LochNess101

THANK YOU!!!!!!!!!! I'll be installing the new version tonight. I've been using GameEx on my Horizontal MAME machine for a long time and love it and can now finally put it on my Vertical machine too. Also Thank You for all the work and support you put into the project it is truly appreciated.

Works like a charm. Thank You.

Getting the following error running MAME 103U2 and GameEx 5.40 I updated both about the same time so I'm not sure what happened. I was running 103U1 and GameEx 5.3x with no issues. Here is the error log I get. TIA Tom. Your work is much appreciated. And I love the new Tron theme. If there is additional info I can provide let me know. Thanks 08:17:35.3 1/17/2006: GameEx: Version 5.40: Starting Log 08:17:35.3 1/17/2006: Operating System Platform: Win32NT 08:17:35.3 1/17/2006: Operating System Name: Windows 2000 08:17:35.3 1/17/2006: Operating System Version: 5.0.2195 08:17:35.3 1/17/2006: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed 08:17:35.3 1/17/2006: .net Framework 1.1 Installed 08:17:35.3 1/17/2006: Checking Registration 08:17:35.3 1/17/2006: Running Randomize() 08:17:35.3 1/17/2006: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's 08:17:35.3 1/17/2006: Running Misc startup tasks 08:17:35.3 1/17/2006: Setting Menu types 08:17:35.3 1/17/2006: Opening Configuration File 08:17:35.3 1/17/2006: Getting Configuration Values 08:17:35.3 1/17/2006: Using Theme: Default - Tron 08:17:35.3 1/17/2006: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Tron 08:17:35.3 1/17/2006: Text/Language: English 08:17:35.3 1/17/2006: Applying Language/Text 08:17:35.4 1/17/2006: Creating Scancodes.txt (List of DirectInput scan codes) 08:17:35.4 1/17/2006: Snap Delay set to: 1 08:17:35.4 1/17/2006: Is Media Center running? 08:17:35.4 1/17/2006: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode 08:17:35.4 1/17/2006: Media Center Mode 2 08:17:35.4 1/17/2006: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup 08:17:35.4 1/17/2006: Get other settings 08:17:35.4 1/17/2006: Using 2D Animations 08:17:35.4 1/17/2006: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis 08:17:35.4 1/17/2006: SlikStik support enabled 08:17:35.4 1/17/2006: Using DirectInput for keyboard input 08:17:35.4 1/17/2006: Launching HideOS.exe 08:17:35.5 1/17/2006: Hiding Taskbar 08:17:35.5 1/17/2006: Start work for Form 08:17:35.5 1/17/2006: Getting Original Screen Size 08:17:35.5 1/17/2006: Loading ICON 08:17:35.5 1/17/2006: Initializing Component 08:17:35.6 1/17/2006: Initialising Bass Audio Library 08:17:35.7 1/17/2006: Loading default loading screen 08:17:35.8 1/17/2006: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS 08:17:35.8 1/17/2006: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS 08:17:35.8 1/17/2006: Initialising DirectDraw 08:17:35.8 1/17/2006: Creating DirectDraw Device 08:17:35.8 1/17/2006: Setting Resolution to 800x600 32 bit color 08:17:35.8 1/17/2006: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces 08:17:35.8 1/17/2006: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode 08:17:35.8 1/17/2006: Creating Back Buffer 08:17:35.8 1/17/2006: Loading graphic surfaces 08:17:35.9 1/17/2006: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs 08:17:35.9 1/17/2006: Creating Surface Volume 08:17:36.0 1/17/2006: Creating Surfaces Arrows 08:17:36.0 1/17/2006: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text 08:17:36.0 1/17/2006: Creating Surfaces Toolbar 08:17:36.0 1/17/2006: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds 08:17:36.8 1/17/2006: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls 08:17:36.9 1/17/2006: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo 08:17:36.9 1/17/2006: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit 08:17:36.9 1/17/2006: Creating Surfaces Snaps 08:17:36.9 1/17/2006: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars 08:17:37.1 1/17/2006: Creating Fonts 08:17:37.1 1/17/2006: Creating Menu Font 08:17:37.5 1/17/2006: Creating Game Font 08:17:37.9 1/17/2006: Creating Game Font Standard Size 08:17:38.3 1/17/2006: Creating Font Black 08:17:38.4 1/17/2006: Creating Font Black Small 08:17:38.4 1/17/2006: Creating Game Font Faded 08:17:38.8 1/17/2006: Creating Title Font 08:17:39.6 1/17/2006: Fonts Created Succesfully 08:18:04.7 