Draco1962

My experience has been that if the program is programmed for Dolby 5.1 sound, even though you have 7.1, only 5.1 will work. If standard 2 speaker - no matter your system max, the program will only play sound for the max format it is programmed. Likewise, if you only have two speakers and the program uses Dolby 7.1, your PC is going to down-convert the sound to yoru two speaker setup.. I wish it would make 5 more speakers and a subwoofer magically appear, but alas... If the games have the ability to use those options, not entirely sure what to tell you if the settings are not saving as resolution for one may not work for th eother. I would check to see if there are any Read Only restrictions on the game's folders and contents.

Pretty much launch the program - like some of the emus, you may have to configure the app outside of GameEx.

+1's to what both Adultery and nullPointer said. Since going back to work I have much less time to spend in the forums trying to help others out, work on my own projects, be a hubby, be a daddy to my fur babies, etc. I'd like to use that time to catch up on what's goijng on and focus more on the new users having problems than the old salts. You are a more than capable user and, while not always right, you attempt to help which is more than what most of the rest that frequent here do (not saying anything bad about anyone, but there are those that are drive-by users that come in for a quick fix and you never see them again until something else happens). I am not always right either and it just is what it is! Because you are more capable, I have higher expectations for you. Take that as a compliment! I will admit to getting a little cagey when you post as Adultery said, almost as if to expect someone else to do it. This may not be the intent but it is how it comes across. I appreciate your contributions and your attempts to help others - right or wrong! So suck it up, Buttercup!

Instead of loading as an emulator, try loading as an external application. That way the app maintains the control for the media and you don't have a DB loading thaty isn't necessary. You may have to tweak it a bit and, as Adultery said about getting stuck along the way, let us know and we will try to help if we can.

While GameEx does not have that, you could load your program as a separate application via the Setup Wizard.

I am thoroughly amazed! Great job! And all of this time you had us fooled into thinking you were just a duffer! Very well thought out, very colorful, great attention to organization of detail. I think you may have a contender on your hands for the theme competition!

Not getting testy are we?

Oh, humor us. Try it then become upset (or delighted if it does work). Generally, if they are png, jpg, gif, etc., you should not try loading it with the ebook reader as they are image files - totally different format. If you want to "read" them via ebook reader, then you need to convert the files to the intended format. I don't think I would ask if it was possible to use Winamp to read a pdf file. It is not intended for that. "This is my rifle. This is my gun. This is for fighting. This is for fun." Leon Uris "Battle Cry"

This is so fitting in oh so many ways...

Don't you mean "Poor girl, my butt."

Trust me, we have plenty of other user issues to help fix. Better for you to troubleshoot the basics and if it gets beyond you, then post your issue, provide the necessary log and ini files, etc. I would rather spend my time going after the tougher stuff than things you already probably know how to troubleshoot/fix on your own.

Fine, you are a member!

Us geek types come by ADHD naturally, so some off-topic banter is likely to occur. All in fun of course. As for being called a MEMBER, that is the IP Board calling you that! You can, of course, change that in your profile settings to whatever you desire. Just keep it clean!

If you haven't rebooted with all of that taking place (power issues) I would recommend rebooting. Sometimes the drivers do not initialize correctly when coming out of hibernate and, since you have had known power issues, I would bet that Windows has become unstable as a result. Whenever troubleshooting, the obvious often isn't. Always try a reboot first to reinitialize your drivers and Windows environment. Working from simple (reboot) to complex (clearing cache files, changing theme, etc.) will save you lots of time and headache.

Just have to wiz on my parade, eh? LOL! Steam isn't so bad.. they actually have some pretty decent collections of stuff ya just can't find easily if at all any more.

Speaking of rear shocks, I googled for images of Rockyrocket and came across your home page! You really need to back off of the cats, they aren't causing anyone any harm...

Adultery's is more biblical and philosophical. Mine is more "illuminating" so to speak.

Luckily, the I have found a long list of AppIDs for most of the games released through Steam, so that should expedite the "good name" dilemma quite nicely.

I actually have 2 27" that are the same - with great pictures. I may just use one for a gaming system and the other as a backup. Or maybe just put the second one in the garage for watching stuff, although I hang out there very little because it is overcrowded, usually hot 9 months of the year.

LOL! Yeah, more of the first than the second, but I could be more of the second, I imagine.

We just made the jump to the widescreen HD LCD era last Christmas. We still have several CRT TVs about the house - dunno if I could even yard sale them at this point and not sure if I want to even try using them as part of a cab - just too danged big!

Wow! That is looking pretty damned good for a first theme attempt, Krake! You have provided proof to the addage "If you give a man a match, he will keep warm for a day. If you light him on fire, he will stay warm the rest of his life!" Keep it up! You are on fire!

Thanks Adultery! My intent was not to single out anyone as the whipping boy and, to be honest, I'd rather not have to deal with volunteers! We had become a little lax in our conversations as forum members and enforcement of the house rules as forum staff. @Han - it's all good and, yes, moving on!

I came across this web page with a list of free Steam games. The Free full games links are all active and there are some nVidia and Radeon freebies as well. I am not sure about the Radeon offerings, but, due to my newer nVidia GPU, I qualified for their offer still (the offer is a few years old) and scored full versions of Half-Life2: Deathmatch and Half-Life2: Lost Coast. DOn't forget that Portal is a freebie as well until 9/20!

Would definitely recommend increasing your system RAM. 512MB is a recommended minimum, optimal for XP would be 1GB. Replacing the video card would be good as well.