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Jim Harley

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i have tried install game ex twice and get this error messege when i try to run game ex. i have game ex on my win xp pc and it runs great. i am trying to install this on a 1ghz pc annd keep getting this message can anyone help me correct this error?

11:36:33.4 02/01/2008: GameEx: Version 9.08: Starting Log

11:36:33.5 02/01/2008: Operating System Platform: Win32Windows

11:36:33.5 02/01/2008: Operating System Name: Windows ME

11:36:33.5 02/01/2008: Operating System Version: 4.90.73010104

11:36:33.6 02/01/2008: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed

11:36:33.6 02/01/2008: .net Framework 1.1 Installed

11:36:33.6 02/01/2008: .net Framework 2.0 Installed

11:36:33.8 02/01/2008: AMD Athlon Processor, 191MB

11:36:34.0 02/01/2008: Running Randomize()

11:36:34.0 02/01/2008: Loading PlugIns

11:36:34.0 02/01/2008: --**--

11:36:34.0 02/01/2008: Error: String was not recognized as a valid Boolean.

11:36:34.3 02/01/2008: at System.Boolean.Parse(String value)

11:36:34.3 02/01/2008: at t.a(String A_0, String A_1, Boolean A_2)

11:36:34.3 02/01/2008: at l.b0()

11:36:34.3 02/01/2008: at l.a(Boolean A_0, String A_1, Boolean A_2)

11:36:34.3 02/01/2008: at l..ctor()

11:36:34.4 02/01/2008: GameEx is exiting with errors

11:36:34.4 02/01/2008: ERRORS DETECTED: EXITING

Jim Harley Member

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Hi Jim,

Can you try replacing gameex.exe with the one attached and see if it fixes the problem please? If not post the log again.

Thanks.

Tom

iextracted to game ex folder and tried stating game and got this message

12:49:34.2 02/01/2008: GameEx: Version 9.08: Starting Log

12:49:34.5 02/01/2008: Operating System Platform: Win32Windows

12:49:34.5 02/01/2008: Operating System Name: Windows ME

12:49:34.5 02/01/2008: Operating System Version: 4.90.73010104

12:49:34.7 02/01/2008: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed

12:49:34.7 02/01/2008: .net Framework 1.1 Installed

12:49:34.7 02/01/2008: .net Framework 2.0 Installed

12:49:34.8 02/01/2008: AMD Athlon Processor, 191MB

12:49:35.2 02/01/2008: Running Randomize()

12:49:35.3 02/01/2008: Loading PlugIns

12:49:35.5 02/01/2008: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup

12:49:35.5 02/01/2008: Running Misc startup tasks

12:49:35.5 02/01/2008: Setting Menu types

12:49:35.5 02/01/2008: Opening Configuration File

12:49:35.5 02/01/2008: Getting Configuration Values

12:49:35.5 02/01/2008: Launching HideOS.exe

12:49:35.5 02/01/2008: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's

12:49:35.8 02/01/2008: Hiding Taskbar

12:49:35.8 02/01/2008: Is Media Center running?

12:49:35.8 02/01/2008: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values

12:49:37.9 02/01/2008: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode

12:49:37.9 02/01/2008: Media Center Mode 0

12:49:38.0 02/01/2008: Snap Delay set to: 0

12:49:38.0 02/01/2008: Get other settings

12:49:38.0 02/01/2008: Reading MAME hall of fame

12:49:39.2 02/01/2008: Start work for Form

12:49:39.2 02/01/2008: Getting Original Screen Size

12:49:39.4 02/01/2008: Opening Database Connection

12:49:42.0 02/01/2008: --**--

12:49:42.0 02/01/2008: Error: The .Net Framework Data Providers require Microsoft Data Access Components(MDAC). Please install Microsoft Data Access Components(MDAC) version 2.6 or later.

