Black screen in mame default with no xml to show what to do =(

[relic]

Hi guys i really dont get whats happened usually when a default theme doesent work at least an xml shows inside when it enters but for me with mame nothing shows not even a xml wheel listing my theme is name default.zip and my xml ive tried replacing as well as my default theme but at same time its acting like as if mame is corrupt please help me out guys.

i cant even escape from the mame default in hyperspin - i check the log no errors show -

09:08:11 PM | HyperSpin Started

09:08:11 PM | Going FullScreen

09:08:11 PM | Checking for updates

09:08:11 PM | Update Check Complete

09:08:11 PM | Startup program unavailable

09:08:11 PM | Playing intro video

09:08:12 PM | Error intializing joysticks

09:08:12 PM | Menu Mode is multi

09:08:12 PM | Loading Main Menu.xml

09:08:12 PM | Main Menu.xml successfully loaded

09:08:13 PM | Main Menu wheel loaded successfully

09:08:15 PM | Loading MAME.xml

09:08:16 PM | Main Menu.xml successfully loaded

09:08:22 PM | Quiting Hyperspin

09:08:22 PM | Bye!

and my hq settings are normal nothing is ticked sept the basics are set for it

[SIMPLYAUSTIN]

MAME working outside of HS?

[relic]

guys any help would be great thanks

[relic]

austin

MAME working outside of HS? yes - only inside theme is going completely blank

[relic]

i guess no one knows how to sort my problem oh well

im gonna have to do a fresh install which is gay

[relic]

do a fresh install which is gay then replace mame theme with the orginal and after add the previous one i had

not sure what caused it but thanks relic