GameEx crash

[scott9]

When I exit snes9x, GameEx crashes. Below is the log for when it crashes:

20:30:28.7 11/3/2007: GameEx: Version 8.94: Starting Log

20:30:28.7 11/3/2007: Operating System Platform: Win32NT

20:30:28.7 11/3/2007: Operating System Name: Windows XP

20:30:28.7 11/3/2007: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600

20:30:28.7 11/3/2007: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed

20:30:28.7 11/3/2007: .net Framework 1.1 Installed

20:30:28.7 11/3/2007: .net Framework 2.0 Installed

20:30:28.7 11/3/2007: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3500+, 1022MB

20:30:28.7 11/3/2007: 2.2Ghz

20:30:28.7 11/3/2007: Running Randomize()

20:30:28.7 11/3/2007: Loading PlugIns

20:30:28.8 11/3/2007: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup

20:30:28.8 11/3/2007: Running Misc startup tasks

20:30:28.8 11/3/2007: Setting Menu types

20:30:28.8 11/3/2007: Opening Configuration File

20:30:28.8 11/3/2007: Getting Configuration Values

20:30:28.8 11/3/2007: Using Theme: Acidbrain Vision

20:30:28.8 11/3/2007: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Acidbrain Vision

20:30:28.8 11/3/2007: Launching HideOS.exe

20:30:28.8 11/3/2007: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's

20:30:28.8 11/3/2007: Hiding Taskbar

20:30:28.8 11/3/2007: Is Media Center running?

20:30:28.8 11/3/2007: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values

20:30:28.8 11/3/2007: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode

20:30:28.8 11/3/2007: Media Center Mode 2

20:30:28.9 11/3/2007: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems

20:30:28.9 11/3/2007: Snap Delay set to: 2

20:30:28.9 11/3/2007: Get other settings

20:30:28.9 11/3/2007: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis

20:30:28.9 11/3/2007: Start work for Form

20:30:28.9 11/3/2007: Getting Original Screen Size

20:30:28.9 11/3/2007: Opening Database Connection

20:30:28.9 11/3/2007: Initializing Component

20:30:29.0 11/3/2007: Retrieving resolution setting

20:30:29.0 11/3/2007: Initialising Windows Media Player Component

20:30:29.1 11/3/2007: MAME Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32

20:30:29.1 11/3/2007: Cannot Find MAME Path: MAME Disabled

20:30:29.1 11/3/2007: Loading Controls.ini map file

20:30:29.1 11/3/2007: Loading Custom Emulators

20:30:29.1 11/3/2007: Loading Emulator 2: Nintendo SNES games

20:30:29.4 11/3/2007: Using 3D Alpha Blended Animations. This could be slow

20:30:29.4 11/3/2007: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS

20:30:29.4 11/3/2007: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS

20:30:29.5 11/3/2007: Initialising DirectDraw

20:30:29.6 11/3/2007: Creating DirectDraw Device

20:30:29.6 11/3/2007: Using Device: Radeon X1900 Series (Omega 3.8.330)

20:30:29.6 11/3/2007: 501mb video memory available

20:30:30.2 11/3/2007: Setting Resolution to 1680x1050 32 bit color

20:30:30.3 11/3/2007: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces

20:30:30.3 11/3/2007: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode

20:30:30.3 11/3/2007: Creating Back Buffer

20:30:30.4 11/3/2007: Version 2 Theme being used. Loading.

20:30:30.4 11/3/2007: Loading Button Data

20:30:30.4 11/3/2007: Loading Font Data

20:30:30.4 11/3/2007: Loading Layout Data

20:30:30.4 11/3/2007: Loading Taskbar Data

20:30:30.4 11/3/2007: Loading graphic Surfaces

20:30:30.4 11/3/2007: Display is running at: 1680x1050 32bit color, 60hz

20:30:30.4 11/3/2007: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs

20:30:30.4 11/3/2007: Creating Surfaces Volume

20:30:30.4 11/3/2007: Creating Surfaces Arrows

20:30:30.5 11/3/2007: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text

20:30:30.5 11/3/2007: Creating Surfaces Toolbar

20:30:30.5 11/3/2007: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds

20:30:30.9 11/3/2007: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls

20:30:30.9 11/3/2007: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo

20:30:30.9 11/3/2007: Creating Surface Unselected

20:30:30.9 11/3/2007: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit

20:30:30.9 11/3/2007: Creating Surfaces Snaps

20:30:30.9 11/3/2007: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars

20:30:31.0 11/3/2007: Creating Fonts

20:30:31.0 11/3/2007: Creating Menu Font

20:30:31.0 11/3/2007: Restoring Menu Font From Cache

20:30:31.0 11/3/2007: Creating Game Font

20:30:31.1 11/3/2007: Creating Font Black

20:30:31.2 11/3/2007: Creating Font Black Small

20:30:31.3 11/3/2007: Creating Game Font Faded

20:30:31.4 11/3/2007: Creating Title Font

20:30:31.4 11/3/2007: Restoring Title Font From Cache

20:30:31.5 11/3/2007: Fonts Created Succesfully

20:30:31.5 11/3/2007: 394mb video memory left available

20:30:31.5 11/3/2007: Creating instance of global keyboard hook

20:30:54.5 11/3/2007: Text/Language: English

20:30:54.5 11/3/2007: Applying Language/Text

20:30:54.5 11/3/2007: Initialising Bass Audio Library

20:30:54.6 11/3/2007: MAME CMD options: -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy

20:30:54.6 11/3/2007: Loading last used Game List

20:30:54.6 11/3/2007: Setting Music Volume

20:30:54.7 11/3/2007: Creating DirectSound Device

20:30:54.7 11/3/2007: Trying: Primary Sound Driver

20:30:54.7 11/3/2007: Loading Sound Files

20:30:54.7 11/3/2007: DirectSound Device Created Successfully

20:30:54.7 11/3/2007: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support

20:30:54.7 11/3/2007: Unable to create a joystick device

20:30:54.7 11/3/2007: Playing intro sound file

20:30:54.7 11/3/2007: Initializing MCE Remote

20:30:54.7 11/3/2007: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx!

