Ha, it seems i'm at a loss for words. I had char.lpg AND all the minigame .lpg's in my data\ffprp folder already...
Did the new installer place them there?
Did ff7-prp.exe, when ran, extract them and place them there?
I don't remember when i saw them there, before or after i reinstalled it, but they were there, already named as such.
But, regardless: i'm sure that renaming and overwriting and using ff7.exe wasn't the intended method, but it seems to be working... for now. Just make sure you're using the 1.02 exe; less problems.
By the way, GeForce users:
If you're having problems with random crashes (although it doesn't seem random, it's always three minutes before you get to the next save point...), roll-back your drivers. The latest drivers (dated december 2007) fudge ff7.exe up. SO, roll-back to at least the June 2007 drivers, otherwise, ff7 will be an unnecessarily frustrating experience with all of the crashes, graphical glitches, and overall, gayness.
Oh, stop.
No, you stop!