[RESOLVED] Steam not showing

[millzy123]

[Tom Speirs]

Its normal for the password to change as it gets encrypted as soon as you launch GameEx. Can you post the log file please. Is GameEx properly registered? All I can think right now is it is not or there is an issue with registration.

[nullPointer]

Hi millzy123 and Welcome to the GameEx forums!

That's awesome that you've embarked on the adventure of building an arcade cab. Regarding Steam there is one line I would expect to see in your config that I cannot find. In the Steam section:

[steam]LaunchBefore=LaunchAfter=

I would expect to see the following line there as well, but it's not there:

Enabled=True

Please post a copy of your log after starting GameEx as it may contain some additional info on your setup. As far as spoiler tags go,. just copy the following snippet and put your contents in between the tags:

[spoiler]YOUR STUFF HERE[/spoiler]

In terms of your password the number of characters displayed in GameEx is not representative of your actual password. GameEx encrypts your password so what your are seeing is probably the number of encrypted characters rather than the number of actual characters in your password. Storing passwords as plain text is bad mmm-kay.

One other note - if you already have Steam running (and you plan to have this as your normal setup - i.e. Steam runs at Windows startup or something), there is no need to configure GameEx to start Steam and login. Presumably you are already logged in. I would disable automatic login and logout if you plan to have Steam running anyway.

Good luck, and we'll see if we can spot anything else when you post your log.

[millzy123]

