Update

[Frankybabes]

I have just started my version of GameEx after a prolonged holiday and asked me to update so I said ok,it updated but when I went to restart it The startup Icon on my desktop wouldnt work it said my prog had been moved and the shortcut no longer worked , did I wish to remove it? so I did,but when I went into windows and selected GameEx there was no short cut! only for GameEx Lite what is the difference?

[Draco1962]

You may need to download the latest version and install manually.

[Frankybabes]

How do I do this without losing all my set up which has taken me an age to get it right? It runs under the GameEx Lite icon is there any difference?,

[nullPointer]

You won't lose your configuration when you update in this fashion. If you download and run the installer from gameex.com all your settings will be retained. In truth that's generally my preferred method of updating. That would be my recommendation. If GameEx isn't running properly, you may still run into issues with GameEx Lite. GameEx Lite is intended for installations which are purely intended for running MAME and nothing else.

So that's my recommendation. Having said that, is this merely an issue with the shortcut itself? Have you looked at the properties of your shortcut to insure that it really is pointed at the proper location of GameEx? And if it isn't, couldn't you just make a new shortcut? It's worth checking out at any rate.

[Draco1962]

It will update the necessary files and retain your settings. I always recommend a backup before any manual updates (which everyone should practice anyways).

[tthurman]

I always recommend a backup before any manual updates (which everyone should practice anyways).

Absolutely, if you got that much time invested in your config, and don't have have a back up of your config, etc. , you're just a drive failure away from losing it at all times.