Koop

First off, I begin construction of my cabinet in 2 days! One thing I have left to do is remove all of the adult games from GameEx. I have applied the adult games filter that GameEx provides and that seems to work. It filters the games from the list of MAME games when browsing. Unfortunately, when I used EmuMovies to download the artwork/videos for my games it downloaded it for all the adult games too. So, when I'm at the GameEx main menu, and it is showing random gameplay videos, it occasionally will show an adult game (this happens more often than you would think given the sheer number of games). This is unacceptable if I'm going to allow kids (or even family/friends) near my cabinet. So, I think the solution for me would be to get a list of all the game roms that GameEx searches for when I apply the adult games filter. I'll take that and scour my video folder and manually delete all of the videos for the adult games. Anyone have a better idea? I also plan to manually delete the adult game roms. The filter does seem to work but it's simply too risky to leave them lying around, because you know the first time a kid steps up to the machine, the filter will fail and I'll be embarrassed . Where can I get that list? Thanks everyone.

Alright thanks. Sorry I didn't mean to offend anyone by bumping the post. I was more or less having a back-and-forth with the other responders until my last question and then nothing. So I just thought they were busy for a week and the thread was descending far down the list. Anyway, like I said, I'm getting by fine so far. I just heard about other features of the IPAC and it wasn't really clear to me what the real purpose of it was. I thought I'd get the advice of those using GameEx too.

I just wanted to bump this topic in case anyone had an answer to my last question about the real benefit of on-the-fly IPAC configurations.

I see, well I guess I didn't know enough to ask any specific questions, but this helps. Right now I've just been configuring the basic emulator settings (as you said, re-mapping keys, resolutions, fullscreen, etc). That's all I've needed, but I could imagine a few situations where more advanced settings are needed. I have one final question, I'm using an IPAC and I've read that it can be configured on the fly for specific emulators or even specific games. I suppose there could be specific games where using this feature is really the only option, but in general I'm trying to figure out how configuring on the fly would be easier than just permanently remapping the control settings within the emulator beforehand. I will say I have noticed some emulators have keys that cannot be remapped (admin keys) while the basic player keys can. So I could see on the fly re-mapping used there. So really the only legitimate use I can see for this feature is if a certain game just felt much more comfortable to be played with a different button arrangement than what the default keys would be mapped to, but you don't want to change the keys for all your other games. Is that the primary purpose of this IPAC feature am I missing something? I'm not sure if my question even relates to our prior discussion, but I think it does.

you are awesome, although I'm still unsure if I should be using config files. I'm getting by just fine right now. Although I haven't had to do a full backup/restore, so I don't know the pain of having to go through all the configuration changes I've made so far, again. Maybe if I understood what the config files did, but the the ones in the forum link I provided don't seem to have any information about what they do. It is just someone saying "here, I made these" but I don't know what they do. I can't tell if they are superior than my configuration. I'm only asking because I like to do things right the first time, but I'm still not understanding the true benefit of them. Can someone give me an example of when they come in handy? Thanks.

Ok, total noob question. What are the config files used for that I see mention of every once in a while. For example, this post: http://www.gameex.info/forums/topic/3-user-submitted-configs-map-files-wrappers-and-databases-uploads/page__st__20__p__53501#entry53501 From my experience I can configure emulators simply by opening the program and changing settings. Or I can configure GameEx to set certain settings upon launch, etc. Do these config files simply do that work for you? How would that work since everyone's installation is different, and their preferences for settings would be different too? I'm just trying to understand what they are used for, maybe I should be using them too. For that matter, what are Map Files, Wrappers and Databases for? Thanks.

I just wanted to report a small bug with the default settings of the Fusion emulator, specifically when playing a 32X game. The default command line includes the term "-scd". I believe this is in reference to Sega CD. When trying to run a game it gives an error. This term should be replaced with "32x" and games should now run fine. I was wondering why games worked when running them using the Fusion interface but didn't work under GameEx, that was my answer.

