> I've had the same - I DL a rom that doesn't show up on the list, I found that if
> I renamed the rom it would then show up on the list... >but still doesn't run.

If you download current Roms for MameCE3 they should work without renaming. (if the game is enabled). If you have to rename them it means you are probably downloading the wrong version.

> It would REALLY BE NICE if there was a large zip of ROMS that work available
> somewhere. It sure would save us a lot of work. Just think... everyone of us has
> to fine, download, install and try each rom, then delete or keep.
> It's a lot of work and a major time waster. If someone had a huge zip of all
> roms that work it would be the best feature yet!
The problem is that such a zip file would be ILLEGAL.

Anyone posting such a Zip file would be violating law as well as the standard acceptable practices related to Emulator agreements. Plus they would risk getting their account shut down due to copyright infringment.

> Even the rom sites are setup poorly - these roms are very small - often 50-80k.
> Yet they force us to dl them one by one... with menus and clicks between
> downloads. I have a cable modem and could suck the entire library off in a zip
> in a few seconds. So why isn't this offered anywhere?
>

THis isn't offered becuase it violates the common general practice of Emulators. Plus anyone posting such a File would be atacked and shutdown by the ISDA, most likely.
If you need to get all roms at once try using a NNTP News Reader. They usually post floods of releases on request or when a new release has been announced.



Cheers,
-Techmaster