12:49:42.2 02/01/2008: at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnectionInternal.GetObjectPool()

12:49:42.2 02/01/2008: at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnectionInternal..ctor(OleDbConnectionString constr, OleDbConnection connection)

12:49:42.3 02/01/2008: at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnectionFactory.CreateConnection(DbConnectionOptions options, Object poolGroupProviderInfo, DbConnectionPool pool, DbConnection owningObject)

12:49:42.3 02/01/2008: at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.CreateNonPooledConnection(DbConnect

on owningConnection, DbConnectionPoolGroup poolGroup)

12:49:42.3 02/01/2008: at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.GetConnection(DbConnection owningConnection)

12:49:42.3 02/01/2008: at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionClosed.OpenConnection(DbConnection outerConnection, DbConnectionFactory connectionFactory)

12:49:42.3 02/01/2008: at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection.Open()

12:49:42.3 02/01/2008: at l.a(Boolean A_0, String A_1, Boolean A_2)

12:49:42.3 02/01/2008: at l..ctor()

12:49:42.3 02/01/2008: GameEx is exiting with errors

12:49:57.2 02/01/2008: ERRORS DETECTED: EXITING

i downloade and installed mdac 2.8 frrom game ex web site and had 3 errors pertaining to dll files and came back with same error msg. is this common with win me os?

headkaze GameEx God (Top Rank)

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Nothing personal but why not upgrade to XP Pro? It is so much better than ME it's not funny. In fact ME is known as worst ever Windows released by Microsoft. I'm not going to say anything about Vista (ahem).

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Even windows 2000 would be a better choice.

Installing MDAC should fix that error. What does the log say now you have MDAC installed?

after i tried loading mdac twice with the same errors installing 3 dll. it said mdac loade but when clicking on to run game ex it still shows the same error that mdac is missing. the reason i am using win me is that it was free and i am trying to put this together for our church youth room and we don't have much of a budget. should i give up on this and wait for a different pc to be given to us. this was our old church office pc . thanks for all the help. Jim

Tom Speirs GameEx God (Top Rank)

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after i tried loading mdac twice with the same errors installing 3 dll. it said mdac loade but when clicking on to run game ex it still shows the same error that mdac is missing. the reason i am using win me is that it was free and i am trying to put this together for our church youth room and we don't have much of a budget. should i give up on this and wait for a different pc to be given to us. this was our old church office pc . thanks for all the help. Jim

You could try installing Win ME fresh on the computer (reformat etc). It sounds like its buggered one way or another if MDAC is not installing properly. If thats what your saying?

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You could try installing Win ME fresh on the computer (reformat etc). It sounds like its buggered one way or another if MDAC is not installing properly. If thats what your saying?

Heya. Just thought I would give this link to MDAC 2.8 SP1, which solved the problem of installing it in the first place. I had the same plroblem with Windows 98 SE and the original MDAC 2.8. The version below installs fine, and allows you to run GameEx.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en

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Heya. Just thought I would give this link to MDAC 2.8 SP1, which solved the problem of installing it in the first place. I had the same plroblem with Windows 98 SE and the original MDAC 2.8. The version below installs fine, and allows you to run GameEx.

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details...;displaylang=en

thanks I downloaded and then ran, it installed with no errors during install, now when clicking on game it comes up with this error

21:07:17.4 02/04/2008: GameEx: Version 9.08: Starting Log

21:07:17.6 02/04/2008: Operating System Platform: Win32Windows

21:07:17.6 02/04/2008: Operating System Name: Windows ME

21:07:17.6 02/04/2008: Operating System Version: 4.90.73010104

21:07:18.0 02/04/2008: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed

21:07:18.0 02/04/2008: .net Framework 1.1 Installed

21:07:18.0 02/04/2008: .net Framework 2.0 Installed

21:07:18.1 02/04/2008: AMD Athlon Processor, 191MB

21:07:18.4 02/04/2008: Running Randomize()

21:07:18.4 02/04/2008: Loading PlugIns

21:07:18.5 02/04/2008: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup

21:07:18.5 02/04/2008: Running Misc startup tasks

21:07:18.5 02/04/2008: Setting Menu types

21:07:18.6 02/04/2008: Opening Configuration File

21:07:18.6 02/04/2008: Getting Configuration Values

21:07:18.6 02/04/2008: Launching HideOS.exe

21:07:18.6 02/04/2008: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's

21:07:18.8 02/04/2008: Hiding Taskbar

21:07:18.8 02/04/2008: Is Media Center running?