This seems to have fixed the problem. First I downloaded the latest version and installed. Then I reset the shark codecs. I didn't understand what to do with the file you gave me at first, so next I started up GameEx. It seemed to run fine, even the video snaps were playing smoothly, but then I closed and restarted GameEx. This time when I scrolled to Recently Played the screen went black and then reappeared working again. Same thing happened when I scrolled to Favorites. Then I closed and restarted GameEx a third time. This time the screen went black and back again on Recently Played, then jammed up when I tried to scroll to Favorites. I'm just telling you all this in case you want to know. I then figured out what the file was that you gave me so I replaced the GameEx.exe with the one I had and ran GameEx again. This time it runs fine. There is sometimes a slight hesitation when I first scroll over Recently Played, Favorites, etc, but not too bad. The background images are loading. What is special about the .exe you gave me? Should I use this version after future upgrades? Thanks a lot.

I'm pretty sure I still have a video snap playback problem that wasn't there before (before 12.45). I'm finding more videos with a stuttering problem. It's usually only certain games, but even then those games don't always have a problem. They usually do, and they usually stutter in the same spots, but every once in a while it'll run more smoothly.

Yes, that seems to have fixed the jamming up problem. I'm unsure if my video snap performance problem is solved or not. When in the main GameEx menu and I have MAME selected the videos start playing in the corner. Do videos in this mode play for a shorter duration than the full length of the video? They seem to cycle through very quickly. If that's true then I've just never noticed that before. Also, when browsing my Favorites folder all the videos seem to play fine! Except for 2 videos. These 2 videos actually happen to be the 2 videos that I was consulting before when trying to determine if my video playback was working well or not. I was going to these games in particular (TMNT, TMNT2) because I know them well and would be able to tell if the video was playing slow/fast/jumpy/etc. I guess I just have something wrong with these 2 videos. But, I will say that I think I was having problems with more videos before, I just can't reproduce that now. So, what do you suggest I do going forward? I see there is another new update. Should I install it? Will it replace my missing Backgrounds folder when I do? Thanks for the help so far. One more thing I want to mention. Every once in a while, when browsing to the GameEx/Media folder in Windows Explorer I get an error pop up. I have to click OK twice to get rid of it because it pops up again. Even if I go away and return to that folder the error will pop up again. But, sometimes it doesn't pop up. It's so strange. Not sure that has anything to do with my other problems though. I would have mentioned this before, but I couldn't reproduce the problem until you just had me browsing through my folders again.

Ok, found the folder, but I'm confused. I wasn't using this theme. I was using "Default - Media Center". Before deleting or renaming anything I simply tried switching to "Default - Media Center V1" and that one works fine. Oh, maybe I understand what you're saying. You're saying that even the "Default - Media Center" theme uses the background files in the "Default - Media Center V1" folder. Ok, I'll try renaming the folder first. Just wanted to submit this reply in case anything bad happens.

umm, that might be my problem. I don't have that folder. Which is strange because I think I've seen it before. But these pictures are what show in the background when I'm about to select things in the menu like Favorites and Recently Played correct? I've seen these before, so I'm confused how I don't have that folder anymore. I didn't delete it (before). In fact, I just started GameEx and it shows those new background pictures, until it jams up. I've installed updates through both methods since 12.45 (automatic through running GameEx, and manual download from website).

It consistently performs poorly. Unfortunately, most of the time it jams up and I have to kill the process. Sometimes (but not all) as the process is being killed I catch a glimpse of the error windows that I posted the screenshot of. At least, I think it's the same error, it disappears to quickly to read. I've seen that error window in the past too. Also, sometimes after crashing the hideOS is still running (that's what makes your desktop black, right?) and I see a few icons in my notification area related to ffmpeg (I think that's the acronym) playback. Those icons disappear after I run my mouse over them (I'm running XP and I think that's normal behavior if the process has already been stopped, but the icons haven't updated yet). So, I installed a non-default theme. At least I think I did. I downloaded MegaMAME 2.2, but when I chose it in the Setup Wizard it was still labeled "default - MegaMame". That theme runs great! I started and stopped GameEx several times to confirm. I then put the default Media Center them back in place and it again ran poorly. This time I was able to get into my Favorites menu. Then it started playing a video for a particular game. I let it run for a few seconds and then navigated to another game, but the video went blank, but the sound for the video kept playing. Once the end of the video was reached the audio stopped, but no other artwork would load even as I continued to navigate the menu. When I tried to quit GameEx it jammed up. To be clear, the MegaMame theme worked fine, no problems at all. However, I'd like to fix the regular theme because I like that one. Nothing against MegaMame, but the monitor I'll be using in the cabinet won't be widescreen like I'm using now and won't have that high of a resolution. Any ideas?

