[ERROR] When Launching GameEx

[brightPixels]

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23:30:11.1 9/27/2009: GameEx: Version 10.22: Starting Log

23:30:11.1 9/27/2009: Operating System Platform: Win32NT

23:30:11.1 9/27/2009: Operating System Name: Windows XP

23:30:11.1 9/27/2009: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600

23:30:11.2 9/27/2009: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed

23:30:11.2 9/27/2009: .net Framework 2.0 Installed

23:30:11.2 9/27/2009: Intel® Pentium® D CPU 2.66GHz, 2046MB

23:30:11.2 9/27/2009: 2.66Ghz - 2 Cores or CPU's

23:30:11.2 9/27/2009: Running Randomize()

23:30:11.2 9/27/2009: Loading PlugIns

23:30:11.3 9/27/2009: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup

23:30:11.3 9/27/2009: Running Misc startup tasks

23:30:11.3 9/27/2009: Setting Menu types

23:30:11.3 9/27/2009: Opening Configuration File

23:30:11.3 9/27/2009: Getting Configuration Values

23:30:11.3 9/27/2009: Using Theme: Default - Dark Gloss

23:30:11.3 9/27/2009: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Dark Gloss

23:30:11.3 9/27/2009: Launching HideOS.exe

23:30:11.3 9/27/2009: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's

23:30:11.3 9/27/2009: GameEx will check for media insertion (may affect performance)

23:30:11.3 9/27/2009: Hiding Taskbar

23:30:11.3 9/27/2009: Is Media Center running?

23:30:11.3 9/27/2009: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values

23:30:11.3 9/27/2009: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode

23:30:11.3 9/27/2009: Media Center Mode 2

23:30:11.4 9/27/2009: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems

23:30:11.4 9/27/2009: Custom Game Device Input enabled: Getting custom codes

23:30:11.4 9/27/2009: Snap Delay set to: 2

23:30:11.4 9/27/2009: Get other settings

23:30:11.4 9/27/2009: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black

23:30:11.4 9/27/2009: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis

23:30:11.4 9/27/2009: Start work for Form

23:30:11.4 9/27/2009: Getting Original Screen Size

23:30:11.5 9/27/2009: Opening Database Connection

23:30:11.6 9/27/2009: Initializing Component

23:30:11.7 9/27/2009: Retrieving resolution setting

23:30:11.7 9/27/2009: Initialising Windows Media Player Component

23:30:11.8 9/27/2009: MAME Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32

23:30:11.8 9/27/2009: Cannot Find MAME Path: MAME Disabled

23:30:11.8 9/27/2009: Loading Controls.ini map file

23:30:11.8 9/27/2009: Loading Custom Emulators

23:30:11.8 9/27/2009: Loading Emulator 1: [Console] Sony PlayStation

23:30:11.9 9/27/2009: Loading Emulator 2: [Console] Nintendo SNES

23:30:12.0 9/27/2009: Loading Emulator 3: [Console] Sega Genesis

23:30:12.3 9/27/2009: Using Version 3 Themes Animations

23:30:12.3 9/27/2009: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS

23:30:12.3 9/27/2009: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS

23:30:12.4 9/27/2009: Initialising DirectDraw

23:30:12.5 9/27/2009: Creating DirectDraw Device

23:30:12.5 9/27/2009: Using Device: Primary Display Driver

23:30:12.9 9/27/2009: 242mb video memory available

23:30:13.0 9/27/2009: Setting Resolution to 1680x1050 32 bit color

23:30:13.0 9/27/2009: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces

23:30:13.0 9/27/2009: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode

23:30:13.0 9/27/2009: Creating Back Buffer

23:30:13.1 9/27/2009: Loading graphic Surfaces

23:30:13.1 9/27/2009: Display is running at: 1680x1050 32bit color, 60hz

23:30:13.2 9/27/2009: Creating Surfaces Flags

23:30:13.2 9/27/2009: --**--

23:30:13.2 9/27/2009: Error: Parameter is not valid.

23:30:13.2 9/27/2009: at System.Drawing.Bitmap..ctor(String filename)

23:30:13.2 9/27/2009: at u.a(Surface& A_0, String A_1, SurfaceDescription A_2, Boolean A_3, Boolean A_4)

23:30:13.2 9/27/2009: at u.c(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2)

23:30:13.2 9/27/2009: at u.a(Boolean A_0, Boolean A_1, Boolean A_2, Boolean A_3, Boolean A_4, Int32 A_5)

23:30:13.2 9/27/2009: at u.a(Boolean A_0, String A_1, Boolean A_2)

23:30:13.2 9/27/2009: at u..ctor()

23:30:13.2 9/27/2009: Closing database connection

23:30:13.3 9/27/2009: Disposing Plugins

23:30:13.3 9/27/2009: GameEx is exiting with errors

23:30:15.1 9/27/2009: ERRORS DETECTED: EXITING

After launching GameEx, I catch a glimpse of the nag screen, and then quits. This started happening after it crashed when exiting ZSNES. I have tried changing to a default theme, and also running at lower resolutions with 16bpp without luck. Can anyone give me some insight as to what the problem could be? (I sent an error report as well) Thanks!

- Rick

[Brian Hoffman]

Have you tried re-installing Gameex?

[brightPixels]

  On 9/28/2009 at 5:21 AM, Brian Hoffman said:

Have you tried re-installing Gameex?

Yes, re-installing seems to have "fixed" it, thanks!

[Brian Hoffman]

Great! I'm glad that resolved your issue.