09:22:58.8 5/2/2014: Opening Configuration File
09:22:58.8 5/2/2014: GameEx: Version 13.25: Starting Log
09:22:58.8 5/2/2014: Operating System Platform: Win32NT
09:22:58.8 5/2/2014: Operating System Name: Windows 7
09:22:58.8 5/2/2014: Operating System Version: 6.1.7601
09:22:58.8 5/2/2014: Aero running
09:22:58.8 5/2/2014: Initializing Vista/Windows 7 volume control
09:22:58.8 5/2/2014: Getting CPU and RAM info
09:22:58.8 5/2/2014: Intel® Pentium® Dual CPU E2180 @ 2.00GHz, 2014MB
09:22:58.8 5/2/2014: 2Ghz - 2 Cores or CPU's
09:22:58.8 5/2/2014: Running Randomize()
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Loading PlugIns
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Setting default net connection limit to 15
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Running Misc startup tasks
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Setting Menu types
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Getting Configuration Values
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Using Theme: Default - BlueEx - MCE1024x768
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - BlueEx - MCE1024x768
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Launching HideOS.exe
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: GameEx will check for media insertion (may affect performance)
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Hiding Taskbar
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Using Cabinet Friendly Control System
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Is Media Center running?
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Media Center Mode 2
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Custom Keyboard Input enabled: Getting custom codes
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Snap Delay set to: 4
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Get other settings
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Using DirectInput for keyboard input
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Start work for Form
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Getting Original Screen Size
09:22:58.9 5/2/2014: Opening Database Connection
09:22:59.2 5/2/2014: Initializing Component
09:22:59.2 5/2/2014: MAME Path is: C:\GameEx
09:22:59.2 5/2/2014: Client/Server MAME Path is: C:\Emulators\ClientServerMAME
09:22:59.2 5/2/2014: Cannot Find Client/Server Mame Path: Disabled
09:22:59.2 5/2/2014: Client/Server MAME EXE file is: vmame.exe
09:22:59.2 5/2/2014: Cannot find Client/Server MAME executable: Disabled
09:22:59.2 5/2/2014: AdvanceMAME Path is: C:\Emulators\AdvanceMAME
09:22:59.2 5/2/2014: Cannot Find AdvanceMame Path: MAME Disabled
09:22:59.2 5/2/2014: AdvanceMAME EXE file is: advmame.exe
09:22:59.2 5/2/2014: Cannot Find AdvanceMAME executable: MAME Disabled
09:22:59.2 5/2/2014: Loading Controls.ini map file
09:22:59.3 5/2/2014: Applying Language/Text
09:22:59.3 5/2/2014: Text/Language: English
09:22:59.3 5/2/2014: Loading Language/Text
09:22:59.3 5/2/2014: Loading Custom Emulators
09:22:59.3 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 4: [Arcade] Arcade (MAME)
09:22:59.3 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 5: [Console] Atari 2600 (Stella)
09:22:59.3 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 6: [Console] Commodore Amiga CD32 (WinUAE)
09:22:59.3 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 7: [Console] NEC TurboGrafx CD (mednafen)
09:22:59.3 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 8: [Console] NEC TurboGrafx-16 (MagicEngine)
09:22:59.3 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 9: [Console] Nintendo GameCube (Dolphin)
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 10: [Console] Nintendo SNES (Snes9x)
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 11: [Console] Sega 32X (Fusion)
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 12: [Console] Sega CD (Fusion)
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 13: [Console] Sega Dreamcast (nullDC)
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 14: [Console] Sega Genesis (Fusion)
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 15: [Console] Sega Master System (Fusion)
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 16: [Console] Sega Saturn (SSF)
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 17: [Console] SNK Neo Geo CD (neocd)
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 18: [Console] Sony Playstation (PCSXR)
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 19: [Console] Sony Playstation 2 (PCSX2)
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 20: [Handheld] Nintendo Game Boy Advance (VisualBoyAdvance)
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 21: [Handheld] Sega Game Gear (Fusion)
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 22: [Handheld] Sony PSP (PCSP)
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 23: [PC] Commodore Amiga (GameBase)
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Loading Emulator 24: [Console] Nintendo NES (Nestopia)
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Checking if Steam enabled
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Steam is installed correctly
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Found Steam Base Install Folder: c:/users/brett/documents/steam
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Did not find any Steam games
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: gamebase support enabled.
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Using 2D Animations
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Retrieving resolution setting
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Error Loading Font: Joystix
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Using Title Font: Arial
09:22:59.4 5/2/2014: GameEx will try to reduce CPU usage
09:22:59.5 5/2/2014: Initialising Direct3D
09:22:59.6 5/2/2014: Applying GameEx is Loading Image
09:22:59.7 5/2/2014: Setting Resolution to 1440x900 32 bit color
09:22:59.7 5/2/2014: Creating Surfaces
09:22:59.9 5/2/2014: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode
09:22:59.9 5/2/2014: Creating Back Buffer
09:22:59.9 5/2/2014: Loading graphic Surfaces
09:22:59.9 5/2/2014: Display is running at: 1440x900 32bit color, 60hz
09:22:59.9 5/2/2014: Adapter: ATI Radeon HD 4350 (Microsoft Corporation WDDM 1.1)
09:22:59.9 5/2/2014: Max texture size: 8192x8192
09:22:59.9 5/2/2014: Available texture memory: 1244MB
09:22:59.9 5/2/2014: Initialising Bass Audio Library
09:23:00.0 5/2/2014: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs
09:23:00.1 5/2/2014: Creating Surfaces Volume
09:23:00.1 5/2/2014: Creating Surfaces Arrows
09:23:00.2 5/2/2014: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text
09:23:00.2 5/2/2014: Creating Surfaces Toolbar
09:23:00.2 5/2/2014: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls
09:23:00.2 5/2/2014: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds
09:23:00.2 5/2/2014: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo
09:23:00.2 5/2/2014: Creating Surface Unselected
09:23:00.2 5/2/2014: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit
09:23:00.2 5/2/2014: Creating Surfaces Snaps
09:23:00.2 5/2/2014: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars
09:23:00.3 5/2/2014: Creating Fonts
09:23:00.3 5/2/2014: Creating Game Font
09:23:00.4 5/2/2014: Creating Game Font Faded
09:23:00.4 5/2/2014: Creating Title Font
09:23:00.4 5/2/2014: Restoring Title Font From Cache
09:23:00.7 5/2/2014: Creating Menu Font
09:23:00.9 5/2/2014: Creating Font Black
09:23:00.9 5/2/2014: Creating Font Black Small
09:23:01.0 5/2/2014: Fonts Created Succesfully
09:23:01.3 5/2/2014: 5MB Video Memory Used
09:23:01.6 5/2/2014: MAME CMD options: -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo
09:23:01.6 5/2/2014: Cannot Load Play List. Check Path and filename
09:23:01.6 5/2/2014: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support
09:23:01.7 5/2/2014: Unable to create a joystick device
09:23:01.7 5/2/2014: Initialising DirectInput for Keyboard support
09:23:01.9 5/2/2014: Loading Start Page
09:23:02.0 5/2/2014: Initializing MCE Remote
09:23:02.0 5/2/2014: Playing intro sound file
09:23:02.0 5/2/2014: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx!
09:23:02.0 5/2/2014: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame
09:23:02.4 5/2/2014: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_5: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Atari 2600\Snaps
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_5: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Atari 2600\Controls
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_5: Database: [Console] Atari 2600
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_5: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Atari 2600\Titles
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_5: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Atari 2600\Boxes