New developments since my last post. Opened GameEx today, saw there was another update, went ahead and did the auto-upgrade. Seemed to install fine. Started GameEx, tried to scroll down the menu and this time instead of just jamming up it gave me an error with details. Screen shot: I was also able to copy the text of the details of the error. This was a challenge because I couldn't see my mouse cursor during the process: ********** Exception Text ************** System.AccessViolationException: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. at Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Sprite.OnLostDevice() at Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Sprite.OnParentLost(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e) at Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Device.raise_DeviceLost(Object i1, EventArgs i2) at Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Device.Dispose() at Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Device.OnParentDisposed(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.EventHandler.Invoke(Object sender, EventArgs e) at System.ComponentModel.Component.Dispose(Boolean disposing) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.Dispose(Boolean disposing) at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.Dispose(Boolean disposing) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.Dispose(Boolean disposing) at System.ComponentModel.Component.Dispose() at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WmClose(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Form.WndProc(Message& m) at al.a(Message& A_0) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m) at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) ************** Loaded Assemblies ************** mscorlib Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3625 (GDR.050727-3600) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/Microsoft.NET/Framework/v2.0.50727/mscorlib.dll ---------------------------------------- GameEx Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/games/GameEx/GameEx.exe ---------------------------------------- System.Windows.Forms Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3623 (GDR.050727-3600) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Windows.Forms/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Windows.Forms.dll ---------------------------------------- System Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3624 (GDR.050727-3600) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Drawing Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Drawing/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Drawing.dll ---------------------------------------- Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX Assembly Version: 1.0.2911.0 Win32 Version: 9.12.589.0000 CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX/1.0.2911.0__31bf3856ad364e35/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3DX.dll ---------------------------------------- NetVideoPlayer Assembly Version: 1.0.4377.30570 Win32 Version: CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/games/GameEx/NetVideoPlayer.DLL ---------------------------------------- Microsoft.DirectX.DirectSound Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0 Win32 Version: 5.04.00.2904 CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC/Microsoft.DirectX.DirectSound/1.0.2902.0__31bf3856ad364e35/Microsoft.DirectX.DirectSound.dll ---------------------------------------- Microsoft.VisualBasic Assembly Version: 8.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 8.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/Microsoft.VisualBasic/8.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll ---------------------------------------- Interop.UPNPLib Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/games/GameEx/Interop.UPNPLib.DLL ---------------------------------------- CopyDataClass Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/games/GameEx/CopyDataClass.DLL ---------------------------------------- FFDShowAPI Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/games/GameEx/FFDShowAPI.DLL ---------------------------------------- Interop.DvdCore Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/games/GameEx/Interop.DvdCore.DLL ---------------------------------------- Microsoft.DirectX.DirectInput Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0 Win32 Version: 5.04.00.2904 CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC/Microsoft.DirectX.DirectInput/1.0.2902.0__31bf3856ad364e35/Microsoft.DirectX.DirectInput.dll ---------------------------------------- ArtDownloader Assembly Version: 0.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 0.0.0.