Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Compatibility Status for PlayOnline-compatible SoftwareMar 22nd, 2007 at 10:36 AM by Pikko

From PlayOnline.com:

Compatibility for English-language PlayOnline-compatible software for Microsoft Corporation’s Microsoft® Windows Vista™ is listed below (accurate as of March 22, 2007).

Bugs Confirmed with Windows Vista

Common to all PlayOnline-compatible software
Programs cannot be launched from the Media Center menu.
Because PlayOnline software is not compatible with the Media Center menu, please launch programs the regular way.
PlayOnline Viewer
The PlayOnline icon created with the "Create Shortcut" command in PlayOnline Config may not be displayed correctly.
*There are no problems in the program associated with the icon.

FINAL FANTASY XI

Compatible, after installation of the Windows Vista-compatible version of the PlayOnline Viewer.

The following are required to play FINAL FANTASY XI on Microsoft® Windows Vista™.

  • Microsoft® Windows Vista™-compatible version of the PlayOnline Viewer (downloadable)
  • The discs for the Windows version of FINAL FANTASY XI

*If you are using expanded services, the corresponding data will also need to be installed.

DownloadMicrosoft® Windows Vista™ Compatibility
Tags: FinalFantasyXI, News

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help
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# Jun 23 2008 at 2:20 PM Rating: Decent
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hey i dont have ne problems with POL but wen i click play the screen goes black then it talks me bak to POL wer the retrieveing message screen pops up ne 1 kno wat to do or got ne ideas? it wont let me on the actual game
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Yay
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# Apr 26 2007 at 3:44 PM Rating: Decent
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Glad to see this official fix. I've been using Vista since its release and FFXI had been acting a little iffy until this came out =) Thanks SE!
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Vista fix.....
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# Mar 24 2007 at 6:24 PM Rating: Decent
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i was having the same full screen error but i did a lil o this and that and iono if its anything to do with it but i saw a windows firewall msg popup right as ffxi was launched so maybe its ******** it up also i deactivated the startup movie in the config panel and now it runs perfectly :) at last i can use my new pc's hardware, vana'diel in HD is nice :D

give it a try could help or else i was a lucky **** and it just randomly fixed itself =\

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Vistal install.
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# Mar 24 2007 at 3:22 PM Rating: Decent
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Well, I don't know if this will help but my install seemed to go flawless.
I installed vista recently so this is a fresh install.


I downloaded POL from SE's website and updated it immediately after it's install.

I then installed the collection CD and installed FFXI FFXIRoZ and FFXICoP from each separate folder.

I next installed the ToAU from the expansion disk for it.

As of this morning my chr was logged in at Whitegate. As for now, who knows?


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Full Screen Mode
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# Mar 24 2007 at 1:17 PM Rating: Decent
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I also am getting the Full Screen Mode Error! Come on SE, fix my addiction before I resort to the crack pipe!!!!!!
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Differing filesize
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# Mar 23 2007 at 9:46 AM Rating: Decent
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LOL, it was only a matter of time...

I have windows Vista RC2 Version installed from the public Beta, with all windows updates. I followed the instructions from the square-enix site, duly uninstalled playonline viewer and FFXI and downloaded the update. it weighed in at 50.9Mb (61,387Kb). After install, I put my original FFXI 2006 collection DVD into the drive, and clicked on setup.exe from the INST1 folder, and was greeted with a message of "playonline viewer is not installed, setup cancelled".
I was extremeley miffed, however, it appears that after downloading the playonline setup file again, (different size = 62,090kb/60.9Mb) it works fine. It's definitly worth checking that you have the correct filesize to save yourself a big headache...

hope this info helps

[Edit]...Still not working...Although everything seems to install fine. Upon launching, the screen falls back to the error message "full screen lost".

I have tried to get this running as installed and also by running under compatibility mode (windows xp service pack 2)

anybody have any ideas??

Newelley
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Edited, Mar 23rd 2007 6:55pm by newelley
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at least you didnt
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# Mar 22 2007 at 7:37 PM Rating: Default
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get and game for PC then find out your pc is crap and cant play it. like i didnt then i went and got it for PS2
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re: wow
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# Mar 22 2007 at 2:21 PM Rating: Good
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you do not need to purchase another version of ffxi if you have it for pc already, you just need to download the 60mb file to get POL to run
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Wow
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# Mar 22 2007 at 11:54 AM Rating: Default
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Talk about a annoying. Like I've said to my friends Vista is not as user friendly as they say it is. But noone likes to lissen to me, which is why I'm very rarely shocked by things when they happen. abd my copy of the game is an orginal copy from release date. that may force me to buy a new version of the game. Sigh that only means less money in my pocket. Thanl you SE for making it harder form me.
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Where to find
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# Mar 22 2007 at 11:53 AM Rating: Excellent
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Go here to download:

http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/download/media/vista01.html?pageID=media

Direct link:

http://dl.square-enix.co.jp/polus/setup.exe
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