I use DTools to mount the image, but I don't think this issue has anything to do with virtual drives/mounting.
Also, I do not have VCD installed.
If you just run the executable (SSF.exe), without any virtual drive/image outside of GameEx, the Saturn Bios splash screen comes up, then you get the console with the "drive empty" message (just like you would on an actual Saturn).
If you change the command line in GameEx config of the emulator to just SSF.exe, exactly the same thing happens in versions below 14.32 (Saturn Bios splash, "drive empty" message) - it works fine!
When you do this same exact thing with newer versions of GameEx, you can see the SSF.exe window open briefly, then it gets killed right away and returns to GameEx.
No virtual drives are involved.
Any thoughts?
Thanks!