[RESOLVED] GameEx Install help

**scrodamoon** · September 5, 2012

ok so i have everything installed but GameEx wont launch crappy part is its the one I want. Have installed and tested out every other frontend out there for mame and want GameEx but it wont open. Installs properly and configs and then open the program to launch the front end and it crashes does not even load the program have tried everything I know to get it going and cant seem to get it to go so any ideas would be great.

cause really M$ would probably have gotten 1million error reports from me already if I keep this up! lol

please help guys.

Thanks

**nullPointer** · September 5, 2012

That does indeed suck. Let's start with some basic stuff. Have you tried uninstalling GameEx and reinstalling from a fresh download of the installer? That would be my first suggestion. If you try that, but it still doesn't work lets check and see if the application is getting far enough to generate a log file. If a log file is present, please post the contents of the log here, and we'll see what we can see.

Here's some instructions on where to find the log file.

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Thanks! I'm fairly sure we'll get you sorted out. Welcome to the forums!

**scrodamoon** · September 5, 2012

yup 5 fresh installs....don't ask...lol

log file ya i found that looking around here it is.

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Opening Configuration File

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: GameEx: Version 12.80: Starting Log

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Operating System Platform: Win32NT

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Operating System Name: Windows Vista

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Operating System Version: 6.2.9200

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Aero running

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Running under Remote Desktop

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Initializing Vista/Windows 7 volume control

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Getting CPU and RAM info

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Intel® Core i7-3820 CPU @ 3.60GHz, 16308MB

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: 3.6Ghz - 8 Cores or CPU's

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Running Randomize()

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Loading PlugIns

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Running Misc startup tasks

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Setting Menu types

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Getting Configuration Values

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Using Theme: Default - Media Center

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Media Center

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Using Images from theme: Default - Media Center V1\MEDIA\

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: GameEx will check for media insertion (may affect performance)

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Is Media Center running?

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode

04:51:54.0 04/09/2012: Media Center Mode 2

04:51:54.1 04/09/2012: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems

04:51:54.1 04/09/2012: Snap Delay set to: 2

04:51:54.1 04/09/2012: Get other settings

04:51:54.1 04/09/2012: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black

04:51:54.1 04/09/2012: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis

04:51:54.1 04/09/2012: Start work for Form

04:51:54.1 04/09/2012: Getting Original Screen Size

04:51:54.1 04/09/2012: Opening Database Connection

04:51:54.1 04/09/2012: Initializing Component

04:51:54.2 04/09/2012: MAME Path is: G:\Mame32

04:51:54.2 04/09/2012: MAME EXE file is: mame.exe

04:51:54.2 04/09/2012: ROM Path is: G:\Mame32\roms

04:51:54.2 04/09/2012: Catver.ini is located at: G:\-DATA-\- SVN PROJECTS -\- GameEx -\GameEx_Bin\bin\DATA\catver.ini

04:51:54.2 04/09/2012: controls.ini is located at: G:\-DATA-\- SVN PROJECTS -\- GameEx -\GameEx_Bin\bin\DATA\controls.ini

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: History.dat is located at: G:\-DATA-\- SVN PROJECTS -\- GameEx -\GameEx_Bin\bin\DATA\history.dat

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: nplayers.ini is located at: G:\-DATA-\- SVN PROJECTS -\- GameEx -\GameEx_Bin\bin\DATA\nplayers.ini

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: command.dat is located at: G:\-DATA-\- SVN PROJECTS -\- GameEx -\GameEx_Bin\bin\DATA\command.dat

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: G:\-DATA-\- SVN PROJECTS -\- GameEx -\GameEx_Bin\bin\DATA\mameinfo.dat

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Loading Controls.ini map file

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Snap Path: Not Found

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Background Snap Path: Not Found

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: AVI Snap Path: Not Found

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Flyer Path is: G:\Mame32\flyers

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Cabinet Path is: G:\Mame32\cabinets

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Cabinet 3D Path: Not Found

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Title Path is: G:\Mame32 itles

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: PCB Path: Not Found

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Artwork Preview Path: Not Found

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Panel Path is: G:\Mame32\cpanel

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Manual Path is: G:\Mame32\manuals

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Icon Path is: G:\Mame32\icons

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Marquee Path is: G:\Mame32\marquees

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Applying Language/Text

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Text/Language: English

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Loading Language/Text

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Loading Custom Emulators

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Loading Emulator 1: Nintendo N64 (Project 64)

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Loading Emulator 2: [Console] Nintendo SNES (ZSNES)

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: gamebase support enabled.

