Game EX Keeps closing itself

[Alpha17x]

Hi dudes, I've been using game ex for a while and recently, not sure why, it will load up the nag screen, it will show the intro and immediately after it will close, with no error window, just close.

I want to troubleshoot it because it was working before but I can't find any error dialogue or anything to start from, I was about to register it until this happened, once it's fixed I'll likely hop on registering since I'm getting ready to build a vista media center powered... media center computer for my entertainment system.

Anyone have any idea on what might be happened or where to look to find out why it's just abruptly closing?

Things of note:

I have already uninstalled, purged all traces of it from my registry following the uninstall, restarted the computer, and reinstalled it.

It still abruptly closes.

Thanks guys.

[fRequEnCy]

Please post your log as it will give us more of an idea of what's going on. Can be found in the LOG directory of your GameEx install directory. The name of the file is log.txt.

[Alpha17x]

  fRequEnCy said:

Please post your log as it will give us more of an idea of what's going on. Can be found in the LOG directory of your GameEx install directory. The name of the file is log.txt.

Will Do. I'm trying another reinstall right now but if it happens again I"ll look for the log and post it here.

; 01:08:38.4 06/01/2009: GameEx: Version 9.79: Starting Log

01:08:38.5 06/01/2009: Operating System Platform: Win32NT

01:08:38.5 06/01/2009: Operating System Name: Windows Vista

01:08:38.5 06/01/2009: Operating System Version: 6.0.6001

01:08:38.5 06/01/2009: Vista Aero running

01:08:38.5 06/01/2009: Initializing Vista volume control

01:08:38.5 06/01/2009: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed

01:08:38.5 06/01/2009: .net Framework 1.1 Installed

01:08:38.5 06/01/2009: .net Framework 2.0 Installed

01:08:38.6 06/01/2009: Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 2.80GHz, 2047MB

01:08:38.6 06/01/2009: 2.79Ghz

01:08:38.7 06/01/2009: Running Randomize()

01:08:38.7 06/01/2009: Loading PlugIns

01:08:38.7 06/01/2009: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup

01:08:38.7 06/01/2009: Running Misc startup tasks

01:08:38.7 06/01/2009: Setting Menu types

01:08:38.7 06/01/2009: Opening Configuration File

01:08:38.7 06/01/2009: Getting Configuration Values

01:08:38.7 06/01/2009: Using Theme: Default - Media Center

01:08:38.7 06/01/2009: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Media Center

01:08:38.8 06/01/2009: Using Images from theme: Default - Media Center V1\MEDIA\

01:08:38.8 06/01/2009: Launching HideOS.exe

01:08:38.8 06/01/2009: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's

01:08:38.8 06/01/2009: GameEx will check for media insertion (may affect performance)

01:08:38.8 06/01/2009: Hiding Taskbar

01:08:38.8 06/01/2009: Is Media Center running?

01:08:38.8 06/01/2009: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values

01:08:39.0 06/01/2009: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode

01:08:39.0 06/01/2009: Media Center Mode 2

01:08:39.1 06/01/2009: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems

01:08:39.1 06/01/2009: Snap Delay set to: 2

01:08:39.1 06/01/2009: Get other settings

01:08:39.2 06/01/2009: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black

01:08:39.2 06/01/2009: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis

01:08:39.3 06/01/2009: Start work for Form

01:08:39.3 06/01/2009: Getting Original Screen Size

01:08:39.3 06/01/2009: Opening Database Connection

01:08:41.3 06/01/2009: Initializing Component

01:08:41.5 06/01/2009: Retrieving resolution setting

01:08:41.5 06/01/2009: Initialising Windows Media Player Component

01:08:41.5 06/01/2009: MAME Path is: F:\emulation\Mame32

01:08:41.6 06/01/2009: MAME EXE file is: mame32.exe

01:08:41.6 06/01/2009: ROM Path is: F:\emulation\Mame32\roms

01:08:41.6 06/01/2009: Catver.ini is located at: F:\emulation\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini

01:08:41.6 06/01/2009: controls.ini is located at: F:\emulation\GameEx\data\controls.ini

01:08:41.6 06/01/2009: History.dat is located at: F:\emulation\GameEx\DATA\history.dat

01:08:41.6 06/01/2009: nplayers.ini is located at: F:\emulation\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini

01:08:41.6 06/01/2009: MAMEinfo.dat is located at: F:\emulation\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat

01:08:41.7 06/01/2009: Loading Controls.ini map file

01:08:41.7 06/01/2009: Snap Path is: F:\emulation\Mame32\snap

01:08:41.7 06/01/2009: AVI Snap Path is: F:\emulation\Mame32\avisnap

01:08:41.7 06/01/2009: Flyer Path is: F:\emulation\Mame32\flyers

01:08:41.7 06/01/2009: Cabinet Path is: F:\emulation\Mame32\cabinets

01:08:41.7 06/01/2009: Title Path is: F:\emulation\Mame32\titles

01:08:41.7 06/01/2009: PCB Path: Not Found

01:08:41.7 06/01/2009: Artwork Preview Path: Not Found

01:08:41.7 06/01/2009: Panel Path is: F:\emulation\Mame32\cpanel

01:08:41.7 06/01/2009: Manual Path: Not Found

01:08:41.7 06/01/2009: Icon Path is: F:\emulation\Mame32\icons

01:08:41.7 06/01/2009: Marquee Path is: F:\emulation\Mame32\marquees

01:08:41.7 06/01/2009: Loading Custom Emulators

01:08:42.5 06/01/2009: Using Version 3 Themes Animations

01:08:42.5 06/01/2009: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS

01:08:42.5 06/01/2009: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS

01:08:42.6 06/01/2009: Initialising DirectDraw

01:08:43.1 06/01/2009: Creating DirectDraw Device

01:08:43.1 06/01/2009: Using Device: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT

01:08:43.6 06/01/2009: 739mb video memory available

01:08:43.9 06/01/2009: Setting Resolution to 1440x900 32 bit color

01:08:43.9 06/01/2009: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces

01:08:43.9 06/01/2009: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode

01:08:44.7 06/01/2009: Creating Back Buffer

01:08:44.9 06/01/2009: Loading graphic Surfaces

01:08:44.9 06/01/2009: Display is running at: 1440x900 32bit color, 75hz

01:08:45.6 06/01/2009: Creating Surfaces Flags

01:08:45.8 06/01/2009: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs

01:08:45.9 06/01/2009: Creating Surfaces Volume

01:08:45.9 06/01/2009: Creating Surfaces Arrows

01:08:46.1 06/01/2009: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text

01:08:46.1 06/01/2009: Creating Surfaces Toolbar

01:08:46.2 06/01/2009: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds

01:08:52.1 06/01/2009: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls

01:08:52.2 06/01/2009: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo

01:08:52.2 06/01/2009: Creating Surface Unselected

01:08:52.2 06/01/2009: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit

01:08:52.2 06/01/2009: Creating Surfaces Snaps

01:08:52.2 06/01/2009: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars

01:08:52.4 06/01/2009: Creating Fonts

01:08:52.4 06/01/2009: Creating Game Font

01:08:52.7 06/01/2009: Creating Game Font Faded

01:08:52.8 06/01/2009: Creating Title Font

01:08:53.8 06/01/2009: Creating Font Black

01:08:53.9 06/01/2009: Creating Font Black Small

01:08:54.1 06/01/2009: Fonts Created Succesfully

01:08:54.1 06/01/2009: 655mb video memory left available

01:08:54.2 06/01/2009: Creating instance of global keyboard hook

01:09:19.6 06/01/2009: Attempting to load game list

01:09:20.1 06/01/2009: Text/Language: English

01:09:20.1 06/01/2009: Applying Language/Text

01:09:20.3 06/01/2009: Initialising Bass Audio Library

01:09:20.6 06/01/2009: Running: mame32.exe -help

01:09:20.6 06/01/2009: Running: F: F:\emulation\Mame32\mame32.exe -help > F:\emulation\Mame32\help.txt

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009:

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009: Detected MAME Version as: 0.90 Intermediate: 1

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009:

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009: Now Outputing mame32.exe - Help

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009:

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009:

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009: --BEGIN--

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009: M.A.M.E. v0.90u1 (Jan 8 2005) - Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009: Copyright © 1997-2004 by Nicola Salmoria and the MAME Team

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009:

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009: MAME is an emulator: it reproduces, more or less faithfully, the behaviour of

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009: several arcade machines. But hardware is useless without software, so an image

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009: of the ROMs which run on that hardware is required. Such ROMs, like any other

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009: commercial software, are copyrighted material and it is therefore illegal to

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009: use them if you don't own the original arcade machine. Needless to say, ROMs

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009: are not distributed together with MAME. Distribution of MAME together with ROM

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009: images is a violation of copyright law and should be promptly reported to the

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009: authors so that appropriate legal action can be taken.

