Gamex error need help

[hafeez118]

here is my log

20:51:42.3 24/07/2012: Opening Configuration File

20:51:42.3 24/07/2012: GameEx: Version 12.77: Starting Log

20:51:42.3 24/07/2012: Operating System Platform: Win32NT

20:51:42.3 24/07/2012: Operating System Name: Windows XP

20:51:42.3 24/07/2012: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600

20:51:42.3 24/07/2012: Getting CPU and RAM info

20:51:42.3 24/07/2012: Intel® Core2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz, 3071MB

20:51:42.3 24/07/2012: 2.83Ghz - 4 Cores or CPU's

20:51:42.3 24/07/2012: Running Randomize()

20:51:42.4 24/07/2012: Loading PlugIns

20:51:42.4 24/07/2012: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup

20:51:42.4 24/07/2012: Running Misc startup tasks

20:51:42.4 24/07/2012: Setting Menu types

20:51:42.4 24/07/2012: Getting Configuration Values

20:51:42.4 24/07/2012: Launching HideOS.exe

20:51:42.4 24/07/2012: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's

20:51:42.4 24/07/2012: GameEx will check for media insertion (may affect performance)

20:51:42.4 24/07/2012: Hiding Taskbar

20:51:42.4 24/07/2012: Is Media Center running?

20:51:42.4 24/07/2012: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values

20:51:42.4 24/07/2012: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode

20:51:42.4 24/07/2012: Media Center Mode 2

20:51:42.5 24/07/2012: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems

20:51:42.5 24/07/2012: Snap Delay set to: 5

20:51:42.5 24/07/2012: Get other settings

20:51:42.5 24/07/2012: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black

20:51:42.5 24/07/2012: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis

20:51:42.5 24/07/2012: Using DirectInput for keyboard input

20:51:42.5 24/07/2012: Start work for Form

20:51:42.5 24/07/2012: Getting Original Screen Size

20:51:42.5 24/07/2012: Opening Database Connection

20:51:42.8 24/07/2012: Initializing Component

20:51:42.9 24/07/2012: MAME Path is: D:\MameUI32

20:51:42.9 24/07/2012: MAME EXE file is: groovymame32.exe

20:51:43.0 24/07/2012: ROM Path is: D:\MameUI32\roms

20:51:43.0 24/07/2012: Catver.ini is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini

20:51:43.0 24/07/2012: controls.ini is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\controls.ini

20:51:43.0 24/07/2012: History.dat is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\history.dat

20:51:43.0 24/07/2012: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini

20:51:43.0 24/07/2012: command.dat is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\command.dat

20:51:43.1 24/07/2012: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat

20:51:43.1 24/07/2012: Loading Controls.ini map file

20:51:43.1 24/07/2012: Snap Path is: D:\MameUI32\snap

20:51:43.1 24/07/2012: Background Snap Path is: D:\MameUI32\snap

20:51:43.1 24/07/2012: AVI Snap Path is: D:\MameUI32\video

20:51:43.1 24/07/2012: Flyer Path is: D:\MameUI32\flyers

20:51:43.1 24/07/2012: Cabinet Path is: D:\MameUI32\cabinets

20:51:43.1 24/07/2012: Cabinet 3D Path: Not Found

20:51:43.1 24/07/2012: Title Path is: D:\MameUI32\titles

20:51:43.1 24/07/2012: PCB Path is: D:\MameUI32\pcb

20:51:43.1 24/07/2012: Artwork Preview Path is: D:\MameUI32\artwork preview

20:51:43.1 24/07/2012: Panel Path is: D:\MameUI32\cpanel

20:51:43.1 24/07/2012: Manual Path is: D:\MameUI32\manuals

20:51:43.1 24/07/2012: Icon Path is: D:\MameUI32\icons

20:51:43.1 24/07/2012: Marquee Path is: D:\MameUI32\marquees

20:51:43.1 24/07/2012: Applying Language/Text

20:51:43.1 24/07/2012: Text/Language: English

20:51:43.1 24/07/2012: Loading Language/Text

20:51:43.2 24/07/2012: Loading Custom Emulators

20:51:43.2 24/07/2012: Loading Emulator 1: Atari 5200

20:51:43.2 24/07/2012: Loading Emulator 2: Nintendo SNES

20:51:43.2 24/07/2012: Loading Emulator 3: Nintendo N64

20:51:43.2 24/07/2012: Using Version 3 Themes Animations

20:51:43.2 24/07/2012: Retrieving resolution setting

20:51:43.2 24/07/2012: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS

20:51:43.2 24/07/2012: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS

20:51:43.2 24/07/2012: Initialising Direct3D

20:51:43.3 24/07/2012: Applying GameEx is Loading Image

20:51:43.3 24/07/2012: ERROR when loading Image. Probably does not exist.