20:30:54.7 11/3/2007: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame

20:30:55.1 11/3/2007: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully

20:30:58.7 11/3/2007: Validating: Emulator_2: Custom Background: D:\Emulators_and_Roms\SNES\Snapshots

20:30:58.7 11/3/2007: Warning: Emulator_2: Custom Background Does not exist

20:30:58.7 11/3/2007: Validating: Emulator_2: Snap Path: D:\Emulators_and_Roms\SNES\Snapshots

20:30:58.7 11/3/2007: Validating: Emulator_2: Database: SNES

20:30:58.7 11/3/2007: Validating: Emulator_2: Title Snap Path:

20:30:58.7 11/3/2007: Warning: Emulator_2: Title Snap Path Does not exist

20:30:58.7 11/3/2007: Validating: Emulator_2: Box Art Path:

20:30:58.7 11/3/2007: Warning: Emulator_2: Box Art Path Does not exist

20:30:58.7 11/3/2007: Validating: Emulator_2: Cart Art Path:

20:30:58.7 11/3/2007: Warning: Emulator_2: Cart Art Path Does not exist

20:30:58.7 11/3/2007: Validating: Emulator_2: Manual Path:

20:30:58.7 11/3/2007: Warning: Emulator_2: Manual Path Does not exist

20:30:58.7 11/3/2007: Loading OfflineList Dat File for emulator: 2

20:30:58.7 11/3/2007: Cannot Find Offline List Dat File

20:30:58.8 11/3/2007: Restoring Emulator from Cache

20:30:58.8 11/3/2007: Restoring Emulator Database From Cache

20:31:06.5 11/3/2007: Running: cmd.exe /c C: snes9x.exe "D:\Emulators_and_Roms\SNES\Roms\Super Mario World (U) [!].smc"

20:31:15.7 11/3/2007: 21 Consecutive Exceptions Occured

20:31:15.7 11/3/2007: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

20:31:15.7 11/3/2007: at w.dj()

at w.at()

20:31:15.7 11/3/2007: Trying reinitialising the display after sleeping for 4 seconds

20:31:15.7 11/3/2007: Exception count will be dropped to 15

20:31:20.3 11/3/2007: --**--

20:31:20.3 11/3/2007: 21 Consecutive Exceptions Occured: Exiting

20:31:20.3 11/3/2007: Closing database connection

20:31:20.3 11/3/2007: First Exception:

20:31:20.3 11/3/2007: Argument 'Number' is not a valid value.

20:31:20.3 11/3/2007: at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ErrObject.Raise(Int32 Number, Object Source, Object Description, Object HelpFile, Object HelpContext)

20:31:20.3 11/3/2007: at w.a(String A_0, Double A_1, Double A_2, Boolean A_3)

20:31:20.3 11/3/2007: at w.a(Int32 A_0, Int32 A_1, Boolean A_2, Boolean A_3)

20:31:20.3 11/3/2007: at w.a(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2, Boolean A_3, Boolean A_4, Int32 A_5)

20:31:20.3 11/3/2007: at w.a(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1)

20:31:20.3 11/3/2007: at w.j(Boolean A_0)

20:31:20.3 11/3/2007: at w.ca()

20:31:20.3 11/3/2007: at w.at()

20:31:20.3 11/3/2007: Last Exception:

20:31:20.3 11/3/2007: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

20:31:20.3 11/3/2007: at w.dj()

20:31:20.3 11/3/2007: at w.at()

[Tom Speirs]

This is related to the AcidBrain vision theme. I've seen it before. Not quite sure what the issue is with it, it must have some custom layouts for emulators.

Changing theme should fix the problem.

[scott9]

Thats a shame, I really like that theme :/

Any ideas for a workaround?

[Tom Speirs]

Thats a shame, I really like that theme :/

Any ideas for a workaround?

Rename the emulator title from "SNES". If a custom theme layout is the problem, it wont use it.

Worth a try.

[scott9]

Yeah that seems to have fixed it, thanks. I have one more quick question, when I run the same version of GameEx under Windows Vista, it doesn't show the loading screen, any idea why?

[Tom Speirs]

Yeah that seems to have fixed it, thanks. I have one more quick question, when I run the same version of GameEx under Windows Vista, it doesn't show the loading screen, any idea why?

What loading screen are you talking about? If GameEx is not registered it just shows the nag screen.

[scott9]

I can see a short duration flash of the nag screen, but then it goes black (I think it has something to do with the program that blocks the windows desktop.

I have another question completely unrelated to this, but with NESTopia I get "unknown error" then "file not found" when I run it from GameEx. If I type in the same command from the command line it works fine with no error.

[Brian Hoffman]

I can see a short duration flash of the nag screen, but then it goes black (I think it has something to do with the program that blocks the windows desktop.

I have another question completely unrelated to this, but with NESTopia I get "unknown error" then "file not found" when I run it from GameEx. If I type in the same command from the command line it works fine with no error.

Please export your emulator config and post here so we can see what going on.

Thanks

[Thurwor Alpha]

Rename the emulator title from "SNES". If a custom theme layout is the problem, it wont use it.

Worth a try.

I copied Acibrain's Vision onto a default theme using the editor and it fixed all the crashing problems... (it is kinda labour intensive though) and still looks cool.