mame changing my ini !?!?

[stevejt]

I found out about the skip validity checks recently on here.  My mame computer is only a 700, so the command saves ALOT of loading time.  Especially when checking a new game, 30 seconds is along time to wait just be able to tell at the opening screen you would never play it.

The Problem:  Every now and then the skip validity checks is missing from the ini.  One day it's there, and the next day it's not.  I am NOT making any changes in any settings or configurations.  Any ideas?

Thanks!

Steve

[stevejt]

mame32 .88 in case that helps...

Steve

[rod]

We both are looking for the same thing with no results.Hopefully somebody knows.
Anyway if you find something let me know
Thanks anyway

[Minwah]

Never seen that happen.  Try commandline MAME?

[stevejt]

We both are looking for the same thing with no results.Hopefully somebody knows.
Anyway if you find something let me know
Thanks anyway

Sorry it's happening t youtoo, but it's always good to know that you aren't the only one with a certain problem...

Steve

[u_rebelscum]

Mame32, ah...

Mame32 rewrites the ini every time you change any settings.  This is a mame32 feature; official mame doesn't do this.

I don't use mame32 much, but it's possible 0.88 doesn't have that option in the settings windows in a box to check/upcheck.  If not, then mame32 doesn't have that setting to write, so it's "removed" from the ini.

Try to find that settings in mame32's settings windows; if you can't find it, well, there's only a few things to do:

Never open mame32 settings.
Make your ini file read only.
Try a newer mame32 and see if this option was added. (If not, see above two...)

 

[stevejt]

That would explain it.  I thought because it wasn't a normal config option, it might be doing that.  I know I didn't make any changes, but now that I think of it, my sons (8 & 10) use it sometimes.  THey might have pulled up an option box and just okayed it to close the window.  Thanks for the verification!

Steve