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Title: finally got ff7pc working on vista :-D
Post by: Murak Modder on 2007-09-23 19:22:45

well, i don't expect anyone to respond to this, but i just wanted to point out to somebody that i got ff7pc working on vista, and after 5 months of being unable to play the game, i finally can again!  :lol:

Title: Re: finally got ff7pc working on vista :-D
Post by: Prince Lex on 2007-09-23 22:07:11

Maybe you should post a bit about how you did this, I'm sure there are a lot of other Vista users that still can't get the game to work.

Title: Re: finally got ff7pc working on vista :-D
Post by: Murak Modder on 2007-09-24 14:26:31

oh, you think i should? okay then.
problem scenario A:
Problem: ff7.exe crashes as startup, solution: turn the compatibility mode off, try again.
NEW problem: ff7.exe doesn't play any movies, NEW solution: install the true motion codec updater for your drives,
new situation: ff7 now works. solution: play the game. :P

Problem scenario B:
problem: ff7 crashes at startup, solution: start by testing the different compatibility modes.
problem: it still won't work: update any drives that are used for ff7, then try again.
problem: still won't work. solution: uninstall ff7 then reinstall and install the game, but not the direct 5 or yahamah midi sound thing (you install the drive thing) then try again.
problem: ff7 now works, but will not play any movies. solution: install the true motion codec updater for your drives.
new situation: ff7 now works fine apart from the chocobo races. solution: install the chocobo mini game fix.

(these are the only 2 problem scenarios that i know of.)

Title: Re: finally got ff7pc working on vista :-D
Post by: Murak Modder on 2007-09-24 17:38:02

(sorry for the double post)
but i found a way for ff8 working on vista. just put the ff8.exe in a different area EG: 'game' in the main ff8 folder.

Title: Re: finally got ff7pc working on vista :-D
Post by: Prince Lex on 2007-09-24 22:29:21

I'm sure a lot of people searching the forums for the answers will appreciate this.

I switched to Vista (switched back within 2 weeks) a while ago and I also had that problem with FF8. Your solution is the same as mine was.

Title: Re: finally got ff7pc working on vista :-D
Post by: Murak Modder on 2007-09-25 06:57:28

well, that solution was on the ign forums in a thread called 'final fantasy and windows vista are friends again' however the only solution for ff7 is to install a true motion codec and the chocobo minigame fix.
http://boards.ign.com/final_fantasy/b5026/149736548/p1/?19 (http://boards.ign.com/final_fantasy/b5026/149736548/p1/?19)
so if i didn't cover any problems that people encounter, ask Whogie instead. :P