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i would make these cases as resolved but i don't see that i have the option... sorry.

cannot upload .ini file

Never mind, figure out the subtle nuisances of working with added emulators... needed to use the "rom filter include" option for games (in this case emulators) to match and find the png and jpg files. In one case had add an empty text file that matched what the rest of the images used.... didn't realize that option had nothing to do with what is actually used to "run" the game.

Also forgot to mention, i don't see the problems in the log file now so don't think this is worth looking into any further.

I need to take better notes so years from now when i do this again i'll know what to do. Although my problems are not solved yet, per the title topic, this issue is resolved. Just need to set custom menu.ini to false at the top which gives me the ability to add games and in my case add to favorites, then set back to true. I'm going to open a new topic that better describes my current unresolved issues. Thanks.

download plugin section of the wizard, won't allow me to download plugins due to account problem, although could before

GameEx.ini GameEx.ini

more problems after starting from scratch with new .ini and fresh install after complete uninstall. when attempting to download plugins says invalid username or pword... even did a reset.

LOG.zip

should have mentioned, i deleted the main .ini file then reran which then updated the program, once updated i still did not have the option to update list... so uploading the .ini file would not help. Do you want the current log file in this case?

just mame, daphne, and a couple teknorparrot games

unfortunately i'm now in a limbo state with configuration all a mess since upgrading... made a copy of the gameex folder in previous version. Not sure what my next move is or how to roll back to previous version with files in tact. Unfortunately i didn't take a hard drive snapshot before doing so but at least have the files.

previous post from 2018

I posted on this topic back in '18 and was able to solve the problem by wiping all files out, upgrading, then going through all options one by one. I've upgraded to the latest and greatest but because this is something i only do once every several years for the life of me have no idea how to avoid going through the process of redoing everything. I'm using a custom theme i created many years ago and don't want to lose it nor do i have any idea how I did it much less edit the thing. I've recently added a couple games to my library but the menu pick for updating list is not there. Is there a backdoor method for updating the list of games you want to appear without having the gui pick? Thanks. Edit: I don't think the problem is the custom theme, it's the custom menu i'm using in conjuction with the custom theme.... Still trying to figure this out.

It's a bit more complex than that, but realize i didn't do a very good job of explaining. It appears to be cutting off the image and shifting it. It's not the end of the world, just thought i'd ask... sounds like you're pretty far removed from this old project and i get it. I've tried a bunch of things but nothing is working other than found settings for the actual games that allow me to change the primary rez of the game itself to match the default 1920x1080 which comes with its own set of issues. For just a few games I'm thinking i may try to come up with my own script to display the image and maybe force the resolution on the 2nd monitor to change back (if that's what is happening).

Oh Mr. stigzler, Been a while since i posted here. Not sure if you monitor this forum on a regular basis but hoping you'll see this. Long time user of your products, both Marquee Masher and cpwizard. Use cpwizard to generate a 1920x1080 image for all games. Use MM to show those images on a 2nd monitor. Works great for Mame and Daphne games. Recently added a couple Teknoparrot games to my GameEx favs, although one requires launching without the Teknoparrot GUI. Anyway, the proper image for those games appears but is shrunk and offset on the 2nd monitor. From what I can tell has something to do with the primary monitor rez being changed upon launch of those games and is creating the problem for the 2nd monitor. Is there maybe a pause I can implement to allow the 1st monitor to change rez before displaying MM on the 2nd? Thank you.

Tom, Think I've finally found at least one trigger causing the issue with rom clearing out on it's own. I recently added several tables and also selected the appropriate rom for each inside game manager. Then played said games for the first time in PX and rated each inside PX. Now if I go back to the game manager all the roms selected for each game have been cleared out but the ratings show up correctly.

if you enable vpinmame in settings this button called rom will make a real dmd show the data stored in the rom file while browsing games.

Not sure what the xml file is going to tell you anything. This is the game early missing the rom but is now in the xml file since i re-selected it. If it's missing there simply won't be anything between the rom section. <game name="Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Fiends (Data East 1993) 1.0"> <description>Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends (Data East 1993)</description> <rom>rab_320</rom> <manufacturer>Data East</manufacturer> <year>1993</year> <type>SS</type> <hidedmd>True</hidedmd> <hidetopper>True</hidetopper> <hidebackglass>True</hidebackglass> <enabled>True</enabled> <rating>3</rating> </game>

The tables are not missing, it's the rom selected for these games inside the manager that are missing.

Tom, This may or may not help but here's what i've observed recently. Noticed a particular game showed incorrect ratings inside PX, apparently changed on it's own from 3 stars to 5. Changed back to 3 stars inside PX. Later removed another game in game manager and added a different version of same game which comes before the game with incorrect ratings mentioned earlier in alphabetical order. Inside game manager noticed the rom originally selected for game with the ratings issue is now blank. "edit"... also seeing other tables now missing the rom inside game manager.

My understanding is whatever you select in the game manager for ratings it will show same in PX and vice versa. Is that true or at least that's what is supposed to happen? Generally i rate inside PX but if see a discrepancy will change in the manager. I've not changed the setting "use pinmame in front end" for a long time, has always been set to Yes. Only other thing might be worth mentioning... I doubt this would have anything to do with it but i don't always select the exact rom version being used for the table... saves time from having to go into each table script to find out which version the game is actually using.

Hey Tom, see attached, this is the rom i'm referring to. Also attaching a couple of the xml files as they have changed during the course of being in and out of the manager. Have been getting in the habit of making copies on occasion before making changes to see if i can find a pattern to the problem. It does seem like certain games are affected more than others but like i said i haven't been able to isolate the trigger. log.txt xml files.zip

yea i caught myself doing that with the mouse wheel once so have been aware of that for some time... however this would not explain the rom selection issue.

I've searched and found others describing what i'm experiencing but have yet to find a definitive answer. I had hoped by now to figure out what is triggering the problem but cannot, appears to be completely random. The problem is i'm finding many of the roms i've selected for the games inside the game list manager eventually get cleared out in other words it's like i never selected a rom. Also the ratings i've selected for each game are changing on their own, example if i said a game was 4 stars it would eventually change to 5 stars. Anybody out there think i'm not crazy? :-)