[Kailea]

I dont see the problem.... I am running Vista home premium x64 and all I did was get POL vista version from their site, FFXI works fine for me

the only thing I think I did was run the POL Vista setup in XP compatibility, but that was it.

[Zica]

Originally Posted by Omni

Zica... quit being a little brat. not many ppl run an 64 bit system at home so dont throw a fit when people dont have answers for you. If someone did and they read this thread, I'm sure they'd post what they know.
seriously, you can stop whining anytime now.

I am being a brat because I was told to go back to a system I don't use nor have because some guy cba to even bother.
And I have quitted Whining since I cba to whine at these people ;p

And yes, I do need that article you read D: if you can mail me or post it in a link here, that'd be super.
And yes, I have tried that Vista patch from square.

FFXi then proclaimed I didn't have POL installed while POL said I didn't have FFXI installed. And to fix any of these problems, it was required to reinstall POL or FFXI depending on which you tried. Also known as a Evil Circle <_>
^^

[Kailea]

Originally Posted by Zica

I am being a brat because I was told to go back to a system I don't use nor have because some guy cba to even bother.
And I have quitted Whining since I cba to whine at these people ;p
And yes, I do need that article you read D: if you can mail me or post it in a link here, that'd be super.
And yes, I have tried that Vista patch from square.
FFXi then proclaimed I didn't have POL installed while POL said I didn't have FFXI installed. And to fix any of these problems, it was required to reinstall POL or FFXI depending on which you tried. Also known as a Evil Circle <_>
^^

what your going to need to do then, is firstuninstall all of FFXI and POL, then get the Vista-POL and install it, then install FFXI+ expansionss... I know this sucks, but it will be the only way

[Zica]

Originally Posted by Kailea

what your going to need to do then, is firstuninstall all of FFXI and POL, then get the Vista-POL and install it, then install FFXI+ expansionss... I know this sucks, but it will be the only way

Nah, doesn't suck. It's needed anyway since it's uninstalled ;p
What sucks though is that I think I have tried that, only to have FFXI tell me to install POL since it didn't find Vista POL T_T

Gonna try it on Friday perhaps then I think.
Thanks for the tip!

[Aeni]

Originally Posted by Zica

Nah, doesn't suck. It's needed anyway since it's uninstalled ;p
What sucks though is that I think I have tried that, only to have FFXI tell me to install POL since it didn't find Vista POL T_T

Gonna try it on Friday perhaps then I think.
Thanks for the tip!

If all fails, try this method, which is a bit time consuming, but usually a sure fire way to make sure everything was done correctly on your part.

1. Install the Vista POL first.
2. REBOOT (This is important)
3. Connect to POL.
4. D/L any updates. (This is important)
5. REBOOT again.
6. Now, install your FFXI client.
7. Depending on what you're installing with, you might have just the whole thing (including expansions) installed all at once, or if you're like me, with expansions on individual install packages, reboot after installing each and every expansion package and also update through POL the client. I call it update staggering (Besides, you don't really want to do the 7+ hour update if you're like me in this regard)

After each reboot, you can then diagnose at which point you will encounter your problem. Was it at the POL install? POL patching? Client install? Client patching? etc.

Sometimes, depending on system configuration, 3rd party software installed and even your OS, either the registry does not get updated, registry is too worked over to update properly or there's even some weird bug in your system that this is the preferred method of installing anything and doubles as a way to troubleshoot your problem as well.

Hope this helps.

[WishMaster3K]

I kinda want a new laptop with Vista Home Premium, and a graphics card that'll handle the bells and whistles... but with problems like these, I'm scared.. >_>;;

[Kailea]

Originally Posted by WishMaster3K

I kinda want a new laptop with Vista Home Premium, and a graphics card that'll handle the bells and whistles... but with problems like these, I'm scared.. >_>;;

its not really a problem, download the Vista POL and install it instead of the one on the CD or DVD, then install FFXI and each expansion like normal.