1/17/2006: Initialising Windows Media Player Component 08:18:04.7 1/17/2006: MAME Path is: D:\MAME 08:18:04.7 1/17/2006: daphne Path is: D:\Daphne 08:18:04.7 1/17/2006: daphne EXE file is: Daphne.exe 08:18:04.7 1/17/2006: Use daphne on. Daphne.exe will launch games 08:18:04.7 1/17/2006: MAME EXE file is: mame.exe 08:18:04.7 1/17/2006: ROM Path is: D:\MAME\roms 08:18:04.7 1/17/2006: Catver.ini is located at: D:\MAME\catver.ini 08:18:04.7 1/17/2006: controls.ini Not Found 08:18:04.7 1/17/2006: History.dat is located at: D:\MAME\history.dat 08:18:04.7 1/17/2006: nplayers.ini is located at: D:\MAME\nplayers.ini 08:18:04.7 1/17/2006: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: D:\MAME\mameinfo.dat 08:18:04.7 1/17/2006: Loading Controls.ini map file 08:18:04.7 1/17/2006: Loading Custom Emulators 08:18:04.7 1/17/2006: Loading Emulator 6: Playstation 08:18:04.7 1/17/2006: Loading Emulator 7: Colecovision Games 08:18:04.8 1/17/2006: Loading Emulator 8: Sega Genesis 08:18:05.1 1/17/2006: Snap Path is: D:\MAME\snap 08:18:05.1 1/17/2006: AVI Snap Path is: D:\MAME\Attract Vid 08:18:05.1 1/17/2006: Flyer Path is: D:\MAME\flyers 08:18:05.1 1/17/2006: Cabinet Path is: D:\MAME\cabinets 08:18:05.1 1/17/2006: Title Path is: D:\MAME\titles 08:18:05.1 1/17/2006: Panel Path: Not Found 08:18:05.1 1/17/2006: Icon Path is: D:\MAME\\icons 08:18:05.1 1/17/2006: Marquee Path is: D:\MAME\marquees 08:18:05.1 1/17/2006: MAME CMD options: -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy 08:18:05.1 1/17/2006: Attempting to load game list 08:18:05.4 1/17/2006: Running: mame.exe -help 08:18:05.4 1/17/2006: Running: D: D:\MAME\mame.exe -help > D:\MAME\help.txt 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: Now Outputing mame.exe - Help 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: --BEGIN-- 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: M.A.M.E. v0.103u2 (Jan 11 2006) - Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: Copyright © 1997-2005 by Nicola Salmoria and the MAME Team 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: MAME is an emulator: it reproduces, more or less faithfully, the behaviour of 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: several arcade machines. But hardware is useless without software, so an image 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: of the ROMs which run on that hardware is required. Such ROMs, like any other 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: commercial software, are copyrighted material and it is therefore illegal to 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: use them if you don't own the original arcade machine. Needless to say, ROMs 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: are not distributed together with MAME. Distribution of MAME together with ROM 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: images is a violation of copyright law and should be promptly reported to the 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: authors so that appropriate legal action can be taken. 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: Usage: MAME gamename [options] 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: MAME -showusage for a brief list of options 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: MAME -showconfig for a list of configuration options 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: MAME -createconfig to create a mame.ini 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: For usage instructions, please consult the file windows.txt 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: --END-- 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: Loading last used Game List 08:18:05.9 1/17/2006: Loading Start Page 08:18:06.2 1/17/2006: Setting Music Volume 08:18:06.3 1/17/2006: Loading music 08:18:12.0 1/17/2006: Creating DirectSound Device 08:18:12.1 1/17/2006: Trying: Primary Sound Driver 08:18:12.1 1/17/2006: Loading Sound Files 08:18:12.1 1/17/2006: DirectSound Device Created Successfully 08:18:12.1 1/17/2006: Creating ICONS 08:18:12.1 1/17/2006: Restoring Cached ICONS from File 08:18:12.5 1/17/2006: Gamepad/Joystick disabled 08:18:12.5 1/17/2006: Initialising DirectInput for Keyboard support 08:18:12.5 1/17/2006: Playing Startup Video 08:18:27.8 1/17/2006: Playing intro sound file 08:18:27.8 1/17/2006: Initializing MCE Remote 08:18:27.9 1/17/2006: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx! 08:18:27.9 1/17/2006: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame 08:18:28.1 1/17/2006: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully 08:19:19.9 1/17/2006: Writing Game List to disk 08:19:21.6 1/17/2006: Updating MAME Game List 08:19:21.7 1/17/2006: Running: D: D:\MAME\mame.exe -listxml > D:\MAME\listinfo.dat 08:19:27.5 1/17/2006: Opening Listinfo.dat 08:19:29.1 1/17/2006: Reading ListInfo.dat 08:19:48.2 1/17/2006: Reading ListInfo.dat - DONE 08:19:48.2 1/17/2006: Running: D: D:\MAME\mame.exe -verifysets -rompath "D:\MAME\roms" > D:\MAME\verify.dat 08:21:53.0 1/17/2006: Opening Verify.dat 08:21:54.3 1/17/2006: Processing Verify.dat 08:21:54.4 1/17/2006: Processing ListInfo.dat 08:21:58.0 1/17/2006: Listinfo.dat Processing Complete 08:21:58.1 1/17/2006: Sorting MAME Game List 08:21:58.5 1/17/2006: Adding History.dat info to gamelist 08:22:44.9 1/17/2006: Adding Catver.ini info to gamelist 08:23:20.8 1/17/2006: Adding Nplayers.ini info to gamelist 08:23:59.0 1/17/2006: Writing MAME Game List To File 08:24:26.7 1/17/2006: Adding MAMEInfo.dat info to gamelist 08:34:59.2 1/17/2006: Updating Year List 08:34:59.3 1/17/2006: Updating Manufacturer List 08:34:59.7 1/17/2006: Updating Category List 08:35:00.1 1/17/2006: Writing Year List To File 08:35:00.1 1/17/2006: Writing Manufacturer List To File 08:35:00.2 1/17/2006: Writing Category List To File 08:35:00.2 1/17/2006: Recreating ICONS 08:35:09.4 1/17/2006: Loading Game List 08:36:53.5 1/17/2006: 20 Consecutive Exceptions Occured: Exiting 08:36:53.7 1/17/2006: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.LaunchSelectedMAMEGame() 08:36:53.7 1/17/2006: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.processgamemenu() 08:36:53.7 1/17/2006: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DisplayFrame() 08:36:55.7 1/17/2006: Exiting GameEx! 08:36:55.7 1/17/2006: Saving Settings 08:36:55.7 1/17/2006: Writing Game List to disk 08:36:59.5 1/17/2006: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit

That did it. Thank You

Getting the following error. Installed directx9.0C and .NET Framework 1.1 ASUS P4S8X-MX Intel P4 2.66 Onboard Video SIS Graphics Real256E Windows 2000 with sp4 512 Meg PC2700 DDR Ram All Drivers are updated to the latest. Please Help. 05:47:44.5 10/2/2005: GameEx: Version 5.12: Starting Log 05:47:44.5 10/2/2005: Operating System Platform: Win32NT 05:47:44.5 10/2/2005: Operating System Name: Windows 2000 05:47:44.5 10/2/2005: Operating System Version: 5.0.2195 05:47:44.5 10/2/2005: Checking Registration 05:47:44.5 10/2/2005: Running Randomize() 05:47:44.5 10/2/2005: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's 05:47:44.5 10/2/2005: Running Misc startup tasks 05:47:44.5 10/2/2005: Setting Menu types 05:47:44.5 10/2/2005: Opening Configuration File 05:47:44.5 10/2/2005: Getting Configuration Values 05:47:44.5 10/2/2005: Using Theme: Default - Default 05:47:44.5 10/2/2005: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Default 05:47:44.5 10/2/2005: Text/Language: English 05:47:44.5 10/2/2005: Applying Language/Text 05:47:44.6 10/2/2005: Creating Scancodes.txt (List of DirectInput scan codes) 05:47:44.6 10/2/2005: Snap Delay set to: 1 05:47:44.6 10/2/2005: Is Media Center running? 05:47:44.6 10/2/2005: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode 05:47:44.6 10/2/2005: Media Center Mode 2 05:47:44.6 10/2/2005: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup 05:47:44.6 10/2/2005: Get other settings 05:47:44.6 10/2/2005: Using 2D Animations 05:47:44.6 10/2/2005: SlikStik support enabled 05:47:44.6 10/2/2005: Launching HideOS.exe 05:47:45.5 10/2/2005: Hiding Taskbar 05:47:45.5 10/2/2005: Start work for Form 05:47:45.5 10/2/2005: Getting Original Screen Size 05:47:45.5 10/2/2005: Loading ICON 05:47:45.5 10/2/2005: Initializing Component 05:47:45.5 10/2/2005: Initialising Bass Audio Library 05:47:45.7 10/2/2005: Loading default loading screen 05:47:45.7 10/2/2005: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS 05:47:45.7 10/2/2005: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS 05:47:45.7 10/2/2005: Initialising DirectDraw 05:47:45.7 10/2/2005: Creating DirectDraw Device 05:47:45.8 10/2/2005: Setting Resolution to 800x600 32 bit color 05:47:46.2 10/2/2005: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces 05:47:46.2 10/2/2005: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode 05:47:46.2 10/2/2005: Creating Back Buffer 05:47:46.2 10/2/2005: Loading graphic surfaces 05:47:46.3 10/2/2005: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs 05:47:46.3 10/2/2005: Creating Surface Volume 05:47:46.3 10/2/2005: Creating Surfaces Arrows 05:47:46.4 10/2/2005: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text 05:47:46.4 10/2/2005: Creating Surfaces Toolbar 05:47:46.4 10/2/2005: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds 05:47:47.3 10/2/2005: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls 05:47:47.3 10/2/2005: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo 05:47:47.4 10/2/2005: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit 05:47:47.4 10/2/2005: Creating Surfaces Snaps 05:47:47.4 10/2/2005: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars 05:47:47.5 10/2/2005: Creating Fonts 05:47:47.5 10/2/2005: Creating Menu Font 05:47:47.6 10/2/2005: Creating Game Font 05:47:47.7 10/2/2005: Creating Game Font Standard Size 05:47:48.1 10/2/2005: Creating Font Black 05:47:48.2 10/2/2005: Creating Font Black Small 05:47:48.2 10/2/2005: Creating Game Font Faded 05:47:48.3 10/2/2005: Creating Title Font 05:48:13.6 10/2/2005: Initialising Windows Media Player Component 05:48:13.6 10/2/2005: MAME Path is: D:\MAME 05:48:13.6 10/2/2005: daphne Path is: D:\Daphne 05:48:13.6 10/2/2005: daphne EXE file is: Daphne.exe 05:48:13.6 10/2/2005: Use daphne on. Daphne.exe will launch games 05:48:13.6 10/2/2005: MAME EXE file is: mame.exe 05:48:13.6 10/2/2005: ROM Path is: D:\MAME\roms 05:48:13.6 10/2/2005: Catver.ini is located at: D:\MAME\catver.ini 05:48:13.6 10/2/2005: controls.ini Not Found 05:48:13.6 10/2/2005: History.dat is located at: D:\MAME\history.dat 05:48:13.6 10/2/2005: nplayers.ini is located at: D:\MAME\nplayers.ini 05:48:13.6 10/2/2005: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: D:\MAME\mameinfo.dat 05:48:13.6 10/2/2005: Loading Controls.ini map file 05:48:13.6 10/2/2005: Loading Custom Emulators 05:48:13.9 10/2/2005: Snap Path is: D:\MAME\snap 05:48:13.9 10/2/2005: AVI Snap Path: Not Found 05:48:13.9 10/2/2005: Flyer Path is: D:\MAME\flyers 05:48:13.9 10/2/2005: Cabinet Path is: D:\MAME\cabinets 05:48:13.9 10/2/2005: Title Path is: D:\MAME\titles 05:48:13.9 10/2/2005: Panel Path: Not Found 05:48:13.9 10/2/2005: Icon Path is: D:\MAME\\icons 05:48:13.9 10/2/2005: Marquee Path is: D:\MAME\marquees 05:48:13.9 10/2/2005: MAME CMD options: -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy 05:48:13.9 10/2/2005: Attempting to load game list 05:48:14.1 10/2/2005: Loading last used Game List 05:48:14.2 10/2/2005: Creating DirectSound Device 05:48:14.2 10/2/2005: Trying: Primary Sound Driver 05:48:14.2 10/2/2005: Loading Sound Files 05:48:14.2 10/2/2005: DirectSound Device Created Successfully 05:48:14.2 10/2/2005: Creating ICONS 05:48:14.2 10/2/2005: Restoring Cached ICONS from File 05:48:14.5 10/2/2005: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support 05:48:14.5 10/2/2005: Unable to create a joystick device 05:48:14.5 10/2/2005: Initialising DirectInput for Keyboard support 05:48:14.6 10/2/2005: Playing intro sound file 05:48:14.6 10/2/2005: Initializing MCE Remote 05:48:14.6 10/2/2005: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx! 05:48:14.6 10/2/2005: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame 05:48:14.9 10/2/2005: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully 05:48:15.4 10/2/2005: 20 Consecutive Exceptions Occured: Exiting 05:48:15.4 10/2/2005: at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.DrawInternal(tagRECT* destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, tagRECT* srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags, DrawEffects& bltEffects) 05:48:15.4 10/2/2005: at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.Draw(Rectangle destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, Rectangle srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags) 05:48:15.4 10/2/2005: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DisplayFrame()