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Yeh that would definitely fit in this scenario. If the gameextender shut off at launch there'd be no trouble. The funny thing is the DMD from Pinmame actually sets on top of the gameextender screen. The end result is that it took me awhile to realize I was still looking at the gameextender screen and not the UVP screen, since the DMD was perfectly positioned (Of course it would be, i'm using the same backglass shots for Gameex and the UVP). What this means is that Gameex actually could let you phase out UVP software all together provided you didn't mind looking at a static backglass with no lighting features. This would make gamex attractive to people that have a 2 screen setup but don't wanna go through the hassles (lots of hassles) of setting up UVP and editing the script of EVERY table. You'd still have to position the digital scoring and whatnot, but the DMD machines..easy as pie. If I can figure out how to give the UVP screen priority over the gameextender screen, I'll post it. I'll have to ponder this a bit. That said and as I suspected, Gameex is a GREAT frontend for a setup like mine. Once I got past the backglass issue, it's been the choice frontend of everyone i've shown it too over the other one I have installed.

You're the man, Tom! Your Gameextender gimmick did the trick! My backglasses show on the second monitor while I scroll thru the table...very fine. Future Pinball still works perfectly, but Visual Pinball with the UltraVPserver gets lost behind the gameextender image. I'm working on it. Nevertheless, thanks for the tip.

Thanks for the feedback Tom. I suppose I should elaborate on the loading screen.. I'm only loading Visual Pinball and Future Pinball on this rig..when I choose a table, even with the desktop off I still see the editors load up. Is there a way to cover this load? I know these emulators are unique and provide a special challenge to mask. The 800x600 resolution question is from reading the faq on verts...might be old. I am using the most current version, and this has not really been an issue...I just saw this and wondered about it. I've not used Game Extender in this way before..to put up backglasses. Can someone direct me to an example of how to implement this..i've had a look around and haven't came across a method for how this works. Thanks alot Tom.

Sup ya'll, I've been working on a cocktail Virtual Pinball machine, the two screen variety, and after a long setup with another frontend, I wanted to get my personal fav GameEx on there as well (Had to install the other one for an interested party..i'm a GameEx man). Anyway, this is my first experience with using GameEx on a two monitor setup vertically, and I have a few questions i've had trouble finding answers for. For starts, GameEx obviously supports 2 monitors...but is there a way to diplay a backglass image on the second monitor while i'm scrolling through the list of pins (Ie display art on monitor two). Secondly, why the 800x600 resolution limit on vert screens...is this there for a reason? Next, it seems that theres no load screen that pops up when I select the table I want, and in both Visual Pinball and Future Pinball I see the program load up on a blank desktop..I mean they work fine, but i'm used to a GameEx load screen hiding all this...is that not an option on a Vertical setup? Thanks for the input ya'll...is anyone out there running a virtual pinball machine with GameEx? I'd love to get some pointers. Aaron

Great to hear ya'll are still foolin with this. I have, temporarily of course, rigged up MPC for my video needs, so i'm not hurtin exactly..haha. Thanks for the continued effort boys.

Still crashing for me too Tom. However, I think we can put the playing video part of this crash to bed..it's almost certainly a 'changing resolutions' or 'going from window to window' type of thing. I get a crash when I alt tab from full screen as well.

Yup, already set to that..i've tried it both ways. Heres the scoop..i've been foolin with this alot tonite. With the standard current gameex.exe file, I get a crash not only when starting and finishing video, but even when running html stuff....like the weather. Now, if I use the file that was sent here on this thread, I only crash AFTER exiting the video or html. Weird stuff for sure...i've updated my video drivers just to make sure..still happens.

Not sure I understand what you want me to try. Can you point me to which option you want changed...I have Gameex already set to my standeard windows rez...that what you mean Tom?

