loading gamex on startup

[realguy1915]

Ok, I finally have this all up and running. Newest version of gamex, newest version of mame.

When I start Gamex manually, everything works fine.

If I put gamex in the startup folder, gamex opens, runs until the menus are loading, and Gamex minimizes.

I'm not quite sure what I could be doing wrong. I have tried running as administrator and running in compatibility mode.

Nothing seems to help.

[DazzleHP]

Hi realguy and welcome to the forums!

This is most likely happening because of another program starting and grabbing focus after GameEx has already started. Try Adultery's GameEx Launch. The program allows you to specify a delay before GameEx launches, giving your other programs/processes enough time to launch and do their thing and not steal focus from GameEx

Good luck!

[realguy1915]

Thanks ShmupperFromHell,

Unfortunately though, the link seems to be dead. Is there another link?

I also have one other issue. I activated All the DL games today, for some reason, Dragons lair itself will not boot. I cannot figure out what is happening. If I'm looking at it right, it is good up to the videofile. The file is there and seems to work when I play it.

This is the logfile I get:

--DAPHNE version 1.0.12

--Command line is: daphne.exe lair vldp -framefile C:/Emulators/daphne/vldp_dl/lair/lair.txt -blank_searches -min_seek_delay 1000 -seek_frames_per_ms 20 -homedir C:\Emulators\daphne -bank 0 11111001 -bank 1 00100111 -sound_buffer 2048 -fullscreen -x 640 -y 480

--CPU : AuthenticAMD 1200 MHz || Mem : 2048 megs

--OS : Windows XP/.NET || Video : NVIDIA GeForce GT 630

--OpenGL: Compiled In

--RGB2YUV Function: MMX

--Line Blending Function: MMX

--Audio Mixing Function: MMX

Setting alternate home dir:

C:\Emulators\daphne

Setting sound buffer size to 2048

Setting screen width to 640

Setting screen height to 480

Set 640x480 at 32 bpp with flags: 80000001

Initializing sound system ...

GI Sound chip initialized at 2000000 Hz

No joysticks detected

Remapping input ...

Loading compressed ROM image dl_f2_u1.bin...8192 bytes read.

Loading compressed ROM image dl_f2_u2.bin...8192 bytes read.

Loading compressed ROM image dl_f2_u3.bin...8192 bytes read.

Loading compressed ROM image dl_f2_u4.bin...8192 bytes read.

Framefile parse succeeded. Video/Audio directory is: C:/Emulators/daphne/vldp_dl/lair/./

YUV overlay is done in software (ie unaccelerated).

Booting ROM ...

Any ideas? Is there a way to uninstall the game and re install it?

[Adultery]

Sorry about the link. It's fixed now.

[realguy1915]

For some reason I wasn't able to click the link, but I went directly to it.

I have gamex launch now and I will try it, but I am still having the prob with DL

[Adultery]

Yeah it was a type-o in the URL.

I don't use Daphne so I can't help ya there sorry.

[Tempest]

It would be better if you started a new topic with an appropriate title for DL.