Draco1962

got more attachments than I will probably use.. also have the cable extender for tight places.. it is awesome!

Anytime! Here if you need any further assistance or want to bounce ideas.

Awesome!

True. I believe you can do so with Partition Magic as well. The process was primarily taking the "free" route using the available tools within the OS. BTW, I formatted my old 360 HDD today and confirmed it indeed works as I described! The transfer cable is powering the HDD via the USB and running as we speak. The only issue with sitting it on the desk is that the transfer cable connects under the HDD enclosure. Since it is proprietary, I may take the enclosure apart (need to find my Torx head) and see if it can be bypassed and a standard USB cable attached with a little modification (and my wife says I never use my Dremmel... hah!) and use it instead of investing in a new enclosure.

I would definitely recommend upgrading to the latest version of GameEx regardless. We no longer support issues through the use of the Advanced Configuration utility and now support only through the Setup WIzard which is superior and evolving. The issue to which Simba was referring involves using the arcade ambiance files (for which there are a few available from different sources) by pointing to a directory and randomly selecting from the various files in that directory. I think that the reason Arcade Ambiance is halted is that, in most cases, the user wants to hear the music selected vs. the ambient sounds of an arcade at the same time. You may wish to go to the Pinned Topics forum and submit a Feature Request to have this added as an option to automatically re-enable Arcade Ambiance once the music has stopped playing in Jukebox (either end of song or by manual stop).

The suggestion to uninstall was to rule out any other conflicts and see if this remedied the issue, which it did. Since it is a newer card, I assume that this is the latest version of CCC. Now if he prefers to have it installed, if someone can provide guidance on where to disable to splash screen or run on startup, I am sure it will be appreciated!

Got Windows 7, an old Xbox 360 HDD and Transfer Cable? If so, you now have an external HDD for your PC or Xbox 360! Using the Disk Management utility under Computer Management, you can format the old HDD as a simple volume. Simply connect the transfer cable to the HDD and plug into an available USB slot. Next Open Computer Management. Now you will be given format choices; FAT32 or NTFS. If you want to be able to use the HDD directly connected to the Xbox 360 as an additional storage drive, then FAT32 is the choice you will make as the 360 does not support NTFS. You will need to be mindful that Fat32 only supports up to 32GB of storage so if you are formatting a drive larger than the 20GB HDD, you will need to create about 3 logical partitions. If you are only interested in using it as an external drive for your PC, then NTFS is probably the way to go. If you have your 360 properly networked you can stream music files, etc. via the network from this drive at any rate.

Actually it is a good thing and I really think you can make it work. The only frontends that I have seen that are capable are focused on one specific emulator. Anything else I have seen that has multiple emulator support and other items have always been menu driven

I think you may have misunderstood my response. You will be able to enable Custom Menus, but there will always have to be at least one Menu category so your menu will look something like this: Menu- |_Item or Games - |_All Games The program will always require a place to start and this is common with almost all programs that support multiple features. This is especially the case with frontends that support launching of multiple emulators.

Ok, I see better what you are seeing. With almost any menu-driven program, you will have to have a starting menu (regardless of what you name it, be it Start, Games, etc.) before you can have an item (i.e. All Games). I still feel that this will be a workable solution for you since you have control over what items will be available to your child. I witnessed this in action by disabling the custom menus and, to be honest, I am not certain why. (Other GameEx gurus may want to take a look and provide feedback). I am sure that I am missing something, but not sure what as I do not see an option available within the Enable/Disable features of the Setup Wizard.

It might be good to know what version of MAME you are running. There have been some significant changes with MAME since 0.142 was released.

If you don't mind, can you provide me with a copy of your gameex.ini and custommenu.ini files? You can zip them together and upload them in reply to this message. Thanks! Mike

OK, I am really drooling here... nice work! Wonder how my Space Invaders theme would look on that big screen...

Looking good, although I think it is a Michelob Dark project IMO.

You know how to get ahold of me if you need any assistance - although I doubt you will!

You may require some real time support! LOL! I would recommend to ensure you have a good backup on the original HDD, then install GameEx, copying back what ya need from the old HDD.

Good news, Andriy! I am going to mark this thread as resolved. I know you still have outstanding questions regarding the use of Custom Menus. I would like to point you to this thread I started a while back that may get you started on the journey to creating and managing Custom Menus. Once you have had a chance to review the thread, load up the Custom Menus application and respond in there with any questions you may have.

That is great news! I will mark this issue as resolved. Heh, like a discombobulated analog chronometer, I am correct twice diurnally! For those easily confuzzled, that's "like a broken clock I am right twice a day."

Pretty cool! You oughta blog your plans, construction steps and where you obtained your supplies, costs, etc. so that others that might be interested and review and get some guidance should they desire to make their own!

You're welcome! I usually just enter the URL as part of the HTML apps instead of running web-based services as a stand-alone app and this has worked well for me. For Steam integration, you may be interested in this thread.

Glad you are in good hands, Troy! I will be interested to find out the resolution! As for the keyboard, If you have a normal keyboard with a PS2 connection it is worth a go. I have an MS gaming keyboard that is USB and have no problems, but I am not running on a cab, so there are no conflicts with any USB cards configured for a CP. If you have a spare keybaord lying abou - USB or PS2 - give it a try and let's see if you run into any problems that you are experiencing with the Saitek.

Found an easier way to lay bricks - convert your image into a pattern.

Do you run into any issues with Internet Explorer?

Is it reverting in the Setup Wizard? Have you checked the gameex.ini? This has been an issue for quite a while and I understand how it can be confusing. As fReq noted, it is a cosmetic issue but causes no functional problems.

Very nice work!