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/games/GameEx/ArtDownloader.DLL ---------------------------------------- Interop.WMPLib Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/games/GameEx/Interop.WMPLib.DLL ---------------------------------------- Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0 Win32 Version: 9.05.132.0000 CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D/1.0.2902.0__31bf3856ad364e35/Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.dll ---------------------------------------- Interop.iTunesLib Assembly Version: 1.13.0.0 Win32 Version: 1.13.0.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/games/GameEx/Interop.iTunesLib.DLL ---------------------------------------- Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0 Win32 Version: 5.04.00.2904 CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC/Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw/1.0.2902.0__31bf3856ad364e35/Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Data Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_32/System.Data/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Data.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Configuration Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Configuration/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Configuration.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Xml Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3082 (QFE.050727-3000) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_MSIL/System.Xml/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Xml.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Transactions Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_32/System.Transactions/2.0.0.0__b77a5c561934e089/System.Transactions.dll ---------------------------------------- System.EnterpriseServices Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3053 (netfxsp.050727-3000) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_32/System.EnterpriseServices/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.EnterpriseServices.dll ---------------------------------------- msvcm90 Assembly Version: 9.0.30729.6161 Win32 Version: 9.00.30729.6161 CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/WinSxS/x86_Microsoft.VC90.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_9.0.30729.6161_x-ww_31a54e43/msvcm90.dll ---------------------------------------- Microsoft.DirectX Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0 Win32 Version: 5.04.00.2904 CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC/Microsoft.DirectX/1.0.2902.0__31bf3856ad364e35/Microsoft.DirectX.dll ---------------------------------------- System.Web Assembly Version: 2.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 2.0.50727.3618 (GDR.050727-3600) CodeBase: file:///C:/WINDOWS/assembly/GAC_32/System.Web/2.0.0.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/System.Web.dll ---------------------------------------- Interop.AVGAComObj Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0 Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0 CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/games/GameEx/Interop.AVGAComObj.DLL ---------------------------------------- ************** JIT Debugging ************** To enable just-in-time (JIT) debugging, the .config file for this application or computer (machine.config) must have the jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section. The application must also be compiled with debugging enabled. For example: <configuration> <system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" /> </configuration> When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the computer rather than be handled by this dialog box. It seems to indicate it is a Direct X problem. Then, when I clicked continue on the error a GameEx Error window came up: 20:51:09.2 1/10/2012: Opening Configuration File 20:51:09.2 1/10/2012: GameEx: Version 12.51: Starting Log 20:51:09.2 1/10/2012: Operating System Platform: Win32NT 20:51:09.2 1/10/2012: Operating System Name: Windows XP 20:51:09.2 1/10/2012: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600 20:51:09.3 1/10/2012: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3400+, 1919MB 20:51:09.3 1/10/2012: 2.2Ghz 20:51:09.3 1/10/2012: Running Randomize() 20:51:09.3 1/10/2012: Loading PlugIns 20:51:09.3 1/10/2012: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup 20:51:09.3 1/10/2012: Running Misc startup tasks 20:51:09.3 1/10/2012: Setting Menu types 20:51:09.3 1/10/2012: Getting Configuration Values 20:51:09.3 1/10/2012: Using Theme: Default - Media Center 20:51:09.3 1/10/2012: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Media Center 20:51:09.3 1/10/2012: Using Images from theme: Default - Media Center V1\MEDIA\ 20:51:09.3 1/10/2012: Launching HideOS.exe 20:51:09.3 1/10/2012: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's 20:51:09.3 1/10/2012: GameEx will check for media insertion (may affect performance) 20:51:09.3 1/10/2012: Hiding Taskbar 20:51:09.4 1/10/2012: Is Media Center running? 