Need help with MAME's "mame.ini" file

[paulkhanti]

So, I recently tried to set up my own MAME system, and I'm usually terrible at setting up emulators. I got all the support files I need, downloaded everything, but I just have one problem. I was following a guide that said I needed to enter a command into command prompt to create "mame.ini," or I could create an executable batch file. I know I'm doing everything right, or at least I'm pretty damn sure. Would the fact that I don't have admin privileges on the computer be the problem?

Also, when I try to create "mame.ini" using command prompt, I get as far as entering the "mame -cc" command, and then I get this message:

'mame' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

And when I try to create it by creating an executable batch file, I enter the following text into the notepad, and then save it as "CreateConfig.bat" in the same folder as all of my MAME files.

-- CreateConfig.bat --
Code:

mame.exe -cc

Curiously enough, when I extracted the MAME files I downloaded, there was no ".exe" file to be seen. I downloaded it from here: "http://mamedev.org/release.html"

EDIT: What I'm now finding most odd, is that as I stated above, there is no "mame.exe" file.

[AppleQueso]

EDIT: What I'm now finding most odd, is that as I stated above, there is no "mame.exe" file.

Hahah you downloaded the source instead of the binary didn't you?

[Zing]

It does seem odd that they have the sources listed on that page above the binaries.

[AppleQueso]

Yeah, I've made that mistake myself a few times.

[paulkhanti]

EDIT: What I'm now finding most odd, is that as I stated above, there is no "mame.exe" file.

Hahah you downloaded the source instead of the binary didn't you?

Haha, rats, I did. Thanks for mentioning that though, I never would've figured that out.