> I've just re-built the OS on my cabinet and I'm having problems running MAME. I'm
> getting an exception thrown when it starts.
>
> I am using the Windows default driver for my video card. Could this be the problem?
> (It's an old ATI RV100 based card, I'll scrounge around and see if I can find a Win7
> driver for it.)
The RV100 series was the Radeon 7xxx cards. If you're running that card, how old is the rest of your hardware?
Here's the Microsoft requirements for running Windows 7...
http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows7/products/system-requirements
...though people have run Windows 7 on worse hardware, I'm sure.
Is your card an old first generation ArcadeVGA? If so, I'm pretty sure there aren't any Windows 7 drivers.
Also, if you're running 64-bit Windows 7, you're probably doubly screwed in the driver department with a card that old.
If it's a normal ATI card, then look here for a Vista or Windows 7 driver, if they have one...
http://support.amd.com/us/gpudownload/Pages/index.aspx
Are you using an arcade monitor? If so, you might want to consider Windows XP 64-bit edition (instead of Windows 7), along with CRT_EmuDriver and GroovyMAME. Check out the links in my signature below.
GroovyMAME support forum on BYOAC
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