Gamex Updates

[Tempest]

Brian,

I did a little experiment today. I downloaded "Beyond Compare" a pretty neat (easy to use for people like me ) little utility for comparing files. I made a copy of my gameex folder, then allowed gameex to update to 9.13.

It looks to me that the Gameex updater replaces EVERYTHING in the gameex folder. Also, The Zinc_Loader is NOT in the loaders folder. Perhaps you were wise, and write-protected yours?

The only true changes on this update were to:

Gameex.exe

Log files - Which is to be expected

Gamex.default.ini - I found this interesting, Tom keeps this updated in case we need it!

In the Data Folder:

Runit.bat - Again to be expected.

5 .png images were changed?

In the Data > AutoUpdate Folder

Config.ini - to be expected

Gameex.setup.ini

What's my Point?

A. I've got way too much time on my hands.

B. Zinc_loader is not included in the latest version, and if you do have it, and it is not write protected, it will be removed.

(I can't prove that, I will put a copy of my Zinc_loader in the loaders folder, and see what happens on the next update)

C. I answered my own question in another thread, If you have something custom in the Gameex folder, Write-Protect it, (thanks again Adultery!) and just for the heck of it, save a copy somewhere else.

I think that next time I update, I will unprotect my PluginUltrastik.ini, and see if it changes. I believe that Tom said that it wouldn't change it, but I swear that it did. I'm not complaining, I just wanted to see what Gameex did on an update. I (because I am relatively new to this) thought that an update would be more like a diff file, and didn't think it necessary to back-up my data.

I hope that all of my conclusions are correct, and that I'm not spreading misinformation.

[Tempest]

After I did the above - mentioned stuff, I went to play a game (not really, who has time for that?)

and I found that my Mame list looks like this:

I can assure you that it did not look like this before. I did a search for "C2D_3.6Ghz" and found it in the C:\program files\Gameex\Data\CustomMAMEFolders file. I compared this to the same file from the copy I made of Gameex9.12, and they are the same.

Artwork=C:\MAME32\folders\Artwork.ini
[Category]=C:\MAME32\folders\catver.ini
[VerAdded]=C:\MAME32\folders\catver.ini
[Golden 

Age]=C:\MAME32\folders\Custom.ini
[C2D 

3.6Ghz]=C:\MAME32\folders\Custom.ini
Mature=C:\MAME32\folders\Mature.ini
[FOLDER_SETTINGS]
=C:\MAME32\folders\Multiplayer.ini
[ROOT_FOLDER]
=C:\MAME32\folders\Multiplayer.ini
[1P]
=C:\MAME32\folders\Multiplayer.ini
[2P 

alt]
=C:\MAME32\folders\Multiplayer.ini
[2P 

sim]
=C:\MAME32\folders\Multiplayer.ini
[3P 

alt]
=C:\MAME32\folders\Multiplayer.ini
[3P 

sim]
=C:\MAME32\folders\Multiplayer.ini
[4P 

alt]
=C:\MAME32\folders\Multiplayer.ini
[4P alt / 2P 

sim]
=C:\MAME32\folders\Multiplayer.ini
[4P 

sim]
=C:\MAME32\folders\Multiplayer.ini
[6P 

alt]
=C:\MAME32\folders\Multiplayer.ini
[6P 

sim]
=C:\MAME32\folders\Multiplayer.ini
[8P alt / 2P 

sim]
=C:\MAME32\folders\Multiplayer.ini
[8P 

sim]
=C:\MAME32\folders\Multiplayer.ini
[???]
=C:\MAME32\folders\Multiplayer.ini
[BIOS]
=C:\MAME32\folders\Multiplayer.ini

So what triggered this information to show up?

[bkenobi]

Just a thought, but your file is borked! You shouldn't have that extra space after:

[Golden

Age]=C:\...

It should be

[Golden Age]=C:\...

[Tempest]

Just a thought, but your file is borked! You shouldn't have that extra space after:

[Golden

Age]=C:\...

