Manuals / GS install

[mooboom]

Hi Tom

It looks like you have used GS for processing PDF manuals, configured it in a set way and then packaged it back up for use with GameEx. I'm sure it works for most users, but I have found a bit of a problem.

After doing a bit more work setting up my media PC with GameEX I tried to setup manuals. I did allot of searching on these forums (is there no manual for getting manuals to work? ;-) ) I downloaded the offlinelinegamemanualinstall.exe I then got a BSOD and failed to boot.

So I booted up the PC in safemode, looked at the regestry files that the installation registered. The problem was that the system drive is defined a C: rather than %system drive% and my PC does not have the system drive as C:. So I changed the font location in RegEdit and the PC then booted. This is handy because the uninstall process involves pointing it to the install log file, and the only one I have is the one that is for your PC.

However GS still does not work correctly. When I run it from the command line with the parameter -h it tells me that some of the search paths are C:/gs.... c:\gs is not contained within the registry. I don't know if this is why I still can not use GS either naively or via GameEx.

Any ideas?

I'm happy to install GS (native), but would need to know what to do to get it working from GameEx. OR if you know what I need to do to tweek my current install that would be great.

Thanks in advance

[Tom Speirs]

It will work if you install it although I have not tested it for a while. GameEx does not modify or use it any differently than a standard install. I will look into the registry issues. It should be a completely optional install and work the same as any other GS install.

By the way, based on my experience this would almost certainly not cause a BSOD. You have some other issue with your machine most likely.

[mooboom]

Thanks for the response. I will try and fix it over the weekend. I do have one query, how does gameex call GS? Does it need to be installed in the same location as gameex? Or does the GS application's path need to be registered globally?

R.E. The BSOD the result was instant with the registry change and the removal resolved the issue. I've not had a BSOD before or after so I'm quite sure that it's not down to anything else. It might have something to with a USB thumb stick being connected and mounted as C:? Thanks for the heads up though.

[Tom Speirs]

I just checked and gameex calls GS here %program files%\gs\gs\bin\. Although I will make it check the registry in future versions.

Also if you install from the gameexsetup.exe which is what really should be done it will use the program files varialble and not put it on C. The offline package is just to help folks with arcade cabinets without internet access.

If writing a value to the registry causes a BSOD, again, you have some other issues going on.

Edited August 31, 2012 by Draco1962
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