Hyperspin stops working on Windows 11 Home/Pro (version 24H2) after update

[jh79]

On 5/15/2025 at 1:46 AM, Creezz67 said:

Good luck with that !!!

With no easy way to add art to new systems what's the point? In addition HS1 isn't even supported anymore so it's just a matter of time until something in Windows breaks it again. When HS2 has all the themes and can download all the art quickly what will be the point of HS1 running on deprecated Flash themes. I'd love to know...

[Creezz67]

22 minutes ago, jh79 said:

With no easy way to add art to new systems what's the point? In addition HS1 isn't even supported anymore so it's just a matter of time until something in Windows breaks it again. When HS2 has all the themes and can download all the art quickly what will be the point of HS1 running on deprecated Flash themes. I'd love to know...

Hyperspin has not been updated for a decade, yet still works perfectly.

You have obviously never used it or you wouldn't be asking.

They have been saying it's dead for years, yet still it is the best Frontend out there.

If you want to use Hyperspin 2.0 then go for it, but if you ask anyone in here what's the best, 99% will say Hyperspin 1.5

[jh79]

34 minutes ago, Creezz67 said:

Hyperspin has not been updated for a decade, yet still works perfectly.

You have obviously never used it or you wouldn't be asking.

They have been saying it's dead for years, yet still it is the best Frontend out there.

If you want to use Hyperspin 2.0 then go for it, but if you ask anyone in here what's the best, 99% will say Hyperspin 1.5

I've been using it for years and had everything going since 2018, I mean you could probably click on my profile before posting a silly comment?  Until this stupid Windows update crap and Hyper-Sync being non existent it worked fine for me. No one is bagging on original HS but has started to die now that it's not being supported and being blocked by Windows.

I ended up fixing the Windows update problem but here's nothing I can do about not being able to add art easily in Hyperspin 1.5.  I'm not going to stick themes in folders 1 by 1. Hyper-Sync is dead...

You really shouldn't concern yourself with what anyone else does or chooses. I see you're a little annoyed on the subject of people migrating to Hyperspin 2 since you commented on it so I'll leave it at that.

[Creezz67]

30 minutes ago, jh79 said:

I've been using it for years and had everything going since 2018, I mean you could probably click on my profile before posting a silly comment?  Until this stupid Windows update crap and Hyper-Sync being non existent it worked fine for me. No one is bagging on original HS but has started to die now that it's not being supported and being blocked by Windows.

I ended up fixing the Windows update problem but here's nothing I can do about not being able to add art easily in Hyperspin 1.5.  I'm not going to stick themes in folders 1 by 1. Hyper-Sync is dead...

You really shouldn't concern yourself with what anyone else does or chooses. I see you're a little annoyed on the subject of people migrating to Hyperspin 2 since you commented on it so I'll leave it at that.

I am only annoyed because it's trash.

If you want a working Hyperspin 2.0 use Launchbox, because that's all it is ever going to be.

Launchbox has a 8 year head start on Hyperspin 2.0 and has literally everything you could ever want built into it ...

Trouble is, it's still useless because it runs like a one legged horse (I should know, I have it all setup with 250,000 games on it.

Hyperspin on the other hand runs as smooth as silk (in conjunction with RocketLauncher) and that's why it will NEVER be surpassed.

Enjoy Hyperspin 2.0 ... in about 5 years when they finally get it working.

Also, you do know you can use EmuMovies on your desktop to download all media per system ?

There has been no need for HyperSync for years.

Only things you can't get are themes, but they are all on these forums anyway.

[jh79]

I did use Emu to download system media I wanted to replace when I got HS 1.5 working again but the media names are totally different from the latest databases and game names. I want to have the latest MAME arcade and software releases. Think it's like MAME 277.

So I'd have to go 1 by 1 and change each EMU old video name, wheel name and theme name to match every new MAME game and Softwarelists games in like 10 systems that I have. That seems pretty untenable.

I haven't heard anyone mention a tool that can do that kind of search and replace with fuzzy logic and change media names to new game names and xml database names.

If there is one I stand corrected but until then there's no way I have time to do this by hand for hundreds or thousands of games if I want to add a system to HS 1.5

[millansoft]

Maybe they are talking to join forces, lets take a look at the original version: https://www.launchbox-app.com/about/changelog

[floatingyeti]

6 hours ago, jh79 said:

I did use Emu to download system media I wanted to replace when I got HS 1.5 working again but the media names are totally different from the latest databases and game names. I want to have the latest MAME arcade and software releases. Think it's like MAME 277.

I think someone is uploading current MAME media.

As for MAME software list systems, the media can be found but typically using more conventional names.  I respect your interest in software list system but its unpopular and you will always have to manually rename your media to match your roms/databases.

[Creezz67]

7 hours ago, jh79 said:

I did use Emu to download system media I wanted to replace when I got HS 1.5 working again but the media names are totally different from the latest databases and game names. I want to have the latest MAME arcade and software releases. Think it's like MAME 277.

So I'd have to go 1 by 1 and change each EMU old video name, wheel name and theme name to match every new MAME game and Softwarelists games in like 10 systems that I have. That seems pretty untenable.

I haven't heard anyone mention a tool that can do that kind of search and replace with fuzzy logic and change media names to new game names and xml database names.

If there is one I stand corrected but until then there's no way I have time to do this by hand for hundreds or thousands of games if I want to add a system to HS 1.5

MAME software naming is literally the only one EmuMovies doesn't use.

Just download any set of roms for NES, SNES , Sega Master System etc and point EmuMovies Sync at them and it will download all the media with correct names.

Same for the MAME Arcade set.

Only problem it will have is missing media as even to this day a lot are missing, but 70-80+% will be available.

[shredder]

This 8 way mexican standoff between the platforms is ridiculous. In its current state HS2 functions better as a media manager than a full platform. I tried it again last night and ran into a lot of clunkyness, artwork not showing up...things just generally don't make sense to me and i run into broken things almost constantly, no way to shut those stupid badges off etc. Launchbox is much further along, but I run into issues when I start connecting it to rlauncher because the rlauncher plugin doesn't parse subfolders for artwork for the fadescreen, and from what I understand Agent47 is less than willing to help with that. HS 1.5 is becoming outdated with no way to reverse engineer it for updates. Somethings got to start giving. 

[rik81]

On 5/17/2025 at 1:35 AM, Asparky said:

Thats because the Devs know they are on a Losser with 2.0 and are hiding under a rock....

 

Wouldnt be a loser if they just stuck to what worked before... And after messing with Hyperspin 2 extensively.... creating something with a high number systems... collapses under its own weight.

IDK.... Hopefully 25H2.. fixes HS1.

[Agard]

HyperSpin Original works fine for me on windows 11 pro all updates installed also. HyperSpin Original is on a separate drive with windows defender excluded from it entirely also controlled folder access is off but don't know if it makes a difference with it on or not. I did do 1 other thing I used AVG TUNE UP & cleaned all junk including everything apart from my download folder if it wasn't highlighted i changed it to full including windows set up files & old back ups ect. everything cleaned browser cookies you name it all full clean just my download folder ignored that's it. All drivers fully updated & net 2.0 activated again as sometimes windows 11 turns it off as i found out that was off when i started RocketLauncher UI so if RocketLauncher UI only says can't update then you know all is OK.

Hope this helps people !

[jesfknkrys]

@Agard - Can you send a snapshot of your WIndows11 Build?

[jh79]

22 hours ago, Creezz67 said:

MAME software naming is literally the only one EmuMovies doesn't use.

Just download any set of roms for NES, SNES , Sega Master System etc and point EmuMovies Sync at them and it will download all the media with correct names.

Same for the MAME Arcade set.

Only problem it will have is missing media as even to this day a lot are missing, but 70-80+% will be available.

I used that EMU tool to scrape SNES from MAME 277 SL and only like 2% media got DL. I guess that's not really working to well either with the new ROM names from Pleasuredome.