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Title: Error Reading Games List File...MALA Problem?
Post by: Sinner on January 15, 2007, 03:06:10 pm
I've built a machine for my niece and nephew for Christmas and it was working fine...then one time when starting the machine we got an error from MALA..."Error reading games list file"...
I played with it a little bit, and I couldn't get it to work, so I just setup a new installation of MALA and it seemed to work (we've been using the latest version)...
It's been about 3 weeks and now I'm 1500 miles away and they're getting the error again...

Anyone know what might be causing this??

I'm hoping it's something I can walk my sister through over the phone...

Any help will be greatly apprciated.

Thank you,

Matt
Title: Re: Error Reading Games List File...MALA Problem?
Post by: loadman on January 15, 2007, 04:22:04 pm
Quote from: Sinner on January 15, 2007, 03:06:10 pm
I've built a machine for my niece and nephew for Christmas and it was working fine...then one time when starting the machine we got an error from MALA..."Error reading games list file"...
I played with it a little bit, and I couldn't get it to work, so I just setup a new installation of MALA and it seemed to work (we've been using the latest version)...
It's been about 3 weeks and now I'm 1500 miles away and they're getting the error again...

Anyone know what might be causing this??

I'm hoping it's something I can walk my sister through over the phone...

Any help will be greatly apprciated.

Thank you,

Matt

Can she e-mail you the game list?
Title: Re: Error Reading Games List File...MALA Problem?
Post by: Sinner on January 15, 2007, 07:14:17 pm
Quote from: loadman on January 15, 2007, 04:22:04 pm
Quote from: Sinner on January 15, 2007, 03:06:10 pm
I've built a machine for my niece and nephew for Christmas and it was working fine...then one time when starting the machine we got an error from MALA..."Error reading games list file"...
I played with it a little bit, and I couldn't get it to work, so I just setup a new installation of MALA and it seemed to work (we've been using the latest version)...
It's been about 3 weeks and now I'm 1500 miles away and they're getting the error again...

Anyone know what might be causing this??

I'm hoping it's something I can walk my sister through over the phone...

Any help will be greatly apprciated.

Thank you,

Matt

Can she e-mail you the game list?
The machine isn't connected to a network, but I'll see if she can get a USB key or something to get it off...
What games file is it refering to??
Title: Re: Error Reading Games List File...MALA Problem?
Post by: swindus on January 16, 2007, 04:03:26 am
Please have a look in the MaLa dir. There should be a file called MaLa.exe.log and post the content here.
Title: Re: Error Reading Games List File...MALA Problem?
Post by: Sinner on January 17, 2007, 10:54:05 am
Quote from: swindus on January 16, 2007, 04:03:26 am
Please have a look in the MaLa dir. There should be a file called MaLa.exe.log and post the content here.
Great.  Thank you.  I'll see if she can get that tonight for me.

Title: Re: Error Reading Games List File...MALA Problem?
Post by: loadman on January 17, 2007, 03:30:28 pm
Quote from: swindus on January 16, 2007, 04:03:26 am
Please have a look in the MaLa dir. There should be a file called MaLa.exe.log and post the content here.
Does she need to have this checkbox checked too?

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