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    Retropie not loading menus or showing my games from usb

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      gt700 @dankcushions
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      And for some reason every singe eom I have is the same exact size, 3,707 kb

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        mitu Global Moderator @gt700
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        @gt700 said in Retropie not loading menus or showing my games from usb:

        retropie/roms/nes/Super Mario World_2261806206.exe

        That's not a valid ROM file and it's probably not a valid ROM and most likely some malware infested program. If you look in the Docs, you'll find a section for each emulated system with the file extension it supports. If the ROM file doesn't have the proper extension, then it will not show up in EmulationStation.

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          gt700 @mitu
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          @mitu

          Every one of my roms is the same exact size and they are all .exe

          Im assuming they are all bad and I will have to redownload from a different source. If I have not ran any of the .exes Is the pc safe that has downloaded them?

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            mitu Global Moderator @gt700
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            @gt700 said in Retropie not loading menus or showing my games from usb:

            If I have not ran any of the .exes Is the pc safe that has downloaded them?

            Do you have an antivirus program running ? If you haven't run them, you'll probably be ok - just delete the .exe files.

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              gt700 @mitu
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              @mitu

              No antivirus whatsoever

              No windows protection either

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                gt700 @mitu
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                @mitu

                Where can I get a recommendation for a valid place to get roms?

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                  mitu Global Moderator @gt700
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                  @gt700 said in Retropie not loading menus or showing my games from usb:

                  Where can I get a recommendation for a valid place to get roms?

                  No here - https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/2/forum-rules

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                    gt700 @mitu
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                    @mitu

                    Seems a little odd considering this how place is about retro gaming and kind of revolves around roms, why is this?

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                      mitu Global Moderator @gt700
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                      @gt700 said in Retropie not loading menus or showing my games from usb:

                      Seems a little odd considering this how place is about retro gaming and kind of revolves around roms, why is this?

                      https://retropie.org.uk/docs/:

                      ROMs are copyrighted content and as such are not included with RetroPie.

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                        gt700 @mitu
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                        @mitu

                        I got my games to work! I found real roms, but my other problem is the menus, when I go to configuration settings and click on any setting, it takes me to a black screen and I have to restart the pi

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                          gt700 @gt700
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                          @gt700
                          I really need help on this one, I cant find anyone with the same problem

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                            mitu Global Moderator @gt700
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                            By configuration settings, you mean the items in the RetroPie system, or when you start RetroPie-Setup from the RetroPie menu ? Which settings are you trying to change ?

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                              mitu Global Moderator
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                              Do you have a 4k display ? Try setting the resolution to 1080p using the Raspi-Config utility in the RetroPie system.

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                                gt700 @mitu
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                                @mitu
                                Tried it on a 4k tv and now it works

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