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Using Version 3 Themes Animations

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Retrieving resolution setting

04:51:54.3 04/09/2012: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS

04:51:54.4 04/09/2012: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS

04:51:54.4 04/09/2012: GameEx will try to reduce CPU usage

04:51:54.4 04/09/2012: Initialising Direct3D

04:51:54.4 04/09/2012: Applying GameEx is Loading Image

04:51:54.5 04/09/2012: Creating Surfaces

04:51:54.5 04/09/2012: Creating Primary Surface - Windowed Mode

04:51:54.5 04/09/2012: Creating Back Buffer

04:51:54.5 04/09/2012: Loading graphic Surfaces

04:51:54.5 04/09/2012: Display is running at: 1920x1080 32bit color, 32hz

04:51:54.5 04/09/2012: Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 2600 XT (Microsoft Corporation - WDDM v1.1)

04:51:54.5 04/09/2012: Max texture size: 8192x8192

04:51:54.5 04/09/2012: Available texture memory: -1039MB

04:51:54.5 04/09/2012: Initialising Bass Audio Library

04:51:54.6 04/09/2012: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs

04:51:54.6 04/09/2012: Creating Surfaces Volume

04:51:54.6 04/09/2012: Creating Surfaces Arrows

04:51:54.6 04/09/2012: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text

04:51:54.6 04/09/2012: Creating Surfaces Toolbar

04:51:54.6 04/09/2012: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls

04:51:54.6 04/09/2012: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds

04:51:54.6 04/09/2012: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo

04:51:54.6 04/09/2012: Creating Surface Unselected

04:51:54.6 04/09/2012: Creating Surfaces Snaps

04:51:54.6 04/09/2012: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars

04:51:54.7 04/09/2012: Creating Fonts

04:51:54.7 04/09/2012: Creating Game Font

04:51:54.8 04/09/2012: Creating Game Font Faded

04:51:54.8 04/09/2012: Creating Title Font

04:51:54.8 04/09/2012: Restoring Title Font From Cache

04:51:54.8 04/09/2012: Creating Font Black

04:51:54.9 04/09/2012: Creating Font Black Small

04:51:54.9 04/09/2012: Fonts Created Succesfully

04:51:55.1 04/09/2012: Attempting to load game list

04:51:55.2 04/09/2012: MAME CMD options: -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo

04:51:55.2 04/09/2012: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support

04:51:55.2 04/09/2012: Unable to create a joystick device

04:51:55.2 04/09/2012: Loading Start Page

04:51:55.2 04/09/2012: Initializing MCE Remote

04:51:55.2 04/09/2012: Playing intro sound file

04:51:55.3 04/09/2012: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx!

04:51:55.3 04/09/2012: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame

04:51:55.4 04/09/2012: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully

04:52:02.0 04/09/2012: Validating: Emulator_2: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Snaps

04:52:02.0 04/09/2012: Warning: Emulator_2: Snap Path Does not exist

04:52:02.0 04/09/2012: Validating: Emulator_2: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Controls

04:52:02.0 04/09/2012: Warning: Emulator_2: Control Panel Path Does not exist

04:52:02.0 04/09/2012: Validating: Emulator_2: Database: [Handheld] Nintendo Game Boy Color

04:52:02.0 04/09/2012: Validating: Emulator_2: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Titles

04:52:02.0 04/09/2012: Warning: Emulator_2: Title Snap Path Does not exist

04:52:02.0 04/09/2012: Validating: Emulator_2: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Boxes

04:52:02.0 04/09/2012: Warning: Emulator_2: Box Art Path Does not exist

04:52:02.0 04/09/2012: Validating: Emulator_2: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Cartridges

04:52:02.0 04/09/2012: Warning: Emulator_2: Cart Art Path Does not exist

04:52:02.0 04/09/2012: Validating: Emulator_2: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Manuals

04:52:02.0 04/09/2012: Warning: Emulator_2: Manual Path Does not exist

04:52:02.0 04/09/2012: Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data source=G:\GB64\Astrocade\Astrocade.mdb

04:52:02.1 04/09/2012: Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data source=G:\GB64\GameBase Amiga\GameBase Amiga.mdb

04:52:02.4 04/09/2012: Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data source=G:\GB64\GBC_v03\GBC_v03.mdb

04:52:03.3 04/09/2012: Provider=Microsoft.Jet.OLEDB.4.0; Data source=G:\GB64\SpeccyMania\SpeccyMania.mdb

04:52:04.0 04/09/2012: Restoring Emulator from Cache: 2

04:52:04.2 04/09/2012: Restoring Emulator Database From Cache: 2

04:52:16.1 04/09/2012: Restoring Cached ICONS from File

04:53:04.1 04/09/2012: Exiting GameEx!

