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Hi Schupper. This might help clear the mud in my post. The problem is the keyboard 2 and keyboard 4 global exit is hard coded and cannot be turned off for Mame (the advanced emulator settings don't apply to Mame); there is no user editable setting that disables 2+4 global exit for GameEx when it launches Mame. Give it a shot on your system and see what happens if you hit the 2 and 4 key (not on the num pad) at the same time. If your Mame session doesn't close I will be shocked, and then promptly beg you for your GameEx config files as I see no way to duplicate the situation on my system. Mame works as it should, but GameEx always intercepts 2+4 as global exit for Mame. Did that help? And let me know if your system doesn't do this... seriously; I am at my wits end

Tempest, I appreciate the input, but unfortunately this is not a MAME issue; this is the global exit in GameEx. My UI Cancel in MAME has been mapped to backspace from the initial configuration of the system. I can turn off this Global Exit for all emulators except MAME because the Advanced Emulator config settings do not apply to MAME (as far as I can see).

Thanks, Tom. I appreciate it. Do you have a work around until a new revision can be released?

I left this out earlier; this is in regards to MAME... my other emulators work correctly and do not respond to the 2 + 4 command when the advanced emulator settings exclude the back key. Thanks again

I have been reading through the forums now for some time but have only found a post promising that the hard coding of this exit key combination would be removed allowing it to be disable, however I can find no information on where this key combination can be turned off. I have designated the Backspace key as my global exit, and that functions, but no changes I have made to GameEx will disable the simultaneous pressing of buttons 2 and 4 also triggering a emulator exit (very poorly chosen as these are commonly player 2 and player 4 start or coin). Sadly I do not have the option to rewire my input panel as there are no remaining keys for me to use. Also I do not have any key mapping software or controllers on the system; my inputs are seen by the computer as a standard USB keyboard (I am using the control board removed from a keyboard and wired into my control panel harness). I have GameEx version 13.21 Is this option only available on registered GameEx? If so I will need confirmation of this before spending money on a registration (this function is the last road block for me to choose GameEx as my frontend. If anyone can help confirm this, or point me to a thread I missed in the forum I would greatly appreciate it. Thanks! GameEx.ini custominput.ini