turbofeet

Yes the CHDs are stored in the ROMs folder, each extracted in their own subfolder.

The default controls file is called default.cfg. For me I leave that file read only so it can't be overwritten.

Yeah there are usually additions and fixes. Specifically the CHDs. In some updates you might have like 70 files that have changed but then - in the end all it meant is that you have one random chess game added. Newsgroups are the best source of the odd files btw. Especially if you upgrade your set to a ver recent one.

Yes as Mr Funky Monkey said, the key thing is to ensure that the version of MAME and the Romset are the same version. I have updated it to the latest version loads of time but rarely do I think I have gained much.

Indeed. I use an application called Clrmame pro which I use to verify my set (100% complete ?). Do bear mind that the version of Mame itself must match the Romset. So; if you have an old Romset say 0.82 you would need Mame 0.82 to run those ROMs. They have all previous versions on their website. A common error is to use a recent version of Mame for an older Romset. Good luck

I found personally that with START+SELECT to exit games it caused me issues. For example 4 players adding MAME credits or Pressing start could possibly quit games. I use both thumbsticks in for that. I would also recommend using MAME.exe to emulate MAME rather than the Retroarch Core but that is up to you of course.

The above is an old thread but I found this which looks quite interesting: https://olistutorials.wordpress.com/2017/02/25/setting-up-pcem-for-windows-95-games/ Not tried it but I will do. Looks like you can set up a Voodoo card in there. I previously had some more modern Windows Games like Medal of Honour Allied Assault & Soldier of Fortune (classic!) set up in my previous GameEx Setup. Created a batch script that loaded the ISOs instead of using NoCD Cracks as I actually had the disks. Just ISO'd them and installed Daemon Tools (now full of adware): @echo off cls echo. SET INPUT1=%1 SET ROMFile=%INPUT1:~1,-1% set str=%ROMFile% set str=%str:.lnk=% If EXIST "%programfiles%\DAEMON Tools Lite\DTLite.exe" (SET mounter="%programfiles%\DAEMON Tools Lite\DTLite.exe") If EXIST "%programfiles(x86)%\DAEMON Tools Lite\DTLite.exe" (SET mounter="%programfiles(x86)%\DAEMON Tools Lite\DTLite.exe") SET isopath=Y:\PCGames\Games_Windows_ISOs If EXIST "%isopath%\%str%.ccd" (goto isCCD) If EXIST "%isopath%\%str%.cue" (goto isCUE) If EXIST "%isopath%\%str%.mds" (goto isMDS) If EXIST "%isopath%\%str%.iso" (%mounter% -mount dt,0,"%isopath%\%str%.iso") If EXIST "%isopath%\%str%.bin" (%mounter% -mount dt,0,"%isopath%\%str%.bin") If EXIST "%isopath%\%str%.img" (%mounter% -mount dt,0,"%isopath%\%str%.img") goto Exit :isCCD %mounter% -mount dt,0,"%isopath%\%str%.ccd" goto Exit :isCUE %mounter% -mount dt,0,"%isopath%\%str%.cue" goto Exit :isMDS %mounter% -mount dt,0,"%isopath%\%str%.mds" goto Exit :Exit ping -n 9 127.0.0.1 >NUL Worked quite well but was a bit of a pig to set up initially and certainly not portable with various Registry Keys etc. Abandoned it in the end but it did work. I still have the disks and CDs from some of my Windows 95 Games so it might be nice to see if that PCem emulator actually works.

Hi There One of the things I do with my setup is that I have my Launchbox and Emulators on a Local SSD Drive but the Roms on my Server which are accessed via a symbolic link. I do this as although my gaming/launchbox drive is a 2TB SSD my full setup including the Roms is considerably larger. In my case I have this folder structure configured like this: G:\Emulators\Emulators - Emulators G:\Emulators\Launchbox - Launchbox G:\Emulators\Roms - Roms / Games This allows me to share the Roms on different HTPCs in my home as the rest of the setup files don't take up too much space. It also allows me to configure Emulators a little differently on a different less powerful machine (for example). So; I copy the Roms to my Server and share this. Say for arguments sake this share is: \\MyServer\Roms I can then and then create a "Symbolic Link" to the Roms like so: 1. Delete the local "G:\Emulators\Roms" folder as this is now located on the server 2. Open an Administrator Command Prompt. 3. I navigate to "G:\Emulators" directory which is where the "Roms" folder is configured in my case. 4. I then run this command to create a Symbolic Link to the "Roms" folder on my server: mklink /D "Roms" "\\MyServer\Roms" Browsing to that folder now and you will see the Roms as if they were on the "G" drive. In theory the Roms do not need to be on a server. They could be on a different drive; or anywhere really. If your games are located within the "Games" folder within the Launchbox directly then you can do the same with that folder as well. Or indeed with the "Images" folder as you have mentioned above. For example: mklink /D "Roms" "D:\Roms" mklink /D "Images" "D:\Images" Just ensure that you are in the correct folder within the Admin command prompt so that the link is created in that directory. Hope this helps

What are you using as controllers? I would also try removing all USB Bluetooth based devices and try with the controllers connected by USB rather than Wireless. I have a new issue now with Micro Stuttering in modern games (not in Launchbox) so there may well be a windows update that is causing odd behaviour too. A fresh install of Windows may resolve that.

Using a USB 3.1 Hub and have everything plugged into that. Everything is perfect now. 3.1 has more power available which I think helps.

You got it man. I slowly plugged items back in and tested for a few days. I have had zero delay until...Corsair Dongle plugged into USB 2.0 Extension (for range) is the cause. What a b*stard! I'll plug it into it's own USB 3.0 Port and see how we get on.

Thanks Neil I will test it a bit more when I get some more time and then perhaps start plugging stuff back in to confirm. The Corsair dongle was plugged into the USB 2.0 backplate in a Logitech dongle extension cable so perhaps I had complicated matters a bit lol...

Ok so at work all seemed fine. It was when I brought it home it starting freezing up again. It's funny as it will load fine aside from the delays. The games would load too eventually. The only difference between work and home (same PC) was the amount of USB devices plugged in. At work I had my windows Xbox controller adapter and a Logitech wireless keyboard/mouse combo only. At home I have a Corsair K63 wireless dongle, Logitech gaming mouse dongle, aimtrak wide light sensor, infra red remote sensor and some other usb extensions as well as the other devices I had plugged in at work. I also have an older 4 port USB 2.0 header attached to the motherboard and some devices were plugged into that. Some of the dongles were even on extensions to give more range I unplugged everything except the Xbox wireless adapter, Logitech dongle and infra red remote sensor (media center). These 3 are all plugged into the motherboard USB ports only. It all seems to work so I think it's one of those other USB devices or the USB 2.0 header. Launchbox loads in about 20 seconds now. I will reboot a few times and keep testing in case it was a fluke.

Thabks I'll give it a try