Extremely wierd issue with gameex

[yamo]

This just randomly started happening about 4 months of operation.

When opening gameex on my cabinet, the menu immediately goes to shutdown as if the down key is being held. I checked the wiring to make sure it was ok, and I even unplugged EVERYTHING except for the monitor and restarted to see if that would fix it. Same thing happens (I used a remote desktop to test it).

I uninstalled and deleted all configurations for gameex and then reinstalled it. Same issue with a fresh install. This ONLY happens in gameex also. Opening any other program/game, no keys are stuck. I'm completely out of ideas ><. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[lingpanda]

Please post your log file.

[yamo]

00:40:25.0 11/27/2009: GameEx: Version 10.28: Starting Log

00:40:25.0 11/27/2009: Operating System Platform: Win32NT

00:40:25.0 11/27/2009: Operating System Name: Windows XP

00:40:25.0 11/27/2009: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600

00:40:25.0 11/27/2009: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed

00:40:25.0 11/27/2009: .net Framework 2.0 Installed

00:40:25.0 11/27/2009: .net Framework 3.0 Installed

00:40:25.0 11/27/2009: Pentium® Dual-Core CPU E5200 @ 2.50GHz, 2046MB

00:40:25.0 11/27/2009: 3.75Ghz - 2 Cores or CPU's

00:40:25.0 11/27/2009: Running Randomize()

00:40:25.0 11/27/2009: Loading PlugIns

00:40:25.0 11/27/2009: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup

00:40:25.0 11/27/2009: Running Misc startup tasks

00:40:25.0 11/27/2009: Setting Menu types

00:40:25.0 11/27/2009: Opening Configuration File

00:40:25.0 11/27/2009: Getting Configuration Values

00:40:25.1 11/27/2009: Using Theme: Default - Media Center

00:40:25.1 11/27/2009: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Media Center

00:40:25.1 11/27/2009: Using Images from theme: Default - Media Center V1\MEDIA\

00:40:25.1 11/27/2009: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's

00:40:25.1 11/27/2009: GameEx will check for media insertion (may affect performance)

00:40:25.1 11/27/2009: Is Media Center running?

00:40:25.1 11/27/2009: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values

