Reported by capn_hampton

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Similar to other posters. Run the installer program and select Install. I get an hourglass for about 5 seconds, then nothing.

Looking for help.

Reported by Anonymous

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I was also having the problem where there's no intro, just loads up the Continue/Saved Game screen, then nothing. After over an hour I finally got my game to work. I followed these previously posted instructions:

First : Install your FF7 Game (Uncheck the Yamaha, the directx and the directshow cases) and choose the Maximum install.
Follow the steps until the end.

Second : When installed, apply :
1.02 patch,
the chocobo patch,
truemotion codec
in this order.
*Available at : http://wiki.qhimm.com/FF7/Technical/Customising*


(Although I did have to install the Yamaha in order to get sound.)

That still didn't resolve the issue so I used this Movie Tweak:
STEP ONE) First, make a new folder ANYWHERE on your HD, and name it.
I suggest *your FF7 directory*\movies\ , but you can put it in ff7\data\movies\ ,
or windows\sucks\ , or even a different DRIVE. HOWEVER, your best bet is
*Your FF7 Directory*\movies\ .

*Optional* You don't have to follow this suggestion, but make sure the folder
you use won't have anything else in it. So no sub folders, other files, etc.

STEP TWO) Now, plop Disk 1 into your cd drive, and COPY/PASTE ALL the FILES
in the "movies" subfolder (CD DRIVE\FF7\Movies\) into thier new home on your HD.
Simple so far, right? Now, repeat with play disks 2 and 3.

A LOT of the files are going to be the same, so either hit "yes to all" when
asked to overwrite, or just find the files you don't already have and just
copy those. I suggest the former, though, as missing only one file will cause
your game to stop at a possibly critical juncture.

Note also that there's more than just movies in the movies folder. Make sure
these files make it to your HD, as well!

Okay, that was all basic stuff. NOW we need to tell your computer and FF7.exe
where to find the movies. This is where things get a liiiiiitttttle techy. On
later Operating Systems (2000, ME, XP...) you -may- need administrative access
to do the following, so log on to the main account (or get your parent/whoever
owns the machine) and try again if the following doesn't seem to work.

STEP THREE) The "hard" part. Click "Start", and "Run". Type "regedit" in
the little box that pops up and hit "OK".

On the list on the left, EXPAND the folder titled "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE".
Expand the folder labled "SOFTWARE". A
llllllllllloooooooooooooooooooooonnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnggggggggg list will be
exposed. Scroll down to the folder called "Square Soft, Inc." Expand it.

There you'll see "Final Fantasy VII" (along with any other Squaresoft games
you have). CLICK it (dont expand!). A bunch of values will appear in the
big area on the right. At the bottom of this list should be an item named
"MoviePath".

Right-click this item, and select MODIFY. A box will pop up with two text
fields in it. The lower one will say something like "E:\ff7\movies\" (Or
whatever letter your CD drive is assigned). First, WRITE THIS DOWN in case
you need to change it back! Then, CHANGE this value to relfect where you
put the movies on your HD. For instance:

C:\program files\SquareSoft,inc\Final Fantasy VII\movies\

or

C:\Games\FF7\Movies\

or

D:\ff7movies\

or wherever you put them. Notice that the slashes are \, NOT / like you
may be used to. Also, REMEMBER TO PUT IN THAT FINAL SLASH!!!

Note that this is CaSe SeNsItIvE. So if your folder is named "movies"
but you typed "Movies" in the registry key, it might not work. Still,
only one way to find out!

(An issue I did have since I'm on Vista is it doesn't have the address bar set up so I can cut and paste the location and I made a typo at first. Best thing to do, go into the movie folder you made, right click on one of the files and select properties. Copy everything where it says Location and paste that into the Modify box then add a \ to the end.)

Close regedit. If you're working in Win 9x, you may need to restart
your machine first. Otherwise, load up FF7 and see if it works!

Now movies will play better, the sound will synch, you can move your
characters without chop, and you don't have to stare at a black screen
waiting for cutscenes!


For me, everything worked fine after this. Good luck!

Reported by Anonymous

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Hi there.

I just installed FF7 last night on my laptop. After setting it up and installing it I tried to launch the game, but after the credits I got stuck on a black screen with "NEW GAME" and "Continue?" on it because for some reason I can't manage to click on the NEW GAME, or even move the cursor.

I don't know, maybe because I'm using a laptop and it obviously doesn't have a number pad on it. I tried to download the ones that are mentioned here and there like "laptop keypad patch" and copied it to the game's directory, but still I can't click on the NEW GAME.

Can someone please help me?. I'm really eager to play this game again because I wasn't able to finish it years ago.

Reported by Anonymous

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Crashes on 1st fight scene anyone know why? I am running on windows vista.

Reported by Anonymous

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I have tried FF7PC in Windows XP Pro SP3 With official patch. I have also not used Compatibility mode (since using it prevents me from running FF7 again until i log out and log in). The game runs ok. But FMVs are a bit delayed. The game runs fine upto the end of Midgar missions on Disk 1. It shows frequent crashes in battles after I leave Midgar. Also for some reason, the usual field model of Cloud is not displayed. The regular town model is used instead. I am not satisfied with the result. The crashes makes it nearly impossible to continue after the Midgar stage. You would be lucky if it doesn't crashes.

Reported by Anonymous

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I have tried FF7PC on Windows 2000 Pro SP4.
I have used The official 1.02 nVidia TNT Patch, the Saints Hi-Res Patch and MGP. I have no problems with movies or FMVs or anything like that but the game keeps crashing when I press the Menu Key (Default Num +) also it crashes after the first battle.

