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    Concerning Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) Compatibility (Mar. 22)

    From PlayOnline.


    Microsoft® Windows Vista™ Compatibility Status for PlayOnline-compatible Software

    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

    Contents
    "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 Vistaâ„¢-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.



    Go here to download the Vista-compatible version of the Playonline viewer.
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    Tags: 22, compatibility, mar, microsoftr, vistatm, windows
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    Re: Concerning Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) Compatibility (Mar. 22)

    Gonna test this as soon as I can!
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      Re: Concerning Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) Compatibility (Mar. 22)

      Downloading right now...At long long last

      Hope it works!

      Carter.
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        Re: Concerning Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) Compatibility (Mar. 22)

        so they finally fix it...but what about all the other 2-3 year old software that doesn't work with vista?
        Shadowneko's FFXI Newbie Guide 2009
        (have fun MMO players ^^)
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          Re: Concerning Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) Compatibility (Mar. 22)

          Originally posted by Shadowneko View Post
          so they finally fix it...but what about all the other 2-3 year old software that doesn't work with vista?
          A) Not SE's problem
          B) Not MS's problem either

          If you have a problem with something on Vista, contact the vendor and tell them.
          I use a Mac because I'm just better than you are.

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            Re: Concerning Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) Compatibility (Mar. 22)

            Well the POL bit works fine

            But FFXI refuses to recognicse that POL is installed so stuffed again really

            Back to the 360 version then...

            Carter.

            *edit* - feeling stupid atm...may have asolution to this problem...
            Last edited by Carter; 03-22-2007, 04:26 PM.
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              Re: Concerning Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) Compatibility (Mar. 22)

              i downloaded the playonline but now im stuck trying to figure out how to download the actual game. How do i download the actual game instead of the PoL. Everytime i insert the disc it just asks to download Playonline
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                Re: Concerning Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) Compatibility (Mar. 22)

                Wondering if maybe you have to have the CD for FFXI in there and run POL. Possibly install it through POL much like how PS2 players install an expansion.


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                  Re: Concerning Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) Compatibility (Mar. 22)

                  Originally posted by bicks View Post
                  i downloaded the playonline but now im stuck trying to figure out how to download the actual game. How do i download the actual game instead of the PoL. Everytime i insert the disc it just asks to download Playonline
                  you can't download the actual game. you must use your game cd's.

                  have you tried?
                  1. dl and install vista pol
                  2. install ffxi from your game disks
                  3. play

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                    Re: Concerning Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) Compatibility (Mar. 22)

                    Originally posted by neighbortaru View Post
                    you can't download the actual game. you must use your game cd's.
                    have you tried?
                    1. dl and install vista pol
                    2. install ffxi from your game disks
                    3. play
                    Yeah, I got tricked by his wording too. Read it very carefully he's using the term download very broadly. He does mention putting in the CDs and it is not recognizing that POL is installed.


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                      Re: Concerning Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) Compatibility (Mar. 22)

                      you know, the easy fix for all this is to just use XP
                      seriously, why bother with vista? it's not worth it (yet)

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                        Re: Concerning Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) Compatibility (Mar. 22)

                        Originally posted by neighbortaru View Post
                        you know, the easy fix for all this is to just use XP
                        seriously, why bother with vista? it's not worth it (yet)
                        Yeah, aside from the annoying UAC everything else Vista can do I've got my system doing on XP. Even could do that fancy scrolling of windows they like to show off, with a moddified explorer shell.

                        Still pissed though that they made that stupid decision to not upgrade XP so it can burn DVDs. Small annoyance since I had to get a program to do that but oh well. If anyone wanted to call a company money hungry Microsoft is definatly it.

                        I'll be even more pissed if Microsoft decides to not make Vista able to burn HD-DVD or Blu-Ray and put it on a next coming OS that will have little extra benefits and more annoying security functions because they can't secure their damn system right.
                        Last edited by Macht; 03-22-2007, 05:32 PM.


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                          Re: Concerning Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) Compatibility (Mar. 22)

                          Okeeee fixed it...I hope

                          If your copy of FFXI isn't recognising that PlayOnline is installed it's becasue you've downloaded the wrong version of POL an dinstalled it without realising it (like me!)

                          You need to go to the Playonline EU site and follow the links there.

                          The Euro version 60.6 MB and not 59. something.

                          Good luck. After I unistalled POL it wouldn't reinstall teh Euro version without me manually deleting loads of PlayOnline entries from the registry so be carful

                          Carter.
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                            Re: Concerning Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM) Compatibility (Mar. 22)

                            For those of you who are playing on JP clients, additional information concenrning IME is provided at JP Playonline site, which translates as follows (Italic sentenses represent my personal comments);


                            - Common to all PlayOnline-compatible software

                            Windows-specific characters (such as ① or "1" with the circle) can not be correctly displayed, and turns into characters like "?" and "＝". You may disable the Windows-specific characters in IME configuration so that they won't be displayed.

                            *How to disable: Check "Only display JIS X 10208-compliant characters" (JIS X 10208文字で構成された単語/文字のみ表示する) under "IME Property" -> "Conversion" (変換) -> "IME character conversion limitation" (IME文字変換制限)

                            User-registered dictionary can't be used for character conversion on POL Viewer.
                            (Note: It doesn't say FFXI, so kaomoji can probably be used on FFXI, just POL affected.)

                            - FINAL FANTASY XI

                            Occasionally, FFXI shuts down when switching the Japanese input mode (i.e. Romaji-input -> Kana input) in game. Please refrain from switching the input mode while playing FFXI.
                            (Note: Don't get this confused with switching between Romaji input and plain alphabet input. That's not what this is talking about.)

                            F10 function of IME (forced plain alphabets) can't be used. Instead, you may press F10, then F11 for the same function.

                            - FRONT MISSION ONLINE

                            (Omitted)


                            I'm not sure if any of you play on JP clients any longer... but just so you know.
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                            • #15
                              Microsoft Windows 2003 Server

                              YES! IT WORKED!

                              The Vista compatability patch allowed POL to work on Windows 2003 Server Enterprise Edition again! I CAN PLAY ON MY OWN COMPUTER! YEAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!
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