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Tom, the latest update fixed the probelm. Thanks! I love the product. Sean

Nope no luck still seems to be doing the same thing, as soon as i press the down arrow key to go to the next menu choice, it crashes. Here is the latest log file: 20:14:12.4 3/18/07: GameEx: Version 7.84: Starting Log 20:14:12.4 3/18/07: Operating System Platform: Win32Windows 20:14:12.4 3/18/07: Operating System Name: Windows 98 20:14:12.4 3/18/07: Operating System Version: 4.10.67766446 20:14:12.6 3/18/07: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed 20:14:12.6 3/18/07: .net Framework 2.0 Installed 20:14:12.6 3/18/07: x86 Family 6 Model 9 Stepping 8 20:14:12.6 3/18/07: Running Randomize() 20:14:12.6 3/18/07: Loading PlugIns 20:14:12.7 3/18/07: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup 20:14:12.7 3/18/07: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's 20:14:12.7 3/18/07: Running Misc startup tasks 20:14:12.7 3/18/07: Setting Menu types 20:14:12.7 3/18/07: Opening Configuration File 20:14:12.7 3/18/07: Getting Configuration Values 20:14:12.7 3/18/07: Using Theme: Default - BlueEx - Arcade640x480 20:14:12.7 3/18/07: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - BlueEx - Arcade640x480 20:14:12.8 3/18/07: Arcade Mode is on 20:14:12.8 3/18/07: Launching HideOS.exe 20:14:12.8 3/18/07: Hiding Taskbar 20:14:12.8 3/18/07: Using Cabinet Friendly Control System 20:14:12.8 3/18/07: Is Media Center running? 20:14:12.8 3/18/07: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values 20:14:12.9 3/18/07: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode 20:14:12.9 3/18/07: Media Center Mode 0 20:14:13.1 3/18/07: Snap Delay set to: 2 20:14:13.1 3/18/07: Get other settings 20:14:13.2 3/18/07: Mouse Input is disabled 20:14:13.3 3/18/07: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black 20:14:13.3 3/18/07: Backing up Registry Wallpaper Settings 20:14:13.3 3/18/07: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis 20:14:13.5 3/18/07: Start work for Form 20:14:13.5 3/18/07: Getting Original Screen Size 20:14:13.5 3/18/07: Initializing Component 20:14:14.7 3/18/07: Loading Controls.ini map file 20:14:14.8 3/18/07: Loading Custom Emulators 20:14:14.9 3/18/07: Loading Emulator 1: Nintendo NES Games 20:14:15.1 3/18/07: Loading Emulator 2: Nintendo SNES games 20:14:15.9 3/18/07: Using 2D Animations 20:14:15.9 3/18/07: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS 20:14:15.9 3/18/07: Using Title Font: Joystix 20:14:15.9 3/18/07: Initialising DirectDraw 20:14:16.1 3/18/07: Creating DirectDraw Device 20:14:16.1 3/18/07: Using Device: VIA/S3G UniChrome IGP 20:14:16.4 3/18/07: Setting Resolution to 640x480 16 bit color 20:14:16.6 3/18/07: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces 20:14:16.6 3/18/07: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode 20:14:16.6 3/18/07: Creating Back Buffer 20:14:17.0 3/18/07: Loading graphic Surfaces 20:14:17.2 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs 20:14:18.0 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces Volume 20:14:18.0 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces Arrows 20:14:18.0 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text 20:14:18.0 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces Toolbar 20:14:18.0 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds 20:14:18.5 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls 20:14:18.8 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo 20:14:18.9 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit 20:14:18.9 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces Snaps 20:14:18.9 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars 20:14:19.2 3/18/07: Creating Fonts 20:14:19.2 3/18/07: Creating Menu Font 20:14:19.6 3/18/07: Creating Game Font 20:14:19.9 3/18/07: Creating Font Black 20:14:20.3 3/18/07: Creating Font Black Small 20:14:20.6 3/18/07: Creating Game Font Faded 20:14:20.9 3/18/07: Creating Title Font 20:14:22.8 3/18/07: Fonts Created Succesfully 20:14:50.0 3/18/07: Text/Language: English 20:14:50.0 3/18/07: Applying Language/Text 20:14:50.1 3/18/07: Initialising Bass Audio Library 20:14:50.3 3/18/07: MAME CMD options: -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy 20:14:50.3 3/18/07: Attempting to load game list 20:14:50.5 3/18/07: Loading last used Game List 20:14:50.5 3/18/07: Loading Start Page 20:14:50.9 3/18/07: Setting Music Volume 20:14:50.9 3/18/07: Creating DirectSound Device 20:14:50.9 3/18/07: Trying: Primary Sound Driver 20:14:50.9 3/18/07: Loading Sound Files 20:14:51.2 3/18/07: DirectSound Device Created Successfully 20:14:51.2 3/18/07: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support 20:14:51.3 3/18/07: Unable to create a joystick device 20:14:51.3 3/18/07: Initializing MCE Remote 20:14:51.4 3/18/07: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx! 20:14:51.4 3/18/07: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame 20:14:53.2 3/18/07: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully 20:15:44.9 3/18/07: 21 Consecutive Exceptions Occured: Exiting 20:15:44.9 3/18/07: First Exception: 20:15:44.9 3/18/07: Error in the application. 