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Here's the log file and as you can see, i've messed with different paths and version of mame prior to installing, but the mame I'm using is clean in its own directory. Daphne runs fine and exits fine, its mame thats erroring. 07:27:22.2 3/11/2010: GameEx: Version 10.41: Starting Log 07:27:22.2 3/11/2010: Operating System Platform: Win32NT 07:27:22.2 3/11/2010: Operating System Name: Windows XP 07:27:22.2 3/11/2010: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600 07:27:22.3 3/11/2010: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed 07:27:22.3 3/11/2010: .net Framework 2.0 Installed 07:27:22.3 3/11/2010: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 2.20GHz, 1534MB 07:27:22.3 3/11/2010: 2.19Ghz 07:27:22.3 3/11/2010: Running Randomize() 07:27:22.5 3/11/2010: Loading PlugIns 07:27:22.5 3/11/2010: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup 07:27:22.5 3/11/2010: Running Misc startup tasks 07:27:22.5 3/11/2010: Setting Menu types 07:27:22.6 3/11/2010: Opening Configuration File 07:27:22.6 3/11/2010: Getting Configuration Values 07:27:22.6 3/11/2010: Using Theme: Default - Default - New 07:27:22.6 3/11/2010: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Default - New 07:27:22.6 3/11/2010: Launching HideOS.exe 07:27:22.6 3/11/2010: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's 07:27:22.6 3/11/2010: GameEx will check for media insertion (may affect performance) 07:27:22.6 3/11/2010: Hiding Taskbar 07:27:22.9 3/11/2010: Is Media Center running? 07:27:22.9 3/11/2010: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values 07:27:22.9 3/11/2010: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode 07:27:22.9 3/11/2010: Media Center Mode 2 07:27:22.9 3/11/2010: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems 07:27:23.0 3/11/2010: Snap Delay set to: 2 07:27:23.0 3/11/2010: Get other settings 07:27:23.0 3/11/2010: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black 07:27:23.0 3/11/2010: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis 07:27:23.0 3/11/2010: Using DirectInput for keyboard input 07:27:23.0 3/11/2010: Start work for Form 07:27:23.0 3/11/2010: Getting Original Screen Size 07:27:23.0 3/11/2010: Opening Database Connection 07:27:25.0 3/11/2010: Initializing Component 07:27:25.1 3/11/2010: Retrieving resolution setting 07:27:25.1 3/11/2010: Initialising Windows Media Player Component 07:27:25.5 3/11/2010: MAME Path is: C:\Emulators\MAME 07:27:25.5 3/11/2010: daphne Path is: C:\daphne 07:27:25.5 3/11/2010: daphne EXE file is: Daphne.exe 07:27:25.5 3/11/2010: Use daphne on. Daphne.exe will launch games 07:27:25.5 3/11/2010: MAME EXE file is: mame.exe 07:27:25.5 3/11/2010: ROM Path is: C:\MAMEUI32\roms 07:27:25.6 3/11/2010: Catver.ini is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini 07:27:25.6 3/11/2010: controls.ini is located at: C:\GameEx\data\controls.ini 07:27:25.6 3/11/2010: History.dat is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\history.dat 07:27:25.6 3/11/2010: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini 07:27:25.6 3/11/2010: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat 07:27:25.6 3/11/2010: Loading Controls.ini map file 07:27:25.6 3/11/2010: Snap Path is: C:\MAMEUI32\snap 07:27:25.6 3/11/2010: AVI Snap Path is: C:\MAMEUI32\Mame Intro Vids 07:27:25.6 3/11/2010: Flyer Path is: C:\MAMEUI32\flyers 07:27:25.7 3/11/2010: Cabinet Path is: C:\MAMEUI32\cabinets 07:27:25.7 3/11/2010: Title Path is: C:\MAMEUI32\titles 07:27:25.7 3/11/2010: PCB Path is: C:\MAMEUI32\pcb 07:27:25.7 3/11/2010: Artwork Preview Path is: C:\MAMEUI32\artwork 07:27:25.7 3/11/2010: Panel Path is: C:\MAMEUI32\cpanel 07:27:25.7 3/11/2010: Manual Path is: D:\Documents and Settings\steve\Desktop 07:27:25.7 3/11/2010: Icon Path is: C:\MAMEUI32\icons 07:27:25.7 3/11/2010: Marquee Path is: C:\MAMEUI32\marquees 07:27:25.8 3/11/2010: Loading Custom Emulators 07:27:25.8 3/11/2010: Loading Emulator 1: [Arcade] Arcade (MAME) 07:27:25.9 3/11/2010: Using Version 3 Themes Animations 07:27:26.0 3/11/2010: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS 07:27:26.0 3/11/2010: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS 07:27:27.9 3/11/2010: Initialising DirectDraw 07:27:28.0 3/11/2010: Creating DirectDraw Device 07:27:28.0 3/11/2010: Using Device: Primary Display Driver 07:27:29.3 3/11/2010: 501mb video memory available 