Windows Games to run

[firestarter44]

Hopefully I'm posting this in the correct place; new to GAME EX, very familiar with Hyperspin and Max Arcade but this was the best touchscreen FE I could find, so I paid for it and it works very much how I'd expect. I am having a few issues, the first one is that I have 2 casino games (hoyle casino 2011 and 2012). At first I was able to launch both from GEX, but now only 2011 works, I will post my RUNITGAME.BAT so you can see what's happening. On the front end, it just tries to run it and then closes right back into the FE, not sure how to fix this or if there's an issue with a setting I tweaked. Please help....

Ok, so I apparently cannot upload that file, so I will cut and paste...

chcp 65001

C:

CD "C:\Program Files (x86)\Encore\Hoyle\Hoyle Casino Games 2012\"

"C:\Windows\Installer\{5E831AA8-13CD-412A-B39A-042AC369C33F}\NewShortcut4_670D3434D05C40C08AFFF5A8B814D531.exe"

Casino 2011 (working) looks the same, but the first line and second line are the same.

[tthurman]

Welcome to the GameEx forums firestarter44

You actually had this in the Convert-IT software suite support area, but no biggie, I moved it over to GameEx general for your support question.

Personally I don't use GameEx to launch PC games, but it is commonly done. Someone with more experience with this than I have will probably chime in soon, in the meantime you may want to check this thread, as the solution will likely be similar to that discussion.

[firestarter44]

So turns out I posted in the wrong section. Reposting here. I can't figure out how to delete the other one. Sorry.

Hopefully I'm posting this in the correct place; new to GAME EX, very familiar with Hyperspin and Max Arcade but this was the best touchscreen FE I could find, so I paid for it and it works very much how I'd expect. I am having a few issues, the first one is that I have 2 casino games (hoyle casino 2011 and 2012). At first I was able to launch both from GEX, but now only 2011 works, I will post my RUNITGAME.BAT so you can see what's happening. On the front end, it just tries to run it and then closes right back into the FE, not sure how to fix this or if there's an issue with a setting I tweaked. Please help....

Ok, so I apparently cannot upload that file, so I will cut and paste...

chcp 65001

C:

CD "C:\Program Files (x86)\Encore\Hoyle\Hoyle Casino Games 2012\"

"C:\Windows\Installer\{5E831AA8-13CD-412A-B39A-042AC369C33F}\NewShortcut4_670D3434D05C40C08AFFF5A8B814D531.exe"

Casino 2011 (working) looks the same, but the first line and second line are the same.

[Draco1962]

Since your original post was moved to the general forum, I took the liberty of merging the duplicate post into it. Sorry in advance for any confusion that may cause. I would try setting up your windows games as tthurman suggested in the link he provided. This may alleviate the errors you are running into.

[firestarter44]

I looked at that thread. There isn't a solution in the thread. It ends with them saying they closed the application and now it magically works. I've closed the app hundreds of times and after restarting it nothing is different.

[Draco1962]

Please provide copies of your gameex.ini and log.txt files immediately after the error situation occurs. Click the GameEx How to Ask for Help link in my signature for details on how to locate and provide them to us for review in your reply to this thread. Thanks!

[tthurman]

I looked at that thread. There isn't a solution in the thread.

You're correct that there isn't a exact detailed direction given that shows the solution in that thread, but what it does show is how GameEx can be configured to play PC games by using the same principals employed to launch emulators. It's a bit out of the box, but once you've been exposed to it, it will make much more sense to you.

The files Draco is asking for will give clues as to where you need to be focusing, or where you shouldn't have been perhaps.

[firestarter44]

Here are the files. I read through that one, it's not rocket science it seems, but even when it's configured properly my hoyle casino 2011 and spot the diff game work fine with all my settings, but my hoyle slots 2012 and hoyle casino 2012 all seem to have this problem. No matter how I configure it. Since they are "Full screen direct x games" I even went through the options and found that the "hide windows" option shouldn't be turned on for this, I've toggled it every different way I can figure out and still these two games do not run.

The games run fine if you jsut launch them from the shortcut, I've tried new shortcuts, tried creating a .bat file and using the section for external applications, nothing seems to work. Thanks all.

GameEx.ini

log.txt

[Draco1962]

The following from your log.txt file does not look right at all:

15:46:32.1  11/2/2015:  Running: cmd.exe /c C: C:\Windows\Installer\{5E831AA8-13CD-412A-B39A-042AC369C33F}\NewShortcut4_670D3434D05C40C08AFFF5A8B814D531.exe

Why on earth would the shortcut to the program executible target to this?

Following is how I have my system setup to run all PC games (with the exception of those that use the integrated Steam, Origin, and Uplay support) from one emulator slot:

[Emulator]Enabled=TrueSTARTPAGENAME=PC GamesTITLETEXT=PC GamesStartPageLogo=PC GamesWorkingPath=H:\ROMS\PC GamesRomPath=H:\ROMS\PC GamesROMFilter=*.lnkCommand=""[ROMPATH]\[ROMFILE]""SnapPath=H:\Assets\PC Games\SnapVideoSnapPath=H:\Assets\PC Games\VideoPlayInScreenSaver=FalseMergeSets=Trueimagenotfound=C:\GameEx\THEMES\Smoked Glass\MEDIA\LOGOS\No_Image.pnglastgame=CustomBackground=PC_Gamesbak.pngconfigFile=RomsInFolders=True

[firestarter44]

I know. That's what I can't figure out. Other games work, these do not. The runitgame has this information as well. It seems to autopopulate for these two games. Just added another windows game, works just fine like the others. Just these two dx games.

[Draco1962]

Have you tried uninstalling and reinstalling them? I know in the past with older Hoyle games they could be problematic.

[firestarter44]

Deleted everything game ex, and reinstalled and started from scratch. Same thing. Hoyle casino 2011 works. 2012 does not.

[Draco1962]

Do both work outside of GameEx?

[firestarter44]

Yes, I can open the very link I'm pointing to and it opens fine.

[Draco1962]

I don't know what to tell you. Don't play that game?Not that I am giving up on this, just confuzzled. If it was working before, then something has changed in your environment as there haven't been any recent changes to GameEx that I can think of that would contribute. WIthout the games themselves to test and try to replicate the issue, hard to say what is going on there.

[firestarter44]

Ok, I guess onto my next issue. I'll ask here and then post a new topic if you don't know.

I allowed the game ex arcade (add 3000 games etc) and evry time I try to run one, it just opens with a broken flash icon at the top left. I thought it was because I didn't have flash installed but even after I installed it, still no dice. Any ideas?

[tthurman]

One of the great things about GameEx is that it does so many things, but on the flip side, it does so many things.

It's best to keep troubleshooting threads separate from one another due to this, otherwise it makes things incredibly hard to follow for those that might happen upon this thread with something they have a quick solution for, but instead see the topic suddenly changing, and instead decide not to chime in.

Please stay on topic with this one, and open an additional thread for other issues unrelated to this one.

Lots of people into this hobby, and so there are many different goals based on each users on preferences. Unless it is something just way out of left field, the community here can typically help work out any kinks you may be experiencing.