20:51:09.4 1/10/2012: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values 20:51:09.4 1/10/2012: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode 20:51:09.4 1/10/2012: Media Center Mode 2 20:51:09.5 1/10/2012: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems 20:51:09.5 1/10/2012: Snap Delay set to: 1 20:51:09.5 1/10/2012: Get other settings 20:51:09.6 1/10/2012: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black 20:51:09.6 1/10/2012: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis 20:51:09.6 1/10/2012: SlikStik support enabled 20:51:09.6 1/10/2012: Start work for Form 20:51:09.6 1/10/2012: Getting Original Screen Size 20:51:09.6 1/10/2012: Opening Database Connection 20:51:09.6 1/10/2012: Initializing Component 20:51:09.7 1/10/2012: MAME Path is: C:\Program Files\games\emulators\mame 20:51:09.7 1/10/2012: MAME EXE file is: mame.exe 20:51:09.7 1/10/2012: ROM Paths are: C:\Program Files\games\emulators\mame\roms;C:\Program Files\games\emulators\mame\roms;C:\Program Files\games\emulators\ROMs\MAME\Roms 20:51:09.7 1/10/2012: Catver.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\games\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini 20:51:09.7 1/10/2012: controls.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\games\GameEx\DATA\controls.ini 20:51:09.7 1/10/2012: History.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\games\GameEx\DATA\history.dat 20:51:09.7 1/10/2012: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\games\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini 20:51:09.7 1/10/2012: command.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\games\GameEx\DATA\command.dat 20:51:09.7 1/10/2012: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\games\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat 20:51:09.7 1/10/2012: Loading Controls.ini map file 20:51:09.7 1/10/2012: Snap Path is: C:\Program Files\games\emulators\Assets\MAME\snaps 20:51:09.7 1/10/2012: Background Snap Path: Not Found 20:51:09.7 1/10/2012: AVI Snap Path is: C:\Program Files\games\emulators\Assets\MAME\videos 20:51:09.7 1/10/2012: Flyer Path is: C:\Program Files\games\emulators\Assets\MAME\flyers 20:51:09.7 1/10/2012: Cabinet Path is: C:\Program Files\games\emulators\Assets\MAME\cabinets 20:51:09.7 1/10/2012: Cabinet 3D Path: Not Found 20:51:09.7 1/10/2012: Title Path is: C:\Program Files\games\emulators\Assets\MAME\titles 20:51:09.7 1/10/2012: PCB Path is: C:\Program Files\games\emulators\Assets\MAME\PCBs 20:51:09.7 1/10/2012: Artwork Preview Path is: C:\Program Files\games\emulators\Assets\MAME\Artwork Preview 20:51:09.7 1/10/2012: Panel Path is: C:\Program Files\games\emulators\Assets\MAME\cpanels 20:51:09.8 1/10/2012: Manual Path is: C:\Program Files\games\emulators\Assets\MAME\manuals 20:51:09.8 1/10/2012: Icon Path is: C:\Program Files\games\emulators\Assets\MAME\icons 20:51:09.8 1/10/2012: Marquee Path is: C:\Program Files\games\emulators\Assets\MAME\marquees 20:51:09.8 1/10/2012: Applying Language/Text 20:51:09.8 1/10/2012: Text/Language: English 20:51:09.9 1/10/2012: Loading Custom Emulators 20:51:09.9 1/10/2012: Loading Emulator 1: [Arcade] Arcade (MAME) 20:51:09.9 1/10/2012: Loading Emulator 2: [Pinball] Future Pinball 20:51:09.9 1/10/2012: Loading Emulator 3: [Pinball] Visual Pinball 20:51:09.9 1/10/2012: Loading Emulator 4: [Pinball] Visual PinMAME 20:51:09.9 1/10/2012: Loading Emulator 5: [Console] Atari 2600 (Stella) 20:51:09.9 1/10/2012: Loading Emulator 6: [Console] Nintendo NES (Nestopia) 20:51:09.9 1/10/2012: Loading Emulator 7: [Console] Nintendo SNES (ZSNES) 20:51:09.9 1/10/2012: Loading Emulator 8: [Console] Nintendo N64 (Project64) 20:51:09.9 1/10/2012: Loading Emulator 9: [Handheld] Nintendo Game Boy Advance (VisualBoyAdvance) 20:51:09.9 1/10/2012: Loading Emulator 10: [Console] Sega Genesis (Fusion) 20:51:09.9 1/10/2012: Loading Emulator 11: [Console] Sega 32x (Fusion) 20:51:09.9 1/10/2012: Loading Emulator 12: [Console] Sega Master System (Fusion) 20:51:09.9 1/10/2012: Loading Emulator 13: [Handheld] Sega Game Gear (Fusion) 20:51:09.9 1/10/2012: Using Version 3 Themes Animations 20:51:09.9 1/10/2012: Retrieving resolution setting 20:51:10.0 1/10/2012: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS 20:51:10.0 1/10/2012: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS 20:51:10.0 1/10/2012: GameEx will try to reduce CPU usage 20:51:10.0 1/10/2012: Initialising Direct3D 20:51:10.2 1/10/2012: Mouse Input is disabled 20:51:10.2 1/10/2012: Applying GameEx is Loading Image 20:51:10.3 1/10/2012: Setting Resolution to 1280x720 32 bit color 20:51:10.3 1/10/2012: Creating Surfaces 20:51:11.0 1/10/2012: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode 20:51:11.0 1/10/2012: Creating Back Buffer 20:51:11.1 1/10/2012: Loading graphic Surfaces 20:51:11.1 1/10/2012: Display is running at: 1280x720 32bit color, 75hz 20:51:11.1 1/10/2012: Adapter: ATI Radeon Xpress 1150 20:51:11.1 1/10/2012: Max texture size: 2048x2048 20:51:11.1 1/10/2012: Available texture memory: 619MB 20:51:11.1 1/10/2012: Initialising Bass Audio Library 20:51:11.7 1/10/2012: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs 20:51:11.7 1/10/2012: Creating Surfaces Volume 20:51:11.7 1/10/2012: Creating Surfaces Arrows 20:51:11.7 1/10/2012: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text 20:51:11.8 1/10/2012: Creating Surfaces Toolbar 20:51:11.8 1/10/2012: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls 20:51:11.8 1/10/2012: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds 20:51:11.8 1/10/2012: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo 20:51:11.8 1/10/2012: Creating Surface Unselected 20:51:11.8 1/10/2012: Creating Surfaces Snaps 20:51:11.8 1/10/2012: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars 20:51:12.2 1/10/2012: Creating Fonts 20:51:12.2 1/10/2012: Creating Game Font 20:51:12.3 1/10/2012: Creating Game Font Faded 20:51:12.4 1/10/2012: Creating Title Font 20:51:12.4 1/10/2012: Restoring Title Font From Cache 20:51:12.8 1/10/2012: Creating Font Black 20:51:12.9 1/10/2012: Creating Font Black Small 20:51:13.0 1/10/2012: Fonts Created Succesfully 20:51:13.0 1/10/2012: 3MB Video Memory Used 20:51:13.5 1/10/2012: Attempting to load game list 20:51:14.0 1/10/2012: MAME CMD options: -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo 20:51:14.0 1/10/2012: Cannot Load Play List. Check Path and filename 20:51:14.0 1/10/2012: Creating DirectSound Device 20:51:14.1 1/10/2012: Trying: Primary Sound Driver 20:51:14.1 1/10/2012: Loading Sound Files 20:51:14.1 1/10/2012: DirectSound Device Created Successfully 20:51:14.1 1/10/2012: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support 20:51:14.2 1/10/2012: Unable to create a joystick device 20:51:14.2 1/10/2012: Initialising DirectInput for Keyboard support 20:51:14.3 1/10/2012: Loading Start Page 20:51:14.4 1/10/2012: Initializing MCE Remote 20:51:14.4 1/10/2012: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx! 20:51:14.4 1/10/2012: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame 20:51:14.9 1/10/2012: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully 20:51:27.9 1/10/2012: 21 Consecutive Exceptions Occured 20:51:27.9 1/10/2012: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. 20:51:27.9 1/10/2012: at Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Sprite.Begin(SpriteFlags flags) 20:51:27.9 1/10/2012: at ac.a(RectangleF A_0, Rectangle A_1, Byte A_2, Byte A_3, Byte A_4, Byte A_5, Single A_6) 20:51:28.0 1/10/2012: at ac.a(RectangleF A_0, Rectangle A_1, Byte A_2) 20:51:28.0 1/10/2012: at ac.a(RectangleF A_0, RectangleF A_1, Byte A_2) 20:51:28.0 1/10/2012: at al.t(Boolean A_0) 20:51:28.0 1/10/2012: at al.ad() 20:51:28.0 1/10/2012: Trying reinitialising the display after sleeping for 4 seconds 20:51:28.0 1/10/2012: Exception count will be dropped to 15 20:51:32.0 1/10/2012: Mouse Input is disabled 20:51:32.0 1/10/2012: Exception initializing display 20:51:32.0 1/10/2012: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. 20:51:32.0 1/10/2012: at Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Sprite.Dispose() 20:51:32.0 1/10/2012: at ac.a() 20:51:32.0 1/10/2012: at g.a() 20:51:32.0 1/10/2012: at al.e(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2) 20:51:32.0 1/10/2012: at al.a(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2, Boolean A_3, Int32 A_4) 20:51:32.1 1/10/2012: at al.ad() 20:51:32.1 1/10/2012: --**-- 20:51:32.1 1/10/2012: 21 Consecutive Exceptions Occured: Exiting 20:51:32.1 1/10/2012: Closing database connection 20:51:32.1 1/10/2012: First Exception: 20:51:32.1 1/10/2012: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. 20:51:32.1 1/10/2012: at Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Sprite.Begin(SpriteFlags flags) 20:51:32.1 1/10/2012: at ac.a(RectangleF A_0, Rectangle A_1, Byte A_2, Byte A_3, Byte A_4, Byte A_5, Single A_6) 20:51:32.1 1/10/2012: at ac.a(RectangleF A_0, Rectangle A_1, Byte A_2) 20:51:32.1 1/10/2012: at al.b(Int32 A_0, Int32 A_1, Boolean A_2) 20:51:32.1 1/10/2012: at al.ad() 20:51:32.1 1/10/2012: Last Exception: 20:51:32.1 1/10/2012: Attempted to read or write protected memory. This is often an indication that other memory is corrupt. 20:51:32.1 1/10/2012: at Microsoft.DirectX.Direct3D.Sprite.Begin(SpriteFlags flags) 20:51:32.1 1/10/2012: at ac.a(RectangleF A_0, Rectangle A_1, Byte A_2, Byte A_3, Byte A_4, Byte A_5, Single A_6) 20:51:32.1 1/10/2012: at ac.a(RectangleF A_0, Rectangle A_1, Byte A_2) 20:51:32.1 1/10/2012: at ac.a(RectangleF A_0, RectangleF A_1, Byte A_2) 20:51:32.1 1/10/2012: at al.t(Boolean A_0) 20:51:32.1 1/10/2012: at al.ad() If someone can tell me how to use the "spoiler" feature I can turn the code boxes into collapsible boxes. Any ideas how to fix Direct X? Just reinstall Direct X?

