[RESOLVED] Errors: any idea what this means? Log included

[boogieman]

I recently installed gamex on my arcade machine (had toyed around on my pc with no problems) anyone know what this means? It fails to launch and gives the following error log:

03:19:09.1 11/16/2010: GameEx: Version 11.39: Starting Log

03:19:09.5 11/16/2010: Operating System Platform: Win32NT

03:19:09.5 11/16/2010: Operating System Name: Windows XP

03:19:09.5 11/16/2010: Operating System Version: 5.1.2600

03:19:09.5 11/16/2010: Checking for versions of .net Framework installed

03:19:09.5 11/16/2010: .net Framework 2.0 Installed

03:19:09.5 11/16/2010: AMD Athlon 64 Processor 3200+, 1534MB

03:19:09.5 11/16/2010: 2.21Ghz

03:19:09.5 11/16/2010: Running Randomize()

03:19:09.9 11/16/2010: Loading PlugIns

03:19:10.0 11/16/2010: Checking for applications to Launch On Startup

03:19:10.0 11/16/2010: Running Misc startup tasks

03:19:10.0 11/16/2010: Setting Menu types

03:19:10.0 11/16/2010: Opening Configuration File

03:19:10.0 11/16/2010: Getting Configuration Values

03:19:10.1 11/16/2010: Using Theme: Default - Default

03:19:10.1 11/16/2010: Checking for alternate Image Directory for Theme: Default - Default

03:19:10.1 11/16/2010: Launching HideOS.exe

03:19:10.1 11/16/2010: Initialising Video/MNG DLL's

03:19:10.1 11/16/2010: GameEx will check for media insertion (may affect performance)

03:19:10.1 11/16/2010: Hiding Taskbar

03:19:10.3 11/16/2010: Is Media Center running?

03:19:10.3 11/16/2010: Checking/Creating LCD Registry values

03:19:10.5 11/16/2010: Check Media Center Exit/Start Mode

03:19:10.5 11/16/2010: Media Center Mode 2

03:19:11.2 11/16/2010: Video previews on. Warning: Only recommended on modern systems

03:19:11.4 11/16/2010: Snap Delay set to: 2

03:19:11.4 11/16/2010: Get other settings

03:19:11.4 11/16/2010: Desktop set to Hide ICONS and set Background to Black

03:19:11.4 11/16/2010: Set: Find emulator artwork on best match basis

03:19:11.4 11/16/2010: Start work for Form

03:19:11.4 11/16/2010: Getting Original Screen Size

03:19:11.4 11/16/2010: Opening Database Connection

03:19:14.3 11/16/2010: --**--

03:19:14.3 11/16/2010: Error: No error message available, result code: REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG(0x80040154).

03:19:14.7 11/16/2010: at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnectionInternal..ctor(OleDbConnectionString constr, OleDbConnection connection)

03:19:14.7 11/16/2010: at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnectionFactory.CreateConnection(DbConnectionOptions options, Object poolGroupProviderInfo, DbConnectionPool pool, DbConnection owningObject)

03:19:14.8 11/16/2010: at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.CreateNonPooledConnection(DbConnection owningConnection, DbConnectionPoolGroup poolGroup)

03:19:14.8 11/16/2010: at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionFactory.GetConnection(DbConnection owningConnection)

03:19:14.8 11/16/2010: at System.Data.ProviderBase.DbConnectionClosed.OpenConnection(DbConnection outerConnection, DbConnectionFactory connectionFactory)

03:19:14.8 11/16/2010: at System.Data.OleDb.OleDbConnection.Open()

03:19:14.8 11/16/2010: at af.a(Boolean A_0, String A_1, Boolean A_2)

03:19:14.8 11/16/2010: at af..ctor()

03:19:14.9 11/16/2010: Disposing Plugins

03:19:14.9 11/16/2010: GameEx is exiting with errors

03:19:14.9 11/16/2010: Deleting search cache

03:19:17.8 11/16/2010: ERRORS DETECTED: EXITING

I thought about updating, but if I recall correctly it does so after startup.

[Brian Hoffman]

Wierd shit lke this happens if you are using a "tiny" or "nlite" version of XP... Would that be the case here?

[boogieman]

yeah actually... I had a perfectly working computer with xp on it from the factory, something went wrong, no repair disk so I put tiny xp on it...

So I am guessing this means I am hosed?

[vsilvalopes]

  On 12/3/2010 at 4:35 AM, Brian Hoffman said:

Wierd shit lke this happens if you are using a "tiny" or "nlite" version of XP... Would that be the case here?

This happened to me about 5 times before I build a good nLited (Slimmed down) Windows XP.

It's a matter of trial and error.

If you want I can post my session of nlite.

It can help you to build your LiteXP.

[boogieman]

  On 12/3/2010 at 1:24 PM, vsilvalopes said:

This happened to me about 5 times before I build a good nLited (Slimmed down) Windows XP.

It's a matter of trial and error.

If you want I can post my session of nlite.

It can help you to build your LiteXP.

That would be helpful. Thanks!

EDIT: I have been searching the forums about the tinyxp thing. I fully understand it's not gamex fault(It would be impossible for a programmer to make things work with any OS, legit or some messed up build), but it's just really frustrating. I had another front end on my cabinet, fell in love with gamex (especially how easy it is to see games in the series, similar games, and search for types of games) but it doesn't just work.

(view this next rant (targeted to computer manufacturers) with a grain of salt, I'm just venting...)

TinyXP is IMO the easiest way to get a cab up and running if something goes wrong, it may be shady or downright illegal, but by hell I have a licence for xp, it's not my fault the manufacturer was too cheap to give me a real disk. That nice file on my partition is wonderful until a crashed hard drive happens lol.

Really though, why on earth would a manufacturer not give you a dollars worth of plastic (a CD/DVD of XP) when you drop your hard earned money for a system?

I have said it before, and now that I know how easy it is to build a computer, I will never buy a "name brand" computer again. It's much easier and cheaper in the long run to build it yourself and just purchase your OS direct from Microsoft.

I guess it's time to learn "nlite" now haha!

[Draco1962]

hmm.. my father-in-law said the same thing. Didn't read the instructions thoroughly that instructed him on how to create a restore disk from the partition. You've learned a critical lesson, Padawan!

[Adultery]

That being said, why not just go get a torrent with a clean copy of XP and just use your key from the licensed PC? Windows keys aren't tied to the machine it came with. As a tech I do this on reformats all the time from one copy of Windows.

[Draco1962]

Have had to do the same (not necessarily the torrents) to get someone back up and running on too many occasions. When I was single it helped me score a few free steak dinners installing new HDDs and OS!