20:15:45.0 3/18/07: at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.ReleaseDc(IntPtr hdc) 20:15:45.0 3/18/07: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DrawGameTextSelected(Int32 x, Int32 y, String textstring, Boolean notrans, Boolean forfade, Boolean forfade2, Boolean overidelscale) 20:15:45.0 3/18/07: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DrawV1SelectedItemText() 20:15:45.0 3/18/07: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DisplayFrame() 20:15:45.0 3/18/07: Last Exception: 20:15:45.0 3/18/07: Error in the application. 20:15:45.0 3/18/07: at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.DrawInternal(tagRECT* destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, tagRECT* srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags, DrawEffects& bltEffects) 20:15:45.0 3/18/07: at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.Draw(Rectangle destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, Rectangle srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags) 20:15:45.0 3/18/07: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DrawGameTextSelected(Int32 x, Int32 y, String textstring, Boolean notrans, Boolean forfade, Boolean forfade2, Boolean overidelscale) 20:15:45.0 3/18/07: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DrawV1SelectedItemText() 20:15:45.0 3/18/07: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DisplayFrame() 20:15:47.7 3/18/07: Exiting GameEx! 20:15:47.7 3/18/07: Saving Settings 20:15:49.2 3/18/07: Disposing Plugins 20:15:49.2 3/18/07: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit

Never mind, I see the latest version now, will give it a try! Thanks, Sean

Hello Tom, Thanks for the quick reply. The latest version i could find on the site was 7.83, and that is what the log was generated from. Thanks, Sean

Just started using GameEx recently and haven't been able to get it to work on my computer. It will start up fine, but as soon as i use the arrows keys to choose a selection GameEx exists to the Log Screen. I have tried different resolutions 800x600, 640x480 - different color depths 32, 16 - tried all of the default themes. Pretty much everything i could find in the forum i tried and still no luck. Any help would be greatly appropriated, I think this is an awesome program - i just can't get it to work on my box. Here are some specs: Win98 SE EPIA-M MiniITX Motherboard 256 Mb RAM 2 Gb CF HD Here is the Log output: 19:15:21.7 3/18/07: GameEx: Version 7.83: Starting Log 19:15:21.7 3/18/07: Operating System Platform: Win32Windows 19:15:21.7 3/18/07: Operating System Name: Windows 98 19:15:21.7 3/18/07: Operating System Version: 4.10.67766446 19:15:21.8 3/18/07: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed 19:15:21.8 3/18/07: .net Framework 2.0 Installed 19:15:21.8 3/18/07: x86 Family 6 Model 9 Stepping 8 19:15:21.9 3/18/07: Running Randomize() 19:15:21.9 3/18/07: Loading PlugIns 19:15:22.0 3/18/07: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup 19:15:22.0 3/18/07: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's 19:15:22.0 3/18/07: Running Misc startup tasks 19:15:22.0 3/18/07: Setting Menu types 19:15:22.0 3/18/07: Opening Configuration File 19:15:22.0 3/18/07: Getting Configuration Values 19:15:22.0 3/18/07: Using Theme: Default - Default 19:15:22.0 3/18/07: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Default 19:15:22.1 3/18/07: Launching HideOS.exe 19:15:22.1 3/18/07: Hiding Taskbar 19:15:22.1 3/18/07: Using Cabinet Friendly Control System 19:15:22.1 3/18/07: Is Media Center running? 