problem with gameEX 6.10 (themes)

[romstar]

iv just formatted my pc and installed new 6.10 gameEX and reinstalled

the themes but most of them are not working , also getting sound errors

when trying to change some of the themes , like theres multiple sounds

playing at the same time as well as (windows milenium start up sound)

framework is installed and i cant see it being a prob with my system.

i also downloaded fresh copies of the themes but still not working

and gameEX has default settings , just installed with themes and

i get these errors.

16:56:33.2 14/05/2006: GameEx: Version 6.10: Starting Log

16:56:33.2 14/05/2006: Operating System Platform: Win32NT

16:56:33.2 14/05/2006: Operating System Name: Windows XP

16:56:33.2 14/05/2006: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600

16:56:33.2 14/05/2006: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed

16:56:33.2 14/05/2006: .net Framework 1.1 Installed

16:56:33.2 14/05/2006: Checking Registration

16:56:33.2 14/05/2006: Running Randomize()

16:56:33.2 14/05/2006: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup

16:56:33.2 14/05/2006: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's

16:56:33.3 14/05/2006: Running Misc startup tasks

16:56:33.3 14/05/2006: Setting Menu types

16:56:33.3 14/05/2006: Opening Configuration File

16:56:33.3 14/05/2006: Getting Configuration Values

16:56:33.3 14/05/2006: Using Theme: Default - Women We Love To Play

16:56:33.3 14/05/2006: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Women We Love To Play

16:56:33.3 14/05/2006: Launching HideOS.exe

16:56:34.1 14/05/2006: Hiding Taskbar

16:56:34.1 14/05/2006: Is Media Center running?

16:56:34.1 14/05/2006: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode

16:56:34.1 14/05/2006: Media Center Mode 2

16:56:34.1 14/05/2006: Text/Language: English

16:56:34.1 14/05/2006: Applying Language/Text

16:56:34.1 14/05/2006: Creating Scancodes.txt (List of DirectInput scan codes)

16:56:34.2 14/05/2006: Snap Delay set to: 1

16:56:34.2 14/05/2006: Get other settings

16:56:34.2 14/05/2006: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis

16:56:34.2 14/05/2006: Start work for Form

16:56:34.2 14/05/2006: Getting Original Screen Size

16:56:34.2 14/05/2006: Loading ICON

16:56:34.2 14/05/2006: Initializing Component

16:56:34.2 14/05/2006: Initialising Bass Audio Library

16:56:34.3 14/05/2006: Loading default loading screen

16:56:34.3 14/05/2006: Using 2D Animations

16:56:34.3 14/05/2006: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS

16:56:34.3 14/05/2006: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS

16:56:34.4 14/05/2006: Initialising DirectDraw

16:56:34.4 14/05/2006: Creating DirectDraw Device

16:56:34.4 14/05/2006: Setting Resolution to 800x600 32 bit color

16:56:34.6 14/05/2006: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces

16:56:34.8 14/05/2006: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode

16:56:34.8 14/05/2006: Creating Back Buffer

16:56:34.8 14/05/2006: Loading graphic surfaces

16:56:34.9 14/05/2006: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs

16:56:35.0 14/05/2006: Creating Surface Volume

16:56:35.0 14/05/2006: Creating Surfaces Arrows

16:56:35.0 14/05/2006: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text

16:56:35.0 14/05/2006: Creating Surfaces Toolbar

16:56:35.0 14/05/2006: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds

16:56:36.2 14/05/2006: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls

16:56:36.2 14/05/2006: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo

16:56:36.2 14/05/2006: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit

16:56:36.3 14/05/2006: Creating Surfaces Snaps

16:56:36.3 14/05/2006: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars

16:56:36.4 14/05/2006: Creating Fonts

16:56:36.4 14/05/2006: Creating Menu Font

16:56:37.1 14/05/2006: Creating Game Font

16:56:37.7 14/05/2006: Creating Game Font Standard Size

16:56:38.0 14/05/2006: Creating Font Black

16:56:38.1 14/05/2006: Creating Font Black Small

16:56:38.2 14/05/2006: Creating Game Font Faded

16:56:38.7 14/05/2006: Creating Title Font

16:56:41.4 14/05/2006: Creating Control Panel Font

16:56:41.7 14/05/2006: Fonts Created Succesfully

16:57:03.8 14/05/2006: Initialising Windows Media Player Component

16:57:03.8 14/05/2006: MAME Path is: g:\mame32

16:57:03.8 14/05/2006: Cannot Find MAME Path: MAME Disabled

16:57:03.8 14/05/2006: Loading Controls.ini map file

16:57:03.8 14/05/2006: Loading Custom Emulators

16:57:04.1 14/05/2006: MAME CMD options: -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy

16:57:04.1 14/05/2006: Attempting to load game list

16:57:04.1 14/05/2006: Loading last used Game List

16:57:04.1 14/05/2006: Setting Music Volume

16:57:04.2 14/05/2006: Creating DirectSound Device

16:57:04.2 14/05/2006: Trying: Primary Sound Driver

16:57:04.2 14/05/2006: Loading Sound Files

16:57:04.2 14/05/2006: DirectSound Device Created Successfully

16:57:04.2 14/05/2006: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support

16:57:04.2 14/05/2006: Unable to create a joystick device

16:57:04.2 14/05/2006: Playing intro sound file

16:57:04.2 14/05/2006: Initializing MCE Remote

16:57:04.2 14/05/2006: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx!

16:57:04.2 14/05/2006: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame

16:57:04.6 14/05/2006: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully

16:57:34.4 14/05/2006: GameEx configuration updated, reinitialising

16:57:34.4 14/05/2006: Opening Configuration File

16:57:34.4 14/05/2006: Getting Configuration Values

16:57:34.4 14/05/2006: Using Theme: Default - Tron

16:57:34.4 14/05/2006: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Tron

16:57:34.5 14/05/2006: Hiding Taskbar

16:57:34.5 14/05/2006: Is Media Center running?

16:57:34.5 14/05/2006: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode

16:57:34.5 14/05/2006: Media Center Mode 2

16:57:34.5 14/05/2006: Text/Language: English

16:57:34.5 14/05/2006: Applying Language/Text

16:57:34.6 14/05/2006: Snap Delay set to: 1

16:57:34.6 14/05/2006: Get other settings

16:57:34.6 14/05/2006: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis

16:57:34.6 14/05/2006: Loading ICON

16:57:34.7 14/05/2006: Loading default loading screen

16:57:34.7 14/05/2006: Using 2D Animations

16:57:34.7 14/05/2006: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS

16:57:34.7 14/05/2006: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS

16:57:34.7 14/05/2006: Initialising DirectDraw

16:57:34.7 14/05/2006: Applying GameEx is Loading Image

16:57:34.7 14/05/2006: Creating DirectDraw Device

16:57:34.9 14/05/2006: Setting Resolution to 800x600 32 bit color

16:57:35.2 14/05/2006: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces

16:57:35.2 14/05/2006: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode

16:57:35.2 14/05/2006: Creating Back Buffer

16:57:35.4 14/05/2006: ERROR

hope someone can help

romstar

[romstar]

also ,

noticed gameEX doesnt look right , slight flicker as if theres no v-sync

and theres times when the mouse stops functioning and the keyboard

enter key doesnt do anything ,also theres slight slowdown , more like

less responsivness within the menus , im sure this must be since the

last 2 updates to gameEX since i also noticed these problems before

i formated my pc and this was when i tryed the last 2 updates.

please note that i have not messed around with the gameEX options

this is a strait install and i never had these problems before , also

i have not yet even tryed to hook up any emulators or mame to gameEX

since im getting all these problems from a fresh install.

[romstar]

hi again ..

ok done a reinstall and had a good look at the themes ..

the arcade versions of the themes dont have mouse emulation

so that would explain the mouse not working.

the problem with the themes not loading seems to be

down to the install options , when i choose not to download

all the default themes , since i already had the themes zip

from the download page , 18mb then try putting the themes

in to gameEX they show up but then give loading and graphics

display problems also problems with sound.

but choosing to download the themes as apart of the installer

fixes this and also lets me install the other themes like soul

calibur with no problems.

so it looks like its down to the installer , it must do more than

just install themes to the themes folder.

hope this helps if any of you guys get simular problems.

romstar