21:07:19.0 02/04/2008: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values

21:07:19.0 02/04/2008: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode

21:07:19.0 02/04/2008: Media Center Mode 0

21:07:19.1 02/04/2008: Snap Delay set to: 0

21:07:19.1 02/04/2008: Get other settings

21:07:19.1 02/04/2008: Reading MAME hall of fame

21:07:19.7 02/04/2008: Start work for Form

21:07:19.7 02/04/2008: Getting Original Screen Size

21:07:19.7 02/04/2008: Opening Database Connection

21:07:24.4 02/04/2008: Performing database upgrade

21:07:24.4 02/04/2008: Initializing Component

21:07:25.2 02/04/2008: Retrieving resolution setting

21:07:25.2 02/04/2008: Invalid resolution setting specified

21:07:25.2 02/04/2008: If set to change resoultion GameEx will use 800x600

21:07:25.3 02/04/2008: Initialising Windows Media Player Component

21:07:26.0 02/04/2008: MAME Path is:

21:07:26.1 02/04/2008: Cannot Find MAME Path: MAME Disabled

21:07:26.1 02/04/2008: Loading Controls.ini map file

21:07:26.2 02/04/2008: Loading Custom Emulators

21:07:26.3 02/04/2008: Using 2D Animations

21:07:26.3 02/04/2008: Using General Font:

21:07:26.3 02/04/2008: Using Title Font:

21:07:26.3 02/04/2008: Initialising DirectDraw

21:07:26.6 02/04/2008: --**--

21:07:26.6 02/04/2008: Error: Conversion from string "" to type 'Double' is not valid.

21:07:26.9 02/04/2008: at Microsoft.VisualBasic.CompilerServices.Conversions.ToDouble(String Value, NumberFormatInfo NumberFormat)

21:07:26.9 02/04/2008: at Microsoft.VisualBasic.Conversion.Int(Object Number)

21:07:26.9 02/04/2008: at l.a(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2, Boolean A_3, Boolean A_4, Int32 A_5)

21:07:26.9 02/04/2008: at l.a(Boolean A_0, String A_1, Boolean A_2)

21:07:26.9 02/04/2008: at l..ctor()

21:07:26.9 02/04/2008: Closing database connection

21:07:27.1 02/04/2008: GameEx is exiting with errors

21:07:33.3 02/04/2008: ERRORS DETECTED: EXITING

i reinstalled directx 9.0c from game ex dowload page with same error coming back. is theere any hope. LOL thanks for all the help so far. everyone here is so awesome.

bkenobi GameEx God (Top Rank)

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Just curious if DirectX 9.0c is compatible with WinME?

You could try a different theme that's super basic. I don't know if GameEx will initialize all the drivers if the theme doesn't require everything.

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Just curious if DirectX 9.0c is compatible with WinME?

You could try a different theme that's super basic. I don't know if GameEx will initialize all the drivers if the theme doesn't require everything.

how can i do this? this erroor screen is all i get when trying to open game ex.

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This is fixed in 9.10 now available. I did a Win98SE install here and got everything working.

Enjoy.

do you have a link to download 9.10 from? thanks again for all your help.

Tom Speirs GameEx God (Top Rank)

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Thanks for the update. Hope your head wasn't swirling to much in nostalgia with the very old school install!

Now I can finish this box and give it to my friend for his birthday ;-)

Actually my head was hurting! Windows update wouldnt work until I somehow managed to install IE6. Then the system freezed up at least 4 times before I even managed to complete the GameEx install.

Id buy your friend XP for his Birthday ;)

Seriously, your welcome. GameEx is supposed to work on 98SE and ME.

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