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009:

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009: Usage: MAME gamename [options]

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009:

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009: MAME -list for a brief list of supported games

01:09:23.5 06/01/2009: MAME -listfull for a full list of supported games

01:09:23.6 06/01/2009: MAME -showusage for a brief list of options

01:09:23.6 06/01/2009: MAME -showconfig for a list of configuration options

01:09:23.6 06/01/2009: MAME -createconfig to create a mame.ini

01:09:23.6 06/01/2009:

01:09:23.6 06/01/2009: For usage instructions, please consult the file windows.txt

01:09:23.6 06/01/2009:

01:09:23.6 06/01/2009: --END--

01:09:23.6 06/01/2009:

01:09:23.6 06/01/2009:

01:09:23.6 06/01/2009: MAME CMD options: -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo

01:09:23.6 06/01/2009: Loading last used Game List

01:09:24.7 06/01/2009: Setting Music Volume

01:09:24.7 06/01/2009: Creating DirectSound Device

01:09:24.7 06/01/2009: Trying: Primary Sound Driver

01:09:24.7 06/01/2009: Loading Sound Files

01:09:24.8 06/01/2009: DirectSound Device Created Successfully

01:09:24.8 06/01/2009: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support

01:09:25.4 06/01/2009: Using Device Logitech Dual Action USB

01:09:25.5 06/01/2009: Initializing MCE Remote

01:09:25.6 06/01/2009: Playing intro sound file

01:09:25.6 06/01/2009: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx!

01:09:25.7 06/01/2009: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame

01:09:26.4 06/01/2009: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully

It appears to do everything successfully and then just close. There's a few mame folders that aren't there but it seems to get past those no problem.

[Tom Speirs]

When you say you completely uninstalled, did you delete the GameEx folder too? This need to be done, and Id try that if not.

[Tempest]

Update to a newer version of Mame. GameEx doesn't play well with older versions. All that stuff about mame, after

  Quote

"01:09:20.6 06/01/2009: Running: F: F:\emulation\Mame32\mame32.exe -help > F:\emulation\Mame32\help.txt"

Shouldn't be in the log (at least I've never seen it). Mame is up to version 128 now....

[Alpha17x]

  TSpeirs said:

When you say you completely uninstalled, did you delete the GameEx folder too? This need to be done, and Id try that if not.

Yep. I uninstalled, removed any trace I could find in the registry, removed the folder and purged the recycling bin, restarted, then reinstalled.

I'm starting to think this might not actually be caused by gameex itself. maybe it is, maybe it isn't.

[Alpha17x]

  Tempest said:

Update to a newer version of Mame. GameEx doesn't play well with older versions. All that stuff about mame, after

Shouldn't be in the log (at least I've never seen it). Mame is up to version 128 now....

I had been using that ancient mame32 for a long time, I guess I'll compile a new one, hopefully that's the problem.

[Tempest]

As you can see, Tom and I posted at the same exact time, if he doesn't think it's an issue, then it's probably not the problem.

[Alpha17x]

Ok, I've done the following;

Uninstalled Game EX, Deleted it's folder from the hard drive, entered the registry and removed any key seemingly related to game ex, run a registry cleaner, restarted the computer.

After which I tried game ex with the latest version of mame from mamedev.org, and alternatively, i tried the latest version of mameui32 in conjunction with Game EX.

The same thing happens each time.

Game EX Opens, plays the intro sound, begins to load the interface, and I see it for a split second before an actual game or selection list comes up and then it closes.

here is the latest log.txt;

