jimdeprado
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Joined: Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:28 pm

3 MAME Errors

Hello,

Recently I have been having trouble running MAME. When I try to run the command line version, I get the following errors:

Unable to create the Direct3D device (8876086C)
Unable to initialize Direct3D 9
Fatal error: Unable to complete window creation

I did a fresh install of 194 on my desktop and it works. I copied the entire directory to my arcade harddrive (usb - it is the same letter everytime) and I get the same errors on the USB drive.

Can anybody help with my I would get those errors on the USB drive and not on my desktop?

Thanks,
Jim
Trick
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Joined: Fri Jul 01, 2016 6:49 am

Re: 3 MAME Errors

That error usually means you need to install DirectX, though I'm not sure why you only get that error from a USB drive. Get DirectX here: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/downloa ... aspx?id=35
jimdeprado
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Joined: Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:28 pm

Re: 3 MAME Errors

Sorry for the late response, but the flu has hit our house pretty hard.

I have installed DirectX and I am still getting the error. I am trying to eliminate things on the USB drive to see what is causing the problem. Any advice on what to try would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,

Jim
jimdeprado
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Joined: Fri Feb 02, 2018 7:28 pm

Re: 3 MAME Errors

One thought, is there a way to verify what version of DirectX I have and what MAME is looking for?

Thanks again,

Jim

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