Help a nOOb with MameWAH

[Cooper]

After having no success in setting up GameLauncher for emulators other than Mame, I am giving MameWAH a go.  I installed it along with the newest update.  I also picked up the MameWAH Setup Utility program from retroblast.com.  I got it to see my mame roms and display the list but when I pick a game to play, it pops up a small msdos box and then loads my game.  After I "esc" out of the game that msdos box is back displaying my fps for the game I just quit.  The only way to get gack to MameWah is to use my trackball mouse to go manually close this box.  Then it returns to MameWAH.  My question is, can I disable this box popping up, or is this just how MameWAH operates?  Any help is greatly appreciated!

[ashardin]

Try this site, its what I used to set up MAMEWAH:

http://members.lycos.co.uk/stuzza12/help.htm

There is a tutorial link below the first box as well.   Sounds like you might have the show DOS box set up incorrectly.  Not sure, since my experience was enough to get it going in my cab.  Maybe others have thoughts as well.

Hope this helps.  

[eightbit]

Are you using commandline mame or mame32? Don't use mame32 or dos mame.

What happens when you run mame from a command line without mamewah? You may have mame configured incorrectly.

[Cooper]

I am using an old version (.36 final) which is dos because I have an older pc in my cabinet.  If I just launch mame from a command prompt it loads fine.  And when I "esc" a game, it goes right back to my command promt.  Is using this older dos version my problem?  Running anything newer than this is too laggy on my old pc.

[tmasman]

I'd look into ArcadeOS or something then...
That way you aren't running Windows & slowing your PC down even more...

[Minwah]

I think all you need to do is right-click on your mame.exe from Windows Explorer.  Then select properties, and make sure the bit that says something like 'Close on exit' is ticked.

You will still have to see the DOS box pop up, but it will then close itself after quitting a game

[Cooper]

Cool!  Thanks Minwah.  I'll try that tonight after work.  I really hope I can get this working, your frontend looks great!  

[Cooper]

Just a follow up...
I tried what minwah suggested and it worked!  I still get the dos box while loading a mame game, but no problems when I quit a game.  It just goes straight back to MAmeWAH.  Thanks again!  

[Minwah]

Just a follow up...
I tried what minwah suggested and it worked!  I still get the dos box while loading a mame game, but no problems when I quit a game.  It just goes straight back to MAmeWAH.  Thanks again!  

Great  If you were to use Windows MAME, the box wouldn't have to pop up.  You're stuck with it for DMAME tho