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_5: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Atari 2600\Cartridges
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_5: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Atari 2600\Manuals
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_6: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Commodore Amiga CD32\Snaps
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_6: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Commodore Amiga CD32\Controls
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_6: Database: [Console] Commodore Amiga CD32
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_6: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Commodore Amiga CD32\Titles
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_6: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Commodore Amiga CD32\Boxes
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_6: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Commodore Amiga CD32\Cartridges
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_6: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Commodore Amiga CD32\Manuals
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_7: Snap Path: C:\Assets\NEC TurboGrafx CD\Snaps
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_7: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\NEC TurboGrafx CD\Controls
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_7: Database: [Console] NEC TurboGrafx CD
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_7: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\NEC TurboGrafx CD\Titles
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_7: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\NEC TurboGrafx CD\Boxes
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_7: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\NEC TurboGrafx CD\Cartridges
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_7: Manual Path: C:\Assets\NEC TurboGrafx CD\Manuals
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_8: Snap Path: C:\Assets\NEC TurboGrafx-16\Snaps
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_8: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\NEC TurboGrafx-16\Controls
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_8: Database: [Console] NEC TurboGrafx-16
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_8: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\NEC TurboGrafx-16\Titles
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_8: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\NEC TurboGrafx-16\Boxes
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_8: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\NEC TurboGrafx-16\Cartridges
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_8: Manual Path: C:\Assets\NEC TurboGrafx-16\Manuals
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_9: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo GameCube\Snaps
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_9: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo GameCube\Controls
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_9: Database: [Console] Nintendo GameCube
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_9: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo GameCube\Titles
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_9: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo GameCube\Boxes
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_9: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo GameCube\Cartridges
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_9: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo GameCube\Manuals
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_10: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Snaps
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_10: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Controls
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_10: Database: [Console] Nintendo SNES
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_10: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Titles
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_10: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Boxes
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_10: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Cartridges
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_10: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Manuals
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_11: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sega 32X\Snaps
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_11: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Sega 32X\Controls
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_11: Database: [Console] Sega 32X
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_11: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sega 32X\Titles
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_11: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Sega 32X\Boxes
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_11: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Sega 32X\Cartridges
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_11: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Sega 32X\Manuals
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_12: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sega CD\Snaps
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_12: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Sega CD\Controls
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_12: Database: [Console] Sega CD
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_12: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sega CD\Titles
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_12: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Sega CD\Boxes
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_12: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Sega CD\Cartridges
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_12: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Sega CD\Manuals
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_13: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sega Dreamcast\Snaps
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_13: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Sega Dreamcast\Controls
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_13: Database: [Console] Sega Dreamcast
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_13: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sega Dreamcast\Titles
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_13: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Sega Dreamcast\Boxes
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_13: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Sega Dreamcast\Cartridges
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_13: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Sega Dreamcast\Manuals
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_14: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sega Genesis\Snaps
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_14: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Sega Genesis\Controls
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_14: Database: [Console] Sega Genesis
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_14: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sega Genesis\Titles
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_14: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Sega Genesis\Boxes
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_14: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Sega Genesis\Cartridges
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_14: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Sega Genesis\Manuals
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_15: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sega Master System\Snaps
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_15: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Sega Master System\Controls
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_15: Database: [Console] Sega Master System
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_15: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sega Master System\Titles
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_15: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Sega Master System\Boxes
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_15: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Sega Master System\Cartridges
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_15: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Sega Master System\Manuals
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_16: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sega Saturn\Snaps
