FF7 MemHack problems - please help

[Marik]

I've recently got FF7 to work again on my computer. I was trying out Memhack codes for it and I've run into a problem.

Now the MemHack codes DO take affect (shows correctly on status screens). But when I enter a battle with the codes on, the game freezes and I am forced to stop it. This problem has persisted in the unmodified ff7 (v1.00) and the patched version (v1.02, which is what I'm currently using).

Does anyone have a solution on how I can get the codes to work and not have the game freeze?

The codes I have tried using (but failed because of the problem) are Absorb All Elements, Status Attack and Status Defence (for all 3 characters in the party). Long before when I was playing FF7 they somehow worked, but that was over 9 months ago, so now I forget.

EDIT: I read something about "Alt+Enter" causing the crashes when battles start. But MemHack needs to have "ff7.exe" loaded so that the codes can work. What a weird case of catch 22 - how to load ff7.exe into MemHack without triggering the so-called "alt plus enter crashes in game battles" bug?? Anyone know how?

[ultima espio]

Simple, don't use MemHack.

[stormmedia]

personnaly I think like  ultima espio ... this game is so easy I don't know why someone would like to cheat with it ... well anyway .. the battle problem could be because you shitched between problem (using alt+tab or what ever methode) and then return to windows ... each time I did this the game crashed as soon as a battle start.... if you didn't ... well it could be the battle.lgp or ... any files related to the battles ... first thing I suggest to you is to try the game without the Memhack codes and then if it's working it's mean that the problem is the Memegack codes ... so .. well I think it may be a compatibility problem or I don't know (I don't realy know what is MemHack codes by the why lol) ... if it's not working either without the MemHack then it's your game the problem so try reinstall it and try it without any patch just to see if you can run itoo a battle ... if it's working you can try reinstall your Codes

Hope this will hope

[Marik]

Actually I did find a way to use them without any battle crashes!

Insert the CD and close the tray, then (fairly quickly) open ff7.exe, then load it into Memhack just before the game actually starts (black screen which goes to the Eidos logo). Doing this has made the codes work without any crashes at all.

[Relf]

I am almost curious as to how you figuired this out, but I presume you were just in a rush...

[Marik]

I figured it out because of my problem - finding a way to load the codes BEFORE the game starts, and without using Alt+Tab.

1) Have the MemHack codes ready to go.
2) Insert FF7 Disc 1/2/3 and close the tray.
3) Open the game immediately after step 2.
4) Go To MemHack and click on Open Process, making sure ff7.exe is highlighted.
5) When you hear the CD spinning in your CD drive, click on OK.
6) Done! Game should start with the codes working.