Reported by Anonymous

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I followed post: #25832

I downloaded the 1.02 patch. But when I try to run the patch. The patch says: Please insert FF7 Game Disc 1,2 or 3.

I think this has something to do with Daemon tools.

Can somebody help me out?

Thanks

Reported by Anonymous

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I installed the K-Lite Codec package and Final Fantasy VII works fine on Windows Vista Home Premium for me now. :)

here is the link:

http://www.filehippo.com/download_klite_codec_pack/

Reported by Anonymous

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Can't even get the install to start in Vista 64, says it's not a compatible file, is there a known workaround for this that I just missed. I've tried running in different compatibility modes thats not it.

Reported by Anonymous

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I tried applying all the patches. truemotion codec, various compatibility modes, etc. All I get when I load this game though is a black screen. I hear the Edios logo music, and then after that nothing.

Windows 7 Beta 7000
AMD X2 5400+
2GB DDR2-800
Geforce 7900 GTO

Reported by Anonymous

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I installed the Ultimate Edition on Vista64 almost perfectly. During some FMV's, I get no sound. Everything was default. Using Software Rendering.

OS: Windows Vista 64bit
CPU: Intel Duo Core E8400 OC: 3.20ghz
Mobo: Gigabyte P45 DS3L
Ram: Mushkin DDR2 800 2gx2
VC: ATI HD4870x2

Only problem I am having is I can't find any patches or mods that will work for the Ultimate Edition. Supposedly there is a 1.02 patch out there for this version but I can't find one, nore use any other patches. Anyone able to get it working with this version? I want to use the HD patch.

Reported by Anonymous

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Tried to install on my Gateway P-6860FX laptop running Vista Home Premium 64 bit, click on install, looks like its working and then nothing happens. Can't even get it to install.

Reported by Anonymous

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how to get pass red XIII hometown? crash

Reported by Anonymous

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Alrighty, everything seems to work just fine, except there is no sound during the cinematics.
I use Vista Home Premium 32-bit.
NVIDIA GeForce 8400M Gs with 512Mb internal RAM
Is there a specific patch to fix this?

Reported by Anonymous

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it used to work beautifully, haven't changed a thing on my laptop, but get black screen, no eidos movie, only the sound, then nothing. cant exit. cant alt-tab to desktop. have to hard reset the laptop, then change my resolution back. a friends laptop i installed the game on is having the same issue - he runs xp.

my specs: AMD Turion 64 x2 2.00 GHz processor, 3GB RAM, NVidia MCP67M vid,

as i said, it used to run, haven't changed a thing, but get just black screen now... i'm confused on it.

Reported by Anonymous

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My pc specs:nvidia geforce9800gtx+
intel core2quad
sound card x-fi sound blaster

after I installed the game, I run ff7.exe what came out is a black screen with some sound...

Reported by Anonymous

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Hi,

I bought a new laptop this semester and tried running FFVII for old times sake.

My computer:

Windows Vista Home Premium Service Pack 1
AMD Turion X2 Dual Core Mobile RM-72 2.10 GHz
3GB Ram
ATI Radeon HD 3200

I had the black screen after i selected new game at first, but got past that with a codec, then i had a black screen after the opening train cinematic, but got past that by trying to maneuver blindly. Then things ran relatively smoothly with a few random crashes, that weren't consistenly in any one place or event after reloads, until i got to the gold saucer for the first time and got a black screen again. I again maneuvered past this blindly, but now my game is completely freezing in cosmo canyon after i see a few asteroids go into a black hole in the astro lab. I dont hear any sound, but i can see all the characters standing perfectly still around the solar system with only the closest character "blinking" their eyes occasionally. how do i get past this "cosmo canyon" crash?

Reported by Anonymous

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Vista & XP Users:

After install, go into the installed folder and right-click on the ffvii.exe icon. Go to the "Compatibility" tab and change it to Windows 2000.

To make the movies work, download the True Motion Video CODEC by searching google for it.

If the game just stalls, run the configuration utility and check the NVIDIA box under the graphics tab. Then click the TNT circle to make the 8-bit Paletted Textures not applicable.

Reported by Anonymous

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Hi,

My system is windows vista 64 bit
CPU is AMD Athlon x2 Dual-Core QL-60 1.9 Ghz
4G RAM
Graphics card is an ATI Radeon HD 3200

Now after I've installed it, I've gotten the movie part of it to work completely smoothly. No issues there. The problem is once the game starts (i.e. where Barrett and Cloud and the other figures jump out of the train) it blacks out, I can hear the sound of what they're doing and I even have the 'new comer follow me' speech bubble pop up, but then I can't do anything. Is there any fix for this? (yes I held up but didn't encounter any battle...) I've searched everywhere tried everything, anything you provide would be great, thanks!

Reported by Anonymous

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This way FF VII seems to work.

my steps:
-install patch ff7_02, ff7input, FF7_chocobo_patch
from http://www.ff7-universe.com (1.02 patch, Laptop Keypad patch, Chocobo Racing patch

-uninstall K-lite codec

-install TrueMotion 2.0 codec
from http://codec.alshow.co.kr/Page/en/true.htm

-FF 7 Configuration settinges-> Graphics -> NVIDIA & RIVA 128, Renderer: Direct 3D hardware, Display: Primer

-move all movies from the cd's to a movie folder in data
-play in windows 98 compatibility

and enjoy