It should be

[Golden Age]=C:\...

The file has a little square shaped character that is forcing carriage return, or something. I double checked the two files in V9.12, and V9.13 with "Beyond Compare", and they are identical. Here it is if you want to check it out:

CustomMAMEFolders.txt

[Tom Speirs]

The file has a little square shaped character that is forcing carriage return, or something. I double checked the two files in V9.12, and V9.13 with "Beyond Compare", and they are identical. Here it is if you want to check it out:

CustomMAMEFolders.txt

I dont think that is anything to do with the update. I dont know what type of file that is, but its not included or supported by GameEx.

[Tempest]

I dont think that is anything to do with the update. I dont know what type of file that is, but its not included or supported by GameEx.

I'm not here to argue...(oh hell, if that were true I wouldn't be posting would I?)

Just to recap, I did a search for C2D_3.6 , and I found that text file in my Gameex > Data folder

I also turned up two "Custom.ini" files, one in C:\MAME32\folders,

the other in C:\MAME32\folders\unused (that's where I keep my unused folder .ini's)

Now, it's possible I put that text file in the Gameex folder, but I don't remember doing it (CRS)

but I don't think it really matters, because my list wasn't screwed up until recently. The only thing I can't say for sure, is for how long, because I usually just go to "favorites", and I may not have noticed this. For sure it wasn't like that on "Super Bowl Sunday".

So regardless of how it got there, why is it showing up now?

I don't know if you follow my topics, or not (you should, they are more entertaining than the comic strips), but I have a lot of weird things happening that apparently only happen to me (most are self-inflicted).

So, what I'm wondering is do you think it's time for me to Delete Mame, and Gameex, and start over with fresh installs? (of course I would copy the existing directories first)

Truth be told, it seems like Mame has alot of issues too.

Please give this careful consideration, as I don't want to do all that just to end up back in the same place. Any other suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

[Adultery]

I wish I could help, but I've never had any problems like you're having... Just like Windows, sometimes a clean install is a good thing.

[bkenobi]

I have no clue what that file is trying to do. If you don't either, just delete it (or move it) and move on...

[mightypeniz]

I smell a conspiracy..

[Tempest]

I smell a conspiracy..

That' a theory!

[Tempest]

I'm not here to argue...(oh hell, if that were true I wouldn't be posting would I?)

Just to recap, I did a search for C2D_3.6 , and I found that text file in my Gameex > Data folder

I also turned up two "Custom.ini" files, one in C:\MAME32\folders,

the other in C:\MAME32\folders\unused (that's where I keep my unused folder .ini's)

Now, it's possible I put that text file in the Gameex folder, but I don't remember doing it (CRS)

but I don't think it really matters, because my list wasn't screwed up until recently. The only thing I can't say for sure, is for how long, because I usually just go to "favorites", and I may not have noticed this. For sure it wasn't like that on "Super Bowl Sunday".

So regardless of how it got there, why is it showing up now?

I don't know if you follow my topics, or not (you should, they are more entertaining than the comic strips), but I have a lot of weird things happening that apparently only happen to me (most are self-inflicted).

So, what I'm wondering is do you think it's time for me to Delete Mame, and Gameex, and start over with fresh installs? (of course I would copy the existing directories first)

Truth be told, it seems like Mame has alot of issues too.

Please give this careful consideration, as I don't want to do all that just to end up back in the same place. Any other suggestions?

Thanks in advance!

I uninstalled Gameex, deleted the Gameex folder, and reinstalled. Didn't help.

I uninstalled Mame, deleted the Mame folder, and reinstalled. Updated the nplayers,and all other .ini's. Didn't help

I Went to Advanced Configuration, set it up to use the nplayer.ini, etc included in the Gameex folder, Problem solved.

Tom,

Are you sure you didn't change Something?

It is starting to smell like a conspiracy

I just update these things so if any one else has this problem, they will know how someone else solved it.