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==Quick MAME setup==
 
==Quick MAME setup==
  
(Work in progress)
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• Download the Windows command line version of MAME
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• Extract MAME in a directory on your harddisk (eg c:\mame)
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• Optional: Download catver.ini (Genre)
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• Optional: Download controls.ini (Controls)
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• Optional: Download history.dat
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• Copy all optional files in the MAME directory
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• Download MaLa from the download page
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• Extract or install the program on your harddisk
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** Execute MaLa
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• The options dialog will open
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• Point the MAME executable to your mame.exe file
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• MaLa will create a mame.ini and a mame.xml file for you if not found
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• Enter a rom path and a snap path
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• Close the dialog and MaLa will ask you to refresh the main game list.
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* Accessing more options late
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Remeber to just click with your right mouse button somewhere on the background to open a popup menu.

Revision as of 00:15, 4 April 2007

Details are to be found on the MaLa Website on how to a achive a quick and easy set-up.

The following information is posted here to suppliment that.

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Quick MAME setup

• Download the Windows command line version of MAME

• Extract MAME in a directory on your harddisk (eg c:\mame)

• Optional: Download catver.ini (Genre)

• Optional: Download controls.ini (Controls)

• Optional: Download history.dat

• Copy all optional files in the MAME directory

• Download MaLa from the download page

• Extract or install the program on your harddisk

    • Execute MaLa

• The options dialog will open

• Point the MAME executable to your mame.exe file

• MaLa will create a mame.ini and a mame.xml file for you if not found

• Enter a rom path and a snap path

• Close the dialog and MaLa will ask you to refresh the main game list.


  • Accessing more options late

Remeber to just click with your right mouse button somewhere on the background to open a popup menu.