[WishMaster3K]

Originally Posted by Kailea

its not really a problem, download the Vista POL and install it instead of the one on the CD or DVD, then install FFXI and each expansion like normal.

What's your build, because I see that you had no problems running FFXI on a 64 bit system. and I've read that 64 bit systems take the best advantage of Dual Cores.

[bakura555]

Originally Posted by Kailea

its not really a problem, download the Vista POL and install it instead of the one on the CD or DVD, then install FFXI and each expansion like normal.

ok. i dl'ed the setup and tried to install it yet something is keep messing up and it says there is POL on my system and it won't install till it is uninstalled

i went into control panel and looked and and there isn't POL on my system. should i try to install the CD version of POL and then uninstall it to make sure?

oorrrrr

[Kailea]

....odd that these problems are coming up...
lets see my build is this......
System
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Manufacturer System manufacturer
Model System Product Name
Total amount of system memory 2.00 GB RAM
System type 64-bit operating system
Number of processor cores 1
Storage
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Total size of hard disk(s) 456 GB
Disk partition (C:) 95 GB Free (149 GB Total)
Disk partition (D:) 43 GB Free (233 GB Total)
Disk partition (E:) 60 GB Free (75 GB Total)
Media drive (F:) CD/DVD
Media drive (G:) CD/DVDCD/DVD
Graphics
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Display adapter type Radeon X1950 Pro
Total available graphics memory 1279 MB
Dedicated graphics memory 512 MB
Dedicated system memory 0 MB
Shared system memory 767 MB
Display adapter driver version 8.360.0.0
Primary monitor resolution 1440x900
DirectX version DirectX 9.0 or better
Network
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Network Adapter Marvell Yukon 88E8053 PCI-E Gigabit Ethernet Controller
Network Adapter Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter


and all I did really was download the Vista POL then install it and fully update it, then installed FFXI and the expansions in order, I did nothing else......

[Kailea]

Originally Posted by bakura555

ok. i dl'ed the setup and tried to install it yet something is keep messing up and it says there is POL on my system and it won't install till it is uninstalled
i went into control panel and looked and and there isn't POL on my system. should i try to install the CD version of POL and then uninstall it to make sure?
oorrrrr

and yes reinstall POL, and then uninstall it, that should work, then reinstall the Vista POL

[BabyGirl]

So..
I've READ ALL YOUR POSTS. But the thing is, it's my FIRST time to install this game. So there is no way that I have an installed POL game on another computer..well..there is NO other computer anyways lol I have this new computer and its under VISTA Ultimate from the get-go..so what should I do? I keep on getting that message. "does not work under systerm" etc
=/ please help. . .=/

[Kailea]

you have to give a little more info, are you installing POL from the disk, or are you installing Vista POL from the FFXI website.

you need to go here....
Vista POL page

and download Vista POL, then install it, after that fully update POL by logging into it and letting it update. After that install FFXI and each expansion in order, and then after logging in and updating the game itself, you should be good to go.

[BabyGirl]

Okay, so I got the Complete Set..I downloaded it as a torrent =P So yeah, I installed POL first, then Installation PART I, PART II AND THEN PART III. And when I try to run it, it says it cannot run under system etc. So what I'm going to do now is download the POL Vista version (I guess) from the link that you gave me. So should I uninstall all the POL, Game Installion I, II, AND III. Before installing this POL Vista version or what ?

[Kailea]

Originally Posted by BabyGirl

Okay, so I got the Complete Set..I downloaded it as a torrent =P So yeah, I installed POL first, then Installation PART I, PART II AND THEN PART III. And when I try to run it, it says it cannot run under system etc. So what I'm going to do now is download the POL Vista version (I guess) from the link that you gave me. So should I uninstall all the POL, Game Installion I, II, AND III. Before installing this POL Vista version or what ?

yes to be safe, and avoid hassle, uninstall everything, then install Vista POL, then update it, then install all the FFXI stuff, then update it ;p