Need help on transfering FFXI to different pc

[Pimphand]

I hope someone can help me I lost my FFXI discs and i want to install ffxi on my new laptop. I still have the game on my other 2 pcs can someone tell me how to copy ff to my new laptop from my old pc. I don't know if this matters but my pc has XP and my laptop has the windows media edition.

[Jarre]

Re: Need help on transfering FFXI to different pc

Only thing I can think of is image your drive with the FFXI on and then sort out all the driver problems. It may not work as imaging can cause problems with the transfer o.e. its not 100% reliable.

A straight file transfer can't work due to tehe registry entries (unless your a real computer wizzard and can recode them for the laptop)

[Aeni]

Re: Need help on transfering FFXI to different pc

http://www.amazon.com/Final-Fantasy-...2992835&sr=8-1

For $20 ... you can get the whole thing on DVD, cutting out a lot of patching and just having a way to play the game without hassle. This is a lot better than trying to see if someone can give you ISO copies that may contain keyloggers and other trojans.

[Pimphand]

Re: Need help on transfering FFXI to different pc

Thanks for the link I may have to do that, I just hate giving SE more of my money if i don't have to (between my kids and I thats 3 accounts for 3 years thats $1,620). SE if your listening give us a download site or post it on fileplanet!

[Aeni]

Re: Need help on transfering FFXI to different pc

Thanks for the link I may have to do that, I just hate giving SE more of my money if i don't have to (between my kids and I thats 3 accounts for 3 years thats $1,620). SE if your listening give us a download site or post it on fileplanet!

I would love SE to do that, but I'm sure that has been discussed to death before. Right now, I'd love for S-E to do something about the patching. My last experience has scarred me for life.

[Jarre]

Re: Need help on transfering FFXI to different pc

Yeah I still have the 6 CD version of the original game, + TOAU takes an hour to install game with disks, then 3 hours to download all updates.....

Buy the DVD version (for a start if any of the others screw up it'll take less time to install as its only the content ID's that are locked to your account not the install disk) if you already have 3 content ID's then you don't have to register the ID you have with the DVD just install the game download the fewer updates required then log in using your old content ID. Just note you have to have 3 content ID's for your 2 PC's and laptop (though you already know that....)

[kai_samoht]

Re: Need help on transfering FFXI to different pc

I have the same problem. I still have my original game cd's and the cop and toau expansions. wanting to move my game to my laptop from my pc. I read somewhere the all I have to do is try to install it on my laptop and it will recognize my codes and things like that and just set it up on here just like my desktop. Also, I read that if I could copy the program file to an external hd and then just copy it to my laptop that, this way also works. Just wanting some feedback to see if anyone has ever heard of these things and if they have an idea if they work right or not. <br> <br> Thanks for the help in advance. Also, i quit like almost a year ago and am looking in on coming back. and if anyone on shiva is posting this tell me cause i was on shiva and was wondering if the server was still doing well, and if my ls is still on there or not.

[Sabaron]

Re: Need help on transfering FFXI to different pc

I haven't tried this, but you can usually image a program by copying its directory (which in the case of FFXI is quite large) and then exporting the registry keys using regedit.

Start > Run... > Type "regedit" > Ok

Find this key: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\PlayOnlineUS
File > Export...
Copy the keyfile to your other machine and open regedit.
File > Import...
Done.

It might also have entries elsewhere like your Firewall/Port Settings but those probably don't need to be cloned. As I said, I haven't tried it.

I very much doubt that FFXI registers any system .dll's or services.

[Ellipses]

Re: Need help on transfering FFXI to different pc

I still have my original game cd's and the cop and toau expansions. wanting to move my game to my laptop from my pc. I read somewhere the all I have to do is try to install it on my laptop and it will recognize my codes and things like that and just set it up on here just like my desktop.

As long as you have your POL ID and password, you can (as in, you are able to; I don't know if it's a ToS violation, but if it is, you'll never get caught) use those discs to install on as many PCs as you like. Once you're registered, you're registered. All you're doing from then on is logging on, which you can do on any platform/machine that has the game installed on it.

Macros, map markers, AH/inventory sortations, font colors, and all those other settings don't transfer over, though; those are saved on the machine, not the server.

[kai_samoht]

Re: Need help on transfering FFXI to different pc

Yeah, it worked by just installing it using the originals. Just had to dl the pol vista thing from the official site. But, yeah it all works, now to just get the money to restart my id. haha!