00:40:25.1 11/27/2009: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode

00:40:25.1 11/27/2009: Media Center Mode 2

00:40:25.1 11/27/2009: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems

00:40:25.1 11/27/2009: Snap Delay set to: 2

00:40:25.1 11/27/2009: Get other settings

00:40:25.1 11/27/2009: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black

00:40:25.1 11/27/2009: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis

00:40:25.1 11/27/2009: Start work for Form

00:40:25.1 11/27/2009: Getting Original Screen Size

00:40:25.1 11/27/2009: Opening Database Connection

00:40:25.2 11/27/2009: Initializing Component

00:40:25.2 11/27/2009: Retrieving resolution setting

00:40:25.2 11/27/2009: Initialising Windows Media Player Component

00:40:25.2 11/27/2009: MAME Path is: C:\Emulators\Mame32

00:40:25.2 11/27/2009: Cannot Find MAME Path: MAME Disabled

00:40:25.2 11/27/2009: Loading Controls.ini map file

00:40:25.2 11/27/2009: Loading Custom Emulators

00:40:25.3 11/27/2009: Using Version 3 Themes Animations

00:40:25.3 11/27/2009: Using General Font: Trebuchet MS

00:40:25.3 11/27/2009: Using Title Font: Trebuchet MS

00:40:25.3 11/27/2009: Initialising DirectDraw

00:40:25.3 11/27/2009: Applying GameEx is Loading Image

00:40:25.4 11/27/2009: Creating DirectDraw Device

00:40:25.4 11/27/2009: Using Device: Primary Display Driver

00:40:26.0 11/27/2009: 0mb video memory available

00:40:26.1 11/27/2009: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces

00:40:26.1 11/27/2009: Creating Primary Surface - Windowed Mode

00:40:26.1 11/27/2009: Creating Back Buffer

00:40:26.1 11/27/2009: Loading graphic Surfaces

00:40:26.1 11/27/2009: Display is running at: 1366x768 32bit color, 60hz

00:40:26.1 11/27/2009: Creating Surfaces Flags

00:40:26.1 11/27/2009: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs

00:40:26.2 11/27/2009: Creating Surfaces Volume

00:40:26.2 11/27/2009: Creating Surfaces Arrows

00:40:26.2 11/27/2009: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text

00:40:26.2 11/27/2009: Creating Surfaces Toolbar

00:40:26.3 11/27/2009: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds

00:40:26.8 11/27/2009: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls

00:40:26.8 11/27/2009: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo

00:40:26.8 11/27/2009: Creating Surface Unselected

00:40:26.9 11/27/2009: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit

00:40:26.9 11/27/2009: Creating Surfaces Snaps

00:40:26.9 11/27/2009: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars

00:40:27.0 11/27/2009: Creating Fonts

00:40:27.0 11/27/2009: Creating Game Font

00:40:27.1 11/27/2009: Creating Game Font Faded

00:40:27.1 11/27/2009: Creating Title Font

00:40:27.1 11/27/2009: Restoring Title Font From Cache

00:40:27.6 11/27/2009: Creating Font Black

00:40:27.7 11/27/2009: Creating Font Black Small

00:40:27.7 11/27/2009: Fonts Created Succesfully

00:40:27.7 11/27/2009: 0mb video memory left available

00:40:27.7 11/27/2009: Creating instance of global keyboard hook

00:40:27.7 11/27/2009: Initialising Bass Audio Library

00:40:27.8 11/27/2009: Applying Language/Text

00:40:27.8 11/27/2009: Text/Language: English

00:40:27.8 11/27/2009: MAME CMD options: -nowindow -joy -skip_gameinfo

00:40:27.8 11/27/2009: Loading last used Game List

00:40:27.9 11/27/2009: Creating DirectSound Device

00:40:27.9 11/27/2009: Trying: Primary Sound Driver

00:40:27.9 11/27/2009: Loading Sound Files

00:40:27.9 11/27/2009: DirectSound Device Created Successfully

00:40:27.9 11/27/2009: Initialising DirectInput for Gamepad support

00:40:27.9 11/27/2009: Using Device PPJoy Virtual joystick 1

00:40:27.9 11/27/2009: Using Device PPJoy Virtual joystick 2

00:40:28.0 11/27/2009: Initializing MCE Remote

00:40:28.0 11/27/2009: Playing intro sound file

00:40:28.0 11/27/2009: Initialization OK! Starting GameEx!

00:40:28.0 11/27/2009: Testing Main Loop Once: Processing Frame

00:40:28.2 11/27/2009: Testing Main Loop Once: Main Loop ran successfully

00:40:54.9 11/27/2009: Exiting GameEx!

00:40:54.9 11/27/2009: Saving Settings

00:40:55.0 11/27/2009: Disposing Plugins

00:40:55.0 11/27/2009: Closing database connection

00:40:55.0 11/27/2009: Checking for applications to Launch On Exit

[headkaze]

If you disable the two PPJoy Virtual Joysticks do you still get the same problem?

[yamo]

Wow I just uninstalled the ppjoy program and all is well again. Thats really wierd since they were working just fine for months. Thanks a ton, this problem was killing me!

[lingpanda]

If you disable the two PPJoy Virtual Joysticks do you still get the same problem?

Can you elaborate on why this suggestion works? I would of never thunk that.

[headkaze]

Can you elaborate on why this suggestion works? I would of never thunk that.

Since there was some kind of "phantom" input occuring and he already tried unplugging hardware I thought it could be a joystick causing the problem. In the log file it shows the attached joysticks so then I suggested to disable them. I'm not exactly sure what would cause it but it's likely some sort of keypress is being interpreted as a joystick down, so re-installing and re-configuring PPJoy and making sure there is no keypress might solve the problem.

[yamo]

yes reinstalling ppjoy fixed the problem but I have no idea how it happened in the first place, very wierd. Thanks again for the help!