MAMEWorld Forums - EmuChat - Re: GetTickCount64 error help please

> Running MAME version .215 on a Windows XP 32 bit machine. First time I try it I get
> this error message:
>
> The procedure entry point GetTickCount64 could not be located in the dynamic link
> library kernel32.dll.
>
> I tried searching the 'net for a download and couldn't find anything. I tried
> searching the forums here for help and didn't find anything.
>
> This same PC runs version .191 with no problems. Can anyone please help/advise?
> Thanks,
>
> Joe (joemagiera at Ameritech dot net)
> [email protected]

I've seen a lot of hate in other places due to this, but it's not something we can really control in the longrun.

MAME is compiled with GCC, it appears GCC has dropped support for 32-bit XP. Many other compilers never even supported it in the first place.

The OS itself is basically an antique at this point, so this is hardly surprising, and if anything I'd say support being dropped for it by GCC etc. was a good thing; encouraging people to move away from XP, which is a giant security risk at this point in time, is doing the public a favour if it encourages people to move on.