Alright, I'll think about it. Right now I'm thinking I could use the coin in and start buttons for P1 since those aren't used in Atari. Just thought I'd ask around to see what others were doing. Thanks.

Ok I've attached my GameEx.ini GameEx.txt Can anyone tell me how to use the spoiler function so that I can easily show/hide the code? I'm assuming that would be the preferred method rather than attaching a file. Thanks again.

Sorry, will have to post the GameEx.ini file tomorrow. I already shut it down for the night. But the system is not in a cabinet yet. In fact it is in a very cool basement. I can't think of any configuration change I've made since the problem first started. I haven't been messing with it that much in the past couple weeks. Recently I added the advert video path to the 2600 system. I've also made some changes to the configuration of a few emulators such as Stella and Nestopia. I doubt that would be affecting it though. I did install the Ultimarc IPAC2 configuration tool. But that isn't running when GameEx is, nor did I use that program to make any changes to the IPAC2. Like I said, GameEx runs fine at first, including the video snaps. I've also had good luck by just selecting the first option in the menu (MAME) and going from there to play a game. I would say that even then I still have the video snap performance problem. It seems that at set intervals (approx every 2 secs) the video will freeze for a moment and then continue. But if I go to any other main menu option below MAME (Recently Played, Exit) it will jam up.

Well I didn't have this problem at all before 12.45. In fact it ran great. Nothing has changed in codecs since then. I have the Shark 007 codecs installed. I also have VLC player. Should I try uninstalling VLC?

