MAMEWAH Setup - MW Users please read

[Dave Butler]

Run MAMEWAH v0.954b first to get the config files written.

Then run MAMEWAH Set-up. When MW set up runs it makes a note of what version of MAMEWAH you have and stores this in the windows registry.

Exit MW Set-up and overwrite v0.954b of MAMEWAH with v0.962.

Then run MW set-up again.

As it loads it checks what version of MAMEWAH it used last to the version that you are using now and if they do not match it should update all the config files to match.

Once you have selected the folder that MAMEWAH is installed in you do not have to set this again.

If you upgrade MAMEWAH all you have to do is start MW Set-up and everything should get done for you.

Hope this helps  

You may have to modify the registry settings for MW Set-up. Because it may have the wrong version number saved in there.
If you run regedit and goto 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\MAMEWAHSetup\Start' in the box on the right you will find a Key called 'Version' if you are going to run v0.954b of MAMEWAH first modify this setting to 0.9.0.54

[slycrel]

A quick request, if you don't mind.

Even if you uninstall, the registry values stay there.  Could you add the removal of the registry settings to the uninstaller?  I got the error 5 problem previously and tried an uninstall/reinstall, but it didn't seem to help, I think because of the registry values.

  Thanks.

[Dave Butler]

Consider it done
It will be on the next release.

[jginiso]

Run MAMEWAH v0.954b first to get the config files written.

Then run MAMEWAH Set-up. When MW set up runs it makes a note of what version of MAMEWAH you have and stores this in the windows registry.

Exit MW Set-up and overwrite v0.954b of MAMEWAH with v0.962.

Then run MW set-up again.

As it loads it checks what version of MAMEWAH it used last to the version that you are using now and if they do not match it should update all the config files to match.

Once you have selected the folder that MAMEWAH is installed in you do not have to set this again.

If you upgrade MAMEWAH all you have to do is start MW Set-up and everything should get done for you.

Hope this helps  

You may have to modify the registry settings for MW Set-up. Because it may have the wrong version number saved in there.
If you run regedit and goto 'HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VB and VBA Program Settings\MAMEWAHSetup\Start' in the box on the right you will find a Key called 'Version' if you are going to run v0.954b of MAMEWAH first modify this setting to 0.9.0.54

This worked great. Make sure you tell Mamewah to display your custom lists after upgrade. By default it displayed the Main List for each emulator. Thanks for the great utility!

[Katana Man]

I'm runing MamewahSetup 0.7.7 and downloaded the FM20.DLL file on XP Home.  Running the MamewahSetup program gives me:

System Error &H800700E (2147024770). The specified module could not be found.

[sc1103]

Unless ur using a VERY old version of MAMEWAH, you can't use this, go w/ screaming's mamewah config, as that is compatible w/ the newest MAMEWAH versions, otherwise im not sure really 

[delta88]

lol, by the time you get this app to load after ya DL it you culd have MW already setup it seems....

[Katana Man]

I was thinking the same thing.  It's nice that many of the community develops apps like this, but why is it that some seem to be programmed in such a way that they require a crapload of other software in order to work.  I see alot of the "You must have Microsoft .NET 1.1 Framework" blah blah...  Whereas other programmers seem to make apps that work out the box.

[MrSaLTy]

Theres no getting away without the .NET framework I'm afraid,  as any of the newest development tools from Microsoft use it.  As more and more programmers move to it more will need it.  Older version needed the VB6 stuff too its just that most people have that now.

[screaming]

Whereas other programmers seem to make apps that work out the box.

  Microsoft (and the other .NET initiatives) are making it very very easy on new programmers. Gargage collection, automatic type casting, integrated form designers (for GUIs) are all things that you pretty much can't get without some kind of extra end-user libraries/runtimes these days.

  Besides that, almost every program you use requires some sort of library/runtime. MAME, even, requires Direct3d for Windows - only Windows comes with it.

*shrug* I say try it out for yourself, and I think you'll answer your own question very quickly.

-sab

[delta88]

I dont mind the .net install on my machine, I install it on every machine now.. I just read "do this and that and get this and go over there and get that"  Im just in a cranky mood.. installing all the populare fE's on 3 differant machines with the same fresh os install to compare mame speed but the FE's dont even work.. works on this one but not that one.. yadaydaydaydyada