MAME ROMS don't launch

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Player1
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Hi, folks!

I am a new mGalaxy user and I am facing ROMS loading problem, I followed all the tutorial steps http://www.mgalaxy.com/tutorial_mGalaxy.html and managed to update the database but the ROMS do not load.

When I click on the games I hear the message "launch game" but nothing happens, read all related topics, follow the instructions but nothing solved.

Anyone have any idea what might be happening?...
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Aeliss
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Have you tried in stand alone mode ? without mgalaxy ?
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mgalaxy
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Aeliss is right (once again  ;)) you should check that the roms are launching fine from within the emulator itself!
By the way, what is the emulator you're using?
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[quote="Aeliss"]
Have you tried in stand alone mode ? without mgalaxy ?
[/quote] I do not know how to use command lines to test ROMS...  :-/
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[quote="mgalaxy"]
Aeliss is right (once again  ;)) you should check that the roms are launching fine from within the emulator itself!
By the way, what is the emulator you're using?
[/quote] I'm using MAME 0.200.
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Check that your roms are up to date with v0.200

To launch a rom with command line:
  • create a file with a ".bat" suffix
  • right-click on it and choose "Edit"
  • Enter this line (replace with actual values) then close and save
    mame.exe -rompath "the path to the rom" theromfile.zip
    Ex: mame.exe -rompath "D:\Multi-system (MAME)\ROMS v159" 3wonders.zip
  • double-click on the .bat file
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You can try too without command line, just run the executable.
But if it works, you will have to test with command line.
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