GameEX wont load .72 build

[nintari]

No idea what is happening but has been happening since after the .66 build

seems to load up then the screen goes black and then I go back to the desktop (if not already in MCE). Always gets to the same spot in the log too :

18:38:03.0 8/2/2005: GameEx: Version 4.72: Starting Log

18:38:03.0 8/2/2005: Operating System Platform: Win32NT

18:38:03.0 8/2/2005: Operating System Name: Windows XP

18:38:03.0 8/2/2005: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600

18:38:03.0 8/2/2005: Running Randomize()

18:38:03.0 8/2/2005: Running Misc startup tasks

18:38:03.0 8/2/2005: Hiding Cursor

18:38:03.0 8/2/2005: Setting Menu types

18:38:03.1 8/2/2005: Opening Configuration File

18:38:03.1 8/2/2005: Getting Configuration Values

18:38:03.1 8/2/2005: Using Theme: Default - GameEx

18:38:03.1 8/2/2005: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - GameEx

18:38:03.1 8/2/2005: Text/Language: English

18:38:03.1 8/2/2005: Applying Language/Text

18:38:03.1 8/2/2005: Creating Scancodes.txt (List of DirectInput scan codes)

18:38:03.1 8/2/2005: Snap Delay set to: 1

18:38:03.1 8/2/2005: Is Media Center running?

18:38:03.1 8/2/2005: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode

18:38:03.1 8/2/2005: Media Center Mode 2

18:38:03.1 8/2/2005: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup

18:38:03.1 8/2/2005: Get other settings

18:38:03.1 8/2/2005: SlikStik support enabled

18:38:03.1 8/2/2005: Launching HideOS.exe

18:38:03.9 8/2/2005: Hiding Taskbar

18:38:03.9 8/2/2005: Start work for Form

18:38:03.9 8/2/2005: Getting Original Screen Size

18:38:03.9 8/2/2005: Loading ICON

18:38:04.0 8/2/2005: Initializing Component

18:38:04.0 8/2/2005: Initialising Bass Audio Library

18:38:04.1 8/2/2005: Loading default loading screen

18:38:04.1 8/2/2005: Using General Font: HandelGothic BT

18:38:04.1 8/2/2005: Using Title Font: HandelGothic BT

18:38:04.1 8/2/2005: Initialising DirectDraw

18:38:04.1 8/2/2005: Creating DirectDraw Device

18:38:04.1 8/2/2005: Using Device: RADEON X850 Series

18:38:04.2 8/2/2005: Setting Resolution to 1280x960 32 bit color

18:38:04.2 8/2/2005: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces

18:38:04.2 8/2/2005: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode

18:38:04.2 8/2/2005: Creating Back Buffer

18:38:04.2 8/2/2005: Loading graphic surfaces

18:38:04.2 8/2/2005: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs

18:38:04.3 8/2/2005: Creating Surface Volume

18:38:04.3 8/2/2005: Creating Surfaces Arrows

18:38:04.3 8/2/2005: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text

18:38:04.3 8/2/2005: Creating Surfaces Toolbar

18:38:04.3 8/2/2005: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds

18:38:04.8 8/2/2005: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls

18:38:04.8 8/2/2005: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo

18:38:04.8 8/2/2005: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit

18:38:04.8 8/2/2005: Creating Surfaces Snaps

18:38:04.8 8/2/2005: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars

18:38:04.8 8/2/2005: Creating Fonts

18:38:04.8 8/2/2005: Creating Menu Font

18:38:05.2 8/2/2005: Creating Game Font

18:38:05.6 8/2/2005: Creating Game Font Faded

18:38:05.9 8/2/2005: Creating Title Font

18:38:06.6 8/2/2005: MAME Path is: C:\MAME

18:38:06.6 8/2/2005: daphne Path is: C:\Daphne

18:38:06.6 8/2/2005: daphne EXE file is: Daphne.exe

18:38:06.6 8/2/2005: Use daphne on. Daphne.exe will launch games

18:38:06.6 8/2/2005: MAME EXE file is: Mame32.exe

18:38:06.6 8/2/2005: ROM Path is: C:\MAME\roms

18:38:06.6 8/2/2005: Catver.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini

18:38:06.6 8/2/2005: controls.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\data\controls.ini

18:38:06.6 8/2/2005: History.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\history.dat

18:38:06.6 8/2/2005: nplayers.ini is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini

18:38:06.6 8/2/2005: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: C:\Program Files\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat

18:38:06.6 8/2/2005: Loading Controls.ini map file

18:38:06.6 8/2/2005: Loading Custom Emulators

18:38:06.6 8/2/2005: Loading Emulator 1: Nintendo 64 Games

18:38:06.6 8/2/2005: Loading OfflineList Dat File for emulator: 1

18:38:06.6 8/2/2005: Cannot Find Offline List Dat File

18:38:06.7 8/2/2005: Loading Emulator 2: Nintendo SNES games

18:38:06.7 8/2/2005: Loading Emulator 4: Nintendo NES Games

18:38:06.7 8/2/2005: Loading Emulator 5: Atari 2600 Games

18:38:06.7 8/2/2005: Loading Emulator 6: PC Games

18:38:06.7 8/2/2005: Loading Emulator 7: Sega Genesis Games

18:38:06.9 8/2/2005: Snap Path is: C:\MAME\snap

18:38:06.9 8/2/2005: AVI Snap Path is: C:\MAME\samples

18:38:06.9 8/2/2005: Flyer Path is: C:\MAME\flyers

18:38:06.9 8/2/2005: Cabinet Path is: C:\MAME\cabinets

18:38:06.9 8/2/2005: Title Path is: C:\MAME\titles

18:38:06.9 8/2/2005: Panel Path: Not Found

18:38:06.9 8/2/2005: Icon Path is: C:\MAME\icons

18:38:06.9 8/2/2005: Marquee Path is: C:\MAME\marquees

18:38:06.9 8/2/2005: MAME CMD options: -skip_disclaimer -skip_gameinfo -triplebuffer -nowindow -joy

18:38:06.9 8/2/2005: Attempting to load game list

18:38:06.9 8/2/2005: Running: Mame32.exe -help

18:38:06.9 8/2/2005: Running: C: C:\MAME\Mame32.exe -help > C:\MAME\help.txt

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005:

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: Now Outputing Mame32.exe - Help

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005:

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005:

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: --BEGIN--

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: M.A.M.E. v0.88 (Oct 24 2004) - Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: Copyright © 1997-2004 by Nicola Salmoria and the MAME Team

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005:

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: MAME is an emulator: it reproduces, more or less faithfully, the behaviour of

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: several arcade machines. But hardware is useless without software, so an image

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: of the ROMs which run on that hardware is required. Such ROMs, like any other

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: commercial software, are copyrighted material and it is therefore illegal to

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: use them if you don't own the original arcade machine. Needless to say, ROMs

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: are not distributed together with MAME. Distribution of MAME together with ROM

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: images is a violation of copyright law and should be promptly reported to the

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: authors so that appropriate legal action can be taken.

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005:

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: Usage: MAME gamename [options]

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005:

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: MAME -list for a brief list of supported games

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: MAME -listfull for a full list of supported games

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: MAME -showusage for a brief list of options

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: MAME -showconfig for a list of configuration options

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: MAME -createconfig to create a mame.ini

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005:

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: For usage instructions, please consult the file windows.txt

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005:

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: --END--

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005:

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005:

18:38:07.0 8/2/2005: Loading last used Game List

18:38:07.2 8/2/2005: Cannot Load Play List. Check Path and filename

18:38:07.2 8/2/2005: Creating DirectSound Device

18:38:07.2 8/2/2005: Trying: Primary Sound Driver

18:38:07.2 8/2/2005: Loading Sound Files

18:38:07.2 8/2/2005: DirectSound Device Created Successfully

18:38:07.2 8/2/2005: Creating ICONS

[nintari]

hmmm finally dawned on me what Icons it was talking about and fixed it by removing my ICONS path for MAME... dunno whats wrong though.....

doesnt like the zip file all of the sudden?

[Tom Speirs]

hmmm finally dawned on me what Icons it was talking about and fixed it by removing my ICONS path for MAME... dunno whats wrong though.....

doesnt like the zip file all of the sudden?

Hi, it does not work with ZIPS. Thats the reason.

[Tom Speirs]

Hi, it does not work with ZIPS. Thats the reason.

Actually my bad, I left in some debugging code that closed the application if no icons where found. Will be fixed next release. whoops!

[Hendy]

Thanks! I just loaded .72 last night and found that I had the same problem. I was wondering what I was losing not having the path specified for the Icons...

I like the new Splash screen and RSS feeds (I was several releases behind)!

Tom, I have an X-arcade console connected to my cabinet. Have you added anything specific for using this now that you have one?

Thanks!

[Tom Speirs]

Tom, I have an X-arcade console connected to my cabinet.  Have you added anything specific for using this now that you have one?

Thanks!

Yes I have, you can now exit games by pressing Player 2 and right flipper together.

The ICON issue is fixed in 4.73 (uploaded Today).