Pinball FX2 with PinballX - how to exit?

[TVel4]

Hello! This is a great group-- been enjoying reading through the forums.  I am having an issue that I was hoping someone might be able to help me with.  I recently purchased a Virtuapin Mini and am trying to get my Steam version of Pinball FX2 to function on it with Pinball X.  I've gotten most things set-up correctly but I can't for the life of me figure out how to exit a Pinball FX2 table.  I have my Pinball FX2 in cabinet mode and am controlling with x360ce program-- since my cab is using a virtuapin controller (as a game controller) I figured this would be my best way of controlling it.  I have all of my tables set-up and I see them in PinballX-- when I load a table it goes into it and I can play--- but I'm not sure of two things-- first, I end up needing to navigate the menus to exit out of pinball fx2-- is there a better way of doing with with my controls? Or a hotkey that exits the table without navigating?  Secondly--  when I do exit Pinball FX2, it automatically sends me to the windows desktop instead of back to the pinball X menu.  Is there a way to exit directly back into Pinball X?  Thank you so much for your help--  I appreciate it and and happy to be part of the community! 

 

Tom

[TVel4]

I should have supplied this before, but here is some more info for my issue--- I'm running the newest version of pinball fx off of steam, the newest version of pinball x, and I'm on a windows 7 system.  All tables seem to load fine outside of pinball X and inside of pinball X- when I load it from pbx it brings me directly to the particular pinball machines info screen--- working my virtuapin controls work with x360ce--- but I can't exit with a button (have to navigate with a keyboard to the menu (exit table, exit game, etc) and exiting brings me out of pinball X (instead of back into the pinball x menu) 
 

here is my pinball.ini

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[Display]
Monitor=0
Rotate=270
Windowed=False
WindowWidth=480
WindowHeight=720
WindowX=0
WindowY=65
PlayFieldBrightness=230
WheelTextColor=ffffffff
WheelTextOutlineColor=ff000000
InfoTextColor=ffffffff
InfoTextOutlineColor=ff000000
FilterTextColor=ffffffff
FilterTextOutlineColor=ff000000
MenuColor=ffffa500
[BackGlass]
monitor=2
x=0
y=0
width=1920
height=1080
[DMD]
Enabled=False
monitor=1
x=0
y=0
width=800
height=480
[FileSystem]
EnableFileMatching=True
[Interface]
DesktopModeEnabled=False
EnableAdditionalDetail=True
ShowSystem=True
ShowRatings=True
[Audio]
StreamVolume=50
SampleVolume=30
PlaySoundInVideos=True
[Startup]
playsound=True
playvideo=False
StartWithWindows=No
[KeyCodes]
quit=27
left=37
right=39
select=13
rotate=82
pageleft=33
pageright=34
exitemulator=27
ingame=80
screenshot=83
screenshotbackglass=66
instructions=73
volumedown=109
volumeup=107
credit=53
plunger=164
[JoyCodes]
quit=7
left=9
right=1
select=8
rotate=
pageleft=10
pageright=2
exitemulator=7
ingame=
instructions=11
[Text]
Line1=BY THE POWER OF GRAYSKULL!
Line2=I HAVE THE POWER!
[FuturePinball]
Enabled=True
WorkingPath=C:\Games\Future Pinball
TablePath=C:\Games\Future Pinball\Tables
Executable=Future Pinball.exe
Parameters=/open "[TABLEPATH]\[TABLEFILE]" /play /exit /arcaderender
LaunchBeforeEnabled=false
LaunchBeforeWorkingPath=
LaunchBeforeExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchBeforeHideWindow=False
LaunchBeforeWaitForExit=True
LaunchAfterEnabled=False
LaunchAfterWorkingPath=
LaunchAfterExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchAfterHideWindow=False
LaunchAfterWaitForExit=True
MouseClickFocus=True
[VisualPinball]
Enabled=True
WorkingPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball
TablePath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Visual Pinball\Tables
Executable=VPinball992.exe
Parameters=/play -"[TABLEPATH]\[TABLEFILE]"
LaunchBeforeEnabled=false
LaunchBeforeWorkingPath=
LaunchBeforeExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchBeforeHideWindow=False
LaunchBeforeWaitForExit=True
LaunchAfterEnabled=False
LaunchAfterWorkingPath=
LaunchAfterExecutable=notepad.exe
LaunchAfterHideWindow=False
LaunchAfterWaitForExit=True
NVRAMPath=C:\Program Files\Program Files (x86)\VPinMAME\nvram
[ExitScreen]
Enabled=True
EnableExit=True
EnableShutdown=True
[StartupProgram]
Enabled=false
WorkingPath=
Executable=notepad.exe
Paramaters=
HideWindow=true
WaitForExit=false
[ExitProgram]
Enabled=false
WorkingPath=
Executable=notepad.exe
Paramaters=
HideWindow=False
WaitForExit=
[AttractMode]
Enabled=True
Timer=1
ShowFor=15
[System_1]
Name=Pinball FX2
Enabled=True
WorkingPath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam
TablePath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Pinball FX2\data_steam
Executable=Steam.exe
Parameters=-applaunch 226980 "[TABLEFILE]"
LaunchAfterEnabled=True
LaunchAfterExecutable=KillPFX2.bat
[System_2]
Name=MAME
Enabled=False
WorkingPath=C:\- EMULATORS -\- MAME -
TablePath=C:\
Executable=mamep64.exe
Parameters=[TABLEFILE]
[AutoExit]
Enabled=False
Minutes=10
[Login]
Enabled=False
[Internal]
lastselected=El DoradoEldoradoSystem_1
filter_year=
filter_company=
filter_custom=
filtername=Tables
lastwheelcachematchsize=-1123
[SetupWizard]
EmuPath1=C:\Emulators
AssetPath1=C:\Assets
RomPath1=C:\Roms
DefaultPathPrompt=True
DownloadDatabasePrompt=True
DownloadEmulatorPrompt=True
WizardMode=1
CustomArray=
SearchArray=
SavePosition=False
SectionIndex=8
SearchText=
EmulatorIndex=0
EmulatorGroupIndex=0
DaphneIndex=0
HTMLAppsIndex=0
ExternalAppsIndex=0
RadioStationsIndex=0
NewsFeedsIndex=0
MappedDrivesIndex=0
SystemIndex=0
ShowPanel=True
FontSize=1
WindowState=0
WindowSize=650,478
WindowLocation=289,462
[GameListManager]
onlinemode=false

