I know it's an old hardware but i really would like to get it running on the hardware i have for my HTPC.
The only version not crashing is 13.x
I get the same error log for everything from 14.x and up.
On launch Gameex crash and throws the following error:
2024-08-17: Opening Configuration File
11:41:29.20 2024-08-17: GameEx: Version 16.00: Starting Log
11:41:29.62 2024-08-17: ® Windows Vista™ Home Premium Service Pack 1 32-bit
11:41:29.62 2024-08-17: Aero NOT running
11:41:29.64 2024-08-17: Initializing Vista/Windows 7 volume control
11:41:29.65 2024-08-17: Getting CPU and RAM info
11:41:29.65 2024-08-17: Intel(R) Celeron(R) CPU 3.06GHz, 1527MB
11:41:29.65 2024-08-17: 3,06Ghz
11:41:29.65 2024-08-17: Running Randomize()
11:41:29.84 2024-08-17: Loading PlugIns
11:41:29.93 2024-08-17: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup
11:41:29.93 2024-08-17: Setting default net connection limit to 25
11:41:29.93 2024-08-17: Running Misc startup tasks
11:41:29.93 2024-08-17: Setting Menu types
11:41:29.93 2024-08-17: Getting Configuration Values
11:41:29.93 2024-08-17: Using Theme: Default - Default
11:41:29.93 2024-08-17: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Default
11:41:29.95 2024-08-17: Launching HideOS.exe
11:41:29.98 2024-08-17: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's
11:41:29.98 2024-08-17: GameEx will check for media insertion (may affect performance)
11:41:29.98 2024-08-17: Hiding Taskbar
11:41:29.98 2024-08-17: Is Media Center running?
11:41:29.00 2024-08-17: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values
11:41:29.00 2024-08-17: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode
11:41:29.00 2024-08-17: Media Center Mode 2
11:41:29.00 2024-08-17: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems
11:41:29.00 2024-08-17: Snap Delay set to: 4
11:41:29.00 2024-08-17: Get other settings
11:41:29.00 2024-08-17: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis
11:41:30.21 2024-08-17: Start work for Form
11:41:30.21 2024-08-17: Getting Original Screen Size
11:41:30.23 2024-08-17: Opening Database Connection
11:41:30.23 2024-08-17: Data Source=C:\GameEx\DATA\data.db3;Pooling=true;FailIfMissing=true
11:41:30.59 2024-08-17: Initializing Component
11:41:30.67 2024-08-17: MAME Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32
11:41:30.68 2024-08-17: Cannot Find MAME Path: MAME Disabled
11:41:30.68 2024-08-17: Loading Controls.ini map file
11:41:30.70 2024-08-17: Applying Language/Text
11:41:30.70 2024-08-17: Text/Language: Swedish
11:41:30.70 2024-08-17: Loading Language/Text
11:41:30.71 2024-08-17: Loading Addins
11:41:30.71 2024-08-17: Using Version 3 Themes Animations
11:41:30.71 2024-08-17: Retrieving resolution setting
11:41:30.76 2024-08-17: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS
11:41:30.76 2024-08-17: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS
11:41:30.76 2024-08-17: GameEx will try to reduce CPU usage
11:41:30.82 2024-08-17: Initialising Direct3D
11:41:31.12 2024-08-17: Setting Resolution to 800x600 32 bit color
11:41:31.14 2024-08-17: Creating Surfaces
11:41:31.14 2024-08-17: Creating device - exclusive
11:41:31.18 2024-08-17: Warning: Display is running in full screen compatibility mode.
11:41:31.32 2024-08-17: Setting Resolution to 800x600 32 bit color
11:41:31.32 2024-08-17: Creating Surfaces
11:41:31.32 2024-08-17: Creating device - windowed
11:41:31.32 2024-08-17: --**--
11:41:31.32 2024-08-17: Error: HRESULT: [0x8876086C], Module: [Unknown], ApiCode: [Unknown/Unknown], Message: Unknown
11:41:31.34 2024-08-17: at SharpDX.Result.CheckError()
11:41:31.34 2024-08-17: at SharpDX.Direct3D9.Direct3D.a(Int32 A_0, DeviceType A_1, IntPtr A_2, CreateFlags A_3, PresentParameters[] A_4, Device A_5)
11:41:31.34 2024-08-17: at Direct2d.Device.NewDevice(Form FormHandle, Int32 Width, Int32 Height, Boolean Windowed, Boolean VSync, Boolean Display16Bit, Int32 DisplayNbr, Int32 RefreshRate, Direct3D _Direct3d)
11:41:31.34 2024-08-17: at Direct2d.Device..ctor(Form FormHandle, Int32 Width, Int32 Height, Boolean Windowed, Boolean VSync, Boolean Display16Bit, Boolean SecondaryDisplay)
11:41:31.34 2024-08-17: at GameEx.GameEx.MainForm.a(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2, Boolean A_3, Int32 A_4, Int32 A_5, Int32 A_6, Boolean A_7, Boolean A_8, Boolean A_9)
11:41:31.34 2024-08-17: at GameEx.GameEx.MainForm.a(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2, Boolean A_3, Int32 A_4, Int32 A_5, Int32 A_6, Boolean A_7, Boolean A_8, Boolean A_9)
11:41:31.34 2024-08-17: at GameEx.GameEx.MainForm.InitDirectDraw(Boolean nodispose, Boolean reinit, Boolean DontLoadSurfaces)
11:41:31.34 2024-08-17: at GameEx.GameEx.MainForm.a(Boolean A_0, String A_1, Boolean A_2)
11:41:31.34 2024-08-17: at GameEx.GameEx.MainForm..ctor()
11:41:31.35 2024-08-17: Closing database connection
11:41:31.35 2024-08-17: Disposing Plugins
11:41:31.35 2024-08-17: GameEx is exiting with errors
11:41:31.73 2024-08-17: ERRORS DETECTED: EXITING
11:41:32.01 2024-08-17: Bye