Gameex starts minimized?

[helpman]

Hi there!

I don't know what could be causing it, but sometimes when I switch on my cabinet (using windows 7) gameex starts minimized, and it's a pain in the... to open the cabinet, get the airmouse and struggle (as the OS is hidden and I only see the mouse pointer briefly).

Weird thing is that sometimes it just launches full screen, no problem at all, and others it stays minimized...

Any idea about it?

If you know anything I could do on the run at startup command that I could use to force it get focus and maximize to full screen it would be great. I just don't know what can be causing it :?

[Draco1962]

Can you provide a copy of your log.txt and gameex.ini files so we can take a look? Thanks!

[Tom Speirs]

You can launch it from a batch file and provide a delay before launching Gameex.exe.

You can use the included sleep.exe. you can run that several times.

e.g

gameex.bat

C:

cd \gameex

sleep.exe

sleep.exe

gameex.exe

[bclinton]

Hi there!

I don't know what could be causing it, but sometimes when I switch on my cabinet (using windows 7) gameex starts minimized, and it's a pain in the... to open the cabinet, get the airmouse and struggle (as the OS is hidden and I only see the mouse pointer briefly).

Weird thing is that sometimes it just launches full screen, no problem at all, and others it stays minimized...

Any idea about it?

If you know anything I could do on the run at startup command that I could use to force it get focus and maximize to full screen it would be great. I just don't know what can be causing it :?

I had the same issue. Gameex Launch fixed it for me. Placed it in my startup folder and set it for 15 seconds. No problems since then. Another thing to check - programs prompting you to update them can steal windows focus also. Java comes to mind as one that kept popping up.

[helpman]

I'll try that gameex Launch as it looks the most Clean way... Where's it?

[nullPointer]

It's one of Adultery's many illustrious projects. You can find it right here.

[helpman]

I found the launch.bat on gameex' folder... 3 sleeps then gameex /quick.

I'll have a look at adultery's app too

About updates and annoying popups... I already set as hidden bandicam (always with a popup at startup) but there were notifications from nvidia and windows update. They were not showing any banner or popups, but just in case I'm fixing it now

EDITED: looks like adultery's launcher has everything I could ever need I'm gonna use it right now :D

[Adultery]

Much appreciated friend.

Thats gonna get an update one of these days to include PinballX.

[rabidpuppy]

I had this happen randomly also (under Windows XP however, on a currently disassembled cab), since I was using an ipac I just used the shift function mapped to an ALT-TAB "macro" which would switch to GameEx.