17:05:34.4  06/01/2009:  GameEx: Version 9.79: Starting Log
17:05:34.5  06/01/2009:  Operating System Platform: Win32NT
17:05:34.5  06/01/2009:  Operating System Name: Windows Vista
17:05:34.5  06/01/2009:  Operating System Version: 6.0.6001
17:05:34.5  06/01/2009:  Vista Aero running
17:05:34.5  06/01/2009:  Initializing Vista volume control
17:05:34.5  06/01/2009:  Checking for versions of .net Framework installed
17:05:34.5  06/01/2009:  .net Framework 1.1 Installed
17:05:34.5  06/01/2009:  .net Framework 2.0 Installed
17:05:34.6  06/01/2009:  Intel® Pentium® 4 CPU 2.80GHz, 2047MB
17:05:34.6  06/01/2009:  2.79Ghz
17:05:34.7  06/01/2009:  Running Randomize()
17:05:34.7  06/01/2009:  Loading PlugIns
17:05:34.8  06/01/2009:  Checking for applications to Launch On Startup
17:05:34.8  06/01/2009:  Running Misc startup tasks
17:05:34.9  06/01/2009:  Setting Menu types
17:05:34.9  06/01/2009:  Opening Configuration File
17:05:34.9  06/01/2009:  Getting Configuration Values
17:05:34.9  06/01/2009:  Using Theme: Default - Media Center
17:05:34.9  06/01/2009:  Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Media Center
17:05:34.9  06/01/2009:  Using Images from theme: Default - Media Center V1\MEDIA\
17:05:35.0  06/01/2009:  Launching HideOS.exe
17:05:35.0  06/01/2009:  Initialising Video/MNG DLL's
17:05:35.2  06/01/2009:  GameEx will check for media insertion (may affect performance)
17:05:35.2  06/01/2009:  Hiding Taskbar
17:05:35.3  06/01/2009:  Is Media Center running?
17:05:35.3  06/01/2009:  Checking/Creating LCD Registry values
17:05:35.4  06/01/2009:  Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode
17:05:35.4  06/01/2009:  Media Center Mode 2
17:05:35.5  06/01/2009:  Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems
17:05:35.7  06/01/2009:  Snap Delay set to: 2
17:05:35.7  06/01/2009:  Get other settings
17:05:35.9  06/01/2009:  Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black
17:05:35.9  06/01/2009:  Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis
17:05:36.1  06/01/2009:  Start work for Form
17:05:36.1  06/01/2009:  Getting Original Screen Size
17:05:36.2  06/01/2009:  Opening Database Connection
17:05:37.9  06/01/2009:  Initializing Component
17:05:38.2  06/01/2009:  Retrieving resolution setting
17:05:38.3  06/01/2009:  Initialising Windows Media Player Component
17:05:38.4  06/01/2009:  MAME Path is: F:\emulation\Mame32
17:05:38.5  06/01/2009:  MAME EXE file is: MameUI32.exe
17:05:38.5  06/01/2009:  ROM Path is: F:\emulation\Mame32\roms
17:05:38.5  06/01/2009:  Catver.ini is located at: F:\emulation\GameEx\DATA\catver.ini
17:05:38.6  06/01/2009:  controls.ini is located at: F:\emulation\GameEx\data\controls.ini
17:05:38.6  06/01/2009:  History.dat is located at: F:\emulation\GameEx\DATA\history.dat
17:05:38.6  06/01/2009:  nplayers.ini is located at: F:\emulation\GameEx\DATA\nplayers.ini
17:05:38.7  06/01/2009:  MAMEinfo.dat is located at: F:\emulation\GameEx\DATA\mameinfo.dat
17:05:38.9  06/01/2009:  Loading Controls.ini map file
17:05:38.9  06/01/2009:  Snap Path is: F:\emulation\Mame32\snap
17:05:38.9  06/01/2009:  AVI Snap Path is: F:\emulation\Mame32\avisnap
17:05:39.0  06/01/2009:  Flyer Path is: F:\emulation\Mame32\flyers
17:05:39.0  06/01/2009:  Cabinet Path is: F:\emulation\Mame32\cabinets
17:05:39.0  06/01/2009:  Title Path is: F:\emulation\Mame32\titles
17:05:39.0  06/01/2009:  PCB Path: Not Found
17:05:39.0  06/01/2009:  Artwork Preview Path: Not Found
17:05:39.0  06/01/2009:  Panel Path is: F:\emulation\Mame32\cpanel
17:05:39.0  06/01/2009:  Manual Path: Not Found
17:05:39.0  06/01/2009:  Icon Path is: F:\emulation\Mame32\icons
17:05:39.0  06/01/2009:  Marquee Path is: F:\emulation\Mame32\marquees
17:05:39.1  06/01/2009:  Loading Custom Emulators
17:05:40.9  06/01/2009:  Using Version 3 Themes Animations
17:05:41.0  06/01/2009:  Using General Font: Trebuchet MS
17:05:41.2  06/01/2009:  Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS
17:05:41.3  06/01/2009:  Initialising DirectDraw
17:05:42.4  06/01/2009:  Creating DirectDraw Device
17:05:42.4  06/01/2009:  Using Device: NVIDIA GeForce 7600 GT
17:05:45.1  06/01/2009:  739mb video memory available
17:05:45.5  06/01/2009:  Setting Resolution to 1440x900 32 bit color
17:05:45.5  06/01/2009:  Creating DirectDraw Surfaces
17:05:45.5  06/01/2009:  Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode
17:05:46.8  06/01/2009:  Creating Back Buffer
17:05:47.1  06/01/2009:  Loading graphic Surfaces
