GameEx:Enable / Disable Features (Setup Wizard)

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The Enable / Disable Features screen appears in the GameEx Setup Wizard. This screen allows you to enable and configure various additional functionality and features within GameEx.

Configuration Options

Enable or Disable Features in GameEx

This is where you can enable and disable features in GameEx.

Quick Startup Resume

Upon restarting GameEx quickly resume to the last used menu and skip the intro animation and sound.
Options
  • Yes
  • No (Default)

Enable Auto GameEx Updates

Automatically download and install new versions of GameEx. Registered Version Feature.
Options
  • Install updates at startup
  • Ask me If I want the update (Default)
  • Disable Automatic Updates

Enable Rip CD

Enables an option to rip an inserted CD to WMA. Internet access to us.freedb.org is required for this to work. Registered Version Feature.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Show Start Screensaver

Show an option to start the screensaver immediately under More Games and Programs.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

MAME - Game Sorting

When this is enabled GameEx will sort game names beginning with "The" by the first character after "The".
Options
  • Change sorting for games starting with The (Default)
  • No change

Emulators - Game Sorting

When this is enabled GameEx will sort game names beginning with the word "The" by the first character after the word "The".
Options
  • Change sorting for games starting with The (Default)
  • No change

Show Game Information

Show Game Information Page after selecting a game. True or False.If not set to true, game will launch straight away, otherwise game information and recommended games will display. Recommended Games are selectable, and playable. The Game info page will also allow you to view a games flyer and cabinet image.If set to true, GameEx will use MAMEInfo.dat and History.dat when updating the game list. The default is True.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Show Export to MCE

When enabled an item will be shown which when selected will export all most played and favorites to MCE. Registered Version Feature.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Enable Random Game

Enable and show Random Game on the Start Page. This will launch a random game across all emulators.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Enable Theme Picker

Enable and show the theme picker which allows you to change the theme while in GameEx.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Disable Please Wait Animation

Whether to show the loading animation that displays when GameEx needs to process or load for several seconds.
Options
  • Dont show
  • Show animation when needed (Default)

Hide Update List

When set to true Hide Update List hides and disables the Update List menu option in GameEx.
Options
  • Yes
  • No (Default)

Hide StandBy

Hide Standy hides the standyby menu option on the StartPage.
Options
  • Yes
  • No (Default)

Hide Hibernate

Hide Hibernate hides the Hibernate menu option on the StartPage.
Options
  • Yes
  • No (Default)

Hide Log Off

Hide Log Off hides the logoff menu option on the StartPage.
Options
  • Yes
  • No (Default)

Hide Create Snaps

Hide Create Snaps hides the create snaps menu option in custom emulators.
Options
  • Yes
  • No (Default)

Disable Exit

Disable Exit disables exiting from GameEx, and hides the exit menu option on the Start Page, and in the GUI. If this last option is set to True the only way to exit GameEx will be to use CTRL-ALT-DELETE, or Shut down/Restart the PC. If you wish to be able to exit from GameEx but not allow shutting down of the PC from the Start Page, then set Hide Shut Down to True.
Options
  • Yes
  • No (Default)

Disable Escape Key

Disables exiting of GameEx with the Escape Key.
Options
  • Yes
  • No (Default)

Hide Shutdown

The following three options are mainly for Arcade Cabinets running in, Public, or Commercial places, or where children have access. When set to true Hide Update List hides and disables the Update List button in GameEx, and Disable Exit disables exiting from GameEx, and hide the exit button on the Start Page, and in the Gui. If this last option is set to True the only way to exit GameEx will be to use CTRL-ALT-DELETE, or Shut down/Restart the PC. If you wish to be able to exit from GameExBut not allow shutting down of the PC from the Start Page, then set Hide Shut Down to True. Hide Create Snaps hides the create snaps button in custom emulators. Hide Log Off hides the logoff button on the Start Page.Default for all five is False.
Options
  • Yes
  • No (Default)

Hide Restart

The following three options are mainly for Arcade Cabinets running in, Public, or Commercial places, or where children have access. When set to true Hide Update List hides and disables the Update List button in GameEx, and Disable Exit disables exiting from GameEx, and hide the exit button on the Start Page, and in the Gui. If this last option is set to True the only way to exit GameEx will be to use CTRL-ALT-DELETE, or Shut down/Restart the PC. If you wish to be able to exit from GameExBut not allow shutting down of the PC from the Start Page, then set Hide Shut Down to True. Hide Create Snaps hides the create snaps button in custom emulators. Hide Log Off hides the logoff button on the Start Page.Default for all five is False.
Options
  • Yes
  • No (Default)

