Thanks very much for the help! I tried the Command Prompt work-around and it got me a bit farther... up to the VESA error.(posted 8900 days ago)A quick download of MAME32 of the correct version solved my problems.
Finally got to see a score greater than 1 million points on Ghosts n' Goblins! That sure is a tough game! But not as tough as that other Capcom masterpiece, Speed Rumbler. Whoever has the high score on that game must be proud!