and my pinball fx2.xml

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        <description>Ant-Man</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2015</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>False</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
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        <description>Avengers</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>False</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
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        <description>Avengers - Age of Ultron</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2015</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>False</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
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        <description>BioLab</description>
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        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
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        <description>Blade</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
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        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
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        <description>Boba Fett</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
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        <description>Captain America</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="CastleStorm">
        <description>Castle Storm</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2015</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>False</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="MARVEL_CivilWar">
        <description>Civil War</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="STARWARS_Darth_Vader">
        <description>Darth Vader</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="MARVEL_Deadpool">
        <description>Deadpool</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2014</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="MARVEL_DrStrange">
        <description>Doctor Strange</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2014</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="STARWARS_Droids">
        <description>Droids</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2014</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="EarthDefense">
        <description>Earth Defense</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
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        <description>El Dorado</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
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        <description>Epic Quest</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
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        <description>Episode IV - A New Hope</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2014</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
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        <description>Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
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        <description>Episode VI - Return of the Jedi</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
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        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
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        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
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        <description>Fear Itself</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
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        <year>2014</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
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        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
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        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
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        <year>2014</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
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    </game>
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        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2014</year>
        <type>PC</type>
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        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
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        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
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        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
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        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2014</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
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        <description>Moon Knight</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="SplosionMan">
        <description>Ms. Splosion Man</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
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        <description>Paranormal</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
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        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
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        <description>Plants vs Zombies</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2014</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
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        <description>Portal</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2015</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>False</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="STARWARS_Rebels">
        <description>Rebels</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2015</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>False</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="Rome">
        <description>Rome</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="Atlantis">
        <description>Secrets of the Deep</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="Shaman">
        <description>Shaman</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="Citadel">
        <description>Sorcerers Lair</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="SouthPark2">
        <description>South Park - Butters Own Pinball</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2014</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="SouthPark1">
        <description>South Park - Super Sweet Pinball</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2014</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="MARVEL_SpiderMan">
        <description>Spider-Man</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>False</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="STARWARS_Rebels">
        <description>Star Wars - Rebels</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen</manufacturer>
        <year>2015</year>
        <type>SS</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="STARWARS_SFA">
        <description>Starfighter Assault</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="Tesla">
        <description>Tesla</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="STARWARS_CloneWars">
        <description>The Clone Wars</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="MARVEL_InfinityGauntlet">
        <description>The Infinity Gauntlet</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="TheWalkingDead">
        <description>The Walking Dead</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2014</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="MARVEL_Thor">
        <description>Thor</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="V12">
        <description>V12</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="MARVEL_Venom">
        <description>Venom</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2015</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="Western">
        <description>Wild West Rampage</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2015</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>False</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="MARVEL_Wolverine">
        <description>Wolverine</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="MARVEL_WWH">
        <description>World War Hulk</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
    <game name="MARVEL_XMen">
        <description>X-Men</description>
        <rom></rom>
        <manufacturer>Zen Studios</manufacturer>
        <year>2013</year>
        <type>PC</type>
        <hidedmd>True</hidedmd>
        <hidebackglass>False</hidebackglass>
        <enabled>True</enabled>
        <rating>0</rating>
        <gridposition>1x1</gridposition>
    </game>
</menu>
 

 

[TVel4]

Sill battling away at this but I think I may have figured a few things out.  It appears the reason Steam isn't exiting back to Pinball X when I exit is because Pinball x is crashing every time I load Steam from it.  There's nothing to exit back into!! Here my log-- any one know what the problem could be? Anything I can try to prevent Pinball X from crashing?

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19:49:54.9  3/3/2017:  CPU:  Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz
19:49:54.9  3/3/2017:  GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
19:49:54.9  3/3/2017:  Displays: 3
19:49:54.9  3/3/2017:  Load Game List
19:49:54.9  3/3/2017:  Loading Database: Future Pinball
19:49:54.9  3/3/2017:  Loading Database: Visual Pinball
19:49:54.9  3/3/2017:  Loading Database: Pinball FX2
19:49:54.9  3/3/2017:  Loading Custom Database: ._Visual Pinball
19:49:55.0  3/3/2017:  Finding and matching artwork and videos
19:49:55.0  3/3/2017:  Also Creating and Caching Wheels for Overlays
19:49:55.4  3/3/2017:  Loading Game Statistics and Scores
19:49:56.1  3/3/2017:  Loading Surfaces
19:49:56.2  3/3/2017:  Finished Loading Surfaces
19:49:56.2  3/3/2017:  Initialize Audio
19:49:56.3  3/3/2017:  Set Keyboard Controls
19:49:56.3  3/3/2017:  Initialize Joystick
19:49:56.3  3/3/2017:  1 Joystick Attached
19:49:56.3  3/3/2017:  Started
19:50:02.4  3/3/2017:  Launch System
19:50:02.4  3/3/2017:  Waiting for threads
19:50:02.4  3/3/2017:  Disposing display
19:50:04.0  3/3/2017:  C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe -applaunch 226980 "Eldorado"
19:50:05.2  3/3/2017:  Error in the application.
19:50:05.2  3/3/2017:  Exeption intializing display. Trying full screen windowed.
19:50:05.2  3/3/2017:  Error. Exiting
19:50:05.2  3/3/2017:  Error in the application.
19:50:05.2  3/3/2017:     at PinballX.Main.a(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2, Boolean A_3, Boolean A_4)
19:50:05.2  3/3/2017:     at PinballX.Main.ap()
19:50:05.2  3/3/2017:     at PinballX.Main..ctor()
19:50:05.2  3/3/2017:  Disposing Plugins
19:50:05.2  3/3/2017:  Showing Taskbar
19:50:05.2  3/3/2017:  Unhiding Mouse Cursor
19:50:05.2  3/3/2017:  Bye

 

[Draco1962]

Try enabling Fullscreen Windowed via the Setup Wizard.

[TVel4]

Ok, I tried enabling full screen windowed and I ran into the same issues. Pinball X crashes. Interestingly enough, I tried putting pinball fx2 in window mode and running it from pinball X to see what would happen-- Pinball FX2 opened up in a window under pinball X -- so it didn't cause pinball X to crash!! That's something--- I just couldn't play it because it was underneath and both programs had music playing at the same time :/ Here's my log for that experiment: 