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_16: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Sega Saturn\Controls
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_16: Database: [Console] Sega Saturn
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_16: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sega Saturn\Titles
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_16: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Sega Saturn\Boxes
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_16: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Sega Saturn\Cartridges
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_16: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Sega Saturn\Manuals
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_17: Snap Path: C:\Assets\SNK Neo Geo CD\Snaps
09:23:06.1 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_17: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\SNK Neo Geo CD\Controls
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_17: Database: [Console] SNK Neo Geo CD
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_17: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\SNK Neo Geo CD\Titles
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_17: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\SNK Neo Geo CD\Boxes
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_17: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\SNK Neo Geo CD\Cartridges
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_17: Manual Path: C:\Assets\SNK Neo Geo CD\Manuals
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_18: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sony Playstation\Snaps
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_18: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Sony Playstation\Controls
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_18: Database: [Console] Sony Playstation
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_18: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sony Playstation\Titles
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_18: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Sony Playstation\Boxes
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_18: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Sony Playstation\Cartridges
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_18: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Sony Playstation\Manuals
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_19: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sony Playstation 2\Snaps
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_19: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Sony Playstation 2\Controls
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_19: Database: [Console] Sony PlayStation 2
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_19: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sony Playstation 2\Titles
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_19: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Sony Playstation 2\Boxes
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_19: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Sony Playstation 2\Cartridges
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_19: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Sony Playstation 2\Manuals
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Warning: Emulator_19: MAPFile Does Not Exist
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_20: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo Game Boy Advance\Snaps
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_20: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo Game Boy Advance\Controls
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_20: Database: [Handheld] Nintendo Game Boy Advance
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_20: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo Game Boy Advance\Titles
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_20: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo Game Boy Advance\Boxes
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_20: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo Game Boy Advance\Cartridges
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_20: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo Game Boy Advance\Manuals
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_21: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sega Game Gear\Snaps
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_21: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Sega Game Gear\Controls
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_21: Database: [Handheld] Sega Game Gear
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_21: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sega Game Gear\Titles
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_21: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Sega Game Gear\Boxes
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_21: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Sega Game Gear\Cartridges
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_21: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Sega Game Gear\Manuals
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_22: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sony PSP\Snaps
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_22: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Sony PSP\Controls
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_22: Database: [Handheld] Sony PSP
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_22: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Sony PSP\Titles
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_22: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Sony PSP\Boxes
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_22: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Sony PSP\Cartridges
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_22: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Sony PSP\Manuals
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_23: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Commodore Amiga\Snaps\GameBase
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_23: Database: [PC] Commodore Amiga (GameBase)
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Warning: Emulator_23: Database Does not exist
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_23: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Commodore Amiga\Titles\GameBase
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_23: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Commodore Amiga\Boxes\GameBase
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_23: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Commodore Amiga\Carts\GameBase
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Warning: Emulator_23: MAPFile Does Not Exist
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_24: Snap Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo NES\Snaps
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_24: Control Panel Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo NES\Controls
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_24: Database: [Console] Nintendo NES
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_24: Title Snap Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo NES\Titles
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_24: Box Art Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo NES\Boxes
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_24: Cart Art Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo NES\Cartridges
09:23:06.2 5/2/2014: Validating: Emulator_24: Manual Path: C:\Assets\Nintendo NES\Manuals
09:23:06.5 5/2/2014: Restoring Emulator Database From Cache: 8
09:23:06.6 5/2/2014: Restoring Emulator from Cache: 10
09:23:06.7 5/2/2014: Restoring Emulator Database From Cache: 10
09:23:07.0 5/2/2014: Restoring Emulator from Cache: 15
09:23:07.1 5/2/2014: Restoring Emulator Database From Cache: 15
09:23:07.3 5/2/2014: Restoring Emulator from Cache: 18
09:23:07.4 5/2/2014: Restoring Emulator Database From Cache: 18
09:23:07.8 5/2/2014: Restoring Emulator from Cache: 24
09:23:08.0 5/2/2014: Restoring Emulator Database From Cache: 24
09:23:36.9 5/2/2014: Exiting GameEx!
09:23:36.9 5/2/2014: Disposing all videos
09:23:36.9 5/2/2014: Deleting temporary Karaoke videos
09:23:36.9 5/2/2014: Disposing Image List
09:23:36.9 5/2/2014: Disposing Fonts
09:23:36.9 5/2/2014: Disposing Surfaces
09:23:37.0 5/2/2014: Saving Settings
09:23:37.0 5/2/2014: Shutting down Bass
09:23:37.1 5/2/2014: Closing HideOS.exe
09:23:37.4 5/2/2014: Disposing Plugins
09:23:37.4 5/2/2014: Disposing Plugins
09:23:37.4 5/2/2014: Closing database connection
09:23:37.4 5/2/2014: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit
09:23:37.4 5/2/2014: Media Center was not open when starting GameEx, so not launching
09:23:37.4 5/2/2014: Bye

