 21/01/2014 18:01:5818:02:19.2 21/01/2014: Loading PlugIns18:02:19.3 21/01/2014: Created DirectX BackGlass Window18:02:19.3 21/01/2014: Created DirectX DMD Window18:02:19.4 21/01/2014: Hiding Cursor18:02:19.4 21/01/2014: Hiding Taskbar18:02:19.4 21/01/2014: Start with windows is set so waiting 5 seconds18:02:24.5 21/01/2014: Load Game List18:02:24.5 21/01/2014: Loading Database: Visual Pinball18:02:24.5 21/01/2014: Loading Database: PinballFX218:02:24.5 21/01/2014: Finding and matching artwork and videos18:02:24.7 21/01/2014: Loading Game Statistics and Scores18:02:25.1 21/01/2014: Initialize Audio18:02:25.2 21/01/2014: Set Keyboard Controls18:02:25.2 21/01/2014: Initialize Joystick18:02:25.2 21/01/2014: 1 Joystick Attached18:02:25.2 21/01/2014: Started18:03:22.2 21/01/2014: Launch System18:03:22.2 21/01/2014: Waiting for threads18:03:22.2 21/01/2014: Disposing display18:03:24.2 21/01/2014: C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\VPinball.exe /play -"C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\Tables\the shadow (bally 1994).vpt"18:03:24.2 21/01/2014: C:\PinballX\vpauto.exe 18:03:29.5 21/01/2014: Found PinMAME ROM: ts_lx5.nv18:03:31.6 21/01/2014: Exit System Control Pressed18:03:34.6 21/01/2014: Error. Exiting18:03:34.6 21/01/2014: Error in the application.18:03:34.6 21/01/2014: at Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Device..ctor(Int32 adapter, DeviceType deviceType, Control renderWindow, CreateFlags behaviorFlags, PresentParameters[] presentationParameters)18:03:34.6 21/01/2014: at Direct2D.Direct2d.Device..ctor(Form FormHandle, Int32 Width, Int32 Height, Boolean Windowed, Boolean VSync, Boolean Display16Bit, Int32 DisplayNbr, Int32 RefreshRate)18:03:34.6 21/01/2014: at PinballX.Main.b(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2)18:03:34.6 21/01/2014: at PinballX.Main.ad()18:03:34.6 21/01/2014: at PinballX.Main..ctor()18:03:34.6 21/01/2014: Disposing Plugins18:03:34.6 21/01/2014: Showing Taskbar18:03:34.6 21/01/2014: Unhiding Mouse Cursor

Yes, I'm on 1.72. I can continue to post logs if it's helpful but if it won't be looked at any more I will look for another solution.

I tried a Radeon card and I tried WIndows 7. VP performance was worse in both cases, even though the Radeon card does a lot better in benchmark tests than my nVidia card. So I'm back to nVidia and XP. Was there any more progress on this issue or are we stuck with it?

Hi Folks I'm struggling to get anywhere with this. If the [system_1] section is present in the config, should PInball FX2 then show up in the game manager's dropdown list? I can start PInball FX2 from the command line either from the PInball FX2 folder or with the steam -applaunch method but I can't get anything in PinballX. I'm only looking to start the game at the moment, I don't need direct menu access to all the tables. Or is that the only way to do it? Cheers. UPDATE: It turns out that I just had a "Pinball FX2" vs "PinballFX2" problem.

It looks like I won't be upgrading to Windows 7 for the time being but I will soon be trying a Radeon + nVidia combination rather than 2 x nVidia.

Yes, I'll let you know. I read that VP runs quicker under Windows 7.

I'm planning to upgrade my cabinet to Windows 7 so I guess this issue will go away for me at least.

