Draco1962

I put in a solid days work, come home, and think to myself "Self, you put in a solid day's work. You deserve a Guinness..." to which I proceed to open the bottle, only to have the top of the bottle shear off with a jagged edge and slice the inside base of my thumb with the bottle. Needless to say, I didn't get my Guinness fix.

Mine is 598K. Seems pretty big to me.

Good luck and welcome to the forums! One thing to always keep in mind regarding minimum requirements is that their effects are cumulative. The more software and drivers installed after the fact will require their share of the available resources in addition to the OS and GameEx so when playing just slightly over the minimum, it is just a matter of time before the experience is soured by memory and processor problems due to less available RAM.

Understood. From an aesthetics viewpoint.. yuck!

Not sure you can turn off 16-bit color with most GPUs, but even if one can, wouldn't that be outside of the system minimums that GameEx supports?

Here are the minimum system requirements recommended for running GameEx: Minimum System Requirements: Pentium 3 800Mhz CPU (or equivalent) DirectX(DirectDraw) Compatible Video card, capable of 16 bit colour at 640X480. [Your video card does not normally need to be too special unless using videos or DVD, although older motherboard onboard video is not recommended] DirectSound Compatible Sound Card. 256MB Ram Windows 2000 (SP4), XP (SP2), MCE, Vista, Windows 7 250MB Free hard drive space Microsoft .net framework 2 service pack 1 Microsoft Direct X 9.0 Windows Media Player 9 or above Since you are running onboard graphics with 64MB, you are will end up sharing RAM with the CPU. To be honest, you are running at a minimum for XP as well. I recommend upgrading to a compatible standalone PCI (or AGP if your motherboard supports it) video card with at least 256MB of video RAM installed. Doubling up on your RAM probably wouldn't hurt either. You could try reinstalling Direct X 9.0c again. The excerpt from the log you noted is part of a larger message with steps to guide you through attempting your own resolution: 22:13:10.3 6/20/2012: It was detected you experienced a DirectX error. 22:13:10.3 6/20/2012: Please note the following for possible solutions to your problem: 22:13:10.3 6/20/2012: 1. Ensure you have the latest version of DirectX installed. 22:13:10.3 6/20/2012: 2. Ensure you have the latest Manufacturer provided video card drivers. 22:13:10.3 6/20/2012: NOTE: Windows/Microsoft Update does not contain the latest. 22:13:10.3 6/20/2012: NOTE: Manufacturer normally means ATI, NVidia, or Intel. Not the brand. 22:13:10.3 6/20/2012: www.ati.com www.nvidia.com 22:13:10.3 6/20/2012: 3. If you do not have a modern video card try the following. 1. Turn off advanced Graphics. 2. Try a lower resolution. 3. Try turning on and using 16-bit colour 22:13:10.3 6/20/2012: 4. Ensure any required video codecs are installed. 22:13:10.3 6/20/2012: 5. Try a different theme, or try running the theme at the resolution it was designed for 22:13:10.3 6/20/2012: 6. Try the latest version of GameEx. GameEx is updated all the time. 22:13:10.3 6/20/2012: 7. If you performed an auto update to this version. Try performing a manual download and install. This is telling you that Windows/Microsoft Update does not have the latest video drivers from the manfuaturer of your video card and you have to obtain from the manufacturer. Likely, the onboard video is not something that can be updated except from the motherboard manufacturer (VIA may not have drivers for such an "old" system but worth a shot).

At this point you may want to provide us with your advanced config.ini and a copy of your batch files you are running before and after (if any). While we may not be able to run the exact games you are, someone with good knowledge of the processes may see something that may remedy some of the problems you are experiencing.

I think the logic is sound if it is working for everything else. If there is another process spawning after the one you have accounted for, then you need to identify it and probably look at killing that process as part of your Launch After. bat file.

You should be able to attach it using the full editor. If you are tying to paste it, you may need to disable html by unchecking the option.

For use with your CP, most likely the best choice. Most recent generation consoles make full use of 2 sticks, D-pad, 4-6 top buttons and 2-4 buttons on the trigger side of the game pad. Since there is so much variety in the combinations used from game to game, you would likely have to map your outputs on a per game basis which would be quite the undertaking.

Not to try to sway you away from the idea of using a CP for controlling your emus, however, some things are better off using a game pad (most consoles and handhelds) while others (such as arcade games) fair better using the CP. I know quite a few that use wireless 360 or other controllers with much success for their cabs. This will also allow for better multi-player support. Just my 2 cents.

