Autostart Gameex with Bypass option

[Tempest]

I haven't tried what you are trying to do, but it seems to me that you want to set "Don't Switch Resolution" to "Set Resolution to below", and then enter 321 x 240.

It is also possible to have the script change the resolution back, but I would like to see if there's a different solution first.

[dmauro]

I haven't tried what you are trying to do, but it seems to me that you want to set "Don't Switch Resolution" to "Set Resolution to below", and then enter 321 x 240.

That is specifically what causes the rolling and warping.

[bkenobi]

I'm pretty sure that you should be good if you set "Don't switch resolution". As long as Windows is using 321x240, then GameEx should leave it alone with that setting. I agree that it would be better to fix the problem rather than to scab on something to fix the symptom.

[dmauro]

Actually, that makes sense. Set default Windows to 321x240, and then if booting into Windows and bypassing GameEx, set to 640x480, and the other installation of GameEx already switches to 640x480. That should be a suitable workaround. I'll try it out tonight.

[dmauro]

Turns out that solution is no good because even though I have the horizontal GameEx install set to switch to 640x480 on launch, and it open just fine, if I run a game, when I quit out of it and try to get back into GameEx I get the following error:

19:17:36.4  2/4/2009:  21 Consecutive Exceptions Occured
19:17:36.4  2/4/2009:  Error in the application.
19:17:36.4  2/4/2009:	 at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.DrawInternal(tagRECT* destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, tagRECT* srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags, DrawEffects& bltEffects)
   at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.Draw(Rectangle destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, Rectangle srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags)
   at t.cp()
   at t.al()
19:17:36.4  2/4/2009:  Trying reinitialising the display after sleeping for 4 seconds
19:17:36.4  2/4/2009:  Exception count will be dropped to 15
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:  --**--
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:  21 Consecutive Exceptions Occured: Exiting
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:  Closing database connection
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:  First Exception:
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:  Error in the application.
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:	 at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.DrawInternal(tagRECT* destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, tagRECT* srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags, DrawEffects& bltEffects)
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:	 at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.Draw(Rectangle destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, Rectangle srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags)
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:	 at t.cp()
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:	 at t.al()
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:  
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:  It was detected you experienced a DirectX error.
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:	Please note the following for possible solutions to your problem:
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:	  1. Ensure you have the latest version of DirectX installed.
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:	  2. Ensure you have the latest Manufacturer provided video card drivers.
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:		 NOTE: Windows/Microsoft Update does not contain the latest.
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:		 NOTE: Manufacturer normally means ATI, NVidia, or Intel. Not the brand.
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:			   www.ati.com   www.nvidia.com
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:	  3. If you do not have a modern video card try the following. 1. Turn off advanced Graphics. 2. Try a lower resolution. 3. Try turning on and using 16-bit colour
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:	  4. Ensure any required video codecs are installed.
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:	  5. Try a different theme, or try running the theme at the resolution it was designed for
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:	  6. Try the latest version of GameEx. GameEx is updated all the time.
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:	  7. If you performed an auto update to this version. Try performing a manual download and install.
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:  
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:  Last Exception:
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:  Error in the application.
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:	 at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.DrawInternal(tagRECT* destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, tagRECT* srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags, DrawEffects& bltEffects)
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:	 at Microsoft.DirectX.DirectDraw.Surface.Draw(Rectangle destRectangle, Surface sourceSurface, Rectangle srcRectangle, DrawFlags flags)
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:	 at t.cp()
19:17:41.5  2/4/2009:	 at t.al()

[bkenobi]

Just out of curiosity, can you try turning off GameLauncher mode on both installs? If that fixes things, then it will give Tom more information about why things aren't working.

[dmauro]

You have to use GameLauncher for the low resolutions I need for my vertical low res monitor.

[bkenobi]

Ahhh, I didn't realize you couldn't get lower resolutions with standard GameEx.