help again on ff7

[mad_shady]

it freezes at the first fight, as soon as the blue man attacks it goes window xp error thing

[Threesixty]

Do you have the FF7.exe executable in Win95 compatibility mode? I really don't know if that will help or not.

Try putting DirectSound Acceleration to Basic mode.
Type dxdiag in Windows run menu. And go to the Sound tab.

[mad_shady]

i dunno how to do any of those

[knives]

mine pauses for 4 seconds every 2 seconds, i think its the same problem so ill see how i can fix mine

[Threesixty]

You know how to use explore?

Fastest way to get to explore is to Right click the Start button and select Explore.

Then go to Program Files/Squaresoft (something or other)/FF7
(I don't remember the path)

Right click a program, such as FF7.exe, And then select properties.... and somewhere in that Box that pops up you should see a Tab about compatibility mode.

As for Dxdiag.....
Open up that "Run..." in your "Start" button... and just type, dxdiag. And then go to the Sound Tab....you'll see it.

[masterkung]

i think this guy is talking about an "encount error"  happens to me too.  im not sure how to fix it, and there is no information.  it sucks cause i cant play the game.  on the first batter it just says "encount error, if you see this call staff" so basically youre screwed.  unless someone has a fix.

[Threesixty]

Well, whatever...

All I know is that I had the same exact problem in Windows 98, for whatever reason. And the way I fixed it was to play in Basic Sound Acceleration. But I think a lot of it had to do with the SBLive drivers. They quit updating them for Win98 after DX8 or 7.

It sounds like a conflict to me.... Probably, an Audio or Video Codec conflict. Either that or the install disk is jacked.

[Borde]

If it's what I think, It will work when you enable the compatibility mode. Right-click on the shortcut/properties/compatibility and set it to windows 98.
At least, it solved that problem for me.