MameWAH error, I'm stumped

[ashardin]

I'm helping a buddy set up his MAME computer.  in the process of setting up MameWAH, it does not want to work.  I've set up 8 or 10 instances of MameWAH and never run into the issues I'm getting here.  Immediately upon startup, MameWAH gives me an error and shuts itself down.  The log looks like this:

3/1/2007 8:51:52 PM MAMEWAH launched
3/1/2007 8:51:52 PM Cursor scheme: Windows default,
Arrow: (None), Wait: (None), AppStarting: (None)
3/1/2007 8:51:52 PM Desktop colour: 9981440
3/1/2007 8:51:52 PM Wallpaper filename:
C:\WINDOWS\web\wallpaper\Bliss.bmp
3/1/2007 8:51:52 PM Display mode: 800x600 @ 1Hz, 16
bit colour
3/1/2007 8:51:52 PM Decimal symbol: '.'
3/1/2007 8:51:52 PM Error: 7 Out of memory in
INI_ApplySettings
3/1/2007 8:51:52 PM Error: 7 Out of memory in
ReadLSTFile
3/1/2007 8:51:52 PM Error: 9 Subscript out of range in
DisplayWindows
3/1/2007 8:51:52 PM Mode 800 x 600 @ 60, 16bit colour
not available
3/1/2007 8:51:52 PM Error: 7 Out of memory in
SFX_InitialiseDS
3/1/2007 8:51:52 PM Bad sound file:
3/1/2007 8:51:52 PM Error: 9 Subscript out of range in
DisplayWindows
3/1/2007 8:51:52 PM MAMEWAH quit

Any idea what is going on here? 

[FrizzleFried]

Not sure...i'd recommend visiting the Mamewah support board over at MAMEWORLD.INFO.  Make sure to tell Twisty "FrizzleFried" sent ya!

EDIT: Actually...on second thought...you better avoid the whole FrizzleFried topic with him.

[Encryptor]

Try changing the desktop properties to 32 bit. I don't think Mamewah likes 16 bit color.

Encryptor

[ashardin]

It originally was on 32 bit and I was getting that error.   I changed it to 16 and still got the error (I was fiddling around with settings to see if I could get around the error).

[Turnarcades]

This may sound a little obvious, but have you installed the essential MAMEWAH system files? That said, make sure you have directx, all video drivers (preferably nvidia if applicable) and all mainboard drivers correctly.

f this is not being installed on a 'fresh' install of windows (ie new and untouched), run lots of spyware programs and maybe something like windows washer or some kind of registry cleaner to correct damaged files.

Also, a de-frag can't do any harm either.

Failing that, from your log it seems that your graphics card and/or monitor is struggling with the display. I found a similar problem with my PC and it turned out my graphics card was on it's way out, and fried every time I tried to switch resolutions or went to high-colour applications like videos etc.

[topher0002]

If your using onboard video and have made sure you install the system files correctly from the mamewah site, along with mamewah itself,   and its still not working....get a video card instead of using onboard,  I had this problem a long time ago and the onboard video just sucks most of the time for mame,  or any gaming for that matter.

[Zebidee]

It fails at the point where it should be reading your games list.  Maybe you should look there?

Next suspect on my list would be layouts - does the PC support the reolutions you want?  Remember that 800x600x32 bit colour is a different mode to 800x600x16 bit colours!  You need to get this selected right in your mamewah layout designer.

[BobA]

Quote

3/1/2007 8:51:52 PM Display mode: 800x600 @ 1Hz, 16
bit colour

Something is wrong with this line.   60 Hz but nevver 1 Hz.   Check your display settings.