I don't think it has anything to do with loading the Recently Played list or even the Favorites list. Because, even if I use the Page Down button to jump to the Exit Game Ex option it still jams up.

Ever since 12.45 came out I've been having problems with GameEx running. Sometimes restarting the application can fix the problem, and since I've been distracted with other tasks in setting up my arcade machine I haven't bothered with it until now. The problem I am having is that upon reaching the main GameEx menu on startup everything seems to be running fine. The Mame video snaps start playing in the lower left corner. Then when I start to navigate down the menu, the next option is Recently Played. When navigating past this option either one of three things happen: It works fine and starts playing the video for the last played game. It jams up. The computer and hard drive start thinking real hard, but GameEx never returns to a state of usefulness. I have to kill the program by Task Manager. The GameEx interface "resets" and the main menu comes back and I can navigate again. The only problem is, there is no longer any artwork. Even when I go into a submenu like Favorites or the Mame list itself, there is no artwork. No videos, no snaps, no icons, etc. I am currently running version 12.50. I upgraded to 12.45 via the auto-update feature. This gave me errors, and I believe I have been doing a manual install of the upgrades since then. The upgrade to 12.50 was by the download off the website. I wouldn't mind reinstalling GameEx from scratch, but I don't want to have to go through the configuration again if I can avoid it. I know the three main files I need to backup to avoid this: custominput.ini, data.mdb, and GameEx.ini. There are 1 or 2 others for custom menus or something like that, but I haven't done anything with that I don't think. Finally, the GameEx interface seems to run a bit more poorly now. I get more lag, more jumping in the video snaps, etc. Not sure what is causing all these problems. Should I just go back to version 12.38? Any suggestions for fixing? Thanks. P.S. The last time I launched GameEx I was able to navigate to the Favorites menu and select it. Then I returned to the main menu and scrolled down to Recently Played when it jammed up again. Attached is the log file from this run. log.txt

There are a couple. Air-Sea Battle is one of them. I use Stella. I compared it to Mess and z26 and I like Stella a lot better. Yeah, I can probably remap the reset keys to other unused keys, but I didn't like the idea of one of the action buttons being the reset key because then it might get hit accidently, but I may just have to live with that. I could also use the Start or Insert Coin buttons which would probably be a better idea.

Thanks ehuonder. Their website tries to make this clear, but the language they use could really be interpreted two different ways. Just wanted to make sure though! Does anyone play Atari 2600 games on a cabinet? Some games simply start with the push of the fire button, but some games require you to hit the reset key. Is the only way to do this to add another button on the control panel? Has anyone found a good work around?

Ok, I actually got the install to finish now. I had an epiphany after my last post. It was having trouble writing to GameEx.exe so I checked my running processes and sure enough, GameEx was still running even though it had just failed to launch earlier. So once I killed that process and clicked "retry" on the installation process it started working. GameEx is updated now. Thanks for the help.

I backed up the CONFIG folder and tried reinstalling from the website file. During installation it now says "An error occured while trying to replace the existing file: DeleteFile failed; code 5. Access is denied." I am running from an admin account, not sure why access is denied. If I uninstall GameEx does it delete my config files? Is there any other folder/file I should backup before reinstalling? Sorry, I was planning on researching this myself, but now I'm in a bind and need to do this right.

Just tried to install the lastest update. I installed an update just the other day. I think it was 12.45 because that's what I'm running now, so I'm guessing the update I just tried to install was 12.48. The install started but then crashed saying "GameEx has encountered an error and needs to close." Now every time I start GameEx it just gives me that error. I restarted the computer and I got GameEx to open once. Then when I exited and reopened it, it just crashes every time. The log file only shows the last time it ran successfully with 12.45, but I can post if you think it could be useful. What can I do? If I download the latest version from the website and just re-install over my current installation will that fix it? I don't want to lose my configurations, I haven't backed those up yet, still working towards that. Thanks.