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krick:


--- Quote from: ssjenkins on January 26, 2005, 10:09:32 am ---Basically my question is , should I use Win98SE or W2K Pro SP4 ? and do I need DirectX ??

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On that hardware, I'd use Windows 98SE.

Go to windows update and get all the Windows updates, including all the "recommended" updates like DirectX9.

Then install the Unofficial Windows 98SE service pack...
http://exuberant.ms11.net/98sesp.html

Then, you should be good to go.

ssjenkins:

Thanks krick . I'm downloading the service pack as we speak . My cabinet is more or less ready . I've just disconnected the 12V/5V supply lines leaving the ground in tack . Hopefully tomorrow I'll be ready to insert the PC and then the fun really begins . I'm still not sure about my Mame/MameWah configuration but I'll give it a go and see what happens . More to follow ...

Thanks again to everyone

Sammy

Matt Berry:

There are alos a few bootable linux builds out there, add the roms to the image, burn onto a cd, then boot from the cd. Linux has little overhead so it is much faster then windows. Just a thought.

ssjenkins:

Well I've just noticed that my new PC that I bought for MAME doesn't have a VGA card slot .

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 Typical ! I've just spent the last 24 hours getting all the software ready and I open the cover for the first time to add my shiney new ArcadeVGA card and the friggin' thing has an integrated Intel video chip . I've just double checked on the Dell website and there's no way to fit one . Yes , I know I should have checked that before buying it but hindsight is great .

 Anyway , I'm off now to speak nicely to the comany I bought it from to see if they'll change it for me .

 I'll be back in a couple of weeks once I've got all this sorted .

Sammy


Hoagie_one:

no slot? wow.

Thank sucks

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