I uninstalled and reinstalled into the Program Files default directory per your suggestion, and had the same crash.  There are no 'error' events associated with the crash in either "application" or "system".  Thoughts?

Wow - thanks for the quick reply! I don't completely understand the first question, but I installed mGalaxy to a custom folder: c:\mame\mame\mGalaxy\ I am running DirectX 9.0 and WMP 11.0. I did disable the database, and it still crashed. What sort of error should I be looking for, and Should I be ...

Hey guys, I just installed mGalaxy and followed the step-by-step MAME tutorial 3 here: http://www.mgalaxy.com/tutorial_mGalaxy.html When I actually run mGalaxy, however, I get a blue screen of death. I'm running Windows XP, Service Pack 3, and my MAME (0.149) setup works fine on its own. Any ideas ...