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22:41:54.7  3/3/2017:  Hiding Taskbar
22:41:54.8  3/3/2017:  CPU:  Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-4460 CPU @ 3.20GHz
22:41:54.8  3/3/2017:  GPU 1: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 750 Ti
22:41:54.8  3/3/2017:  Displays: 3
22:41:54.8  3/3/2017:  Load Game List
22:41:54.8  3/3/2017:  Loading Database: Future Pinball
22:41:54.8  3/3/2017:  Loading Database: Visual Pinball
22:41:54.8  3/3/2017:  Loading Database: Pinball FX2
22:41:54.8  3/3/2017:  Loading Custom Database: ._Visual Pinball
22:41:54.8  3/3/2017:  Finding and matching artwork and videos
22:41:54.8  3/3/2017:  Also Creating and Caching Wheels for Overlays
22:41:55.3  3/3/2017:  Loading Game Statistics and Scores
22:41:55.9  3/3/2017:  Loading Surfaces
22:41:56.1  3/3/2017:  Finished Loading Surfaces
22:41:56.1  3/3/2017:  Initialize Audio
22:41:56.1  3/3/2017:  Set Keyboard Controls
22:41:56.1  3/3/2017:  Initialize Joystick
22:41:56.2  3/3/2017:  1 Joystick Attached
22:41:56.2  3/3/2017:  Started
22:42:08.6  3/3/2017:  Launch System
22:42:08.6  3/3/2017:  Waiting for threads
22:42:08.6  3/3/2017:  Disposing display
22:42:10.3  3/3/2017:  C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe -applaunch 226980 "MARVEL_Wolverine"
22:42:11.3  3/3/2017:  Created DirectX BackGlass Window
22:42:44.5  3/3/2017:  Exiting
22:42:44.5  3/3/2017:  Showing Taskbar
22:42:44.5  3/3/2017:  Unhiding Mouse Cursor
22:42:44.5  3/3/2017:  Disposing Plugins
22:42:44.5  3/3/2017:  Saving Settings
22:42:44.5  3/3/2017:  Bye
 

Thoughts?

[Draco1962]

I would try disabling the killpfx2.bat file in your launch after settings and leave fullscreen windowed in place.

[TVel4]

Thanks Draco, well, I disabled killpfx2.bat and left the fullscreen windowed option in place-- unfortunately PinballX is still crashing on me when I load up Pinball FX2 from it.

[Carny_Priest]

I have a v1 VirtuaPin plunger kit. VirtuaPin controllers are based on gamepad/joystick button emulation. For FX2, I have to use a separate program to map the exit buttons to a key. I use "e". Any joy2key mapper software should do the job. I use open source freeware program, Antimicro. And then I setup a hotkey using AutoHotkey to taskkill FX2 when the Exit button is pressed. It's not friendly but it does the job.

[Jannek]

Any progress on this, TVel4?

 

[TVel4]

I've made a bit of progress! I'm was tinkering around with every setting in the book and different combinations of settings-- doing everything I can think of to get this to work properly... suddenly on sunday, fx2 tables started to exit without crashing out pinball X! So far it is working-- I'm not certain if it is opening multiple versions of steam or not, but I'm going to run a few more tests this week... what I think I changed that might have helped was adding administrative privledges to pinball X, and setting Steam so it didn't automatically open when windows started-- so when I run a pbfx2 table from pinball X it logs me on to steam and runs the table-- then, when I quit steam with a button on my cab, it exits out and back to pinball x-- I can open another table and it still works-- I tested about three pbfx2 tables in a row and it seems to run!!  I'm going to spend more time with it this week. I will keep you posted-- thanks for all the tips so far!  

[Pike13]

Hi TVeI4,

I have a VirtualPin mini as well that Santa delivered a few months ago and am able to get things working with pbfx2 and pbx.  I do things a little differently from you I think so this may or may not help...

1. I'm using X360ce as you are, and changing the settings as detailed in the discussion section of this blog: https://blog.codinghorror.com/your-digital-pinball-machine/

2. I'm having Steam start at Windows startup and not having PBX launch it as part of launching a table.  Which also means that in order not to get any steam messages about being offline, I make sure I'm always connected to the internet by always plugging in the USB wireless adapter - I don't this on the front of the cab but rather I opened up the cabinet and put the adapter into an empty USB port off of the motherboard.  I had to move some of the other USB cables to make it fit.  The minor annoyance of having Steam update itself or pbfx2 or pinball arcade every now and then is outweighed with the everyday use of having pbx launch without having to wait for Steam to load itself.  I know that VirtuaPin doesn't recommend this but it works for me.

3. I was having a weird issue where even though Steam was set to run at startup and pbx was set to run at startup, sometimes Steam would steal focus back and display the desktop instead of pbx (even though Steam was just minimized to the system tray).  To get around this I created a Windows task to launch after Windows logon and it got around that problem.

4. I'm not doing any other special scripting or anything for pbfx2 outside of what pbx is using for the launch defaults.  

5. Obviously then finding all of the backglass images for your tables and pbx resources and configuring those correctly - of which this FTP site has been a godsend and I am very thankful for people uploading their pbx resources for others to use.  Someone had created a backglass video for X-Men for example and it blows people away when they see it (and then I grabbed a good audio file, wheel image, and playfield video as well).

6. As you mentioned, I'm making sure that all of the pieces have been set to run as Administrator (Windows UAC is turned all of the way off).

Hope this helps.  If you need more detail, please let me know.