How to play Final Fantasy XI on Windows Vista?

For the first time since I started using Windows (3.11), I’m in no hurry to switch to the new version (Vista).

Don’t care about FFXI BTW.

hey if you end up finding a way to get FF to play on vista please let me know. email me back at johnstonesurfer@hotmail.com

Well it would have been great if the link actually worked >.

it works.
Download a configured version of POL SE made compatible for Vista here:

http://www.playonline.com/ff11us/download/media/vista02.html?pageID=media

Heeey, it worked and everything.. BUT, when I turn on the Play Online Viewer, it won’t let me install my Final Fantasy XI discs! Help! E-Mail me stat!

Is there a way to install Final Fantasy XI with out already having it donloaded from xp?

if ur on vista u gotta start the disk in a folder when u pop it in to down load ffxi instead of letting the setup start its self…. but theres another prob. SEs viewer works great…. untill u go to play ffxi then it says the same thing pol did before the upgraded pol for vista so if anyone knows a patch for that plz let me know.

ARRRGGGHHHHH i installed the vista version of POL viewer but it wont work, i keep getting that annoying message saying that it has stopped working

get same thing saying stopped working…. other sites say copy over pol viewer but i cant get that to work either…… email sleggat@btinternet.com if got a solution…… im tearing my heair out… many wasted hours

im using vista for ffxi and i downloaded the patch and installed POL but it wont let me install ffxi, and if i cant install it it wont let me get past the main lobby of POL…what do i do?

OMG fine it plays but i cant see anything just the background and thats it. i cant see no NPCs no Players no notig just me and the background im going to change to XP

yea i got vista to so can someone send me the fx1 patche for vista my email is hellschild 12@aol.com

hellschild12@aol.com

well i downloaded the patched version of playonline for vista and all i get is playonline is not responding, if you know how to fix plz send email to mahem2@hotmail.co.uk

okay here is what i got to get pol in windows vista just go to the ffi website andd download it from there simple right ……but im also stuck once i got pol i couldent install the other enxpanshin packs for the game soo >.

Yeah, i’m pretty much in the same place. I’ve got the new POL that works with vista, but I can’t get FFXI installed…so i’m paying for not being able to play it?

I got mine working isntalled updated and registered etc etc the normal stuff for an MMO.
BUT when I click ‘Play’ on my FF11 it acts like tis initalizing, then the POL closes down, then re-opens and the FF11 launch screen again. WTF.

If anyone knows a way passed this email me.

kshortes@gmail.com

Um has anyone here actually followed directions on SE’s website and right click on playonline and hit run as Administrator?

Whenever I click play, it says that FFXI isn’t installed. Sadly, I have no clue how to separate the files and so on. (Usuing the collectors version with all on one disk)

Does enyone know the following problem like Fenrir ???

I have the same one , so what to do now???Eneyone can help me pls.

THX

Answer pls to my mail bboykondik@hotmail.com

THX

yea, i downloaded the vista pol from the ff website, yet it still doesnt work. i tried installing ff and it says i havent got pol even tho i downloaded it.

I have been searching all over the internet trying to download the POL vista version and when it finally downloaded it started to load up but then i got an error message saying something like ‘Windows had to close this program and will inform you if there is any solutions to this problem’ does anyone know why this is happenin? email me at emza727@hotmail.com if you do plzzzzz help me

Sorry if this has been posted but i havnt checked fully through,
Progress so far with FFXI.
downloaded Pol vista patch from playonline, fresh install from it, tried to install ffxi and recieved error message saying pol wasnt installed, found out it was because i had downlaoded the U.S. version of the patch (DOH) so i actually checked the file details before i downloaded to make sure it was the E.U ver and that let me install ff……..but…… now its all installed all i get is another error message saying “FINAL FANTASY has stopped working” typical lol /EMO /wrists

go to the official website and download vista patch. then on ur cd or dvd disk dont auto play it. open it and if it is an package with more than 1 there should be files saying inst 1 , inst 2 etc. go in the first inst 1 and double click setup or setup launcher. it will load and install after that do same for instal 2 , 3 etc. if its the single packs just go in cd/dvd files and open it then find setup or setup launcher it install without installing the orginal pol .

This is kinda late in the game, so it’s probably already done, but this is what you do.
1) Download the patch from http://www.playonline.com
2) Insert your game disk(s) (I have the DVD version of XI, RotZ, CoP, and ToAU)
3) Close autorun
4) Open your start menu and click on “(My) Computer”
5) Double click on the CD/DVD
6) There should be multiple folders if you run the DVD version
7) Open each folder and find the “Setup” file and double-click on it (each expansion has to be done seperately)
Voila, game is installed and (most importantly) works correctly with Vista

Hope this helps any who have yet to figure it out.