[RESOLVED] MAME system pack invalid ROM path

**paul4tune** · September 8, 2017

just downloaded gameex and installed, i then tried to install the Mame system pack but states the rom path is invalid, ive tried setting the path myself but the same outcome can you help please

log.txt

GameEx.ini

**Tom Speirs** · September 9, 2017

**paul4tune** · September 9, 2017

ive read that thread already but i have all my files in one area none are missing

**Tom Speirs** · September 9, 2017

Sorry, well that's what it is, it cant find the files. Namely 005 and I believe invaders.

**paul4tune** · September 10, 2017

can you explain where to put the files, because all the files are in one folder

**Draco1962** · September 10, 2017

I believe that part of your problem is that you have everything installed to C:\Users\paul4tune\Desktop\games\GameEx\DEMO\. Tom is correct.

Certain areas are much more protected by Windows than others. Generally anything under c:\USers, c:\Program Files, etc. You should really consider installing GameEx to C:\GameEx and setting gameex.exe to run as admin. You should also consider installing MAME elsewhere other than C:\Users\paul4tune\Desktop\games\GameEx\DEMO\, such as c:\emulators\MAME\ and your ROM path to c:\ROMS\MAME\, your snaps and other media under c:\Assets\MAME\.

You are going to have to roll up the sleeves to get this cleaned up.

**paul4tune** · September 10, 2017

1 hour ago, Draco1962 said:

I believe that part of your problem is that you have everything installed to C:\Users\paul4tune\Desktop\games\GameEx\DEMO\. Tom is correct.

Certain areas are much more protected by Windows than others. Generally anything under c:\USers, c:\Program Files, etc. You should really consider installing GameEx to C:\GameEx and setting gameex.exe to run as admin. You should also consider installing MAME elsewhere other than C:\Users\paul4tune\Desktop\games\GameEx\DEMO\, such as c:\emulators\MAME\ and your ROM path to c:\ROMS\MAME\, your snaps and other media under c:\Assets\MAME\.

You are going to have to roll up the sleeves to get this cleaned up.

thanks for the reply initially that's where I installed it thinking there would be a problem and I've also run the install as admin but it still didn't work and without install instructions, i can't follow the letter to the T

**Draco1962** · September 10, 2017

The GameEx install is fairly straightforward and to install it where you did would require changing the de fault install path.

**Tom Speirs** · September 10, 2017

Again, not trying to argue with you but the MAME system pack is designed to work with a full MAME set. I cant really say much more that that, sorry.

**paul4tune** · September 10, 2017

2 hours ago, Tom Speirs said:

Again, not trying to argue with you but the MAME system pack is designed to work with a full MAME set. I cant really say much more that that, sorry.

can you at least PM me as i dont have a clue what your talking about, im not sure what a full MAME set is, and im still no further on from installing

thank you

**Draco1962** · September 10, 2017

A full MAME set means a full collection of ROMS. Your ROM version must match the version of MAME. Finally, you need to make sure that MAME is working outside of GameEx first before setting up within GameEx to run through it.

**paul4tune** · September 10, 2017

11 minutes ago, Draco1962 said:

A full MAME set means a full collection of ROMS. Your ROM version must match the version of MAME. Finally, you need to make sure that MAME is working outside of GameEx first before setting up within GameEx to run through it.

re-installed GAMEEX into the C: directory i can run MAME independently from GAMEEX but im getting invalid system pack path from the system pack installer

**paul4tune** · September 11, 2017

before i was getting invalid rom path now im getting invalid system pack path any ideas

**Tom Speirs** · September 11, 2017

That error means files are missing from the system pack itself. Did you delete or move some files within it? Perhaps try downloading the system pack again?

**paul4tune** · September 11, 2017

no i haven't moved them they are in the same folder i originally extracted them all system pack files are extracted in a folder on my desktop and gameex path C:\GameEx rom path C:\Emulation\ROMs i know MAME is working fine as i played a game on it last night

**Draco1962** · September 11, 2017

Can you please try extracting them to a different location, such as a folder on your c drive instead of your desktop and correct the paths in Setup Wizard accordingly?

**paul4tune** · September 11, 2017

2 hours ago, Draco1962 said:

Can you please try extracting them to a different location, such as a folder on your c drive instead of your desktop and correct the paths in Setup Wizard accordingly?

back to incorrect rom path, i moved all zip files to C:\System Pack and extracted them so all the files in that folder are MAME_GameEx_System_Pack.zip 001 to 011 Emulators, Installs, Media. I right clicked the Mame System Pack Installer run as admin chose my GameEx folder C:\GameEx then my rom folder C:\Emulation\ROMs and get Invalid ROM Path

**Tom Speirs** · September 11, 2017

Again, question goes back to do you have a full MAME set? Does 005.zip or 005.7z exist in C:\Emulation\ROMS? Are all the MAME Roms located in C:\Emulation\ROMS? What is in this folder?

**paul4tune** · September 11, 2017

3 minutes ago, Tom Speirs said:

Again, question goes back to do you have a full MAME set? Does 005.zip or 005.7z exist in C:\Emulation\ROMS? Are all the MAME Roms located in C:\Emulation\ROMS? What is in this folder?

just 3 empty folder HBMAME, MAME, MAME32 but ive already tried moving all zips inside that folder and still nothing

**Tom Speirs** · September 11, 2017

Like I keep telling you, you need a full mame set, and in that folder.

**paul4tune** · September 11, 2017

2 minutes ago, Tom Speirs said:

Like I keep telling you, you need a full mame set, and in that folder.

i thought all those zip files where the whole rom set

**Tom Speirs** · September 11, 2017

According to the utility you are missing some files, namely 005.zip. This is what the utility checks for to validate a proper mame set. If you want to work around it - just create a dummy 005.zip file in the folder.

Again, unless something drastic changed with MAME you do not have a full MAME set in that folder.

**paul4tune** · September 11, 2017

3 minutes ago, Tom Speirs said:

According to the utility you are missing some files, namely 005.zip. This is what the utility checks for to validate a proper mame set. If you want to work around it - just create a dummy 005.zip file in the folder.

Again, unless something drastic changed with MAME you do not have a full MAME set in that folder.

soon as I put a dummy zip folder name 005 it completed thanks for helping

**Tom Speirs** · September 11, 2017

No worries. Enjoy!

**Tom Speirs** · September 11, 2017

No worries. Please create another topic if you need help with something us. Also note you need to update the MAME list.

[RESOLVED] MAME system pack invalid ROM path

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