I think you're on to something Tom. I loaded up gamex and hit shift enter to goto windowed and BAM crash. When I restarted Gamex it defaulted to windowed, ran fine, and didn't crash when loaded, playing or stopping and returned to gamex...all went well. Looks to me the issue is going from full screen and back or something along those lines. I suppose running multimedia wasn't the cause, it just provided the circumstance to make it fail. I included my fail log here. Aaron 18:43:19.4 6/24/2010: GameEx: Version 11.07: Starting Log 18:43:19.4 6/24/2010: Operating System Platform: Win32NT 18:43:19.4 6/24/2010: Operating System Name: Windows XP 18:43:19.4 6/24/2010: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600 18:43:19.4 6/24/2010: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed 18:43:19.4 6/24/2010: .net Framework 2.0 Installed 18:43:19.4 6/24/2010: Mobile AMD Sempron Processor 2100+, 2015MB 18:43:19.4 6/24/2010: 997Mhz 18:43:19.4 6/24/2010: Running Randomize() 18:43:19.5 6/24/2010: Loading PlugIns 18:43:19.5 6/24/2010: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup 18:43:19.5 6/24/2010: Running Misc startup tasks 18:43:19.5 6/24/2010: Setting Menu types 18:43:19.5 6/24/2010: Opening Configuration File 18:43:19.5 6/24/2010: Getting Configuration Values 18:43:19.5 6/24/2010: Using Theme: Default - Media Center V1 18:43:19.5 6/24/2010: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Media Center V1 18:43:19.5 6/24/2010: Launching HideOS.exe 18:43:19.5 6/24/2010: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's 18:43:19.5 6/24/2010: GameEx will check for media insertion (may affect performance) 18:43:19.5 6/24/2010: Hiding Taskbar 18:43:19.5 6/24/2010: Is Media Center running? 18:43:19.5 6/24/2010: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values 18:43:19.5 6/24/2010: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode 18:43:19.5 6/24/2010: Media Center Mode 2 18:43:19.6 6/24/2010: Snap Delay set to: 5 18:43:19.6 6/24/2010: Get other settings 18:43:19.6 6/24/2010: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black 18:43:19.6 6/24/2010: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis 18:43:19.6 6/24/2010: Start work for Form 18:43:19.6 6/24/2010: Getting Original Screen Size 18:43:19.6 6/24/2010: Opening Database Connection 18:43:19.7 6/24/2010: Initializing Component 18:43:19.7 6/24/2010: Retrieving resolution setting 18:43:19.7 6/24/2010: Loading Controls.ini map file 18:43:19.9 6/24/2010: Loading Custom Emulators 18:43:19.9 6/24/2010: Loading Emulator 1: Atari 2600 18:43:19.9 6/24/2010: Loading Emulator 3: Nintendo N64 18:43:20.0 6/24/2010: Loading Emulator 4: Nintendo NES 18:43:20.0 6/24/2010: Loading Emulator 5: Nintendo SNES 18:43:20.0 6/24/2010: Loading Emulator 6: Sega 32x 18:43:20.0 6/24/2010: Loading Emulator 8: Sega Genesis 18:43:20.0 6/24/2010: Loading Emulator 9: Sega Master System 18:43:20.0 6/24/2010: Loading Emulator 11: Odyssey 2 18:43:20.0 6/24/2010: Loading Emulator 12: Coleco Vision 18:43:20.0 6/24/2010: Loading Emulator 13: Fairchild Channel F 18:43:20.0 6/24/2010: Loading Emulator 14: Atari 5200 18:43:20.0 6/24/2010: Loading Emulator 15: Atari 7800 18:43:20.0 6/24/2010: Loading Emulator 16: GCE Vectrex 18:43:20.0 6/24/2010: Loading Emulator 17: Mattel Intellivision 18:43:20.0 6/24/2010: Loading Emulator 18: NEC TurboGrafx-16 18:43:20.0 6/24/2010: Using 2D Animations 18:43:20.0 6/24/2010: Using General Font: HandelGothic BT 18:43:20.0 6/24/2010: Using Title Font: HandelGothic BT 18:43:20.1 6/24/2010: Initialising Direct3D 18:43:20.2 6/24/2010: Applying GameEx is Loading Image 18:43:20.2 6/24/2010: Setting Resolution to 1024x768 32 bit color 18:43:20.2 6/24/2010: Creating Surfaces 18:43:20.7 6/24/2010: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode 18:43:20.7 6/24/2010: Creating Back Buffer 18:43:20.7 6/24/2010: Loading graphic Surfaces 18:43:20.7 6/24/2010: Display is running at: 1024x768 32bit color, 60hz 18:43:20.8 6/24/2010: Creating Surfaces Flags 18:43:20.8 6/24/2010: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs 18:43:20.9 6/24/2010: Creating Surfaces Volume 18:43:20.9 6/24/2010: Creating Surfaces Arrows 18:43:20.9 6/24/2010: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text 18:43:20.9 6/24/2010: Creating Surfaces Toolbar 18:43:21.0 6/24/2010: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds 18:43:21.0 6/24/2010: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls 18:43:21.0 6/24/2010: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo 18:43:21.0 6/24/2010: Creating Surface Unselected 18:43:21.0 6/24/2010: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit 18:43:21.0 6/24/2010: Creating Surfaces Snaps 18:43:21.0 6/24/2010: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars 18:43:21.3 6/24/2010: Creating Fonts 18:43:21.3 6/24/2010: Creating Game Font 18:43:22.4 6/24/2010: Creating Game Font Faded 18:43:24.2 6/24/2010: Creating Title Font 18:43:24.3 6/24/2010: Restoring Title Font From Cache 18:43:24.6 6/24/2010: Creating Menu Font 18:43:25.2 6/24/2010: Creating Font Black 18:43:25.4 6/24/2010: Creating Font Black Small 18:43:25.5 6/24/2010: Fonts Created Succesfully 18:43:25.5 6/24/2010: 0MB Video Memory Used 18:43:25.5 