07:27:29.3 3/11/2010: Setting Resolution to 1280x1024 32 bit color 07:27:29.3 3/11/2010: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces 07:27:29.3 3/11/2010: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode 07:27:29.4 3/11/2010: Creating Back Buffer 07:27:29.6 3/11/2010: Loading graphic Surfaces 07:27:29.6 3/11/2010: Display is running at: 1280x1024 32bit color, 60hz 07:27:30.0 3/11/2010: Creating Surfaces Flags 07:27:30.1 3/11/2010: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs 07:27:30.2 3/11/2010: Creating Surfaces Volume 07:27:30.3 3/11/2010: Creating Surfaces Arrows 07:27:30.3 3/11/2010: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text 07:27:30.3 3/11/2010: Creating Surfaces Toolbar 07:27:30.4 3/11/2010: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds 07:27:32.7 3/11/2010: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls 07:27:32.8 3/11/2010: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo 07:27:32.8 3/11/2010: Creating Surface Unselected 07:27:32.8 3/11/2010: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit 07:27:33.0 3/11/2010: Creating Surfaces Snaps 07:27:33.0 3/11/2010: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars 07:27:33.2 3/11/2010: Creating Fonts 07:27:33.2 3/11/2010: Creating Game Font 07:27:33.7 3/11/2010: Creating Game Font Faded 07:27:33.8 3/11/2010: Creating Title Font 07:27:33.8 3/11/2010: Restoring Title Font From Cache 07:27:34.7 3/11/2010: Creating Font Black 07:27:34.8 3/11/2010: Creating Font Black Small 07:27:35.1 3/11/2010: Fonts Created Succesfully 07:27:35.1 3/11/2010: 415mb video memory left available 07:27:35.1 3/11/2010: Creating instance of global keyboard hook 07:27:40.2 3/11/2010: Initialising Bass Audio Library 07:27:40.2 3/11/2010: Attempting to load game list 07:27:41.7 3/11/2010: Applying Language/Text 07:27:41.7 3/11/2010: Text/Language: English 07:27:41.9 3/11/2010: MAME CMD options: -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo 07:27:41.9 3/11/2010: Loading last used Game List 07:27:42.2 3/11/2010: Creating DirectSound Device 07:27:42.2 3/11/2010: Trying: Primary Sound Driver 07:27:42.3 3/11/2010: Loading Sound Files 07:27:42.4 3/11/2010: DirectSound Device Created Successfully 07:27:42.4 3/11/2010: Creating ICONS 07:27:42.4 3/11/2010: Recreating ICONS 07:27:43.4 3/11/2010: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support 07:27:43.6 3/11/2010: Unable to create a joystick device 07:27:43.6 3/11/2010: Initialising DirectInput for Keyboard support 07:27:44.1 3/11/2010: Initializing MCE Remote 07:27:44.1 3/11/2010: Playing intro sound file 07:27:44.1 3/11/2010: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx! 07:27:44.1 3/11/2010: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame 07:27:45.0 3/11/2010: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully 07:28:47.1 3/11/2010: Failed Opening Video: c:\mameui32\mame intro vids\005.avi 07:28:48.5 3/11/2010: Failed Opening Video: c:\mameui32\mame intro vids\1941.avi 07:28:58.6 3/11/2010: Running: cmd.exe /c C: C:\Emulators\MAME\mame.exe 1941 -rompath C:\MAMEUI32\roms -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo -bezel -artwork_directory artworkgameex IF I run last game.. it runs fine... and exits fine. its only when it goes out of mame back to gameex. IF i run it windowed, and exit.. the system is not "crashed" but the window of where the game was running is not responding and gammex spike to 99% (and then fluctates after a minute but stays above 50%.). the task manager shows 2 applications gamex[playing:[1941-counter attack 63/60] not responding (twice)

First... total newbie to mame setup and gameex. (FYI, tried other FE's and like Gameex the best for many reasons... including ease of setup). I've tried to find my problem in the forum, but I haven't been able to find it. My problem is I get gameex to load mame fine, etc... but when I go to exit the mame game after being played (by esc or via the buttons configured), it goes to a black screen, and I'm forced to reboot. I'm running mame .136 (none of the updates with that) with the new romset. Its a fresh install. My paths for roms and files are not standard to the help documentation though.... any thoughts? Help? solutions? Any file I should include... i'm not sure the log generates an error (I'll look, but I think it hangs prior to that). Oh.. it works fine in mame.. only when run via gameex.