DVD playback error in GameEx setup

[U2Edge]

When I'm in the GameEx configuration program (post-installation), everything is smooth sailing until right before it asks me if I want to allow DVD playback in GameEx...then it sits there for a bit and gives me an error. Error codes below. I have DVD playback capability otherwise on my machine, so I'm not sure why it is giving GameEx fits. I'm on a Sony VAIO Windows MCE computer. 3.0 GHz, 2 GB of RAM, running the latest version of the software.

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************** Exception Text **************

System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

at DvdCore.DvdEngineClass.GetVideoSPDecoderCount()

at SetupWizard.XmlSection.GetDVDCodecs()

at SetupWizard.XmlSection.ShowSettings(Int32 top)

at SetupWizard.XmlSectionArray.ShowSection()

at SetupWizard.XmlSectionArray.GoToNextSection()

at SetupWizard.frmMain.btnNext_Click(Object sender, EventArgs e)

at System.Windows.Forms.Control.OnClick(EventArgs e)

at System.Windows.Forms.Button.OnClick(EventArgs e)

at System.Windows.Forms.Button.WndProc(Message& m)

at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)

at System.Windows.Forms.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)

at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)

************** Loaded Assemblies **************

mscorlib

Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0

Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032

CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/microsoft.net/framework/v1.1.4322/mscorlib.dll

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SetupWizard

Assembly Version: 1.0.2490.17870

Win32 Version: 1.0.2490.17870

CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/GameEx/SetupWizard.exe

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System.Windows.Forms

Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0

Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032

CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.windows.forms/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.windows.forms.dll

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System

Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0

Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032

CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.dll

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System.Drawing

Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0

Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032

CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.drawing/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/system.drawing.dll

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System.Xml

Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0

Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.2032

CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/system.xml/1.0.5000.0__b77a5c561934e089/system.xml.dll

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Accessibility

Assembly Version: 1.0.5000.0

Win32 Version: 1.1.4322.573

CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/accessibility/1.0.5000.0__b03f5f7f11d50a3a/accessibility.dll

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Microsoft.DirectX.DirectInput

Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0

Win32 Version: 5.04.00.2904

CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/microsoft.directx.directinput/1.0.2902.0__31bf3856ad364e35/microsoft.directx.directinput.dll

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Microsoft.DirectX

Assembly Version: 1.0.2902.0

Win32 Version: 5.04.00.2904

CodeBase: file:///c:/windows/assembly/gac/microsoft.directx/1.0.2902.0__31bf3856ad364e35/microsoft.directx.dll

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Interop.DvdCore

Assembly Version: 1.0.0.0

Win32 Version: 1.0.0.0

CodeBase: file:///C:/Program%20Files/GameEx/Interop.DvdCore.DLL

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************** JIT Debugging **************

To enable just in time (JIT) debugging, the config file for this

application or machine (machine.config) must have the

jitDebugging value set in the system.windows.forms section.

The application must also be compiled with debugging

enabled.

For example:

<configuration>

<system.windows.forms jitDebugging="true" />

</configuration>

When JIT debugging is enabled, any unhandled exception

will be sent to the JIT debugger registered on the machine

rather than being handled by this dialog.

[lingpanda]

  U2Edge said:

Snip....

Can you turn off JIT Debugger and try again?

[headkaze]

Hey Tom, this looks like a problem with the Setup Wizard using Interop.DvdCore.dll to get the list of MPEG2 decoders.

Does the dll get registered before running the Setup Wizard? Or perhaps this error occurs when you have no codecs on the machine?

[Tom Speirs]

  headkaze said:

Hey Tom, this looks like a problem with the Setup Wizard using Interop.DvdCore.dll to get the list of MPEG2 decoders.

Does the dll get registered before running the Setup Wizard? Or perhaps this error occurs when you have no codecs on the machine?

Yes it should be registered, and Im pretty sure its ok with no codecs. I think this may be an issue with the posters setup. Perhaps its the actual com component falling over. I guess just put an exception check and return as if no codecs installed if one happens. I am already doing that in the config app.

[headkaze]

  TSpeirs said:

Yes it should be registered, and Im pretty sure its ok with no codecs. I think this may be an issue with the posters setup. Perhaps its the actual com component falling over. I guess just put an exception check and return as if no codecs installed if one happens. I am already doing that in the config app.

Yeah good idea, I'll do that for next release.