6/24/2010: Initialising Bass Audio Library 18:43:25.5 6/24/2010: Creating instance of global keyboard hook 18:43:25.7 6/24/2010: Playing Startup Video on thread 18:43:25.7 6/24/2010: Starting GameExtender Publisher 18:43:25.8 6/24/2010: Applying Language/Text 18:43:25.8 6/24/2010: Text/Language: Custom 18:43:25.9 6/24/2010: MAME CMD options: -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo 18:43:25.9 6/24/2010: Loading last used Game List 18:43:25.9 6/24/2010: Loading Start Page 18:43:26.0 6/24/2010: Loading music 18:43:26.1 6/24/2010: Creating DirectSound Device 18:43:26.1 6/24/2010: Trying: Primary Sound Driver 18:43:26.2 6/24/2010: Loading Sound Files 18:43:26.2 6/24/2010: DirectSound Device Created Successfully 18:43:26.2 6/24/2010: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support 18:43:26.3 6/24/2010: Using Device USB GamePad 18:43:26.3 6/24/2010: Using Device USB GamePad 18:43:26.3 6/24/2010: Using Device USB GamePad 18:43:26.3 6/24/2010: Using Device USB GamePad 18:43:26.4 6/24/2010: Initializing MCE Remote 18:43:26.4 6/24/2010: Playing intro sound file 18:43:26.4 6/24/2010: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx! 18:43:26.4 6/24/2010: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame 18:43:27.7 6/24/2010: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully 18:44:55.6 6/24/2010: Open Video VMR9: e:\Batman Beyond 3x09 - Betrayal.avi 18:44:57.1 6/24/2010: Playing Video: e:\Batman Beyond 3x09 - Betrayal.avi 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_1: Custom Background: d:\Assets\Atari 2600\Snaps 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_1: Custom Background Does not exist 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_1: Snap Path: d:\Assets\Atari 2600\Snaps 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_1: Custom Art Path 1: 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_1: Custom Art Path 1 Does not exist 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_1: Custom Art Path 2: 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_1: Custom Art Path 2 Does not exist 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_1: Custom Art Path 3: 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_1: Custom Art Path 3 Does not exist 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_1: Control Panel Path: d:\Assets\Atari 2600\Controls 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_1: Instructions Path: 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_1: Instructions Path Does not exist 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_1: Database: [Console] Atari 2600 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_1: Title Snap Path: d:\Assets\Atari 2600\Titles 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_1: Box Art Path: d:\Assets\Atari 2600\Boxes 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_1: Cart Art Path: d:\Assets\Atari 2600\Cartridges 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_1: Manual Path: d:\Assets\Atari 2600\Manuals 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_3: Custom Background: d:\Assets\Nintendo N64\Snaps 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_3: Custom Background Does not exist 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_3: Snap Path: d:\Assets\Nintendo N64\Snaps 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_3: Custom Art Path 1: 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_3: Custom Art Path 1 Does not exist 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_3: Custom Art Path 2: 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_3: Custom Art Path 2 Does not exist 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_3: Custom Art Path 3: 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_3: Custom Art Path 3 Does not exist 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_3: Control Panel Path: d:\Assets\Nintendo N64\Controls 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_3: Instructions Path: 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_3: Instructions Path Does not exist 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_3: Database: [Console] Nintendo N64 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_3: Title Snap Path: d:\Assets\Nintendo N64\Titles 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_3: Box Art Path: d:\Assets\Nintendo N64\Boxes 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_3: Cart Art Path: d:\Assets\Nintendo N64\Cartridges 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_3: Manual Path: d:\Assets\Nintendo N64\Manuals 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_4: Custom Background: D:\Assets\Nintendo NES\Snaps 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_4: Custom Background Does not exist 18:44:58.3 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_4: Snap Path: D:\Assets\Nintendo NES\Snaps 18:44:58.4 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_4: Custom Art Path 1: 18:44:58.4 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_4: Custom Art Path 1 Does not exist 18:44:58.4 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_4: Custom Art Path 2: 18:44:58.4 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_4: Custom Art