gameex error

[emwizard]

2016/03/25:     at GameEx.GameEx.MainForm.a(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2, Boolean A_3, Int32 A_4, Int32 A_5, Int32 A_6, Boolean A_7)
01:27:46.5  2016/03/25:     at GameEx.GameEx.MainForm.a(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2, Boolean A_3, Int32 A_4, Int32 A_5, Int32 A_6)
01:27:46.5  2016/03/25:     at GameEx.GameEx.MainForm.InitDirectDraw(Boolean nodispose, Boolean reinit, Boolean DontLoadSurfaces)
01:27:46.5  2016/03/25:     at GameEx.GameEx.MainForm.a(Boolean A_0, String A_1, Boolean A_2)
01:27:46.5  2016/03/25:     at GameEx.GameEx.MainForm..ctor()
01:27:46.5  2016/03/25:  
01:27:46.5  2016/03/25:  It was detected you experienced a DirectX error.
01:27:46.5  2016/03/25:    Please note the following for possible solutions to your problem:
01:27:46.5  2016/03/25:      1. Ensure you have the latest version of DirectX installed.
01:27:46.5  2016/03/25:      2. Ensure you have the latest Manufacturer provided video card drivers.
01:27:46.5  2016/03/25:         NOTE: Windows/Microsoft Update does not contain the latest.
01:27:46.6  2016/03/25:         NOTE: Manufacturer normally means ATI, NVidia, or Intel. Not the brand.
01:27:46.6  2016/03/25:               www.ati.com   www.nvidia.com
01:27:46.6  2016/03/25:      3. If you do not have a modern video card try the following. 1. Turn off advanced Graphics. 2. Try a lower resolution. 3. Try turning on and using 16-bit colour
01:27:46.6  2016/03/25:      4. Ensure any required video codecs are installed.
01:27:46.6  2016/03/25:      5. Try a different theme, or try running the theme at the resolution it was designed for
01:27:46.6  2016/03/25:      6. Try the latest version of GameEx. GameEx is updated all the time.
01:27:46.6  2016/03/25:      7. If you performed an auto update to this version. Try performing a manual download and install.
01:27:46.7  2016/03/25:  
01:27:46.7  2016/03/25:  Closing database connection
01:27:46.7  2016/03/25:  Disposing Plugins
01:27:46.7  2016/03/25:  GameEx is exiting with errors
01:27:47.0  2016/03/25:  ERRORS DETECTED: EXITING
01:27:47.7  2016/03/25:  Bye

[nullPointer]

Hi emwizard and welcome to the GameEx forums!

Allow me to be the first to say, wow there is a lot wrong with this post!    First you posted in the Convert-It Support forum, which won't do much good in terms of getting assistance for GameEx.  Please be aware of where you're posting in the future.  (It's your first post so I'm sure we can cut you some slack )

Secondly though, a partial log dump really doesn't do much in terms of providing helpful information to help you troubleshoot your issue.  What was happening when this error occurred?  What OS are you using?  What kind of hardware are you running?  There are the sorts of details that can help us to assist you more quickly.  Also please provide the full contents of your log, as well as your GameEx.ini.  Please refer to the GameEx Help link in my signature if you are unsure of how to access that information.

Thanks man, and good luck!

[stigzler]

Welcome emwizard. Just a thought - did you try the things suggested there in that log?

I know codecs can be a bit of a not so obvious requirement, so wondering whether you have there installed? Not sure myself which ones you're meant to have - used to be Shark. I've just recently stared a fresh install and used K-Lite, which seem to work OK. 

[Draco1962]

I prefer the LAV codecs that Tom has provided a link to here. I have uninstalled Shark007 and have actually seen some improvement.