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[RESOLVED] GameEx hangs on emulator load

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daweinst Super Member!

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Hi, This is the third time I'm installing GameEx on a machine. This time it's on a new PC running windows 8.1. I've installed the emulators and ROMs. I tested the NES emulator. It works fine when loaded outside of gameex and can run games. But when I try to load an emulator from GameEx, it's not working. When I select a game, the screen goes black, and nothing happens. If I move the mouse, I hear GameEx sounds as if I was moving around on the GameEx screen selecting different options. Please help! Below is the log file and my .ini is attached.

Thanks!

Dan

09:25:10.4 8/30/2014: Opening Configuration File
09:25:10.5 8/30/2014: GameEx: Version 13.28: Starting Log
09:25:10.5 8/30/2014: Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
09:25:10.5 8/30/2014: Aero running
09:25:10.5 8/30/2014: Initializing Vista/Windows 7 volume control
09:25:10.5 8/30/2014: Getting CPU and RAM info
09:25:10.5 8/30/2014: Intel® Core i5-4200U CPU @ 1.60GHz, 8149MB
09:25:10.5 8/30/2014: 2.3Ghz - 4 Cores or CPU's
09:25:10.5 8/30/2014: Running Randomize()
09:25:10.6 8/30/2014: Loading PlugIns
09:25:10.6 8/30/2014: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup
09:25:10.6 8/30/2014: Setting default net connection limit to 15
09:25:10.6 8/30/2014: Running Misc startup tasks
09:25:10.6 8/30/2014: Setting Menu types
09:25:10.6 8/30/2014: Getting Configuration Values
09:25:10.6 8/30/2014: Using Theme: Default - Media Center
09:25:10.6 8/30/2014: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Media Center
09:25:10.6 8/30/2014: Using Images from theme: Default - Media Center V1\MEDIA\
09:25:10.6 8/30/2014: Launching HideOS.exe
09:25:10.6 8/30/2014: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's
09:25:10.6 8/30/2014: GameEx will check for media insertion (may affect performance)
09:25:10.6 8/30/2014: Hiding Taskbar
09:25:10.6 8/30/2014: Is Media Center running?
09:25:10.6 8/30/2014: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values
09:25:10.7 8/30/2014: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode
09:25:10.7 8/30/2014: Media Center Mode 2
09:25:10.7 8/30/2014: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems
09:25:10.7 8/30/2014: Snap Delay set to: 4
09:25:10.7 8/30/2014: Get other settings
09:25:10.7 8/30/2014: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black
09:25:10.7 8/30/2014: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis
09:25:10.7 8/30/2014: Start work for Form
09:25:10.7 8/30/2014: Getting Original Screen Size
09:25:10.7 8/30/2014: Opening Database Connection
09:25:10.8 8/30/2014: Initializing Component
09:25:10.8 8/30/2014: MAME Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32
09:25:10.8 8/30/2014: Cannot Find MAME Path: MAME Disabled
09:25:10.8 8/30/2014: Loading Controls.ini map file
09:25:10.9 8/30/2014: Applying Language/Text
09:25:10.9 8/30/2014: Text/Language: English
09:25:10.9 8/30/2014: Loading Language/Text
09:25:10.9 8/30/2014: Loading Custom Emulators
09:25:10.9 8/30/2014: Loading Emulator 1: [Console] Nintendo N64 (Project64)
09:25:10.9 8/30/2014: Loading Emulator 2: [Console] Nintendo NES (Nestopia)
09:25:10.9 8/30/2014: Loading Emulator 3: [Console] Nintendo SNES (Snes9x)
09:25:10.9 8/30/2014: Loading Emulator 4: [Console] Nintendo Wii (Dolphin)
09:25:10.9 8/30/2014: Loading Emulator 5: [Console] Sega Genesis (Fusion)
09:25:10.9 8/30/2014: Loading Emulator 6: [Console] Sony Playstation (pSX)
09:25:10.9 8/30/2014: Loading Emulator 7: [Console] Sony Playstation 2 (PCSX2)
09:25:10.9 8/30/2014: Checking if Steam enabled
09:25:10.9 8/30/2014: Steam is installed correctly
09:25:10.9 8/30/2014: Found Steam Base Install Folder: c:/program files (x86)/steam
09:25:11.0 8/30/2014: Found Steam Game: Wolfenstein 3D. AppID=2270. Location:C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Wolfenstein 3D
09:25:11.0 8/30/2014: Found Steam Game: DOOM II: Hell on Earth. AppID=2300. Location:C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Doom 2
09:25:11.0 8/30/2014: Found Steam games. Steam enabled.
09:25:11.0 8/30/2014: Using Version 3 Themes Animations
09:25:11.0 8/30/2014: Retrieving resolution setting
09:25:11.0 8/30/2014: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS
09:25:11.0 8/30/2014: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS
09:25:11.0 8/30/2014: GameEx will try to reduce CPU usage
09:25:11.0 8/30/2014: Initialising Direct3D
09:25:11.1 8/30/2014: Applying GameEx is Loading Image
09:25:11.1 8/30/2014: Setting Resolution to 1920x1080 32 bit color
09:25:11.1 8/30/2014: Creating Surfaces
09:25:11.3 8/30/2014: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode
09:25:11.3 8/30/2014: Creating Back Buffer
09:25:11.3 8/30/2014: Loading graphic Surfaces
09:25:11.3 8/30/2014: Display is running at: 1920x1080 32bit color, 60hz
09:25:11.3 8/30/2014: Adapter: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 860M
09:25:11.3 8/30/2014: Max texture size: 16384x16384
09:25:11.3 8/30/2014: Available texture memory: -101MB
09:25:11.3 8/30/2014: Initialising Bass Audio Library
09:25:11.4 8/30/2014: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs
09:25:11.4 8/30/2014: Creating Surfaces Volume
09:25:11.4 8/30/2014: Creating Surfaces Arrows
09:25:11.4 8/30/2014: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text
09:25:11.4 8/30/2014: Creating Surfaces Toolbar
09:25:11.5 8/30/2014: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls
09:25:11.5 8/30/2014: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds
09:25:11.5 8/30/2014: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo
09:25:11.5 8/30/2014: Creating Surface Unselected
09:25:11.5 8/30/2014: Creating Surfaces Snaps
09:25:11.5 8/30/2014: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars
09:25:11.7 8/30/2014: Creating Fonts
09:25:11.7 8/30/2014: Creating Game Font
09:25:11.7 8/30/2014: Creating Game Font Faded
09:25:11.8 8/30/2014: Creating Title Font
09:25:12.1 8/30/2014: Creating Font Black
09:25:12.1 8/30/2014: Creating Font Black Small
09:25:12.2 8/30/2014: Fonts Created Succesfully
09:25:12.4 8/30/2014: MAME CMD options: -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo
09:25:12.7 8/30/2014: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support
09:25:12.8 8/30/2014: Unable to create a joystick device
09:25:12.8 8/30/2014: Loading Start Page
09:25:12.8 8/30/2014: Initializing MCE Remote
09:25:12.8 8/30/2014: Playing intro sound file
09:25:12.9 8/30/2014: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx!
09:25:12.9 8/30/2014: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame
09:25:13.1 8/30/2014: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully
09:25:16.7 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_1: Snap Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo N64\Snaps
09:25:16.7 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_1: Control Panel Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo N64\Controls
09:25:16.7 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_1: Database: [Console] Nintendo N64
09:25:16.7 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_1: Title Snap Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo N64\Titles
09:25:16.7 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_1: Box Art Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo N64\Boxes
09:25:16.7 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_1: Cart Art Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo N64\Cartridges
09:25:16.7 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_1: Manual Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo N64\Manuals
09:25:16.7 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_2: Snap Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo NES\Snaps
09:25:16.7 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_2: Control Panel Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo NES\Controls
09:25:16.7 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_2: Database: [Console] Nintendo NES
09:25:16.7 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_2: Title Snap Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo NES\Titles
09:25:16.7 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_2: Box Art Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo NES\Boxes
09:25:16.7 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_2: Cart Art Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo NES\Cartridges
09:25:16.7 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_2: Manual Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo NES\Manuals
09:25:16.7 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_3: Snap Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Snaps
09:25:16.7 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_3: Control Panel Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Controls
09:25:16.7 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_3: Database: [Console] Nintendo SNES
09:25:16.7 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_3: Title Snap Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Titles
09:25:16.7 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_3: Box Art Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Boxes
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_3: Cart Art Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Cartridges
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_3: Manual Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo SNES\Manuals
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_4: Snap Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo Wii\Snaps
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_4: Control Panel Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo Wii\Controls
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_4: Database: [Console] Nintendo Wii
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_4: Title Snap Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo Wii\Titles
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_4: Box Art Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo Wii\Boxes
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_4: Cart Art Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo Wii\Cartridges
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_4: Manual Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Nintendo Wii\Manuals
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_5: Snap Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Sega Genesis\Snaps
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_5: Control Panel Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Sega Genesis\Controls
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_5: Database: [Console] Sega Genesis
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_5: Title Snap Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Sega Genesis\Titles
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_5: Box Art Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Sega Genesis\Boxes
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_5: Cart Art Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Sega Genesis\Cartridges
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_5: Manual Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Sega Genesis\Manuals
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_6: Snap Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Sony Playstation\Snaps
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_6: Control Panel Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Sony Playstation\Controls
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_6: Database: [Console] Sony Playstation
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_6: Title Snap Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Sony Playstation\Titles
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_6: Box Art Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Sony Playstation\Boxes
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_6: Cart Art Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Sony Playstation\Cartridges
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_6: Manual Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Sony Playstation\Manuals
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_7: Snap Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Sony Playstation 2\Snaps
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_7: Control Panel Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Sony Playstation 2\Controls
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_7: Database: [Console] Sony PlayStation 2
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_7: Title Snap Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Sony Playstation 2\Titles
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_7: Box Art Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Sony Playstation 2\Boxes
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_7: Cart Art Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Sony Playstation 2\Cartridges
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Validating: Emulator_7: Manual Path: C:\Users\Weinchoi\Documents\Video Games\Assets\Sony Playstation 2\Manuals
09:25:16.8 8/30/2014: Warning: Emulator_7: MAPFile Does Not Exist
09:25:18.1 8/30/2014: Not Restoring Emulator Database From Cache: 2
09:25:31.0 8/30/2014: Creating instance of global keyboard hook

