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I can now confirm that mame.ini is allowing the option to set windowed mode and new ROM paths.

But mGalaxy is overriding any changes to mame.ini

Would you please download this file and extract it:
http://www.mgalaxy.com/other/rompath_test.zip
Run mGalaxy from this folder and see if you can launch "005" game

You're right mGalaxy is seeing the new Rom path

The reason I thought it wasn't was because I was using the "show available roms filter"

Why is it filtering out games that are available?

It is not only filtering out all my working games that are in my new ROM path but also your 005 game as well.

And transferring games between folders isn't fixing the error either.

I thought that you couldn't LAUNCH the game...not that you couldn't SEE it in your list!!
I would have directed you to the "show available roms" option directly! 

mGalaxy's "Show available roms" is ONLY looking into the "roms" folder residing at the same level than mGalaxy!
So, it won't check into a renamed "roms" folder or a folder moved somewhere else!
As you know, mgalaxy has been written to be as "simple" as possible (and it is loved for this same reason ;-)...so, unfortunately there's no "complicated" configuration menu!
But I understand that the functionality that you're looking for may seem a very basic requirement to you!?
So, if many user might want it, I could add this option (and others) in "mGalaxy Runway".
mGalaxy Runway could become a "mGalaxy's Preference" application and manage keyboard mapping and other options like the one you need now.

I am sorry but you do have to keep in mind that if I can't see it in my list how can I even attempt to launch it?

No matter; I understand its limitations.  And I agree your frontend is by far the best designed one on the web. 

But maybe there is a fix to this problem, can I use the favorite tab to add a custom list without having to view every single MAME game that was ever created!?

And I can tell you that adding these features to a new version would be useful improvement to myself and many others who are using mGalaxy.

Thank You for your help its pretty late where I am so I am grateful.

Nevermind I just read your post about the "Favorites tab" being the only way to see a custom list of games.

Thank You Very Much

P.S. Windowed Mode would be really nice on the next version

default_user wrote: But maybe there is a fix to this problem, can I use the favorite tab to add a custom list without having to view every single MAME game that was ever created!?

Yes you can. It's simply a matter of editing the "mg_favorites.ini" file...but you'll have to know the EXACT name of the game. Or you can use the "search" window to quickly browse to the game you want (typing the first 3-4 letters might be sufficient) and add it to your favorite by pressing the corresponding button ("Ctrl", by default).

And I can tell you that adding these features to a new version would be useful improvement to myself and many others who are using mGalaxy.

You mean adding custom path to roms folder..or "use the favorite tab to add a custom list without having..."?

Yes! the favorites list works like a charm.

I am very happy with your frontend

But I would like to see more options like windowed mode in the next version 

Does mGalaxy V2.0 let me use the multi-threading option?

Just found out that ALT + ENTER switches to windowed mode so I guess there isn't that much to complain about other than the available ROM's filtering fix

how about autosaving.

I set the option autosaving to 1 in mame.ini, but nothing happenes.. testes it with one rom, left the game, restarted it.. no saving done..