Im guessing my problem is the "9:22:59.4 5/2/2014: Did not find any Steam games" Ill double check that the games are installed

[nullPointer]

Let us know what you discover, but yes Steam functionality in GameEx requires that you have installed at least one game locally through the Steam client.

[millzy123]

I installed a few more games through steam and still no luck. The steam games are in C:/user/documents/steam/steamapps/common

[Tom Speirs]

Are you on the latest Steam version?

[millzy123]

The steam self updater says my client is up to date, I installed it a few days ago. I appreciate your help in this!

[millzy123]

Im re-installing steam. I recently upgraded to windows 7 from vista if that matters.

-the reinstall did not work.

[Draco1962]

Hi, can you post new copies of your Gameex.ini and log.txt files please? Thanks!

[millzy123]

[nullPointer]

Am I missing steps to enable this feature? I thought that if you had steam installed with games they would just appear.

That's pretty much how it should work, but occasionally Steam has updated their client in such a way that changes the way in which the Steam games list is parsed. That's very rare though.

For comparison's sake would you mind posting up a list of the Steam games you have installed on your GameEx machine? It might be helpful to see if there are certain specific games which are not being detected properly. Thanks man!

[Adultery]

Can you also have a look and see if you are able to create a steamdata.ini file in GameEx>Config? If one already exists there, delete it first. Just to rule out any file permission issues.

[DazzleHP]

I can confirm i'm having the same problem. I think this is happening only on new installs. I very recently did a system wipe and i'm slowly reconfiguring everything. I enable steam and i get nothing - the menu is not selectable. I have 3 games installed at the moment and none are showing (hence the non-selectable menu). I would like to point out that there was a major client update a few days ago! And i'm using latest GameEx v13.25. I wouldn't be surprised if they (Valve) changed something yet again.

PS: My Steam list was fine before OS wipe, with same GE version (13.25)

[Draco1962]

According to this post, there was likely a change to the web API IP address that occured around May 1st. Wonder if this might be causing this error? Additional info for the IP address can be found here.

[Adultery]

I use the URL instead of the IP in a side project and I have no issues parsing the XML. But I suppose Tom might be addressing the API by IP address... Not for sure though.

[DazzleHP]

According to this post, there was likely a change to the web API IP address that occured around May 1st. Wonder if this might be causing this error? Additional info for the IP address can be found here.

I use the URL instead of the IP in a side project and I have no issues parsing the XML. But I suppose Tom might be addressing the API by IP address... Not for sure though.

Both of your posts are pointing to my suspicions - the Steam Client update altered things. Adultery, maybe you should alert Tom to this if your method is more effective

[Adultery]

That's the thing about it... I'm sure he knows what to do already. I'm not sure why he would do it that way if he were... I just always use the URL. Last.FM has channged the API IP on more than one occasion, so I just started using URLs instead.

I'm sure Drac will let him know there's an issue though.

[Draco1962]

Yep! Done. DNS is almost always the way to go unless there is a change to the URL.

[DazzleHP]

That's the thing about it... I'm sure he knows what to do already. I'm not sure why he would do it that way if he were... I just always use the URL. Last.FM has channged the API IP on more than one occasion, so I just started using URLs instead.

I'm sure Drac will let him know there's an issue though.

Of course if you think about it logically, a URL is essentially more stable - rarely does a URL change, especially in a centralized system like Steam. But many other factors can.

[nullPointer]

Can the Steam Web API can do the job here? GameEx needs to know what games are installed locally on the client machine running GameEx. You could have 3 different machines running Steam all with different games installed from your Steam library. In the past GameEx has used local Steam files to determine what games are installed locally (or at least it used to employ \Steam\config\config.vdf for this purpose). I don't know too much about the Steam web API though. Is it possible to return a list of games installed on a specific Steam client machine?

[DazzleHP]

Being the non-codey here i'm getting the following:

I use the URL instead of the IP

Can the Steam Web API do the job here? Is it possible to return a list of games installed on a specific Steam client machine?

All seems significant and relevant to me.

[Adultery]

I've been playing with the API to get achievements more or less, or was playing with Game Info integration. I've been following the guidelines here to do that. I don't know how Tom works his magic... I get the app ID from the plugin system when a Steam game is launched. Whether or not that's useful or even usable for Tom is more of a question for him.

We're getting way off topic here, sorry to hijack your thread. O:-)

Tom has been notified and will address this, I'm sure.

[Tom Speirs]

Ill take a look shortly..

[Tom Speirs]

I've fixed it. I will get a new release out this weekend.