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I'm kind of relieved to know that I'm not the only one who has come across this glitch. I'm assuming that it's one of those Windows bugs that will get fixed in a future driver update. In the mean time, I'll use the fullscreen mode. I will still try downloading the official Nvidia driver as well. Tom's right, it is kind of hit and miss with Windows Update - sometimes it works fine, sometimes it messes up your settings. Gotta love the "ironing-out-the-bugs" phase that follows a new Windows release

I'm pretty sure the driver is current. I ran Driveragent and it came up as being up to date. I tried doing an uninstall/reinstall also but it didn't help. With your card, did you get your driver download from Windows Update, or from the manufacturer site? I had went with the Nvidia driver that Windows Update gave me. Default theme gave me problems as well. The only one that ran fairly decent was your Tron theme. The background images came up as black, but the menus and whatnot were normal. I appreciate your help/input in troubleshooting this. It appears it is some sort of anomaly with my system. I'll have to keep experimenting and see if I can stumble upon a fix.

That would make sense regarding the drivers. I am up to date (9/27/09), but its certainly possible that bugs came about since Win7's official release. I may have to wait until the next Nvidia patch. Here is my log: 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: GameEx: Version 10.27: Starting Log 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Operating System Platform: Win32NT 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Operating System Name: Windows 7 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Operating System Version: 6.1.7600 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Aero running 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Initializing Vista/Windows 7 volume control 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: .net Framework 2.0 Installed 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: AMD Phenom II X4 940 Processor, 2046MB 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: 3Ghz - 4 Cores or CPU's 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Running Randomize() 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Loading PlugIns 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Running Misc startup tasks 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Setting Menu types 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Opening Configuration File 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Getting Configuration Values 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Using Theme: Default - BlueGlass 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - BlueGlass 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: GameEx will check for media insertion (may affect performance) 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Is Media Center running? 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Media Center Mode 2 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Snap Delay set to: 4 01:06:02.0 11/22/2009: Get other settings 01:06:02.1 11/22/2009: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis 01:06:02.1 11/22/2009: Start work for Form 01:06:02.1 11/22/2009: Getting Original Screen Size 01:06:02.1 11/22/2009: Opening Database Connection 01:06:02.1 11/22/2009: Initializing Component 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: Retrieving resolution setting 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: Initialising Windows Media Player Component 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: MAME Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: MAME EXE file is: Mame32.exe 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: ROM Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\roms 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: Catver.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: controls.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\data\controls.ini 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: History.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\history.dat 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: Loading Controls.ini map file 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: Snap Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\snap 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: AVI Snap Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\avisnap 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: Flyer Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\flyers 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: Cabinet Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\cabinets 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: Title Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\titles 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: PCB Path: Not Found 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: Artwork Preview Path: Not Found 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: Panel Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\cpanel 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: Manual Path: Not Found 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: Icon Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\icons 01:06:02.2 11/22/2009: Marquee Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32\marquees 01:06:02.3 11/22/2009: Loading Custom Emulators 01:06:02.3 11/22/2009: Loading Emulator 31: SNES 01:06:02.3 11/22/2009: Loading Emulator 33: NES 01:06:02.4 11/22/2009: Loading Emulator 35: Sega Genesis 01:06:02.4 11/22/2009: Loading Emulator 37: Sega Master System 01:06:02.5 11/22/2009: Loading Emulator 38: Intellivision 01:06:02.5 11/22/2009: Loading Emulator 39: Atari 2600 01:06:02.5 11/22/2009: Loading Emulator 40: Coleco 01:06:02.6 11/22/2009: Loading Emulator 42: Nintendo 64 01:06:02.6 11/22/2009: Loading Emulator 43: Sony PlayStation 01:06:02.6 11/22/2009: Loading Emulator 44: Sony Playstation 2 01:06:02.9 11/22/2009: Using 2D Animations 01:06:02.9 11/22/2009: Using General Font: Microsoft Sans Serif 01:06:02.9 11/22/2009: Using Title Font: Microsoft Sans Serif 01:06:02.9 11/22/2009: Initialising DirectDraw 01:06:02.9 11/22/2009: Applying GameEx is Loading Image 01:06:02.9 11/22/2009: Creating DirectDraw Device 01:06:02.9 11/22/2009: Using Device: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT 01:06:03.1 11/22/2009: 1773mb video memory available 01:06:03.1 11/22/2009: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces 01:06:03.1 11/22/2009: Creating Primary Surface - Windowed Mode 01:06:03.1 11/22/2009: Creating Back Buffer 01:06:03.2 11/22/2009: Version 2 Theme being used. Loading. 01:06:03.2 11/22/2009: Loading Button Data 01:06:03.2 11/22/2009: Loading Font Data 01:06:03.2 11/22/2009: Loading Layout Data 01:06:03.2 11/22/2009: Loading Taskbar Data 01:06:03.2 11/22/2009: Loading graphic Surfaces 01:06:03.2 11/22/2009: Display is running at: 1360x768 32bit color, 60hz 01:06:03.2 11/22/2009: Creating Surfaces Flags 01:06:03.2 11/22/2009: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs 01:06:03.3 11/22/2009: Creating Surfaces Volume 01:06:03.3 11/22/2009: Creating Surfaces Arrows 01:06:03.3 11/22/2009: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text 01:06:03.3 11/22/2009: Creating Surfaces Toolbar 01:06:03.3 11/22/2009: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds 01:06:03.5 11/22/2009: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls 01:06:03.5 11/22/2009: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo 01:06:03.5 11/22/2009: Creating Surface Unselected 01:06:03.5 11/22/2009: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit 01:06:03.5 11/22/2009: Creating Surfaces Snaps 01:06:03.5 11/22/2009: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars 01:06:03.5 11/22/2009: Creating Fonts 01:06:03.5 11/22/2009: Creating Game Font 01:06:03.6 11/22/2009: Creating Game Font Faded 01:06:03.7 11/22/2009: Creating Title Font 01:06:04.0 11/22/2009: Creating Menu Font 01:06:04.0 11/22/2009: Creating Font Black 01:06:04.1 11/22/2009: Creating Font Black Small 01:06:04.2 11/22/2009: Fonts Created Succesfully 01:06:04.2 11/22/2009: 1745mb video memory left available 01:06:04.2 11/22/2009: Creating instance of global keyboard hook 01:06:04.2 11/22/2009: Attempting to load game list 01:06:04.2 11/22/2009: Applying Language/Text 01:06:04.2 11/22/2009: Text/Language: English 01:06:04.3 11/22/2009: Initialising Bass Audio Library 01:06:04.4 11/22/2009: MAME CMD options: -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo 01:06:04.4 11/22/2009: Loading last used Game List 01:06:04.4 11/22/2009: Setting Music Volume 01:06:04.4 11/22/2009: Creating DirectSound Device 01:06:04.4 11/22/2009: Trying: Primary Sound Driver 01:06:04.4 11/22/2009: Loading Sound Files 01:06:04.4 11/22/2009: DirectSound Device Created Successfully 01:06:04.4 11/22/2009: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support 01:06:04.5 11/22/2009: Using Device Logitech Dual Action 01:06:04.5 11/22/2009: Initializing MCE Remote 01:06:04.5 11/22/2009: Playing intro sound file 01:06:04.6 11/22/2009: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx! 01:06:04.6 11/22/2009: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame 01:06:04.8 11/22/2009: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully 01:06:11.1 11/22/2009: Exiting GameEx! 01:06:11.1 11/22/2009: Saving Settings 01:06:11.1 11/22/2009: Disposing Plugins 01:06:11.1 11/22/2009: Closing database connection 01:06:11.2 11/22/2009: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit 01:06:11.2 11/22/2009: Media Center was not open when starting GameEx, so not launching

Thanks for the input Tom. I've been playing around with this my setup and the my PC graphics settings and had no luck until just now. It seems that the graphics problem is linked to "windowed" mode. If I use fullscreen mode, it displays correctly. I did a forum search and didn't see anything regarding past problems with this. Any ideas if there might be something that would interfere in windowed mode? Thanks!

Hi all, I'm having a graphics problem that I'm hoping someone might be able to help me with. When I load any GameEx (with any theme), the menus, toolbars and some images remain stuck on the screen as you cycle through the menus, causing an overlapping effect. In other words, if I'm on the main menu and click the Mame menu, I end up with both menus superimposed on one another, being completely unreadable. Any ideas of what may be causing this? I tried removing some options like the 3D effects, flat menus, etc but no luck. I've been using GameEx for several years and this is the first time that I have encountered this. Recently I upgraded to Windows 7 and updated GameEx (I was a year out of date in my version). I also upgraded my video card a few months ago. Not sure if any of those factors may be related to my issues here. Thanks in advance for any help you can give!

Thank you very much!

Hi all, I'm contemplating putting together a custom theme with the theme editor and was wondering about how images are handled in V4. I noticed that a few of the newer themes posted here on the forums have two images featured on the individual title pages - often one with the main snap and one with the title screen. The main image is clearly the snap by default, but how do you define the path that 'image2' is accessing? Or is there another creative way that people have figured out to get the appearance of two images on the screen? (compilation images, etc) I'm sorry if this has been asked before - I had searched the forums but the answer to this was a little unclear. Any help you can give would be appreciated - Thanks!

Quick question - With the implementation of the new databases, can we still choose to use the old access databases if we would like? Or is there a way to input data? The reason I ask is because I had customized the fields in GameEx to fit my needs a bit. For example, I was using the game description pane as a place for notes and tips for games; I had re-configured the developer field to display ratings for games, etc. Just wanted to check before I updated The new databases do look great, and I thank all of you who dedicated your time and energy to keep things up to date.

Hi all, I am having a problem and I'm hoping someone could give me a hand... I just updated GameEx after not having updated in about 6 months (had the auto-updates turned off). After doing so, I noticed that my PC games file, containing the shortcuts, no longer is working for me. When I click on one of the games, the screen goes black for a couple of seconds and GameEx comes back up. I have the configuration mirroring what has been posted on here (See below). Also, I checked the folder with the individual links to make sure there wasn't a problem there; clicking on the links in the folder does bring up the game, just not when I try to do it through GameEx. I appreciate any help anyone can give, Thanks! [Emulator_6] Enabled=True STARTPAGENAME=PC (Windows) TITLETEXT=PC (Windows) StartPageLogo=xp ROMFilter=*.lnk RomPath=C:\Games\PC Dosbox\Shortcuts SnapPath=C:\Games\PC Dosbox\Snaps TitlePath= BoxPath= CartPath= ManualPath= ControlPanelPath= InstructionsPath= WorkingPath=C:\Games\PC Dosbox\Shortcuts MapKeys=True WaitBeforeKeys= SendKeys= ReplaceDash=False ReplaceUnder=True Capitals=False RemoveBrackets=True ShowDesktop=True Debug=False MAPFile= AlsoLaunch= Command=""[ROMPath]\[ROMFile]"" OLDatZip= LaunchBefore= LaunchAfter= configFile=[Mapping Off] Exit (Process Close) ExcludedFiles= CustomBackground= PlayMusic= DontShowInfo= PlaySelectionMusic= SelectionMusicFolder= PCGame= DATABASE=PC Games GamesIn7Zips= PlayInScreenSaver=True ShowMostPlayed=False RandomMostPlayed=False CDCheck= CDCheckFile= [GENERAL] DumbyValue=