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Title: Eliminating the Windows DOS screen..
Post by: Hoopstar on June 05, 2004, 10:32:22 am

I am using (at this early testing stage) ArcadeFX as my front end - I have also been testing a couple of other FE and they all seem to do the same annoying thing..  when a game is launched, the DOS window appears distroying the illusion that my "real" arcade machine is actually a ---smurfy--- Micro$oft Windows based computer. ::)

Is there any FE or settings I can change to eliminate this window..?

Cheers

Hoopstar

Title: Re:Eliminating the Windows DOS screen..
Post by: Minwah on June 05, 2004, 10:48:42 am

Are you using DOS MAME?  First make sure you have Windows Commandline MAME.

Most cab FE's can get rid of that Window: MAMEWAH and I'm sure Dragon King, Kymaera & 3dArcade...

Title: Re:Eliminating the Windows DOS screen..
Post by: Hoopstar on June 05, 2004, 10:50:50 am

Quote from: Minwah on June 05, 2004, 10:48:42 am

Are you using DOS MAME?  First make sure you have Windows Commandline MAME.

Yes indeedie do...   Mame32...

Title: Re:Eliminating the Windows DOS screen..
Post by: Minwah on June 05, 2004, 11:15:01 am

Quote from: Hoopstar on June 05, 2004, 10:50:50 am

Yes indeedie do...   Mame32...

Contradiction: MAME32 is not Windows Commandline MAME...

I don't know how MAME32 reacts in the FE's I mentioned, but I would still recommend Windows Commandline MAME (www.mame.net).

Title: Re:Eliminating the Windows DOS screen..
Post by: EndTwist on June 05, 2004, 01:37:39 pm

Simple solution: MAME32 is DOS MAME! That's why. I've heard this mistake over 1000 times. If MAME has a frontend included with it, as MAME32 is, THEN ITS NOT DOSMAME!

Agh..

Title: Re:Eliminating the Windows DOS screen..
Post by: JustMichael on June 05, 2004, 03:24:31 pm

Hoopstar, go to the Mame Download page (http://www.mame.net/downmain.html) and download the windows command line version.

Title: Re:Eliminating the Windows DOS screen..
Post by: Hoopstar on June 05, 2004, 08:25:18 pm

 :-[ umm, I must apolagise..  I was/am using the command line version of MAME..  

So now I guess I am back at square one - is this something that the FE has control over or can this be switched off within MAME itself?

Title: Re:Eliminating the Windows DOS screen..
Post by: Gameboy.au on June 05, 2004, 09:09:55 pm

I have MAMEWAH setup on my PC and it doesn't show the dos screen.

I highly recommend that if you wish to use this, download the MAMEWah Setup utility on his web site, because configureing the entire frontend with your joysticks is a nightmare   ;D

Title: Re:Eliminating the Windows DOS screen..
Post by: JustMichael on June 05, 2004, 10:26:30 pm

Have you tried Emuwizard (http://www.whizzoconsulting.com/pages/projects/emuwizard.html)?

Title: Re:Eliminating the Windows DOS screen..
Post by: Minwah on June 06, 2004, 12:32:14 pm

Quote from: Hoopstar on June 05, 2004, 08:25:18 pm

:-[ umm, I must apolagise..  I was/am using the command line version of MAME..  

So now I guess I am back at square one - is this something that the FE has control over or can this be switched off within MAME itself?

Set the 'Show DOS Box' option in Emulator Settings > Execution Settings.  By default it should be on Auto-Show, but it sounds like you have it set on Yes (ie it will always be shown)...