FAQ - Questions

[Tempest]

I didn't want to pollute the other thread...

Q: I'm using a recent version of MAME (.106 or newer), I'm a registered user and I've read all the other suggestions but games do not run it just returns to GameEx. On closer inspection it appears that only vertical games do not run such as Pac Man.

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Q: Is there a quick, good and easy way just to make GameEx purely for MAME without individually turning off all the features I don't need?

A: Yes, when installing GameEx select the option to set up purely as a MAME plugin or only for games.

Darn, I already installed, now what?

Q: I have a huge audio library and the Jukebox takes a really long time to load, maybe even hours.

A: If you have a really big audio library, your better setting the Jukebox to file tag mode. Note: The first time you access the jukebox in file tag mode, it will take a really long time to load, even hours. However once GameEx has read all the tags in your audio files it will cache these and subsequent loads will be quick. If you add new audio files it will rescan only the new files, this may take a little time, but not nearly as long as the initial load. Alternativly for large audio collections you can use the "Media Library" module.

I found this really cool utility, and corected all my tags, how do I get Gameex to recognize the new ones? (Seriously, I need to know this)

Q: Is it possible to remove a game from a list manually?

A: Simply highlight the game to remove and hit your DELETE key. You'll get a confirmation dialog. Just hit enter and it is removed from the list. What this does is add that ROM to the filter list automatically, and you do not need to update the MAME game list.

I tried that, but it didn't work, why not?

Just trying to help....

[Brian Hoffman]

Ill address these and fix the thread

[Brian Hoffman]

The thread has been fixed..

As far as your Tags and media library are concerned. Id use Windows MediaPlayer and have it scan your media folder and populate its DB. Then gameex can be configured to use windows media player library.

As far as intalling gameex Lite edition.. You can run the installer again.. Choose a diffrent method. Then use the gameex command line option to load from a diffrent gameex.ini the command line is in the FAQ.

[Tempest]

The thread has been fixed..

Thanks Brian!

[Tom Speirs]

Thanks guys