gameex 9.1X won't run, gives no useful error

[tsunami]

last 3 versions have given me this error box:

01:37:40.4  2/26/2008:  GameEx: Version 9.13: Starting Log
01:37:40.4  2/26/2008:  Operating System Platform: Win32NT
01:37:40.4  2/26/2008:  Operating System Name: Windows XP
01:37:40.4  2/26/2008:  Operating System Version: 5.1.2600
01:37:40.5  2/26/2008:  Checking for versions of .net Framework installed
01:37:40.5  2/26/2008:  .net Framework 2.0 Installed
01:37:40.5  2/26/2008:  Intel® Core(tm)2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz, 1022MB
01:37:40.5  2/26/2008:  1.87Ghz - 2 Cores or CPU's
01:37:40.5  2/26/2008:  Running Randomize()
01:37:40.5  2/26/2008:  Loading PlugIns
01:37:40.8  2/26/2008:  Checking for applications to Launch On Startup
01:37:40.8  2/26/2008:  Running Misc startup tasks
01:37:40.8  2/26/2008:  Setting Menu types
01:37:40.8  2/26/2008:  Opening Configuration File
01:37:40.8  2/26/2008:  Getting Configuration Values
01:37:40.9  2/26/2008:  Using Theme: Default - Media Center
01:37:40.9  2/26/2008:  Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Media Center
01:37:40.9  2/26/2008:  Launching HideOS.exe
01:37:40.9  2/26/2008:  Initialising Video/MNG DLL's
01:37:41.0  2/26/2008:  Hiding Taskbar
01:37:41.1  2/26/2008:  Is Media Center running?
01:37:41.1  2/26/2008:  Checking/Creating LCD Registry values
01:37:41.1  2/26/2008:  Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode
01:37:41.1  2/26/2008:  Media Center Mode 2
01:37:41.2  2/26/2008:  Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems
01:37:41.3  2/26/2008:  Snap Delay set to: 2
01:37:41.3  2/26/2008:  Get other settings
01:37:41.6  2/26/2008:  Reading MAME hall of fame
01:37:41.7  2/26/2008:  Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis
01:37:41.9  2/26/2008:  Start work for Form
01:37:41.9  2/26/2008:  Getting Original Screen Size
01:37:41.9  2/26/2008:  Opening Database Connection
01:37:42.5  2/26/2008:  --**--
01:37:42.5  2/26/2008:  Error: No error message available, result code: E_FAIL(0x80004005).
01:37:42.7  2/26/2008:     at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnectionInternal..ctor(OleDbConnectionString constr, OleDbConnection connection)
01:37:42.7  2/26/2008:     at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnectionFactory.CreateConnection(DbConnectionOptions options, Object poolGroupProviderInfo, DbConnectionPool pool, DbConnection owningObject)
01:37:42.7  2/26/2008:     at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.CreateNonPooledConnection(DbConnect
on owningConnection, DbConnectionPoolGroup poolGroup)
01:37:42.7  2/26/2008:     at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.GetConnection(DbConnection owningConnection)
01:37:42.7  2/26/2008:     at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionClosed.OpenConnection(DbConnection outerConnection, DbConnectionFactory connectionFactory)
01:37:42.7  2/26/2008:     at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection.Open()
01:37:42.7  2/26/2008:     at l.a(Boolean A_0, String A_1, Boolean A_2)
01:37:42.7  2/26/2008:     at l..ctor()
01:37:42.7  2/26/2008:  GameEx is exiting with errors
01:37:44.5  2/26/2008:  ERRORS DETECTED: EXITING

i recently re-installed windows and get this error from the last 3 versions of gameex (9.11 -> 9.13). no problems with any other programs. i got this screen right after installing and after configuring settings. i'm not new to gameex, i've been using for 2 years and donated: never had problems before.

i've got .net 2.0 and the latest directx. anyone have some ideas?

[lingpanda]

Are you using a light version of Windows?

[tsunami]

no. windows xp pro with sp2. same exact os as before when it worked.

[lingpanda]

Try changing your Theme. Not exaclty sure if this will help.

[Tom Speirs]

This normally is because of lite or nlited windows install. There's no complete known fix at the moment. It could be data.mdb got corrupted. So you could delete it and reinstall GameEx.

[Tom Speirs]

  TSpeirs said:

This normally is because of lite or nlited windows install. There's no complete known fix at the moment. It could be data.mdb got corrupted. So you could delete it and reinstall GameEx.

Also did you install GameEx to the default path?

[Tom Speirs]

Can you try the attached replacement gameex.exe and let me know the results please.

GameEx.zip

[tsunami]

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Try changing your Theme. Not exaclty sure if this will help.

tried changin themes. didn't work.

