Problem with AMD dual core...

[Evilforces]

Hi guys... I have a Big problem...

I have an AMD dual core procesor... and everything goes well until I refresh my game list...

Now, my mame32 goes at double speed because the dual core procesor, and all games are unplayables...

The only thing I can do is set the affyniti processor to 1 procesor, but to do this i need to open the process viewer everytime..

Its a big problem. This happen only in some programs, but I don´t understand how all goes well until today, when I refresh the games list...

Some help? Anybodys have a dual core processor?

Thanks a lot.

[alexandro98]

Well, I have the same exact problem and I asked around and everyone kept telling me it cant be the dual chip, and kept offering suggestions like using the mame optimized for AMD 64 etc but none of them worked!! The only thing that worked was setting the processor affinty to 1, but no one would listen..

Good news, it took me a while but I finally found something that works for me and mame.

I finally found a program called Processor Affinity Utility you can find it here

You tell it to change mame.exe or mame32.exe (or what every the exe of the mame version you are using) and everytime that process runs it will change the affinty for you.

If you look in the help file there are command line options to run it automatically and minimize so you can put a shortcut in the startup folder of windows and have the program autostart and minimize to system tray.

its something like,

"C:\Program Files\ProcessorAffinity\ProcessAffinity.exe" /M /Q

Hopes this help you as much as it helped me. It took me a lot of hunting to find a suitable solution.

Good Luck

[Evilforces]

Its more easy

Only have to put compatibility with Win98 in the program propiereties, and it runs Ok.

Try it!!

P.D. There is a hot fix of Microsoft tha solve the problem, but its only for english users.

Thanks a lot.