17:51:01.3 11/11/2013: PinballX - Version 1.69 17:51:01.3 11/11/2013: Loading Settings 17:51:01.3 11/11/2013: Launching Startup Program: notepad.exe 17:51:01.3 11/11/2013: \notepad.exe 17:51:19.5 11/11/2013: Initialize Component 17:51:19.5 11/11/2013: Initialize Display 17:51:20.0 11/11/2013: Start with windows is set so waiting 5 seconds. Boot Time = 11/11/2013 17:50:23 17:51:25.6 11/11/2013: Loading PlugIns 17:51:27.4 11/11/2013: Created DirectX BackGlass Window 17:51:27.4 11/11/2013: Created DirectX DMD Window 17:51:27.5 11/11/2013: Hiding Cursor 17:51:27.5 11/11/2013: Hiding Taskbar 17:51:27.5 11/11/2013: Start with windows is set so waiting 5 seconds 17:51:32.5 11/11/2013: Load Game List 17:51:32.6 11/11/2013: Loading Database: Visual Pinball 17:51:32.6 11/11/2013: Finding and matching artwork and videos 17:51:32.7 11/11/2013: Loading Game Statistics and Scores 17:51:33.1 11/11/2013: Initialize Audio 17:51:33.2 11/11/2013: Set Keyboard Controls 17:51:33.2 11/11/2013: Initialize Joystick 17:51:33.3 11/11/2013: 1 Joystick Attached 17:51:33.3 11/11/2013: Started 17:51:50.0 11/11/2013: Launch System 17:51:50.0 11/11/2013: Waiting for threads 17:51:50.0 11/11/2013: Disposing display 17:51:51.9 11/11/2013: C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\VPinball.exe /play -"C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\Tables\Lord of the Rings.vpt" 17:51:51.9 11/11/2013: C:\PinballX\vpauto.exe 17:51:58.4 11/11/2013: Found PinMAME ROM: lotr.nv 17:54:10.9 11/11/2013: Exit System Control Pressed 17:54:13.5 11/11/2013: Created DirectX BackGlass Window 17:54:13.5 11/11/2013: Created DirectX DMD Window 17:54:18.3 11/11/2013: Launch System 17:54:18.3 11/11/2013: Waiting for threads 17:54:18.3 11/11/2013: Disposing display 17:54:20.2 11/11/2013: C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\VPinball.exe /play -"C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\Tables\Medieval Madness.vpt" 17:54:20.2 11/11/2013: C:\PinballX\vpauto.exe 17:54:27.9 11/11/2013: Found PinMAME ROM: mm_109b.nv 17:57:20.7 11/11/2013: Exit System Control Pressed 17:57:23.3 11/11/2013: Created DirectX BackGlass Window 17:57:23.3 11/11/2013: Created DirectX DMD Window 17:57:32.8 11/11/2013: Launch System 17:57:32.8 11/11/2013: Waiting for threads 17:57:32.8 11/11/2013: Disposing display 17:57:34.7 11/11/2013: C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\VPinball.exe /play -"C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\Tables\Tales of the Arabian Nights.vpt" 17:57:34.7 11/11/2013: C:\PinballX\vpauto.exe 17:57:41.2 11/11/2013: Found PinMAME ROM: totan_14.nv 18:16:17.4 11/11/2013: Exit System Control Pressed 18:16:20.0 11/11/2013: Created DirectX BackGlass Window 18:16:20.0 11/11/2013: Created DirectX DMD Window 18:16:24.9 11/11/2013: Launch System 18:16:24.9 11/11/2013: Waiting for threads 18:16:24.9 11/11/2013: Disposing display 18:16:29.8 11/11/2013: C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\VPinball.exe /play -"C:\Program Files\Visual Pinball\Tables\Monster Bash.vpt" 18:16:29.8 11/11/2013: C:\PinballX\vpauto.exe 18:16:37.5 11/11/2013: Found PinMAME ROM: mb_106b.nv 18:29:31.5 11/11/2013: Exit System Control Pressed 18:29:34.1 11/11/2013: Error. Exiting 18:29:34.1 11/11/2013: Error in the application. 18:29:34.1 11/11/2013: at Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Device..ctor(Int32 adapter, DeviceType deviceType, Control renderWindow, CreateFlags behaviorFlags, PresentParameters[] presentationParameters) 18:29:34.1 11/11/2013: at Direct2D.Direct2d.Device..ctor(Form FormHandle, Int32 Width, Int32 Height, Boolean Windowed, Boolean VSync, Boolean Display16Bit, Int32 DisplayNbr, Int32 RefreshRate) 18:29:34.1 11/11/2013: at PinballX.Main.b(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2) 18:29:34.1 11/11/2013: at PinballX.Main.ac() 18:29:34.1 11/11/2013: at PinballX.Main..ctor() 18:29:34.1 11/11/2013: Disposing Plugins 18:29:34.1 11/11/2013: Showing Taskbar 18:29:34.1 11/11/2013: Unhiding Mouse Cursor

So far so good for me. I've been into and out of about a dozen tables. 1.69.

Played one table, used my exit emulator button.

Oh dear, I spoke too soon. Fresh boot, PinballX started, fired up MM, exited MM with Exit Emulator button, played a 10 minute game on MB, exited MB, crashed to desktop. Version 1.68 that seemed to work so well yesterday.

Sorry, I meant to say it's OK for me with 1.68.

Good news, I exited about 20 times without a crash. However, if I have to use ALT+TAB to bring the DMD to the front it will usually crash. This shouldn't be an issue for me when my 3rd screen is fixed.

I'll try 1.57 tonight. The topic title is fine by me if this issue in only happening with XP and nVidia.

I would be interested in trying an old version.

That's a shame, looks like I might have to use Hyperpin. I can't even figure out how to exit VP with Hyperpin though!