Well it is definitely a FMV problem. I did a clean install just now. Did the 1.02 patch. Set the graphic settings. Fired FF7 up and I could hear the intro video skipping, my screen was blank, and my computer rebooted. Very strange. Copied the FMVs over to a directory on the HDD and changed the registry. Turned TM on and then fired the game up. Couldn't see or hear intro video, but when I hit ENTER, I did get to the Start Menu and could select New Game. After that, blank screen. It does the same thing if I enable or disable TM. I ran the YAMP patch for the cut-scene skip. Ctrl+S worked, it put me at some dialogue. I hit ENTER to get past the dialogue. It went away like normal, but the whole entire screen is still dark blank. Now I can't see anything at all, but I can hear the first sfx of the train steam pressure. Ideas?
IT WORKS, but the framerate is crazy fast. Guess I'll be playing it uber fast now.