Mame 64 Problems HELP!

[Visitor Q]

I installed Vista 64 and when I install Mame I have a slight issue with it. It seems when I make changes to the dirs in Mame lets say the "roms" dir or any directory for that matter it does not write the changes so when I close and reopen Mame, the dirs are the same. The strange thing about this is if I move Mame to my second hard drive on the same PC, it saves the changes just fine and they stay that way even when I move the program back under the program files dir of C:.

Is there a setting or something of Vista 64 that I need to change so that the program has access to write the changes cause I don't get it?

Help Please.

Jason

[joebells]

could be user account control. Mame will get dropped in a subfolder of hyperspin so it shouldn't be a problem. Try moving mame to a different directory on the C drive and see.

[Visitor Q]

Yeah but I am login in under admin.

I installed it in the follow dir

c:\program files (x86)\MameUI64

BTW... What the hell is the deal with X64? Why is there a program files dir and a program files (x86) dir?

Jason

[Visitor Q]

Ok... So I moved it out of the programs dir and it work just under C:...

Vista is CRAZY!

Jason

[brian_hoffman]

Gotta love UAC

[Visitor Q]

What is up though with the two program files dirs? Why is there two?

Jason

[brian_hoffman]

I dont have two... Maybe its a 64 thing.

[joebells]

It is a 64 thing, it's to differentiate between which are 64bit binaries and which are 32 bit binaries since it can run both.

but yeah windows period is just a mess, besides emulation and my media center I run other os's for everything else(osx where I can, linux and freebsd on others).

[Visitor Q]

Well thats funny since I tried to run it on the 64 bit folder since it is a 64 app but it did not work under either, only directly under C: or a C: sub folder.

Jason

[joebells]

yeah windows is just a mess. Both of those program folders are "protected" and they have some funky restrictions on them.

[Visitor Q]

yeah windows is just a mess. Both of those program folders are "protected" and they have some funky restrictions on them.

Ahhhh... I see. Well I am sure there has to be some sorta snap-in or something you can turn off?

Jason

:questionmark:

[joebells]

you can turn off uac and that fixes some problems, but I had to turn it back on myself as it caused issues with my dvd's stored on external drives. For some reason with it off it would refuse to play them with it on it plays them just fine. I can't remember though if the problem you are seeing is related to uac or if its related to protected folders/files.

If you want to turn off uac then its in the users and groups control panel section

[Visitor Q]

Yeah... I turned it off today so will see how things go.

I agree, Vista is a #ucking mess.

Jason

[joebells]

I say xp too, not quite as bad as vista but windows period is a flipping mess. I can't stand to use it any more(I have a bachelors in networking so as soon as the daughter is in pre school I'll be out there working on windows computers for a living :( )

[Visitor Q]

I am a service tech so I have to get use to it as well. :bawling:

Jason

[Tulsaboyw]

though old, mention is worth while.

turning off UAC isnt a problem if you have suitable security stuff installed (I have norton).
ANd on installing stuff, its best to not install in PROGRAM FILES.
I install all data into the DOCUMENTS FOLDER in a subdirectory & tend to install apps in my own APPS FOLDER under DOCUMENTS ALSO.. or in C:\APPS etc...

[galvitron]

Just for everyone's reference, all Windows versions Vista and later require administrative access to write to the Program Files folders.

To make these settings changes save correctly, you would have to change the properties of the program itself to always "Run as Administrator"

Microsoft wants all applications to save settings in the AppData folders or the User's folders.

I would recommend never installing Hyperspin or any emulator related programs to the Program Files folders.