This is the version of the command line mame I am using, I got it from here.
http://mamedev.org/downloader.php?&file=mame0127b.exeand here is my .ini file, it has been changed a few times so its a bit of a mess.
I just know its something really stupid I am doing wrong.
Thanks for the replies.
### mame.ini (mamewah v1.63) ###
emulator_title Mame
### List Generation Settings ###
rom_path C:\emulators\mamewah\roms
rom_extension zip
dat_file c:\mame\mame.dat
nms_file
catver_ini_file c:\mame\catver.ini
list_generation_method rom_folder
### Execution Settings ###
pre_emulator_app_commandlines
emulator_commandline C:\emulators\Programs\mame\mame.exe
post_emulator_app_commandlines
general_app_commandlines
### Artwork Settings ###
artwork_image_paths C:\emulators\Programs\mame\snap; C:\emulators\Programs\mame\layouts
movie_preview_path c:\artwork\videos\[emuname]
movie_artwork_no 1
enable_fuzzy_search 0
history_dat_file auto
history_dat_artwork_no 2
### Screen-Saver Settings ###
enable_music_in_screensaver 0
select_random_game 0
saver_type saver_commandline
movie_path
movie_fullscreen 1
quit_delay 30
saver_commandline
### Additional Settings ###
music_path
lcd_display_file_path
description_display [description]{scroll}
### Settings used by MAMEWAH ###
current_list 0