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  • Vana-Diel collection install problems

    Hello, i'm having some trouble installing FFXI from the DVD

    Playonline viewer installed fine, but when i try and install FFXI it starts the installshield, then asks for disc 1, which obviously is already in the drive as it's a DVD (only one disc) i press ok, and then nothing, no disc spinning, nothing, then it asks for the disc again.

    Any ideas?, i tried burning the disc to an image but the same thing happens

  • #2
    Re: Vana-Diel collection install problems

    I am having the exact same problem!!!!!!!!!!!!!! When I put the cd in the comp. the menu for the various installs pops up. I already have the playonline viewer installed. When I click on the --Install FFXI-- button it starts to load up UNTIL it gets to some .DAT file then it asks me to insert the collection which is already in.

    What do we do!!!!!!!!

    Also when I go through the playonline viewer and get to the screen to start playing. I click on --Play-- and the install window pops up BUT stops a second later cuz it cant find the install program for the game SO I click on --Browse-- to locate the file WHICH IS ON THE FREAKIN DVD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I dont know what to do.
    I have just purchased my first content ID on Friday the 1st so my free trial days are wasting away. Any help with this is greatly appreciated

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    • #3
      Re: Vana-Diel collection install problems

      I've seen this problem before, did you both have the game PREVIOUSLY installed on the system? i'm pretty sure this only happens to people who installed from the regular cd before. I'll put up info on the fix.

      Edit:
      You'll have to open up the windows registery (regedit) and delete all instances of anything Final Fantasy XI & Playonline.

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      • #4
        Re: Vana-Diel collection install problems

        Yes I did have the game previosly installed. You know for the longest time I've had it uninstalled but everytime I go to the Control Panel>Add or Remove Programs Final Fantasy XI and Rise of the Zilart still appear.

        I press the remove button but they still show up. Does that mean I still have the game files in my harddrive somewhere??
        IF YES then tell me the right path to do the above mentioned deletion. Should I uninstall the viewer that I have up right now??
        Teach me Yoda

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        • #5
          Re: Vana-Diel collection install problems

          Run regedit
          HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE
          Software
          Playonline
          Right click and delete the Playonline entry.
          This is what Ping was talking about, and hopefully it should work.

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          • #6
            Re: Vana-Diel collection install problems

            by doing this would I lose all my playonline info/content ID/free trial??

            edit: i am in day 3 of my free trial and I'd really hate to lose the free trial
            and Should I uninstall everything I got so far then do the deletion??

            edit: I created a restore point. Then proceeded to delete all playonline files. Restarted the comptuer then proceeded to install playonline and so forth. NOW when the viewer is completely installed and updated. I go ahead and press the play button for the game.
            Now everytime I do this the message --->! Selected Feature not found. Playonline-compatible software must be installed. !

            What else could it be?? I even tried installing the game from the DVD but when it gets to this .DAT file is asks me to insert the collection dvd, but its already in the drive. i press ok but the message keeps popping up. Am I just sh*t out of luck here?
            Last edited by thejoe; 09-04-2006, 12:28 PM.

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            • #7
              Re: Vana-Diel collection install problems

              IT WORKS!!!!! IT FINALLY WORKS!!!!! AFTER 4 DAYS OF ERRORS AND INSTALLS AND REINSTALLS IT FINALLY WORKS.

              Unfortunately I have to hold my excitement for another day so my friend can get me a gold world pass. Believe me I tried calling him at this hour but his phone is off. Well at least the game works. Now I can relax.

              I want to thank the people that replied to my posts with advice. I'll be joining the ranks of Galka on the Fenrir server tomorrow....well in a few hours. Hope to see everyone there. Thank you and goodnight

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