crash after a recent update

[peterson65]

after one of the recent updates,(i dont know what one because i update and turn off just to keep up) i cant play anything through gameex i have not changed anything in the configs, help

here is the log.

thanks

20:56:30.5 7/30/2007: GameEx: Version 8.66: Starting Log

20:56:30.5 7/30/2007: Operating System Platform: Win32NT

20:56:30.5 7/30/2007: Operating System Name: Windows XP

20:56:30.5 7/30/2007: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600

20:56:30.5 7/30/2007: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed

20:56:30.5 7/30/2007: .net Framework 2.0 Installed

20:56:30.5 7/30/2007: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 3.00GHz, 511MB

20:56:30.5 7/30/2007: 3Ghz - 2 Cores or CPU's

20:56:30.5 7/30/2007: Running Randomize()

20:56:30.5 7/30/2007: Loading PlugIns

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Running Misc startup tasks

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Setting Menu types

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Opening Configuration File

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Getting Configuration Values

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Using Theme: Default - Women We Love To Play

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Women We Love To Play

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Launching HideOS.exe

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Hiding Taskbar

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Is Media Center running?

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Media Center Mode 2

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Snap Delay set to: 1

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Get other settings

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Backing up Registry Wallpaper Settings

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Start work for Form

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Getting Original Screen Size

20:56:30.6 7/30/2007: Opening Database Connection

20:56:30.7 7/30/2007: Initializing Component

20:56:30.8 7/30/2007: Retrieving resolution setting

20:56:30.8 7/30/2007: Creating Radio Station Genres

20:56:30.9 7/30/2007: Succesfully created station genres

20:56:30.9 7/30/2007: MAME Path is: C:\Mame32

20:56:30.9 7/30/2007: MAME EXE file is: Mame32.exe

20:56:30.9 7/30/2007: ROM Path is: C:\mame0112b_i686\roms

20:56:30.9 7/30/2007: Catver.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini

20:56:30.9 7/30/2007: controls.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\data\controls.ini

20:56:30.9 7/30/2007: History.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\history.dat

20:56:30.9 7/30/2007: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini

20:56:30.9 7/30/2007: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat

20:56:30.9 7/30/2007: Loading Controls.ini map file

20:56:30.9 7/30/2007: Snap Path is: C:\mame0112b_i686\Snap

20:56:30.9 7/30/2007: AVI Snap Path: Not Found

20:56:30.9 7/30/2007: Flyer Path is: C:\mame0112b_i686\flyers

20:56:30.9 7/30/2007: Cabinet Path is: C:\mame0112b_i686\cabinets

20:56:30.9 7/30/2007: Title Path: Not Found

20:56:30.9 7/30/2007: Panel Path is: C:\mame0112b_i686\cpanel

20:56:30.9 7/30/2007: Manual Path: Not Found

20:56:30.9 7/30/2007: Icon Path: Not Found

20:56:30.9 7/30/2007: Marquee Path is: C:\mame0112b_i686\marquees

20:56:31.0 7/30/2007: Loading Custom Emulators

20:56:31.1 7/30/2007: Using 2D Animations

20:56:31.1 7/30/2007: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS

20:56:31.1 7/30/2007: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS

20:56:31.1 7/30/2007: MAME CMD options: -video ddraw -triplebuffer -switchres -skip_gameinfo -ctrlr XArcade

20:56:31.1 7/30/2007: Attempting to load game list

20:56:31.7 7/30/2007: Initialising DirectDraw

20:56:31.7 7/30/2007: Applying GameEx is Loading Image

20:56:31.7 7/30/2007: Creating DirectDraw Device

20:56:31.7 7/30/2007: Using Device: Ultimarc ArcadeVGA

20:56:31.7 7/30/2007: 126mb video memory available

20:56:31.8 7/30/2007: Setting Resolution to 640x288 32 bit color

20:56:32.2 7/30/2007: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces

20:56:32.2 7/30/2007: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode

20:56:32.3 7/30/2007: Creating Back Buffer

20:56:32.3 7/30/2007: Loading graphic Surfaces

20:56:32.3 7/30/2007: Display is running at: 640x288 32bit color, 60hz

20:56:32.4 7/30/2007: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs

20:56:32.5 7/30/2007: Creating Surfaces Volume

20:56:32.5 7/30/2007: Creating Surfaces Arrows

20:56:32.5 7/30/2007: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text

20:56:32.5 7/30/2007: Creating Surfaces Toolbar

20:56:32.5 7/30/2007: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds

20:56:32.6 7/30/2007: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls

20:56:32.6 7/30/2007: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo

20:56:32.6 7/30/2007: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit

20:56:32.6 7/30/2007: Creating Surfaces Snaps

20:56:32.6 7/30/2007: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars

20:56:32.7 7/30/2007: Creating Fonts

20:56:32.7 7/30/2007: Creating Menu Font

20:56:32.7 7/30/2007: Restoring Menu Font From Cache

20:56:32.7 7/30/2007: Creating Game Font

20:56:33.0 7/30/2007: Creating Font Black

20:56:33.1 7/30/2007: Creating Font Black Small

20:56:33.2 7/30/2007: Creating Game Font Faded

20:56:33.7 7/30/2007: Creating Title Font

20:56:33.7 7/30/2007: Restoring Title Font From Cache

20:56:33.8 7/30/2007: Fonts Created Succesfully

20:56:33.8 7/30/2007: 97mb video memory left available

20:56:33.8 7/30/2007: Creating instance of global keyboard hook

20:56:33.8 7/30/2007: Starting GameExtender Publisher

20:56:33.8 7/30/2007: Text/Language: English

20:56:33.8 7/30/2007: Applying Language/Text

20:56:33.9 7/30/2007: Initialising Bass Audio Library

20:56:34.0 7/30/2007: Loading last used Game List

20:56:34.0 7/30/2007: Setting Music Volume

20:56:34.0 7/30/2007: Cannot Load Play List. Check Path and filename

20:56:34.0 7/30/2007: Creating DirectSound Device

20:56:34.0 7/30/2007: Trying: Primary Sound Driver

20:56:34.0 7/30/2007: Loading Sound Files

20:56:34.1 7/30/2007: DirectSound Device Created Successfully

20:56:34.1 7/30/2007: Gamepad/Joystick disabled

20:56:34.1 7/30/2007: Playing intro sound file

20:56:34.1 7/30/2007: Initializing MCE Remote

20:56:34.1 7/30/2007: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx!

20:56:34.1 7/30/2007: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame

20:56:34.6 7/30/2007: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully

20:56:46.9 7/30/2007: 21 Consecutive Exceptions Occured

20:56:46.9 7/30/2007: Trying reinitialising the display after sleeping for 4 seconds

20:56:46.9 7/30/2007: Exception count will be dropped to 15

20:56:54.1 7/30/2007: --**--

20:56:54.1 7/30/2007: 21 Consecutive Exceptions Occured: Exiting

20:56:54.1 7/30/2007: Closing database connection

20:56:54.2 7/30/2007: First Exception:

20:56:54.2 7/30/2007: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

20:56:54.2 7/30/2007: at w.r()

20:56:54.2 7/30/2007: at w.ap()

20:56:54.2 7/30/2007: at w.b9()

20:56:54.2 7/30/2007: at w.as()

20:56:54.2 7/30/2007: Last Exception:

20:56:54.2 7/30/2007: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

20:56:54.2 7/30/2007: at w.r()

20:56:54.2 7/30/2007: at w.ap()

20:56:54.2 7/30/2007: at w.b9()

20:56:54.2 7/30/2007: at w.as()

20:56:57.0 7/30/2007: Disposing Plugins

20:56:57.0 7/30/2007: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit

[Tom Speirs]

Its failing trying to play the select sound.

I think your theme might have got corrupted. Please try a different theme.

[Tom Speirs]

  TSpeirs said:

Its failing trying to play the select sound.

I think your theme might have got corrupted. Please try a different theme.

Let me know if thats it. If it is, run a disk scan, you may have some issue there with your hard disk. ie. it might be on the way out.

[peterson65]

i re-downloaded the full newest install and reinstalled it with the default themes and now its fine, thanks tom