04:53:04.1 04/09/2012: Disposing all videos

04:53:04.1 04/09/2012: Deleting temporary Karaoke videos

04:53:04.1 04/09/2012: Disposing Image List

04:53:04.1 04/09/2012: Disposing Fonts

04:53:04.1 04/09/2012: Disposing Surfaces

04:53:04.1 04/09/2012: Saving Settings

04:53:04.1 04/09/2012: Shutting down Bass

04:53:04.2 04/09/2012: Disposing Plugins

04:53:04.2 04/09/2012: Closing database connection

04:53:04.2 04/09/2012: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit

04:53:04.2 04/09/2012: Bye

think thats the one you mean....

thanks for helping me out

**Adultery** · September 5, 2012

Hmm, this looks OK to me...

Can you try and run it with GameBase disabled and see if it runs? If you are getting an error window before the crash can you post a snapshot of it?

**nullPointer** · September 5, 2012

That's definitely the log file. According to this log file, GameEx was running for a about 1 minute and 10 secs. It also doesn't show any glaring errors one might expect form an application crash. What was happening during the time that GameEx was running here? Did it look like GameEx was loading? Did the application seem to hang up somewhere? Maybe you wouldn't mind providing a bit more details related the the behavior you're observing?

**scrodamoon** · September 5, 2012

Tried with gamebase disabled same result.

I click on the icon to launch the program nothing actually shows on screen just quickly tosses a Microsoft error reporting window up and that is it.

**scrodamoon** · September 5, 2012

and no error window at all just m$ error reporting junk. no actual gameex error is produced or anything for that matter.

going to install on another computer maybe something with the install I dont know but worth a shot.

**nullPointer** · September 5, 2012

I gotta ask, since I’ve been wondering. This line of your log is pretty odd:

04:51:54.2 04/09/2012: Catver.ini is located at: G:\-DATA-\- SVN PROJECTS -\- GameEx -\GameEx_Bin\bin\DATA\catver.ini

The line itself isn’t odd, it’s in all GameEx logs. The directory is what seems to be pretty odd. Have you specified the above directory as the location of catver.ini in your GameEx settings? Have you installed GameEx to a custom location? You’re not running GameEx though WINE or anything are you? And finally you’re not doing anything strange like running a test build of GameEx are you?

Sorry about the deluge of questions! That directory thing has been bugging me since I first saw it last night.

**scrodamoon** · September 5, 2012

the thing is its under C:\ everything is installed under C:\ and when checking values through the program they are C:\ as well so not sure where G:\ is getting in there and is there a file I can edit that instead of through the program or setup file?

**nullPointer** · September 5, 2012

Here are the default locations for the specific files referenced in your log:

CatverLocation=\DATA\catver.ini

CPPATH=\DATA\controls.ini

HistoryLocation=\DATA\history.dat

nplayerslocation=\DATA\nplayers.ini

CommandLocation=\DATA\command.dat

InfoLocation=\DATA\mameinfo.dat

You can double check these settings in your GameEx.ini located in the following directory by default:

C:\GameEx\CONFIG\

I would search for the file names above (catver.ini, controls.ini, etc), and double check where they are pointing to. If they are pointed at a weird location (they are), you can change the locations to those I’ve listed above. Back up your GameEx.ini before making any changes! (I typically copy it and rename the copy to GameEx.BAK, but that’s just me). This may or may not be contributing to your error, but either way it’s certainly not helping.

I’m also going to notify Tom about this thread. The G:\ directory listed in your log looks suspiciously like a Subversion build directory, and if you’re not attempting to do your own build of GameEx (pretty sure it would be impossible), then those locations may have slipped in inadvertently during Tom's build process.

**scrodamoon** · September 5, 2012

well G:\ would be pointing at my DVD drive

and all files are where they are suppose to be and checked to see if everything was was pointing where it should seems everything looks good on my end

**scrodamoon** · September 5, 2012

oh btw I get the same issue on my other computer as well weird eh

**scrodamoon** · September 5, 2012

log file from other PC: