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I'm with everyone else on the need for the ability to choose which image is viewed in image1 image2. I have taken my title images off so the box art is shown instead. However, since this is a personal preference, and everyone has their own, couldn't this be handled best in the setup wizard? Adding a preference for image priority would give each user their own choice. i.e. box, title, snap, cart. This could be set up with a selection box for each image. If not, please switch the order to box art, carts, title, snap since this is my preferred order and I'm sure I know best.

U-Man thanks for the links. I installed these files, but no joy. Draco, that's a good point. The video previews have been working, but that folder name could present future problems. I renamed to MP4 Video Snaps 480p. I have come to the conclusion that it is just best to choose yes next to show all Mame games, show trackball games and show golden age games. This makes it look better with three choices instead of one and at least it looks intentional. I had to step back and remember, "Perfect is the enemy of the Good Enough" Also, thank everyone who tried to lend a hand on this problem. I appreciate your spending your own time trying to resolve my issue.

I think I might not have described this properly. The pop-up in the bottom right asking to update isn't what I'm seeing. If I choose to show update list in enable features, that is all I see in my Mame screen. If I choose not to show update list in enable features, then nothing is shown at all, just a blank theme page. On a side note, if I adjust the games at all (I've been moving directories and a couple of games here and there to see if I can get Gamex to snap out of this) then I am asked if I want to update with the prompt after choose to update with the enabled feature. Unfortunately, this doesn't take either. If I choose show all games under the advance mame menu, then all of the games are there. If I choose categories, like trackball games, then they are there as well. The only thing I can't do is have the game list show up by itself.

That was the first thing I did. It is all I CAN do. I set GamEx back to NO on hide update list under enable/disable features. On Advance MAME features I have all groups set to NO as well. I have custom menus. Start leading to two categories: Arcade and Living Room. Living Room leads to 8 working console emulators. Arcade leads to Daphne, Future Pinball and MAME. Everything worked fine until I did two things: 1) deleted MAME roms and replaced with a smaller set. All of these roms have been tested and work through GamEx. 2) switched MAME 32 for MAME UIFX32. When I select Arcade Games (Mame) it only shows update list, no games at all. After updating (all I can do), the complete list shows up and I can play any games as long as I do not exit or back up to the Arcade Games Screen again. If I do, the update list is the only thing visible. The update list seems to hang at Verify.dat 55% for quite awhile. Not sure if this is normal or even significant. If I delete the gamelist, another is put in it's place in the DATA folder. It seems complete (a bit hard to read). I really don't want to re-install GamEx, but it seems to be coming to this. Thanks for letting me know about playlist. That stops some of my head to wall interaction. GameEx.ini log.txt

I did switch from UIFX32 to the MAME build downloaded yesterday from MAME World (MAME 0.146 64-bit Windows command-line binaries.) I'm not sure what build is more suited for GamEx

I will wait for Tom's attention on this. I will post an updated log.txt and gamex.ini later today when I'm back to my arcade machine. U-Man, thanks for the help, but not an admin rights issue, the computer is setup for GamEx only and everything is run through as an Admin. I have had GamEx on my arcade machine for nearly 2 years now, definitely not portable.

I tried removing all but 5 of the games to see if I had a problem ROM or files. No difference. I have a work around, but not what I wanted. If I turn off update game list and put yes to show all MAME games, it works. However, this adds one more menu and step I don't really want. When I pick MAME from the menu, I simply want to see all available games instead of selecting one more menu with only one selection in it.

I deleted the gamelist.txt and it didnt help GamEx created another exact list. The list is complete. Why the F#!% can't GamEx see it's own list and one it just created? The log states "Cannot Load Play List. Check Path and filename". Where do I check the path and filename? I was using UIFX32, uninstalled it and tried MAME CMD line. No difference. So frustrating!

I may have said that wrong. By updating I meant I OCD'd them. I put all of the ROMs on my laptop and played them when I got the chance. I deleted all of the Mah-Jong, poker and slot games. I deleted all of the clones except where they were the only working ones (i.e. Afterburner). I deleted the games I don't have controls for at this time (no spinner or dual tank controls). Finally, I deleted games that didn't interest me. All of the ROMs work in MAME, and they play great through GamEx. I just have to update the list everytime I go into the MAME menu section.

I looked for these, but not sure which ones are for MAME. I looked in CONFIG/USERS/Default and found dbcache, dbcachini, cat.dbcache, dev.dbcache and yrdbcahe for emulators 1-10 (accounted for) and emu_1000. I trashed all the emu_1000. I also found files in DATA. Same thing with EMUs 1-10 and EMU_1000. I also erased the EMU_1000 files. Restart, no joy. I notice when I update the list, if I backspace to the previous menu, update list is still the only option.

I just updated my MAME roms. I deleted the entire folder's contents, and then placed my 1,075 choices of MAME roms in it. I started up GamEx and went to the MAME section. It asked to update list, and when it was finished, my games appeared. However, everytime Igo to the MAME section, it asks to update the list. This is not just on every start of GamEx. This happens if I leave the MAME section at all and return. When I review the log.txt, it attempts to load the game list, and fails. If it creates a list everytime I start it, why can't it find it? Please help what I'm sure is a simple solution that I cannot find. GameEx.ini log.txt

I see... kinda. Unfortunately my knowledge of 3-D modelling is non-existent. I can give suggestions, but have no idea if or how they can actually be done. That being said, your theme looks great.

For my borders, I start with an overall idea and google image the key-words that apply. Just my $.02.