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hello Draco, Yes, this happens only on my windows 7 64bit Ultimate (full product) PC. I have no issues (neither error appears) with the XP 32bit installation in my Cab-PC. The 64bit version worked very long time. about christmas last year, the troubles started. I have no issues with ALL my other Apps installed and that is a reason why i would not like to make a fresh OS install. I could do it, just to make things sure, on a clean HD, but i will not install my whole software just for GameEx . I am sure, there is some similarity with my last error posted, even if it was another App, but it is a GameEx App .

Hello again, I recently discovered that I can not enter the HTCP/Multimedia section in the Setup-Wizard anymore. It immediately exits when entering that section: Maybe it has something to do, with my previous problem which still persists: I tried a new install without success. My files are attached. THX in advance, u-man log.txt GameEx.ini

Mag-Stik-Plus..... there is nothing wrong with it. you can change from 4-8-4 on the fly. if you wish, while playing. good quality, but hardly to mod, if you want that blinky blinky balltop. otherwise a very good choice, i have two of them, in my own cab and i am satisfied . the dimensions are pretty nice and they will fit nearly everywhere . also the servostick is a good choice, i first wanted them, but they are more expensive and didnt fit well in my CP ( i have future plans with it, otherwise they would fit with no problem).

FEATURE / ENHANCEMENT REQUEST: The Popup-GameDescription Box, could have a more grey color, than white as it is now. The reason: if you choose interlaced resolutions (especially in Cab-style environments) the box tends to jitter and wiggle a lot, because of this. Making the outlines at least 2 pixels thick, might help also. Please, i dont think, this is a big thing and it would help that this description-box would be much more usefull, for all Cab users outthere. as a rule for everyone: strong contrasts between black / white i.e. tend to jitter in interlaced-mode. pure white is poison for interlaced resolutions. make it slight darker and the problems goes away. and last... thin lines with 1pixel also jitter.

looks good and better as the old one. i recommend some scanlines on the screens for the perfect CRT retro look . nice job. PS: i attached a scanline-texture for usage-fun

Hi nullPointer. thanks for the info. i did exactly that, but there is no attachment-field or button or anything else, where you can attach something . did you try this? the only solution was, that Draco send me a PM and on my reply, i could attach something. i could not attach something in a initiating PM, i needed to wait that someone wrote me a PM. anyway, i will make a Dropbox-account, as my theme is bigger than 30MB and then PM you all. i have a lot of work at the moment, but i will try to complete this task this evening. all in all, i am a little dissapointed how this thing is going, but i will accept your tasks, even if it sounds not logical to me. my described problem has nothing to do with my theme. the problem persists on the default themes too, only my 32Bit-XP GameEx in the cab, works as intended. hope that i find a end this evening .

i understand... there is still the question, how and how much to PM anyone?

Draco, i tried the PM function, but there is no attachment section like it is, when you do a "normal" reply post. is 47MB in filesize too much? i will send it when i get home. so i will do everything i can. dont want to sound like a retard, but why is it a problem, to check if this function work on a 64bit OS?? is it really to hard to open the theme-editor and test the Video or Audio edit-menue-setting? anyway thanks for any help.

UPDATE: I tested it yesterday on my Cab, where i have a 32Bit-XP installed.... and guess what, everything works like intended and as it was before. so either something is messed up with my 64Bit Windows7 or this lib, doesnt work anymore for 64Bit. It would be of great help, if somebody can just test this and see if the same error happens. thx in advance

ok... how do i attach a zip in a PM? cant find a button i know how to attach stuff in a normal post, but how do i do this with a PM? my theme is at least 47MB zipped.... Logos not included. smaller than 36mb is not possible, this is the smallest video from a early version of my theme. PS: at least i have attached my Interop.WMPLib.dll in zipped format. maybe that can help. Interop.WMPLib.zip

@Draco: 1st.: i was not at home, so was not able to do this task, i.e. upload my theme. 2nd.: i just wanted to save time, as the test is "5" (in words five) mouse-clicks away, to see if i am right: just open the theme-editor, make a new theme, choose "default - videofun" as source. when created, select a section from the templates (i.e. start, MAME, MAME select) and choose video (or audio) via the optionsmenue of the theme-editor. where is the problem? 3rd.: i have tested this thing with the default - themes available from GameEx (after a fresh re-install of GameEx), with the same result. that alone shows me, it has nothing to do with my theme. 4th.: i just wanted to be nice and to make the test, less troubleshooting and easy going as possible. but hey ok, i will upload my theme. how big does it have to be? at the moment it has 210MB, mainly because of the videos. @Adultery: " I'll import it into Visual Studio and you can test it out if it doesn't work. My laptop os is 64-bit so we can see if it works. Its just the WMP control, and as I said you probably already have it. Not sure if the calls to the 64-bit interop change over the 32-bit one which may be a problem switching it. Make sure you copy the original somewhere safe though!" that would be really nice. i searched my PC now and he didnt find this lib anywhere, except in the GameEx-Folder.... as far as i understand from what i have read, there is no 64-bit interop of this lib, thats why it have to be compiled specifically for the OS 32 or 64bit, but i can be wrong, as i am no coder . doing a test, is very simple, see the description above.

