Value within range error

[SuperFlyXXI]

I get an error, "Value does not fall within the expected range." I'm not sure what to do with this error since it doesn't tell me anything about the problem. All I know is that it's after "Creating Menu Font" and before it should display "Creating Game Font". This is my first time using this program, and I wouldn't mind knowing what the problem could be. Any ideas?

----- Error Log -----

11:59:50.0 12/10/2005: GameEx: Version 5.25: Starting Log

11:59:50.1 12/10/2005: Operating System Platform: Win32Windows

11:59:50.1 12/10/2005: Operating System Name: Unknown

11:59:50.1 12/10/2005: Operating System Version: 4.10.67766446

11:59:50.1 12/10/2005: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed

11:59:50.1 12/10/2005: .net Framework 1.1 Installed

11:59:50.1 12/10/2005: Checking Registration

11:59:50.1 12/10/2005: Running Randomize()

11:59:50.1 12/10/2005: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's

11:59:50.2 12/10/2005: Running Misc startup tasks

11:59:50.2 12/10/2005: Setting Menu types

11:59:50.2 12/10/2005: Opening Configuration File

11:59:50.2 12/10/2005: Getting Configuration Values

11:59:50.2 12/10/2005: Using Theme: Default - Default

11:59:50.2 12/10/2005: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Default

11:59:50.3 12/10/2005: Text/Language: English

11:59:50.6 12/10/2005: Applying Language/Text

11:59:51.2 12/10/2005: Creating Scancodes.txt (List of DirectInput scan codes)

11:59:51.3 12/10/2005: Snap Delay set to: 1

11:59:51.3 12/10/2005: Is Media Center running?

11:59:51.3 12/10/2005: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode

11:59:51.3 12/10/2005: Media Center Mode 2

11:59:51.3 12/10/2005: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup

11:59:51.4 12/10/2005: Get other settings

11:59:51.4 12/10/2005: Using 2D Animations

11:59:51.7 12/10/2005: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black

11:59:51.7 12/10/2005: Backing up Registry Wallpaper Settings

11:59:51.8 12/10/2005: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis

11:59:52.0 12/10/2005: Launching HideOS.exe

11:59:53.5 12/10/2005: Hiding Taskbar

11:59:53.5 12/10/2005: Start work for Form

11:59:53.5 12/10/2005: Getting Original Screen Size

11:59:53.5 12/10/2005: Loading ICON

11:59:53.8 12/10/2005: Initializing Component

11:59:54.6 12/10/2005: Initialising Bass Audio Library

11:59:55.1 12/10/2005: Loading default loading screen

11:59:55.6 12/10/2005: Using General Font: Arial

11:59:55.6 12/10/2005: Using Title Font: Arial

11:59:55.7 12/10/2005: Initialising DirectDraw

11:59:56.2 12/10/2005: Creating DirectDraw Device

11:59:56.2 12/10/2005: Using Device: NVIDIA GeForce2 MX/MX 400

11:59:57.6 12/10/2005: Setting Resolution to 640x480 16 bit color

11:59:57.8 12/10/2005: Creating DirectDraw Surfaces

11:59:57.8 12/10/2005: Creating Primary Surface - Full Screen Mode

11:59:57.8 12/10/2005: Creating Back Buffer

11:59:57.8 12/10/2005: Loading graphic surfaces

11:59:57.9 12/10/2005: Creating Surfaces Misc and Dialogs

11:59:58.1 12/10/2005: Creating Surface Volume

11:59:58.1 12/10/2005: Creating Surfaces Arrows

11:59:58.1 12/10/2005: Creating Surfaces GameEXlogo Text

11:59:58.1 12/10/2005: Creating Surfaces Toolbar

11:59:58.2 12/10/2005: Creating Surfaces Backgrounds

11:59:58.4 12/10/2005: Creating Surfaces Toolbar Controls

11:59:58.5 12/10/2005: Creating Surfaces GameEx Logo

11:59:58.5 12/10/2005: Creating Surfaces Home & Exit

11:59:58.5 12/10/2005: Creating Surfaces Snaps

11:59:58.5 12/10/2005: Creating Surfaces Menu and List Bars

11:59:58.8 12/10/2005: Creating Fonts

11:59:58.8 12/10/2005: Creating Menu Font

11:59:59.1 12/10/2005: Value does not fall within the expected range.

12:00:03.3 12/10/2005: ERRORS DETECTED: EXITING

[Tom Speirs]

By the look of it, your hardware and software may not be up to the job. Looks like your running windows 98/me with a 5-6 year old graphics card.

I cant offer much advise other than to say upgrade to windows 2000 or XP.

Its hard for me to test windows 98 and ME here, so I may have even changed something in GameEx that makes it not work with those OS's anymore.

Sorry,

Tom.

[SuperFlyXXI]

By the look of it, your hardware and software may not be up to the job. Looks like your running windows 98/me with a 5-6 year old graphics card.

I cant offer much advise other than to say upgrade to windows 2000 or XP.

Its hard for me to test windows 98 and ME here, so I may have even changed something in GameEx that makes it not work with those OS's anymore.

Sorry,

Tom.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

Well, when I upgrade my emulator system (right now, it's a Athlon 800 with 256 mb ram and a Gefore2 MX440), I'll try your program again.

[Tom Speirs]

Well, when I upgrade my emulator system (right now, it's a Athlon 800 with 256 mb ram and a Gefore2 MX440), I'll try your program again.

Yes, I'm sorry, but I think your hardware would probably cut it with GameEx. I know others run systems with a spec like that, and say GameEx runs fine. I think your main problem is the version of Windows your using. I have seen issues like this pre windows 2000 with GameEx, when I do my regression testing and I try to make it compatible, but just about all software these days runs much better on 2k or XP. Honestly! If you can beg, borrow or steal a copy of Windows 2000, I think youd be OK actually.

[SuperFlyXXI]

Yes, I'm sorry, but I think your hardware would probably cut it with GameEx. I know others run systems with a spec like that, and say GameEx runs fine. I think your main problem is the version of Windows your using. I have seen issues like this pre windows 2000 with GameEx, when I do my regression testing and I try to make it compatible, but just about all software these days runs much better on 2k or XP. Honestly! If you can beg, borrow or steal a copy of Windows 2000, I think youd be OK actually.

<{POST_SNAPBACK}>

I'm installing XP Home as I'm typing this. I'll let you know how it goes.

[Tom Speirs]

I'm installing XP Home as I'm typing this. I'll let you know how it goes.

On a system with that low spec and running XP, be sure to disable all unnecesary services such as themes, print spooler, fast user switching, error reporting, and secondary login etc. Also make sure you have no extra tray icons loading at start up with "Startup Control Panel".

Once you do all that, GameEx "should" hopefully run full speed.