17:05:47.2  06/01/2009:  Display is running at: 1440x900 32bit color, 75hz
17:05:48.1  06/01/2009:  Creating Surfaces Flags
17:05:48.3  06/01/2009:  Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs
17:05:49.2  06/01/2009:  Creating Surfaces Volume
17:05:49.3  06/01/2009:  Creating Surfaces Arrows
17:05:49.5  06/01/2009:  Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text
17:05:49.5  06/01/2009:  Creating Surfaces Toolbar
17:05:50.0  06/01/2009:  Creating Surfaces Backgrounds
17:05:55.9  06/01/2009:  Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls
17:05:56.0  06/01/2009:  Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo
17:05:56.0  06/01/2009:  Creating Surface Unselected
17:05:56.1  06/01/2009:  Creating Surfaces Home & Exit
17:05:56.3  06/01/2009:  Creating Surfaces Snaps
17:05:56.3  06/01/2009:  Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars
17:05:57.1  06/01/2009:  Creating Fonts
17:05:57.1  06/01/2009:  Creating Game Font
17:05:58.0  06/01/2009:  Creating Game Font Faded
17:05:58.2  06/01/2009:  Creating Title Font
17:05:58.4  06/01/2009:  Restoring Title Font From Cache
17:05:59.9  06/01/2009:  Creating Font Black
17:06:00.3  06/01/2009:  Creating Font Black Small
17:06:00.9  06/01/2009:  Fonts Created Succesfully
17:06:00.9  06/01/2009:  655mb video memory left available
17:06:00.9  06/01/2009:  Creating instance of global keyboard hook
17:06:26.5  06/01/2009:  Attempting to load game list
17:06:27.0  06/01/2009:  Text/Language: English
17:06:27.0  06/01/2009:  Applying Language/Text
17:06:27.5  06/01/2009:  Initialising Bass Audio Library
17:06:28.3  06/01/2009:  Running: MameUI32.exe -help
17:06:28.3  06/01/2009:  Running: F: F:\emulation\Mame32\MameUI32.exe -help > F:\emulation\Mame32\help.txt
17:06:33.1  06/01/2009:  
17:06:33.1  06/01/2009:  Detected MAME Version as: 0.129
17:06:33.1  06/01/2009:  
17:06:33.1  06/01/2009:  Now Outputing MameUI32.exe - Help
17:06:33.2  06/01/2009:  
17:06:33.2  06/01/2009:  
17:06:33.2  06/01/2009:  --BEGIN--
17:06:33.2  06/01/2009:  M.A.M.E. v0.129 (Jan  4 2009) - Multiple Arcade Machine Emulator
17:06:33.2  06/01/2009:  Copyright Nicola Salmoria and the MAME Team
17:06:33.2  06/01/2009:  
17:06:33.2  06/01/2009:  MAME is an emulator: it reproduces, more or less faithfully, the behaviour of
17:06:33.2  06/01/2009:  several arcade machines. But hardware is useless without software, so an image
17:06:33.3  06/01/2009:  of the ROMs which run on that hardware is required. Such ROMs, like any other
17:06:33.3  06/01/2009:  commercial software, are copyrighted material and it is therefore illegal to
17:06:33.3  06/01/2009:  use them if you don't own the original arcade machine. Needless to say, ROMs
17:06:33.3  06/01/2009:  are not distributed together with MAME. Distribution of MAME together with ROM
17:06:33.3  06/01/2009:  images is a violation of copyright law and should be promptly reported to the
17:06:33.3  06/01/2009:  authors so that appropriate legal action can be taken.
17:06:33.3  06/01/2009:  
17:06:33.3  06/01/2009:  Usage:  MAME gamename [options]
17:06:33.3  06/01/2009:  
17:06:33.3  06/01/2009:          MAME -showusage    for a brief list of options
17:06:33.3  06/01/2009:          MAME -showconfig   for a list of configuration options
17:06:33.3  06/01/2009:          MAME -createconfig to create a mame.ini
17:06:33.4  06/01/2009:  
17:06:33.4  06/01/2009:  For usage instructions, please consult the file windows.txt
17:06:33.4  06/01/2009:  
17:06:33.4  06/01/2009:  --END--
17:06:33.4  06/01/2009:  
17:06:33.4  06/01/2009:  
17:06:33.4  06/01/2009:  MAME CMD options: -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo
17:06:33.4  06/01/2009:  Loading last used Game List
17:06:33.7  06/01/2009:  Setting Music Volume
17:06:33.8  06/01/2009:  Creating DirectSound Device
17:06:33.8  06/01/2009:  Trying: Primary Sound Driver
17:06:33.8  06/01/2009:  Loading Sound Files
17:06:34.1  06/01/2009:  DirectSound Device Created Successfully
17:06:34.1  06/01/2009:  Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support
17:06:36.1  06/01/2009:  Using Device Logitech Dual Action USB
17:06:36.2  06/01/2009:  Initializing MCE Remote
17:06:36.2  06/01/2009:  Playing intro sound file
17:06:36.7  06/01/2009:  Initialization OK! Starting GameEx!
17:06:36.8  06/01/2009:  Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame
17:06:38.6  06/01/2009:  Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully

[cvavruska]

I had that problem once with the last line in the log file being "Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully".

It turned out to be that I either didn't have a new enough directX installed or it was never installed on that machine. I upgraded to the latest directx and it worked great.

[Alpha17x]

  cvavruska said:

I had that problem once with the last line in the log file being "Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully".

It turned out to be that I either didn't have a new enough directX installed or it was never installed on that machine. I upgraded to the latest directx and it worked great.

I have no idea how I can update direct x, I have vista ultimate and DX10 is integrated, but I'll look and try to update/reinstall it if I can.

if that doesn't work I'm due for a format soon anyway, and in the end game ex will be running on a different set of hardware.

Just sucks because now I have to use the MameUI...ui (which isn't bad but game ex is better)

Thanks everyone.

[bkenobi]

That is a generic statement that doesn't really mean one thing or another. I don't think one person having that error relating to DX means they are all related to the DX install. Thanks for the suggestion though!

[Tom Speirs]

Just on the off chance, try turning off the check for media insertion.

It sounds like the issue is happening on a timer or a thread.

The MAME output is normal, it does this when MAME.exe is changed or set for the first time.

[Alpha17x]

  TSpeirs said:

Just on the off chance, try turning off the check for media insertion.

It sounds like the issue is happening on a timer or a thread.

The MAME output is normal, it does this when MAME.exe is changed or set for the first time.

I'd like to try this but cannot find a setting listed as 'media insertion' or 'check for media insertion' and I went through every page. maybe I missed it or miss understood, could you tell me what it's listed as and what part of the settings it's in?

[Tom Speirs]

I cant remember if its in the setup wizard but its in the advanced config app, under multimedia/htpc. Check for new media.

[Tom Speirs]

Id also check the screensaver settings (if changed) and audio settings, like I said it sounds like the issue is happening on a timer. Like its checking to play an audio track or if its time to run the screensaver.

[Alpha17x]

  TSpeirs said:

Id also check the screensaver settings (if changed) and audio settings, like I said it sounds like the issue is happening on a timer. Like its checking to play an audio track or if its time to run the screensaver.

Ok thank you, tried those... same thing happens. I see a list load up but it closes itself immediately afterwards.

I wish windows event viewer wasn't a POS. I was trying to use it to see if I could find out what specifically was closing gameex.exe... god forbid you might want to have information on system processes. *shrug*

[Tom Speirs]

Im sorry, I dont know then. Its obviously something just relating to your system by the sound of it. I have had no ther reports like this.

[Alpha17x]

  TSpeirs said:

Im sorry, I dont know then. Its obviously something just relating to your system by the sound of it. I have had no ther reports like this.

Yeah, I installed it on a new partition (with it's own OS install) and it works fine. so I'll just put Game EX on the backburner for now then once my HTPC is ready (soon) I'll be putting it on there.