ok, that is something that i can try. to take the lib from the program´s directory... good advice, may be it will work, i try this as soon as i come home. even if this works, there would be this faulty "Interop.WMPLib", which should be repaired for future releases. the codec (in my case mpg 2) is supported, it worked before. i first thought, maybe i deleted a video which was used in the theme and now the theme-editor try to open it and hangs because it didnt find the video. i tried it with a complete new theme, and it is the same error again . my google-research about this "Interop.WMPLib" turned out, that in most cases this lib needs to be compiled for the particular OS (32 or 64bit). i think this lib has to do with the theme-editor, as you have choosen the video or audio, via a WMP-look-alike dialog (i.e. there where the typical blue buttons and sliders from the WMPlayer). but to have a proof, i need someone who can test this. its a simple thing to do, just a 64bit-user is needed. @Draco: ..."This will give us something to test rather than trying to create a theme and guess where you put videos." you could just try it for yourself, dont need a particular video. you can choose whatever video you want (as long as it is supported by WMPlayer). i tried .avi and .mpg both worked in the past. just create a new theme (best guess is the videofun-theme, as you have allready videos there), select the start-section and choose video via the options in the theme-editor, thats all. if a dialog opens everything is fine, but i get the instant error described above.

That is maybe NOW true. The theme-editor was capable of doing this, in the past (1 month ago). for every section i.e. MAME, MAME selected etc. you had the option to load a video or audio for the background (instead of a background picture off course). you just need to select a section and choose via the option menue either video or audio. a dialog window will open, where you can choose your video or audio. if you have allready choosen something, then you will even see a preview of it, in the dialog window. the video or audio can be anywhere on your PC, because after selecting a video, it was automagically copied over to your theme-folder. this was how it worked in the past. but something has changed due to the last updates, this "Interop.WMPLib" has a newer creation date... 25. dez. 2012. my theme depends on this function, all my background is animated. it was not a simple movie i.e. a song-clip or whatever. my menues where animated in background, this way featuring a screen experience never seen before in any other theme here. and all suddenly stopped because of this "Interop.WMPLib" thingy. i hope that somebody with a 64bit OS just can check this out. a fresh install of GameEx did not helped . PLEASE HELP

would someone with a 64bit OS help and try to load a video in the theme-editor, please. it seems that this "Interop.WMPLib" (its inside the GameEx installation) needs to be compiled for a 64bit OS. at least that are the most results if you google this error. so anybody here, who can try out?

nobody a suggestion or idea? ... i would reinstall GameEx, but i am afraid of loosing my settings... can somebody help? cannot test my theme as I use a lot of video... for the background and i cannot load my videos because of that error.

there are spinner based MAME racegames and optical based MAME racegames. the spinner based ones, are playable with a Logitech-wheel. here is a list of optical-based ones, which you normally cannot play with a PC-Wheel: 1000 Miglia: Great 1000 Miles Rally (94/07/1 American Speedway (set 1) APB - All Points Bulletin (rev 7) Bad Lands Buggy Boy/Speed Buggy (cockpit) Buggy Challenge Championship Sprint (rev 3) Change Lanes Danny Sullivan's Indy Heat Demolition Derby Drag Race Drift Out (Japan) Final Lap 2 Fire Truck / Smokey Joe Grand Champion Grudge Match (prototype) Hot Rod (World, 3 Players, Turbo set 1, Floppy Based) Imola Grand Prix Ironman Ivan Stewart's Super Off-Road Ironman Ivan Stewart's Super Off-Road Track-Pak Konami GT Mille Miglia 2: Great 1000 Miles Rally (95/05/24) Monte Carlo Night Driver Pole Position Pole Position II Redline Racer (2 players) Rough Racer (Japan, Floppy Based, FD1094 317-0058-06b) Speed Freak Sprint 1 Sprint 4 (set 1) Sprint 8 Stocker (3/19/85) Super Bug Super Speed Race Super Speed Race Junior (Japan) Super Sprint (rev 4) Turbo TX-1 Wheels Runner World Rally (set 1) for these games, you would need a wheel-hack or a app which maps the controls to a PC-wheel accordingly. decide for yourself

