FF7 on Windows x64

[yutsi]

I downloaded FF7 Remix because I would get "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close the application."I'm getting an error upon running Run FFVII-Remix.bat or the corresponding shortcut: "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b). Click OK to close the application." and I'm on Windows 7 Home Premium x64. I downloaded this mod compilation because I would get this error, which I have gotten on non-64-bit applications before, and was under the assumption that this was compatible with x64. My APP.LOG is as follows:
INFO: Auto-detected version: FF7 1.02 US English
INFO: FFMpeg movie player plugin loaded
INFO: FFMpeg version SVN-r19334, Copyright (c) 2000-2009 Fabrice Bellard, et al.
INFO: FF7Music helper plugin loaded
INFO: NVIDIA Corporation GeForce 8400M GS/PCI/SSE2 2.1.2
INFO: OpenGL 2.0 support detected
INFO: Found swap_control extension
INFO: Original resolution 640x480, window size 1280x800, output resolution 1280x800, internal resolution 1280x800
LOCK UNLOCK TEST
MATRIX INITIALIZE
INITIALIZE DD/D3D END
initializing sound...
creating dsound primary buffer
reading audio file
loading static sounds
sound initialized
set music volume: 127
set music volume: 127
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
START OF CREDITS!!!
INFO: C:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\movies\eidoslogo.avi; rawvideo/null 364x353, 15.000000 FPS, duration: 0.066667, frames: 1
INFO: C:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\movies\sqlogo.avi; mpeg4/mp3 640x480, 15.000000 FPS, duration: 247.788000, frames: 3717
set music volume trans: 127->0, step=60
END OF CREDITS!!!
Entering MAIN
set music volume: 127
Exiting MAIN
START OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
ERROR: COULD NOT OPEN FILE C:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\save/save04.ff7
ERROR: COULD NOT OPEN FILE C:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\save/save08.ff7
ERROR: COULD NOT OPEN FILE C:\Program Files\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\save/save09.ff7
END OF MENU SYSTEM!!!
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Field Start
Field Quit
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
-=-=[START OF WORLD MAP!!!]=-=-
stop_sound
stop_sound
-=-=[END OF WORLD MAP!!!]=-=-
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
Entering FRAME_INITIALIZE SWIRL
Exitting FRAME_INITIALIZE SWIRL
Swirl sound_effect1
stop_sound
End of Swirl sound_effect1
Entering FRAME_QUIT SWIRL
Exitting FRAME_QUIT SWIRL
Entering MAIN
Exiting MAIN
[BATTLE] Entering FRAME_INITIALIZE
[BATTLE] Scene# 287
[BATTLE] Exitting FRAME_INITIALIZE
[BATTLE] Begin main battle loop
[BATTLE] End of current battle
[BATTLE] Begin end battle stuff
stop_sound
[BATTLE] Entering FRAME_QUIT
[BATTLE] endof battle.
[BATTLE] Exitting FRAME_QUIT
Entering MAIN
set music volume: 127
Exiting MAIN
WM_CLOSE
set music volume trans: 127->0, step=60
Field Quit
UNINITIALIZE DD
END UNINITIALIZE DD

FF7 is installed in C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII
Thanks in advance.

[Vgr]

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Now I think that the message is clear. Use Bootleg instead.

[yutsi]

I can't seem to find a Bootleg mod, unless of course you mean a pirated copy of the game  Can you post a link?

[Vgr]

http://forums.qhimm.com/index.php?topic=12008.0

"Have fun soaring through the air without a care in the world."

[yutsi]

I installed Bootleg with FF7Music and 1.02 patch, but now, when I start Run FFVII-Bootleg.bat or FF7Music.exe (or their corresponding shortcuts), it opens FF7Music, which auto-closes in 5 seconds unless I click Run FF7, but either way FF7 doesn't start, and doesn't leave any error message.
[EDIT]
It gives that weird error message I got earlier if I click Launch FF7 on the desktop and I click run FF7 in FF7Music. My FF7Config.exe doesn't show Custom Renderer as an option after installing Bootleg, although it would show an error window when selecting it before anyways, probably my crappy onboard graphics.
This is my FF7 directory tree, if it helps:

 Directory of C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII

11/16/2011  09:48 PM    <DIR>          .
11/16/2011  09:48 PM    <DIR>          ..
11/16/2011  09:48 PM    <DIR>          cache
11/16/2011  09:09 PM    <DIR>          data
11/16/2011  06:14 PM    <DIR>          direct
11/16/2011  09:29 PM    <DIR>          FF7Music
11/16/2011  09:29 PM    <DIR>          Ficedula
11/16/2011  09:28 PM    <DIR>          mods
11/16/2011  09:09 PM    <DIR>          movies
11/16/2011  09:44 PM    <DIR>          Original_Readmes_Bootleg
11/16/2011  06:14 PM    <DIR>          plugins
11/16/2011  06:14 PM    <DIR>          shaders
11/16/2011  09:44 PM    <DIR>          textures
11/16/2011  09:48 PM             4,987 Bootleg.log
11/16/2011  09:09 PM           145,128 Bootleg_Mods.htm
11/16/2011  09:09 PM            43,094 Bootleg_Readme.txt
11/13/2011  07:58 PM           251,392 BootLoader.exe
05/12/1998  08:27 PM            28,672 cdcheck.exe
10/04/2010  03:47 PM            43,008 eax.dll
06/04/1998  02:14 PM                57 EIDOS.url
06/02/1998  03:26 PM           112,432 FF7 PC manual.rtf
06/03/1998  05:51 PM            10,384 FF7 ReadMe.txt
11/12/2011  08:38 PM         5,882,880 ff7.exe
09/19/2011  10:34 PM           111,104 FF7_CD.exe
11/16/2011  09:46 PM             4,072 ff7_opengl.cfg
06/18/2011  11:57 PM           612,352 ff7_opengl.fgd
11/08/2011  11:43 AM            82,393 FF7Bootleg.ico
11/12/2011  08:38 PM           448,000 FF7Config.exe
09/09/2011  09:45 AM               301 ff7input.cfg
07/28/2010  01:55 PM           237,568 ficeconsole.dll
07/28/2010  01:55 PM            62,976 ficedula.dll
11/06/2011  10:07 PM             5,533 readme.rtf
11/06/2011  10:07 PM             2,909 readme.txt
05/08/1998  10:44 PM                60 Register.url
11/05/2011  11:50 PM             1,100 Run FFVII-Bootleg.bat
11/06/2011  10:07 PM               344 S2D.P
11/06/2011  10:07 PM               344 S3D.P
11/06/2011  10:07 PM               312 SF2D.P
11/06/2011  10:07 PM               312 SF3D.P
05/15/1998  04:30 PM               847 SFMAN for AWE32,64 ReadMe.txt
11/06/2011  10:07 PM               312 SG2D.P
11/06/2011  10:07 PM               312 SG3D.P
11/06/2011  10:07 PM               344 SGT2D.P
11/06/2011  10:07 PM               344 SGT3D.P
11/06/2011  10:07 PM               292 T2D.P
11/06/2011  10:07 PM               292 T3D.P
11/06/2011  10:07 PM               268 TF2D.P
11/06/2011  10:07 PM               268 TF3D.P
11/06/2011  10:07 PM               268 TG2D.P
11/06/2011  10:07 PM               268 TG3D.P
11/06/2011  10:07 PM               292 TGT2D.P
11/06/2011  10:07 PM               292 TGT3D.P
11/16/2011  08:47 PM            23,008 Uninst.isu

[PitBrat]

Try running FF7 in compatibility mode.
These are the most compatible setting.

Right click on ff7.exe in the game folder.
Select Properties.
Go to the Compatibility tab.
Tick 'Run this program in compatibility mode for.'
Set the drop down list to 'Windows 98/Windows Me.'
Tick all the boxes under Settings:
    Run in 256 colors
    Run in 640x480 screen resolution
    Disable visual themes
    Disable desktop composition
    Disable display scaling on high DPI settings
Tick 'Run this program as an administrator.'

Now open FF7_OpenGL.cfg in notepad (or use the configure option in BootLoader).
Set the game resolution to 1280x960:
    window_size_x = 1280
    window_size_y = 960
Turn off fullscreen:
    fullscreen = no
Disable shaders:
    use_shaders = no
Disable transparence:
    fancy_transparency = off
    transparent_dialogs = off
Disable compression:
    compress_textures = no
Disable PBO:
    use_pbo = no

Make sure that you install Bootleg on a fresh maximum installation of the official US 3 CD-Rom version of Final Fantasy VII.