Show/Enable Favorites

Enable MAME favorites.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Skip Intro

Skip intro.
Options
  • Yes
  • No (Default)

Disable MAME

Disable MAME usage, no MAME game lists or games will be available from the Start Page is this is set to True.
Options
  • Yes
  • No (Default)

Enable Configuration App

Enable external config app.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Enable Panel Viewer

Whether to display Control Panel with button mappings and use controls.ini.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Enable Most Played

Enable and show Most Played games on the Start Page. This will take you to a list of the most played games in order.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Enable Last Played

Enable and show Last Played games on the Start Page. This will take you to a list of the last played games in order.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Allow Window Resize

Allow Window to be resized.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Show Loading Screen

Show the loading screen at startup.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Show Run Last Game

Show option to run last MAME game on the Start Page.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Hide Zinc

Don't display the MAME Playstation/Zinc list. This is just the displaying of the list. It wont disable Zinc.
Options
  • Yes
  • No (Default)

Disable Delete Games

Disable Remove Game turns off the ability to remove games from lists with the delete key.
Options
  • Yes
  • No (Default)

Auto Exit Games After

This setting, will exit any game or external application automatically after the period set. This is for the purpose of stopping children playing games, but still allowing GameEx to be used.
Options
  • Disabled (Default)
  • 2 Minutes
  • 5 Minutes
  • 7 Minutes
  • 10 Minutes
  • 15 Minutes
  • 20 Minutes
  • 25 Minutes
  • 30 Minutes
  • 45 Minutes
  • 1 Hour
  • 90 Minutes
  • 2 Hours

Auto Exit Inactivity

This setting, will exit any game or external application automatically after the period set if no keyboard, mouse or joystick activity is detected. This can be used to always allow the screensaver to run, as the game will exit and after further inactivity the screensaver will run.
Options
  • Disabled (Default)
  • 10 Minutes
  • 15 Minutes
  • 20 Minutes
  • 25 Minutes
  • 30 Minutes
  • 45 Minutes
  • 1 Hour
  • 90 Minutes
  • 2 Hours
  • 150 Minutes
  • 3 Hours

Fix to Emulator

This setting will lock down GameEx for use only with one emulator. All other features will be disabled. If the emulator number is in a group the group will be used. This feature is primarily for GameEx partners with arcade machines in retail stores.
Options
  • Disabled (Default)
  • Emulator 1
  • Emulator 2
  • Emulator 3
  • Emulator 4
  • Emulator 5
  • Emulator 6
  • Emulator 7
  • Emulator 8
  • Emulator 9
  • Emulator 10
  • Emulator 11
  • Emulator 12
  • Emulator 13
  • Emulator 14
  • Emulator 15
  • Emulator 16
  • Emulator 17
  • Emulator 18
  • Emulator 19
  • Emulator 20
  • Emulator 21
  • Emulator 22
  • Emulator 23
  • Emulator 24
  • Emulator 25
  • Emulator 26
  • Emulator 27
  • Emulator 28
  • Emulator 29
  • Emulator 30
  • Emulator 31
  • Emulator 32
  • Emulator 33
  • Emulator 34
  • Emulator 35
  • Emulator 36
  • Emulator 37
  • Emulator 38
  • Emulator 39
  • Emulator 40
  • Emulator 41
  • Emulator 42
  • Emulator 43
  • Emulator 44
  • Emulator 45
  • Emulator 46
  • Emulator 47
  • Emulator 48
  • Emulator 49
  • Emulator 50
  • Emulator 51
  • Emulator 52
  • Emulator 53
  • Emulator 54
  • Emulator 55
  • Emulator 56
  • Emulator 57
  • Emulator 58
  • Emulator 59

Enable Search

The search feature in GameEx allows you to search across all games, media and the jukebox. Enabling this feature adds the search option to the start page. Registered version feature.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Enable All Games List

Enable the All Games list, that allows you to view all games in a single list.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Show Launching Dialog

Show the launching dialog and information when running a MAME or Daphne game.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Show Statistics

Allow the display of statistics and show the menu item in the GameEx More games and programs section.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Error Reporting

Submit log file to GameEx developers when non handled errors occur in GameEx.
Options
  • Ask me each time (Default)
  • Automatically report errors
  • Disable error reporting

Sort List of Emulators

Sort the list of emulators setup by name.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Enable Other Systems

Show a selectable list of other systems you have installed that a game will run on on the game info page.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No

Check for Media Insertion

If this setting is on (default), GameEx will check for CD/DVD and external media insertion and prompt to play a CD,DVD,blu-ray or to browse media on the CD/DVD/USB or device. Having this feature on may affect performance.
Options
  • Yes (Default)
  • No
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