20:51:43.3 24/07/2012: Setting Resolution to 640x480 32 bit color

20:51:43.4 24/07/2012: Creating Surfaces

20:51:43.5 24/07/2012: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode

20:51:43.5 24/07/2012: Creating Back Buffer

20:51:43.5 24/07/2012: Loading graphic Surfaces

20:51:43.5 24/07/2012: Display is running at: 640x480 32bit color, 60hz

20:51:43.5 24/07/2012: Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 4800 Series

20:51:43.5 24/07/2012: Max texture size: 8192x8192

20:51:43.5 24/07/2012: Available texture memory: 1137MB

20:51:43.5 24/07/2012: Initialising Bass Audio Library

20:51:43.5 24/07/2012: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs

20:51:43.7 24/07/2012: Creating Surfaces Volume

20:51:43.7 24/07/2012: Creating Surfaces Arrows

20:51:43.7 24/07/2012: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text

20:51:43.7 24/07/2012: Creating Surfaces Toolbar

20:51:43.7 24/07/2012: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls

20:51:43.7 24/07/2012: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds

20:51:43.7 24/07/2012: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo

20:51:43.7 24/07/2012: Creating Surface Unselected

20:51:43.7 24/07/2012: Creating Surfaces Snaps

20:51:43.7 24/07/2012: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars

20:51:43.7 24/07/2012: Creating Fonts

20:51:43.7 24/07/2012: Creating Game Font

20:51:44.3 24/07/2012: Creating Game Font Faded

20:51:44.4 24/07/2012: Creating Title Font

20:51:44.4 24/07/2012: Restoring Title Font From Cache

20:51:44.5 24/07/2012: Creating Font Black

20:51:44.5 24/07/2012: Creating Font Black Small

20:51:44.6 24/07/2012: Fonts Created Succesfully

20:51:44.6 24/07/2012: 1MB Video Memory Used

20:51:44.7 24/07/2012: Attempting to load game list

20:51:45.5 24/07/2012: MAME CMD options: -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo

20:51:45.7 24/07/2012: --**--

20:51:45.7 24/07/2012: Error: A generic error occurred in GDI+.

20:51:45.7 24/07/2012: at System.Drawing.Image.Save(String filename, ImageCodecInfo encoder, EncoderParameters encoderParams)

20:51:45.7 24/07/2012: at System.Drawing.Image.Save(String filename, ImageFormat format)

20:51:45.7 24/07/2012: at System.Drawing.Image.Save(String filename)

20:51:45.7 24/07/2012: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.a(String A_0, String[] A_1)

20:51:45.7 24/07/2012: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.ax()

20:51:45.7 24/07/2012: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.a(Boolean A_0, String A_1, Boolean A_2)

20:51:45.7 24/07/2012: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform..ctor()

20:51:45.7 24/07/2012: Closing database connection

20:51:45.7 24/07/2012: Disposing Plugins

20:51:45.7 24/07/2012: GameEx is exiting with errors

20:51:45.7 24/07/2012: Deleting search cache

20:51:46.0 24/07/2012: ERRORS DETECTED: EXITING

20:51:46.1 24/07/2012: Bye

[nullPointer]

Hi hafeez, and welcome to the GameEx forums!

You’ve made a good start by posting the contents of your log. Obviously there’s something going on here, but a bit more information regarding the nature of this error is going be of great value in determining the actual cause of the error. Perhaps you could provide some (or all) of the following details.

• What are you doing when the error occurs? Can you reliably duplicate the error or does it seem to occur randomly?
  

• Does this error occur when starting an emulator? Does this error appear to be realted to a specific emulator, and if so do you have that emulator running outside of GameEx?
  

• What appears to happen in relation to GameEx when this error occurs (does GameEx crash, does the emulator appear to crash and return to GameEx, etc.)?
  

The above questions should hopefully provide some level of additional detail to work with. Depending on your answers to the questions above, we may ask that you post some additional GameEx system files. With your patience and perserverance I’m sure we’ll be able to determine the cause of your error.

Thanks!

[hafeez118]

Hi this happens whenever I start GameEx it crashes and brings up the log

[hafeez118]

the only thing I can think of, is it worked until I did a windows update, maybe something to do with the .net service pack?

[Draco1962]

I reviewed the log file and noted the following errors:

20:51:43.3 24/07/2012: Applying GameEx is Loading Image

20:51:43.3 24/07/2012: ERROR when loading Image. Probably does not exist.

20:51:43.3 24/07/2012: Setting Resolution to 640x480 32 bit color

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20:51:45.7 24/07/2012: Error: A generic error occurred in GDI+.

20:51:45.7 24/07/2012: at System.Drawing.Image.Save(String filename, ImageCodecInfo encoder, EncoderParameters encoderParams)

20:51:45.7 24/07/2012: at System.Drawing.Image.Save(String filename, ImageFormat format)

20:51:45.7 24/07/2012: at System.Drawing.Image.Save(String filename)

Can you tell us what theme you are using? Also, please take a look under that theme's MEDIA folder and confirm if there is a image file gameexisloading.png there. If not, copy one from another theme into that folder and try again.