Adultery GameEx God (Top Rank)

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If that's all your log has, there's no showing of launching any emulator here... :(

Draco1962 GameEx God (Top Rank)

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Can you try running the emulator again and providing an updated and complete log file? Also, didn't see a copy of your gameex.ini file. You may also want to provide copies of your emulator config files as well. Click here for additional information on how to find these files and others that may be required

daweinst Super Member!

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I've attached my config and log.

2 additional points to mention...

1) The log file (and I think all other files in the GameEx directory) were marked as "read only." So the log file wasn't updating. I made all files (I think) editable, and now the log file is updated.

2) GameEx takes about 1 minute to exit, once I select that option.

In the log file...The last instance of GameEx is where I tried to run a game. The screen just turned black and nothing happened. When I move the mouse around I hear the GameEx sounds when making different menu selections, so it sounds as if I never left GameEx. I hit escape and everything quit. Looking at the log, I don't see that it registered my selection of a game. But when I go back, the game I selected shows as last played.

Please let me know your thoughts! Thanks!!!

Dan

log.txt

GameEx.ini

Draco1962 GameEx God (Top Rank)

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The log file is a little confusing. It starts with...

11:13:32.2  29/08/2014:  Opening Configuration File11:13:32.2  29/08/2014:  GameEx: Version 13.28: Starting Log11:13:32.3  29/08/2014:  Windows 8.1 Enterprise 64-bit

Then it jumps here to what appears as a log file with a different version of Win 8.1:

15:51:46.2  9/1/2014:  Opening Configuration File15:51:46.2  9/1/2014:  GameEx: Version 13.28: Starting Log15:51:46.3  9/1/2014:  Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit

Also, can you tell us what emulator you are using for NES and provide a copy of that emulator's config file? Click here for instructions on how to obtain the emulator config. Thanks!

nullPointer GameEx God (Top Rank)

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1) The log file (and I think all other files in the GameEx directory) were marked as "read only." So the log file wasn't updating. I made all files (I think) editable, and now the log file is updated.

This is the part that's slightly concerning to me. It sounds like something went amiss with your installation of GameEx. If everything was set as read-only can we be sure that everything even installed correctly? I think I would attempt to reinstall GameEx over the top of your current installation using a fresh download of the installer. I don't often recommend that, but this is just strange. There was also a recent bug fix release which retained the 13.28 version number, so a fresh download will insure that you have the most recent release (and for that matter we just had another new release today)

I have to agree with Draco as well. That log is just weird. There's two separate start ups of GameEx contained in the same log. It also still doesn't indicate that you ran Nestopia at all during that either of those particular runtimes. If you do reinstall and continue to have this issue would you mind posting a copy of your runitgame.bat after attempting to run Nestopia (in addition to fresh copies of your log and stuff)? Thanks man! Hopefully a reinstall sets this right.

daweinst Super Member!

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I had done a few reinstalls. I had been putting things into the "c:\Program Files\" directory. This time I used the default c:GameEx. That seems to have worked.

Thanks for your help!!!!!

Draco1962 GameEx God (Top Rank)

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One thing to remember is that C:\Program Files and C:\Program Files (x86) are protected areas from Vista to the latest versions of Windows. This will cause some files to not update correctly if at all.

Glad to see you got it sorted!

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