19:15:22.1 3/18/07: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values 19:15:22.1 3/18/07: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode 19:15:22.1 3/18/07: Media Center Mode 0 19:15:22.3 3/18/07: Snap Delay set to: 2 19:15:22.3 3/18/07: Get other settings 19:15:22.3 3/18/07: Mouse Input is disabled 19:15:22.5 3/18/07: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black 19:15:22.5 3/18/07: Backing up Registry Wallpaper Settings 19:15:22.5 3/18/07: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis 19:15:22.7 3/18/07: Start work for Form 19:15:22.7 3/18/07: Getting Original Screen Size 19:15:22.7 3/18/07: Initializing Component 19:15:24.2 3/18/07: Loading Controls.ini map file 19:15:24.5 3/18/07: Loading Custom Emulators 19:15:24.5 3/18/07: Loading Emulator 1: Nintendo NES Games 19:15:24.8 3/18/07: Loading Emulator 2: Nintendo SNES games 19:15:25.5 3/18/07: Using 2D Animations 19:15:25.5 3/18/07: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS 19:15:25.5 3/18/07: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS 19:15:25.6 3/18/07: Initialising DirectDraw 19:15:25.8 3/18/07: Creating DirectDraw Device 19:15:25.8 3/18/07: Using Device: VIA/S3G UniChrome IGP 19:15:26.0 3/18/07: Setting Resolution to 640x480 16 bit color 19:15:26.2 3/18/07: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces 19:15:26.2 3/18/07: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode 19:15:26.2 3/18/07: Creating Back Buffer 19:15:26.3 3/18/07: Loading graphic Surfaces 19:15:26.5 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs 19:15:27.0 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces Volume 19:15:27.0 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces Arrows 19:15:27.0 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text 19:15:27.0 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces Toolbar 19:15:27.1 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds 19:15:27.8 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls 19:15:27.8 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo 19:15:28.0 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit 19:15:28.0 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces Snaps 19:15:28.0 3/18/07: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars 19:15:28.3 3/18/07: Creating Fonts 19:15:28.3 3/18/07: Creating Menu Font 19:15:28.7 3/18/07: Creating Game Font 19:15:29.0 3/18/07: Creating Font Black 19:15:29.3 3/18/07: Creating Font Black Small 19:15:29.7 3/18/07: Creating Game Font Faded 19:15:30.0 3/18/07: Creating Title Font 19:15:32.0 3/18/07: Fonts Created Succesfully 19:15:59.4 3/18/07: Text/Language: English 19:15:59.4 3/18/07: Applying Language/Text 19:15:59.5 3/18/07: Initialising Bass Audio Library 19:15:59.6 3/18/07: MAME CMD options: -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy 19:15:59.6 3/18/07: Attempting to load game list 19:15:59.9 3/18/07: Loading last used Game List 19:15:59.9 3/18/07: Loading Start Page 19:16:00.2 3/18/07: Setting Music Volume 19:16:00.2 3/18/07: Creating DirectSound Device 19:16:00.2 3/18/07: Trying: Primary Sound Driver 19:16:00.2 3/18/07: Loading Sound Files 19:16:00.4 3/18/07: DirectSound Device Created Successfully 19:16:00.4 3/18/07: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support 19:16:00.4 3/18/07: Unable to create a joystick device 19:16:00.5 3/18/07: Initializing MCE Remote 19:16:00.5 3/18/07: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx! 19:16:00.6 3/18/07: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame 19:16:02.4 3/18/07: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully 19:16:07.2 3/18/07: 21 Consecutive Exceptions Occured: Exiting 19:16:07.2 3/18/07: First Exception: 19:16:07.2 3/18/07: Error in the application. 19:16:07.2 3/18/07: at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.ReleaseDc(IntPtr hdc) 19:16:07.2 3/18/07: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DrawGameTextSelected(Int32 x, Int32 y, String textstring, Boolean notrans, Boolean forfade, Boolean forfade2, Boolean overidelscale) 19:16:07.2 3/18/07: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DrawV1SelectedItemText() 19:16:07.2 3/18/07: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DisplayFrame() 19:16:07.2 3/18/07: Last Exception: 19:16:07.3 3/18/07: Error in the application. 19:16:07.3 3/18/07: at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.DrawInternal(tagRECT* destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, tagRECT* srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags, DrawEffects& bltEffects) 19:16:07.3 3/18/07: at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.Draw(Rectangle destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, Rectangle srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags) 19:16:07.3 3/18/07: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DrawGameTextSelected(Int32 x, Int32 y, String textstring, Boolean notrans, Boolean forfade, Boolean forfade2, Boolean overidelscale) 19:16:07.3 3/18/07: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DrawV1SelectedItemText() 19:16:07.3 3/18/07: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DisplayFrame() 19:16:09.4 3/18/07: Exiting GameEx! 19:16:09.4 3/18/07: Saving Settings 19:16:11.0 3/18/07: Disposing Plugins 19:16:11.0 3/18/07: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit