Q: Once we have followed them can we delete SPA and Steam or do we need to keep these order for the table to run?
A: Yes you can uninstall them once you’ve got the patched files

Q: I get “Can’t load SPA” error. How to fix it?
A: Run InstallVpinSPA.exe as administrator and reinstall it. InstallVpinSPA.exe has to stay inside VpinSPA folder.

Q: I get “No DMD Device Driver Found” error. How to fix it?
A: You are using freezy’s dmddevice, you have to copy dmddevice.dll and dmddevice.ini inside VPinSPA folder.

Q: I get “Failed to load DLL” error. How to fix it?
A: You have to install VC++ 2012 redist. Grab it from


Q: I get “Failed to load sternGB.dll” error. How to fix it?
A: Make sure you are patching the correct file. Go to VPinSPA\spagb100 and check the integrity of the dll. This the MD5 checksum of SternGB.dll:6F2D1913D688297188CE36662EA1AE3A

Q: I get “Failed to load image.bin” error. How to fix it?
A: Make sure you are patching the correct file. Go to VPinSPA\spagb100 and check the integrity of image.bin. This the MD5 checksum of image.bin:C3EFF568E24027CA32182C2DC0983856

Q: I had a problem getting it running with force fullscreen (exclusive fullscreen) enabled. VPX just crashed. Works fine in windowed fullscreen mode. Any idea what could be the problem ?
A: Open regedit, go to HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Freeware\Visual PinMame\spagb_100 and set ddraw=0

Q: I usually have to exit fully out if I wan’t to play other tables. And if I’ve played other tables and try to play this, I get it can’t find that spagb folder.
A: It’s normal, you have to completely exit VPX.

Q: I don’t have the dll error anymore but the table crashes as soon as Slimer starts to move during startup. Any idea?
A: You have to use dmd-ext v1.6.0: https://github.com/freezy/dmd-extensions/releases

Q: I have a problem with cpu usage.. always at 99%. What o do?
A: Sorry, the only fix is a faster CPU

Q: I have an issue with the DMD always resetting is position.
A: Try using InstallVpinspa to position the DMD window. Or you can copy the position from another working VPinmame rom in the registry to
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Freeware\Visual PinMame\spagb_100
You have to copy these values:
dmd_pos_x, dmd_pos_y, dmd_width, dmd_height

Q: I don’t have DOF. How to fix it?
A: It’s a brand new table profile, update your DOF INIs