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HiI have been away awhile and am just catching up with the new PinballX features. Some excellent additions so thanks Tom. One issue I am getting is REALLY SLOW slow exits from tables only when using an ''AlternateEXE' specified in the XML. It consistentlytakes about 20 seconds for me, whereas the 'normal' VP system exe exits take only 1-2 seconds. If I watch the task manager, as soon as I exit the 'AlternateEXE' visual pinball game, the VPinball EXE in question (eg: VPinaballX.exe)is killed straight away, so it is like PinballX is waiting for something else to occur. Is it something to do with VPAuto.exe maybe? I have pasted part of my log file here. One for the slow exits using the AlternateEXE and one for the default Visual Pinball system exe. Any help appreciated. Thanks in advance. 'AlternateEXE' Table Exists - Really Slow=====================================================================================================================-- Exiting VP using an 'AlternateEXE' tag in XML (for example with VP10 exe or PM5 exe), is really slow--07:12:09.5 9/6/2015: PinballX - Version 2.0307:12:09.5 9/6/2015: Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit (3.4GB)07:12:09.5 9/6/2015: Loading Settings07:12:09.5 9/6/2015: Initialize Component07:12:09.5 9/6/2015: Initialize Display07:12:10.5 9/6/2015: Loading PlugIns07:12:10.5 9/6/2015: Could Not Load Plugin: 107:12:10.6 9/6/2015: Created DirectX BackGlass Window07:12:10.8 9/6/2015: Hiding Cursor07:12:10.8 9/6/2015: Hiding Taskbar07:12:10.8 9/6/2015: CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz07:12:10.8 9/6/2015: GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 48007:12:10.8 9/6/2015: Displays: 207:12:10.8 9/6/2015: Load Game List....07:13:41.2 9/6/2015: Disposing display07:13:42.4 9/6/2015: C:\Pinball\vpinballx.exe /play -"C:\Pinball\Tables\Gemini (Gottlieb 1977).vpx"07:13:42.4 9/6/2015: C:\HyperPin\vpauto.exe 07:13:47.8 9/6/2015: Hidden Visual Pinball Editor Window07:14:13.4 9/6/2015: Created DirectX BackGlass Window07:14:13.4 9/6/2015: Main display running full screen windowed.******** REALLY SLOW EXIT - about 20 seconds07:14:15.0 9/6/2015: Exit System Control Pressed07:14:36.0 9/6/2015: Created DirectX BackGlass Window07:14:36.0 9/6/2015: Main display running full screen windowed.07:14:39.7 9/6/2015: Exiting07:14:39.7 9/6/2015: Showing Taskbar07:14:39.7 9/6/2015: Unhiding Mouse Cursor07:14:39.7 9/6/2015: Launching Exit Program: SetPinballWall.bat07:14:39.7 9/6/2015: C:\HyperPin\Jukebox\PinJukeLaunch\SetPinballWall.bat 07:14:39.7 9/6/2015: Disposing Plugins07:14:39.7 9/6/2015: Saving Settings07:14:39.7 9/6/2015: ByeNormal VP9 Table - exits in 1-2 seconds =====================================================================================================================-- Normal VP9 Table - exits in 1-2 seconds--07:16:28.0 9/6/2015: PinballX - Version 2.0307:16:28.1 9/6/2015: Windows 7 Ultimate 32-bit (3.4GB)07:16:28.1 9/6/2015: Loading Settings07:16:28.1 9/6/2015: Initialize Component07:16:28.1 9/6/2015: Initialize Display07:16:29.1 9/6/2015: Loading PlugIns07:16:29.1 9/6/2015: Could Not Load Plugin: 107:16:29.2 9/6/2015: Created DirectX BackGlass Window07:16:29.4 9/6/2015: Hiding Cursor07:16:29.4 9/6/2015: Hiding Taskbar07:16:29.4 9/6/2015: CPU: Intel(R) Core(TM) i7 CPU 860 @ 2.80GHz07:16:29.4 9/6/2015: GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 48007:16:29.4 9/6/2015: Displays: 207:16:29.4 9/6/2015: Load Game List....07:16:38.8 9/6/2015: Disposing display07:16:40.0 9/6/2015: C:\Pinball\VPinball.exe /play -"C:\Pinball\Tables\Honey_FS_B2S.vpt"07:16:40.0 9/6/2015: C:\HyperPin\vpauto.exe 07:16:45.3 9/6/2015: Hidden Visual Pinball Editor Window07:16:50.7 9/6/2015: Created DirectX BackGlass Window07:16:50.7 9/6/2015: Main display running full screen windowed.******** QUICK EXIT - about 2 seconds07:16:52.2 9/6/2015: Exit System Control Pressed07:16:54.7 9/6/2015: Created DirectX BackGlass Window07:16:54.7 9/6/2015: Main display running full screen windowed.07:16:58.2 9/6/2015: Exiting07:16:58.2 9/6/2015: Showing Taskbar07:16:58.2 9/6/2015: Unhiding Mouse Cursor07:16:58.2 9/6/2015: Launching Exit Program: SetPinballWall.bat07:16:58.2 9/6/2015: C:\HyperPin\Jukebox\PinJukeLaunch\SetPinballWall.bat 07:16:58.2 9/6/2015: Disposing Plugins07:16:58.2 9/6/2015: Saving Settings07:16:58.2 9/6/2015: Bye

Hi I wanted to have a separate system logo for vpx, pmod5 etc etc without creating various PinballX systems for VP. Can we apply various system logos to the various alternate exe for VP? An example of my xml is: <game name="Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends (Data East)(1993)(javier1515)(1.0)(PMod)"> <description>Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends (Data East 1993)</description> <rom>Rab</rom> <manufacturer>Data East</manufacturer> <year>1993</year> <type>SS</type> <hidedmd>true</hidedmd> <hidebackglass>true</hidebackglass> <enabled>true</enabled> <rating>0</rating> <alternateExe>VPinball99_PhysMod5.exe</alternateExe> <Desktop>false</Desktop> </game> <game name="Airborne (Capcom)(1996)(Bodydump Jimmyfingers)(1.0)(FS)"> <description>Airborne (Capcom 1996)</description> <rom>abv106</rom> <manufacturer>Capcom</manufacturer> <year>1996</year> <type>SS</type> <hidedmd>true</hidedmd> <hidebackglass>true</hidebackglass> <enabled>true</enabled> <rating>0</rating> <alternateExe>VPinball992.exe</alternateExe> <Desktop>false</Desktop> </game> Thanks