Show Desktop blank screen

[nubsaucy]

If i have the show desktop option set to No it results in a blank screen when i run my emu. My emulator is running in the background as i can hear it and see it in alt+tab, but all i see is a black screen as well as my start button in the bottom left corner. I am on vista, if that makes a difference which im assuming it does.

Thanks

[Tempest]

If i have the show desktop option set to No it results in a blank screen when i run my emu. My emulator is running in the background as i can hear it and see it in alt+tab, but all i see is a black screen as well as my start button in the bottom left corner. I am on vista, if that makes a difference which im assuming it does.

Thanks

You didn't say what emulator you are setting up. Check the video options, and make sure it is set to run fullscreen. If that doesn't work, you could try setting show desktop=true.

[bkenobi]

Show desktop = false is designed to allow emulators that will not go full screen to still be usable with GameEx. The idea is that if an emulator is set up properly and plays nice, when it launches, you don't want to see icons and such in the background for the split second while the program starts. If it doesn't go to full screen, then when the emulator launches it won't reside on top of the black HideOS.exe program (this is what show desktop = false runs). Anyway, the point is that if your program won't go full screen, you will have to resort to setting show desktop = true. If you have icons etc. on the desktop, I suggest you hide them if this is a dedicated cab. Either use the built-in windows setting, or, even better, shell the machine!

[nubsaucy]

I understand those principles and the idea behind it, and i know its not necessary. I would just like to know if anybody knows of a way to fix this is make it show up in the background, as im assuming its supposed to, merely for the aesthetic value.

[Brian Hoffman]

I understand those principles and the idea behind it, and i know its not necessary. I would just like to know if anybody knows of a way to fix this is make it show up in the background, as im assuming its supposed to, merely for the aesthetic value.

It really depends on the way the video is being overlayed.

See if in the EMU you can switch between OpenGL/Direct DRAW/D3D modes.

If you cant your screwed.. If you can more than likely one of these can fix your issue.

[bkenobi]

I guess what I'm saying is that if you can't get it to work with HideOS.exe running, you will have no choice but to change the setting. Hopefully you can get the emu setup to work nicely!