Path 2 Does not exist 18:44:58.4 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_4: Custom Art Path 3: 18:44:58.4 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_4: Custom Art Path 3 Does not exist 18:44:58.4 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_4: Control Panel Path: D:\Assets\Nintendo NES\Controls 18:44:58.4 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_4: Instructions Path: 18:44:58.4 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_4: Instructions Path Does not exist 18:44:58.4 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_4: Database: [Console] Nintendo NES 18:44:58.4 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_4: Title Snap Path: D:\Assets\Nintendo NES\Titles 18:44:58.4 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_4: Box Art Path: D:\Assets\Nintendo NES\Boxes 18:44:58.4 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_4: Cart Art Path: D:\Assets\Nintendo NES\Cartridges 18:44:58.4 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_4: Manual Path: D:\Assets\Nintendo NES\Manuals 18:44:58.4 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_5: Custom Background: d:\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Snaps 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_5: Custom Background Does not exist 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_5: Snap Path: d:\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Snaps 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_5: Custom Art Path 1: 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_5: Custom Art Path 1 Does not exist 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_5: Custom Art Path 2: 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_5: Custom Art Path 2 Does not exist 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_5: Custom Art Path 3: 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_5: Custom Art Path 3 Does not exist 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_5: Control Panel Path: d:\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Controls 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_5: Instructions Path: 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_5: Instructions Path Does not exist 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_5: Database: [Console] Nintendo SNES 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_5: Title Snap Path: d:\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Titles 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_5: Box Art Path: d:\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Boxes 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_5: Cart Art Path: d:\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Cartridges 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_5: Manual Path: d:\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Manuals 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_6: Custom Background: d:\Assets\Sega 32x\Snaps 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_6: Custom Background Does not exist 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_6: Snap Path: d:\Assets\Sega 32x\Snaps 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_6: Custom Art Path 1: 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_6: Custom Art Path 1 Does not exist 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_6: Custom Art Path 2: 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_6: Custom Art Path 2 Does not exist 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_6: Custom Art Path 3: 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_6: Custom Art Path 3 Does not exist 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_6: Control Panel Path: d:\Assets\Sega 32x\Controls 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_6: Instructions Path: 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_6: Instructions Path Does not exist 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_6: Database: [Console] Sega 32X 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_6: Title Snap Path: d:\Assets\Sega 32x\Titles 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_6: Box Art Path: d:\Assets\Sega 32x\Boxes 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_6: Cart Art Path: d:\Assets\Sega 32x\Cartridges 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_6: Manual Path: d:\Assets\Sega 32x\Manuals 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_8: Custom Background: d:\Assets\Sega Genesis\Snaps 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_8: Custom Background Does not exist 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_8: Snap Path: d:\Assets\Sega Genesis\Snaps 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_8: Custom Art Path 1: 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_8: Custom Art Path 1 Does not exist 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_8: Custom Art Path 2: 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_8: Custom Art Path 2 Does not exist 18:44:58.8 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_8: Custom Art Path 3: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_8: Custom Art Path 3 Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_8: Control Panel Path: d:\Assets\Sega Genesis\Controls 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_8: Instructions Path: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_8: Instructions Path Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_8: Database: [Console] Sega Genesis 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_8: Title Snap Path: d:\Assets\Sega Genesis\Titles 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_8: Box Art Path: d:\Assets\Sega Genesis\Boxes 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_8: Cart Art Path: d:\Assets\Sega Genesis\Cartridges 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_8: Manual Path: d:\Assets\Sega Genesis\Manuals 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_9: Custom Background: d:\Assets\Sega Master System\Snaps 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_9: Custom Background Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_9: Snap Path: d:\Assets\Sega Master System\Snaps 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_9: Custom Art Path 1: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_9: Custom Art Path 1 Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_9: Custom Art Path 2: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_9: Custom Art Path 2 Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_9: Custom Art Path 3: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_9: Custom Art Path 3 Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_9: Control Panel Path: d:\Assets\Sega Master System\Controls 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_9: Instructions Path: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_9: Instructions Path Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_9: Database: [Console] Sega Master System 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_9: Title Snap Path: d:\Assets\Sega Master System\Titles 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_9: Box Art Path: d:\Assets\Sega Master System\Boxes 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_9: Cart Art Path: d:\Assets\Sega Master System\Cartridges 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_9: Manual Path: d:\Assets\Sega Master System\Manuals 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_11: Custom Background: d:\Assets\Magnavox Odyssey 2\Snaps 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_11: Custom Background Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_11: Snap Path: d:\Assets\Magnavox Odyssey 2\Snaps 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_11: Custom Art Path 1: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_11: Custom Art Path 1 Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_11: Custom Art Path 2: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_11: Custom Art Path 2 Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_11: Custom Art Path 3: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_11: Custom Art Path 3 Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_11: Control Panel Path: d:\Assets\Magnavox Odyssey 2\Controls 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_11: Instructions Path: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_11: Instructions Path Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_11: Database: [Console] Philips Odyssey 2 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_11: Title Snap Path: d:\Assets\Magnavox Odyssey 2\Titles 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_11: Box Art Path: d:\Assets\Magnavox Odyssey 2\Boxes 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_11: Cart Art Path: d:\Assets\Magnavox Odyssey 2\Cartridges 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_11: Manual Path: d:\Assets\Magnavox Odyssey 2\Manuals 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_12: Custom Background: D:\Assets\Coleco Vision\Snaps 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_12: Custom Background Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_12: Snap Path: D:\Assets\Coleco Vision\Snaps 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_12: Custom Art Path 1: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_12: Custom Art Path 1 Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_12: Custom Art Path 2: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_12: Custom Art Path 2 Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_12: Custom Art Path 3: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_12: Custom Art Path 3 Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_12: Control Panel Path: d:\Assets\Coleco Vision\Controls 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_12: Instructions Path: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_12: Instructions Path Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_12: Database: [Console] Coleco Vision 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_12: Title Snap Path: d:\Assets\Coleco Vision\Titles 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_12: Box Art Path: d:\Assets\Coleco Vision\Boxes 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_12: Cart Art Path: d:\Assets\Coleco Vision\Cartridges 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_12: Manual Path: d:\Assets\Coleco Vision\Manuals 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_13: Custom Background: d:\Assets\Fairchild Channel F\Snaps 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_13: Custom Background Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_13: Snap Path: d:\Assets\Fairchild Channel F\Snaps 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_13: Custom Art Path 1: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_13: Custom Art Path 1 Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_13: Custom Art Path 2: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_13: Custom Art Path 2 Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_13: Custom Art Path 3: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_13: Custom Art Path 3 Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_13: Control Panel Path: d:\Assets\Fairchild Channel F\Controls 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_13: Instructions Path: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_13: Instructions Path Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_13: Database: [Console] Fairchild Channel F 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_13: Title Snap Path: d:\Assets\Fairchild Channel F\Titles 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_13: Box Art Path: d:\Assets\Fairchild Channel F\Boxes 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_13: Cart Art Path: d:\Assets\Fairchild Channel F\Cartridges 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_13: Manual Path: d:\Assets\Fairchild Channel F\Manuals 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_14: Custom Background: d:\Assets\Atari 5200\Snaps 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_14: Custom Background Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_14: Snap Path: d:\Assets\Atari 5200\Snaps 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_14: Custom Art Path 1: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_14: Custom Art Path 1 Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_14: Custom Art Path 2: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_14: Custom Art Path 2 Does not exist 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_14: Custom Art Path 3: 18:44:58.9 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_14: Custom Art Path 3 Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_14: Control Panel Path: d:\Assets\Atari 5200\Controls 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_14: Instructions Path: 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_14: Instructions Path Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_14: Database: [Console] Atari 5200 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_14: Title Snap Path: d:\Assets\Atari 5200\Titles 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_14: Box Art Path: d:\Assets\Atari 5200\Boxes 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_14: Cart Art Path: d:\Assets\Atari 5200\Cartridges 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_14: Manual Path: d:\Assets\Atari 5200\Manuals 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_15: Custom Background: d:\Assets\Atari 7800\Snaps 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_15: Custom Background Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_15: Snap Path: d:\Assets\Atari 7800\Snaps 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_15: Custom Art Path 1: 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_15: Custom Art Path 1 Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_15: Custom Art Path 2: 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_15: Custom Art Path 2 Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_15: Custom Art Path 3: 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_15: Custom Art Path 3 Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_15: Control Panel Path: d:\Assets\Atari 7800\Controls 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_15: Instructions Path: 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_15: Instructions Path Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_15: Database: [Console] Atari 7800 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_15: Title Snap Path: d:\Assets\Atari 7800\Titles 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_15: Box Art Path: d:\Assets\Atari 7800\Boxes 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_15: Cart Art Path: d:\Assets\Atari 7800\Cartridges 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_15: Manual Path: d:\Assets\Atari 7800\Manuals 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_16: Custom Background: d:\Assets\GCE Vectrex\Snaps 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_16: Custom Background Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_16: Snap Path: d:\Assets\GCE Vectrex\Snaps 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_16: Snap Path Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_16: Custom Art Path 1: 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_16: Custom Art Path 1 Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_16: Custom Art Path 2: 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_16: Custom Art Path 2 Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_16: Custom Art Path 3: 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_16: Custom Art Path 3 Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_16: Control Panel Path: d:\Assets\GCE Vectrex\Controls 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_16: Control Panel Path Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_16: Instructions Path: 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_16: Instructions Path Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_16: Database: [Console] GCE Vectrex 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_16: Title Snap Path: d:\Assets\GCE Vectrex\Titles 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_16: Title Snap Path Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_16: Box Art Path: d:\Assets\GCE Vectrex\Boxes 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_16: Box Art Path Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_16: Cart Art Path: d:\Assets\GCE Vectrex\Cartridges 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_16: Cart Art Path Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_16: Manual Path: d:\Assets\GCE Vectrex\Manuals 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_16: Manual Path Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_17: Custom Background: d:\Assets\Mattel Intellivision\Snaps 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_17: Custom Background Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_17: Snap Path: d:\Assets\Mattel Intellivision\Snaps 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_17: Custom Art Path 1: 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_17: Custom Art Path 1 Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_17: Custom Art Path 2: 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_17: Custom Art Path 2 Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_17: Custom Art Path 3: 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_17: Custom Art Path 3 Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_17: Control Panel Path: d:\Assets\Mattel Intellivision\Controls 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_17: Instructions Path: 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_17: Instructions Path Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_17: Database: [Console] Mattel Intellivision 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_17: Title Snap Path: d:\Assets\Mattel Intellivision\Titles 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_17: Box Art Path: d:\Assets\Mattel Intellivision\Boxes 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_17: Cart Art Path: d:\Assets\Mattel Intellivision\Cartridges 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_17: Manual Path: d:\Assets\Mattel Intellivision\Manuals 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_18: Custom Background: D:\Assets\TurboGrafx 16\Snaps 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_18: Custom Background Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_18: Snap Path: D:\Assets\TurboGrafx 16\Snaps 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_18: Custom Art Path 1: 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_18: Custom Art Path 1 Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_18: Custom Art Path 2: 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_18: Custom Art Path 2 Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_18: Custom Art Path 3: 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_18: Custom Art Path 3 Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_18: Control Panel Path: D:\Assets\TurboGrafx 16\Controls 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_18: Instructions Path: 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Warning: Emulator_18: Instructions Path Does not exist 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_18: Database: [Console] NEC TurboGrafx-16 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_18: Title Snap Path: D:\Assets\TurboGrafx 16\Titles 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_18: Box Art Path: D:\Assets\TurboGrafx 16\Boxes 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_18: Cart Art Path: D:\Assets\TurboGrafx 16\Cartridges 18:44:59.0 6/24/2010: Validating: Emulator_18: Manual Path: D:\Assets\TurboGrafx 16\Manuals 18:51:04.0 6/24/2010: 21 Consecutive Exceptions Occured 18:51:04.0 6/24/2010: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. 18:51:04.1 6/24/2010: at af.ad() 18:51:04.1 6/24/2010: Trying reinitialising the display after sleeping for 4 seconds 18:51:04.1 6/24/2010: Exception count will be dropped to 15 18:51:08.1 6/24/2010: --**-- 18:51:08.1 6/24/2010: 21 Consecutive Exceptions Occured: Exiting 18:51:08.1 6/24/2010: Closing database connection 18:51:08.1 6/24/2010: First Exception: 18:51:08.1 6/24/2010: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. 18:51:08.1 6/24/2010: at af.a(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2) 18:51:08.1 6/24/2010: at af.ad() 18:51:08.1 6/24/2010: Last Exception: 18:51:08.1 6/24/2010: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. 18:51:08.1 6/24/2010: at af.ad()

Confirmed and the same here, Tom. The new file cured my crash problem as the media player started a video. The video plays fine, but then crashed on exit.

Ok, got it. In the advanced setup menu, when setting the in game key, you must use the keyboard codes from the vkcodes file for the key you want and NOT the key itself...ie i wanted INS for the menu so the key code is 45.I'm sure almost everyone else on earth knew this, not me! I getthe slow guy award but at least its fixed!

Ok, got it. In the advanced setup menu, when setting the in game key, you must use the keyboard codes from the vkcodes file for the key you want and NOT the key itself...ie i wanted INS for the menu so the key code is 45.I'm sure almost everyone else on earth knew this, not me! I getthe slow guy award but at least its fixed!

I mentioned this in another thread but this one seems more appropriate. The "L" key always pops the ingame menu up, even when I assign another key in advanced settings...seems L is coded in...can anyone confirm this?

Still have no work around for this problem. The "L" key always pops the ingame menu up, even when I assign another key in advanced settings...seems L is coded in...can anyone confirm this? This is a major prob for me...i'm out of keys here!

Same here. Changing that in game menu key in Input settings does nothing Anyone figured out a work around?

Dang. Well at least I don't have to feel bad about not being able to figure it out! Thanks for the quick response man, I hope you'll consider that a feature request. I love gameex, keep up the great work! aaron

Hey folks, got a question. We're running our mame machine full time and streaming the screensaver over justin.tv...for no good reason but still it's fun to watch at work..heh. Anyway, I have a directory of mame videos, and i'd like to add some old commercials and other game videos in there, but I do NOT wanna dump ALL that stuff in one directory. Is it possible to have gameex read subdirectories in screensaver mode and/or multiple directories? I've searched all over the forum and haven't seen it mentioned, and I can't figure it out. FYI, yeh, I know i could run the emulators in screensaver mode, but we really prefer the videos for the sake of reliability and speed. Any info appreciated! Thanks ya'll aaron

Yeh, I was afraid I'd hear that...that pretty much what I figured. Dang...I don't see a way around it at this point.

Quick question on this fellas. I have a MAME machine with a TV svideo hookup as my MAME monitor. I want to run an lcd as a marquee to rig this up. Problem, Marquee Magician always tells me I need multiple monitors, not recognizing the TV as a monitor. Any way around this?

I've been testing a Wiimote on my pc the past few days with Mame, and i'll be honest, i'm quite pleased. Once I got past figuring out PPJoy and Glovepie, it hasn't been a major hassle rigging it up. The Wiimote makes a pretty darn good light gun, and makes a great steering wheel! I've found it too be very accurate as a gun...however I will say that i'm still testing it out and can't reach a conclusion just yet. I've tried it with Police Trainer and Point Blank II with great success....but that is with cursor on. I haven't tried it out with no cursor, and that will be the key factor in it's acceptance for sure. I can say that I do recommend it for alot of driving games. Outrun works great with it, and after some tweaking i'm sure I'll have it cookin with more.

Wow, tremendous find there sir. I looked all over and never saw that. I was in error in my last post...the 2 and 4 exited and 2 and 6 would also exit. Strange thing to hard code in really....those are two very oft used keys, and with people running a zillion keys on their control panels now, I bet that comes up alot. Still, easy to switch for me. Again, great find, and thanks for the help everyone.

OK, final report. This is odd..I'll have to say. After full experimentation I determined that hitting the 2 key and 4 key would kick you out of any emulator to gameex. I also found out that hitting the 4 key and the 6 key also had the same effect. I looked through EVERYTHING that could possible have been entered by me, including the suggestions ya'll kindly made, and found nothing. I finally had to basically kick out the 4 key for another. Not a huge deal in the grand scheme of things, but still I find that pretty goofy overall. After the 4 key was removed from the equation, we're running like a champ. If anyone ever has a thought on this, lemmie know. Fixable..strange but fixable. Thanks ya'll. Aaron

Check that...hitting 4 and 2 together kicks back to gameex on EVERY emulator i've tried....

Ok, narrowed it down. Hitting 2 and 4 on any mame game exits me ut. Only in gameex. Weird eh..triplechecked...I can find it in anything i entered.

I'd appreciate some tips here. Been a Game Ex user and subscriber for a good while now, and I LOVE the product. I do, however, have a problem I can't seem to figure out. When I'm using gameex and run certain mame games...fighting games are what this happens on almost always, occasionally the game will end emulation and kick back to the front end. This usually occurs when we're playing two players and six button games...ie sf2 or killer instinct, etc. We do not have any problem using outright mame with these games, and play the same games that kick us out with two players and zero problems. It's definitely related to key-presses and I'm at my wits end. We use a standard 4 player I PAC....is there a key combination i'm missing that will kick us out ? Any chance we're overloading the buffer somehow and causing this? Is there a way to make gameex absolutely not end the game unless a key is pressed? I'd appreciate some help fella's. thedevilbunny