  Quote

This normally is because of lite or nlited windows install. There's no complete known fix at the moment. It could be data.mdb got corrupted. So you could delete it and reinstall GameEx.

i did make a slipstream windows install with sp2. i figured the other post about a lite version of win meant something like home basic and not this. my guess is that's the problem. i guess i'll have to reinstall windows again. are there any slipstream programs compatible with gameex that you know of?

  Quote

Also did you install GameEx to the default path?

i've tried the default path and a custum path. same results

  Quote

Can you try the attached replacement gameex.exe and let me know the results please.

tried the attactment. got the same error. here it is in case it's somewhat different:

16:09:20.5  2/26/2008:  GameEx: Version 9.13: Starting Log
16:09:20.5  2/26/2008:  Operating System Platform: Win32NT
16:09:20.5  2/26/2008:  Operating System Name: Windows XP
16:09:20.5  2/26/2008:  Operating System Version: 5.1.2600
16:09:20.5  2/26/2008:  Checking for versions of .net Framework installed
16:09:20.5  2/26/2008:  .net Framework 2.0 Installed
16:09:20.5  2/26/2008:  Intel® Core(tm)2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz, 1022MB
16:09:20.5  2/26/2008:  1.87Ghz - 2 Cores or CPU's
16:09:20.5  2/26/2008:  Running Randomize()
16:09:20.5  2/26/2008:  Loading PlugIns
16:09:20.7  2/26/2008:  Checking for applications to Launch On Startup
16:09:20.7  2/26/2008:  Running Misc startup tasks
16:09:20.7  2/26/2008:  Setting Menu types
16:09:20.7  2/26/2008:  Opening Configuration File
16:09:20.7  2/26/2008:  Getting Configuration Values
16:09:20.8  2/26/2008:  Using Theme: Default - Media Center
16:09:20.8  2/26/2008:  Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Media Center
16:09:20.8  2/26/2008:  Launching HideOS.exe
16:09:20.8  2/26/2008:  Initialising Video/MNG DLL's
16:09:20.9  2/26/2008:  Hiding Taskbar
16:09:20.9  2/26/2008:  Is Media Center running?
16:09:20.9  2/26/2008:  Checking/Creating LCD Registry values
16:09:21.0  2/26/2008:  Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode
16:09:21.0  2/26/2008:  Media Center Mode 2
16:09:21.1  2/26/2008:  Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems
16:09:21.2  2/26/2008:  Snap Delay set to: 2
16:09:21.2  2/26/2008:  Get other settings
16:09:21.5  2/26/2008:  Reading MAME hall of fame
16:09:21.6  2/26/2008:  Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis
16:09:21.8  2/26/2008:  Start work for Form
16:09:21.8  2/26/2008:  Getting Original Screen Size
16:09:21.8  2/26/2008:  Opening Database Connection
16:09:21.8  2/26/2008:  --**--
16:09:21.8  2/26/2008:  Error: No error message available, result code: E_FAIL(0x80004005).
16:09:21.8  2/26/2008:     at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnectionInternal..ctor(OleDbConnectionString constr, OleDbConnection connection)
16:09:21.8  2/26/2008:     at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnectionFactory.CreateConnection(DbConnectionOptions options, Object poolGroupProviderInfo, DbConnectionPool pool, DbConnection owningObject)
16:09:21.8  2/26/2008:     at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.CreateNonPooledConnection(DbConnect
on owningConnection, DbConnectionPoolGroup poolGroup)
16:09:21.8  2/26/2008:     at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.GetConnection(DbConnection owningConnection)
16:09:21.8  2/26/2008:     at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionClosed.OpenConnection(DbConnection outerConnection, DbConnectionFactory connectionFactory)
16:09:21.8  2/26/2008:     at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection.Open()
16:09:21.8  2/26/2008:     at l.a(Boolean A_0, String A_1, Boolean A_2)
16:09:21.8  2/26/2008:     at l..ctor()
16:09:21.8  2/26/2008:  GameEx is exiting with errors
16:09:23.6  2/26/2008:  ERRORS DETECTED: EXITING

thanks for the help everyone. if there's some more stuff you'd like me to try before i re-install windows, i will.

miah

[AlanChen]

  TSpeirs said:

This normally is because of lite or nlited windows install. There's no complete known fix at the moment. It could be data.mdb got corrupted. So you could delete it and reinstall GameEx.

I agree that the data.mdb might be corrupted. If reinstall does not work, maybe you can try to repair this file. There is a tool called Advanced Access Repair. I have used it to repair many corrupt MDB files on my damaged disks successfully. If necessary, you can have a try.

Alan