Some of this has already been done in some manner or fashion. Some of the existing documentation is a bit dated. The goal of this project is to create user documentation on setting up "From Start to Finish" some of the more popular emulators within and specific features of GameEx (i.e., Karaoke, Multimedia, etc.). The criteria is fairly straight-forward: - Keeping the new user in mind, take a step-by-step approach to setting up an emulator in GameEx. - Documentation will take place from the selection and installation of the emulator via Setup Wizard. You may also document emulator set-up outside of GameEx as is necessary, but the primary focus assumes that the user has already done so. If covering setup of emulator prior to setup in GameEx, please clearly note. - Provide supporting screen images alogn with instructional text. - Provide examples of working configs and any modifications that take place outside of Setup Wizard. - Provide the user with any helpful hints or tips along the way. - Ensure that instructions have been thoroughly tested for completeness prior to submission - Provide a brief summary describing what this document covers. Once a "From Start to Finish" document is created in MS Word .doc or .docx format, attach within your thread. I will be glad to proof read and work with you regarding grammatical content. Once this step has been completed, I will convert the document to Adobe .pdf format and attach to a pinned thread with your summary and credit given. If any of the other admins or mods should wish to assist with the proofing and management of these documents, it will be much appreciated.

Right now, the pinning criteria is for the admins and mods projects and those projects that have a significant impact or focus on the community and GameEx as a whole.

Gotcha. I am not sure what to tell you at this point so modified the topic title so Tom can see it and try to address.

I have my and my wife's PCs, printer, and Xbox 360 assigned static as well - all else (guests) set to grab via DHCP. You shouldn't have to uninstall/reinstall GameEx to get this to function. You may want to try clearing out your temp internet files, close out of your browser session, and flush the DNS resolver cache (from Command prompt, type ipconfig /flushdns). Restart your browser. If still no results, reboot the PC.

Space Invaders V4 Theme (1680 x 1050) - based upon the Bally/Williams bezel and the first coin-op arcade game I ever played! Joust V4 Theme (800 x 600) - based on the Williams bezel. Enter the Dragon V4 Theme (1680 x 1050) - A nod to one of my favorite Bruce Lee flicks. Hexed V4 Theme (1920 x 1200) Sins of a Solar Empire V4 Theme (1920 x 1080) - based on the "real time" strategy game of the same name. Bezels - Various bezels that I created to replace the stock bezels found in the \GameEx\MEDIA\BEZELV2 and \GameEx\MEDIA\BEZEL paths.

Be sure to check your router firewall (this is usually on by default) and make sure that there are exceptions there as well, in addition to any anti-virus/malware suite you may be running (i.e. Norton or MacAfee)..

Good morning! We now have a new GameEx - User Projects Forum! This will be the "Skunk Works" area for GameEx. Over the next week or so you will notice some familiar user projects migrating from some of the other forums to this one, so do not be alarmed if a theme thread you started or other project-related threads appear here. This will allow the General forum to be more focused on direct GameEx issues and news. There will be some new initiatives kicked of to focus on better and more recent documentation of apps and procedures to the benefit of new and seasoned users alike.

This will be the "Skunk Works" area for GameEx. Over the next week or so you will notice some familiar user projects migrating from some of the other forums to this one, so do not be alarmed if a theme thread you started or other project-related threads appear here. This will allow the General forum to be more focused on direct GameEx issues and news. There will be some new initiatives kicked of to focus on better and more recent documentation of apps and procedures to the benefit of new and seasoned users alike.

I never spawned a "mini-me" or at least so far as I am aware . I have, however, helped to raise a total of 4 children - coming into their lives through two marriages. I have the grey hairs from their trials and tribulations, the occasional heavy heart from sharing their losses, the biggest crows feet from squinting at their "Oops!" moments, the largest smile lines from cheering their successes. Most importantly, I have the warmth of their love that reminds me on my worst days what this life is all about. So whether you are a bio-dad or or not, just remember that any boy can make a child, but it takes a man to be a father! If you can relate to any of the above, then you're it! Happy Fathers Day to all you fathers out there!

Most newer TVs have manual adjustments as to how the images will fill the screen that may have an impact. Others adjust automatically at first but may require additional manual tweaks. "Either" just means more possible combinations and only reinforces my suggestion to do the them for you first and if there is a benefit to others, great! If not, you can decide to whether or not you have the time to release a separate theme at other resolutions/aspect ratios.

Have you played any games since you got your gamertag?

@Krake - I have to say I like the look of this theme better than the last one. It is likely the color choices as they are easier on my eyes.

1920 X 1080 is a 16:9 aspect ratio vs 1920 x 1200 which is a 16:10 aspect ratio. It is possible you could create your videos in 1680 x 1050 as this is within the same aspect ratio as 1920 x 1200. It will upsize to the same proportions without any horizontal or vertical distortion noted. You may, however, lose some quality since your image will scale up to the higher resolution within the same aspect (i.e., may not appear to be quite as clearly in focus). If you run a video or image of 1920 x 1200 on a 1920 x 1080 display, it will either stretch to fit or crop, depending on the monitor or TV. If it scales to fit, there will be some, albeit minor distortion on the vertical since the aspect ratio is different. You will find it best to make your theme as you need it to suit your needs as there are too many different resolutions to try to satisfy.

You are doing very well! It is easy within a GIMP .xcf or Photoshop .psd file to create what I did. I lay no claims to the frames or the glossy orb effects, although I will claim to have doctored them a bit to suit my needs. Creating the multiple images took me all of about 3 minutes by turning certain layers on and off between saves.