Did you manage to get the software all working in that Windows was completely hidden and it boots right into DK? I can do it with mine but I still get a flash of Windows desktop on exiting DK for the first time into MaLa. After that it's fine.
Not yet. I am in software hell right now - MAME refuses to remember any high scores for some reason. I posted another thread about it but I may as well repeat myself here - the more help the better.
I finally got everything set up in my cab but for some reason between Tuesday night and now MAME refuses to remember anything - high scores, dip switch settings, etc. Every time I power on the computer I'm starting from scratch (but gamelists and MaLa settings are remembered). I have friends coming over
tomorrow TONIGHT to play some games and I need high scores to work!!!
I am running a compiled version of MAME .119 with the high score patch/diff - it has worked flawlessly in this computer for at least a year and it just went bonkers. Should I copy over the mame.exe file from my backup? I can't remember what files are created when you compile MAME since it has been so long...
I'm using TinyXP as my OS. I did not log in under a different name or anything - I don't have the log-on screen when I turn the computer on. This computer is doing nothing other than running MAME and MaLa.
protokatie suggested it might be a read/write problem (that somehow files in my "C:\Arcade" folder have been set to read-only),
I noticed this problem started around the time I told the computer to launch MaLa on startup (this is a setting in MaLa - I checked the box). Perhaps this is causing some trouble? I haven't started trying to hide XP or mess with the registry settings. Although shouldn't it only be running once after booting up? It should be shutting down when I turn the computer off, right?
I am using command line MAME (not MAMEUI or MAME 32).
Does any of this help? I have about an hour tonight when I get home to figure it out before people start arriving!
THANKS!!!