maybe i am wrong but there is no wheel, to play ALL racing games....its not only the 270-360 degree stuff (there are hacked stuff in the world wide web, just google hacked wheels and MAME), there are two mechanical different kind of wheels.... spinners and the other one i forgot , but you can play the most stuff with the Logitech for example and this is just MAME related (or Arcade so to say). there is no cab, which can play all arcade-stuff, even with the "tank"-styled ones .... too much different games in 30 years of arcade

ok i will try: The File or Assembly "Interop.WMPLib, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" or some dependency of it could not be found. It was tried, to load a File with a wrong Format. Filename: "Interop.WMPLib, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" translate "bei" with "at". Its not GameEx which gives me the error, its the Theme-Editor. GameEx is working fine, even with my Theme or any other Theme I choose. I got this error, if I try to load a video or audio via the option-menue of the Theme-Editor. the error comes instantly, I cannot even choose something. I guess the "WMPLib" is the WindowsMediaPlayer Lib and I guess it has something to do, with a video or audio which was choosen in the past.... who the hell knows ThemeEditor.txt log.txt GameEx.ini ThemeEditor.ini

i have a problem loading audio or video for the background in my theme. i am getting this error: System.BadImageFormatException: Die Datei oder Assembly "Interop.WMPLib, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" oder eine Abhängigkeit davon wurde nicht gefunden. Es wurde versucht, eine Datei mit einem falschen Format zu laden. Dateiname: "Interop.WMPLib, Version=1.0.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null" bei AxWMPLib.AxWindowsMediaPlayer.AttachInterfaces() bei System.Windows.Forms.AxHost.GetOcxCreate() bei System.Windows.Forms.AxHost.TransitionUpTo(Int32 state) bei System.Windows.Forms.AxHost.CreateHandle() bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible) bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.CreateControl(Boolean fIgnoreVisible) bei System.Windows.Forms.AxHost.EndInit() bei ah.d() bei p.p(Object A_0, EventArgs A_1) bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e) bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e) bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e) bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e) bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea) bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea) bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks) bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m) bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m) bei System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m) bei System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m) bei System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam) I know... german OS language, but maybe still someone can help. it worked a while ago, but suddenly it stoped working .

yes please, abbreviated Mon 14 Jan date format, would be much appreciated. imagine the month september... normally that is much wasted space in a theme.

the easiest way to do it, is with the setup-wizard. its inside your GameEx folder. in the display-settings-section of the setupwizard, you will need to choose "simple mode" for the interface and the sort options are gone. to move the game list, you will need to use the theme-editor (also in your GameEx folder). there you will see a list-box, which represents the list in your GameEx-theme, move it where you want it to be and change the size to the size you prefer. to make it fade out to the right, you will need to change the "unselected.png" inside your MEDIA folder of your choosen theme. you need to make it gradient, so that the left side is full opaque and the right side full transparent. then you will have a fadeout list. for the animated background, you need to resize the image box (in the theme-editor) to your like. what will you need for this? ...... at least a graphical app like Gimp or Photoshop. you will need avi-snaps for every game (make your own or download on emu-movies), to have the animated game-background. i suggest, you start with the game-list and the removing of the sort-options, as this is the easiest thing to do.

all yes.... and welcome to the forums i dont understand your 4th question, but all the other questions can be answered with a yes and are do-able in GameEx quite easy. I think the third one, is a registered feature.

great collection, fitting perfectly into my theme good job and thumbs up

you will come in trouble with the different scale factors of image1+2, when you do the MAME section, because of the different (in size) horizontal and vertical image snaps. Draco recommended to workaround this, with a seperate MAME horizontal and vertical section and this would work, BUT you will still have trouble with the other genres of MAME i.e. Adult, Lightguns, Spinner etc. etc. as you would mix up again horizontal and vertical games. there is too much force "doing" before this would work properly. i dont want to repeat myself again... but there are things that cant be simplified. i.e. the handling of not available pictures for particular things, where GameEx starts to look for other artwork available and then shows this. in my case, i dont want this "feature". if there is no artwork, there should be a pict with "no artwork available" and that would be logical. if you want marquees to showup, you dont want a 3D cab or a manual to be showed.... its just that simple and beyond my understanding why it can not be handled this way.

exactly the same that Gimmeclassic is running into. plus that image1 and image2 are different in scaling. one is scaled from center and the other from left-top corner. these are the ones, which really turns me off there are still some minor things (i.e. handling of change view), but these i can "overlook".