GameEX Crashing after new install

[a5t1]

I decided to try out the new version of GE and when I try to select a mame game by year or name or category, it crashes with the following....

18:34:57.7 1/17/2007: History.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\history.dat

18:34:57.7 1/17/2007: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini

18:34:57.7 1/17/2007: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat

18:34:57.7 1/17/2007: Loading Controls.ini map file

18:34:57.7 1/17/2007: Snap path: Not Found

18:34:57.7 1/17/2007: AVI Snap Path: Not Found

18:34:57.7 1/17/2007: Flyer Path is: C:\mame\flyers\fly2k6_1

18:34:57.7 1/17/2007: Cabinet Path: Not Found

18:34:57.7 1/17/2007: Title Path: Not Found

18:34:57.7 1/17/2007: Panel Path: Not Found

18:34:57.7 1/17/2007: Icon Path: Not Found

18:34:57.7 1/17/2007: Marquee Path: Not Found

18:34:57.7 1/17/2007: MAME CMD options: -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy

18:34:57.7 1/17/2007: Attempting to load game list

18:34:58.0 1/17/2007: Loading last used Game List

18:34:58.0 1/17/2007: Setting Music Volume

18:34:58.0 1/17/2007: Cannot Load Play List. Check Path and filename

18:34:58.0 1/17/2007: Creating DirectSound Device

18:34:58.1 1/17/2007: Trying: Primary Sound Driver

18:34:58.1 1/17/2007: Loading Sound Files

18:34:58.2 1/17/2007: DirectSound Device Created Successfully

18:34:58.2 1/17/2007: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support

18:34:58.2 1/17/2007: Unable to create a joystick device

18:34:58.2 1/17/2007: Playing Startup Video

18:35:20.6 1/17/2007: Initializing MCE Remote

18:35:20.6 1/17/2007: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx!

18:35:20.7 1/17/2007: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame

18:35:21.5 1/17/2007: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully

18:35:42.0 1/17/2007: 21 Consecutive Exceptions Occured: Exiting

18:35:42.0 1/17/2007: First Exception:

18:35:42.0 1/17/2007: Error in the application.

18:35:42.0 1/17/2007: at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.DrawInternal(tagRECT* destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, tagRECT* srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags, DrawEffects& bltEffects)

18:35:42.0 1/17/2007: at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.Draw(Rectangle destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, Rectangle srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags)

18:35:42.0 1/17/2007: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DrawMenuImages(Boolean over)

18:35:42.0 1/17/2007: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DisplayFrame()

18:35:42.0 1/17/2007: Last Exception:

18:35:42.0 1/17/2007: Error in the application.

18:35:42.0 1/17/2007: at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.DrawInternal(tagRECT* destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, tagRECT* srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags, DrawEffects& bltEffects)

18:35:42.0 1/17/2007: at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.Draw(Rectangle destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, Rectangle srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags)

18:35:42.0 1/17/2007: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DrawMenuImages(Boolean over)

18:35:42.0 1/17/2007: at GameEx.GameEx.mainform.DisplayFrame()

...I've installed the latest .net and directx drivers...any ideas?

[Tom Speirs]

Again.. Bug will be fixed in next release. Its theme related so use a different one.

Cheers.

[a5t1]

Thanks for the quick response, great product btw.

Again.. Bug will be fixed in next release. Its theme related so use a different one.

Cheers.