FF7 fails to start

[IncoherentMoron]

I followed all the instructions in the Bootleg thread, but when I try starting the game, my computer hangs, the monitors flicker, and the game fails to start.  I'm on Win7 x64, using Bootleg.

 

[PitBrat]

Post you APP.LOG and Bootleg.log files.
Does the intro video play?
Do you have the same problem when starting the game by right clicking on the icon and selecting 'Run as administrator'?

 

[IncoherentMoron]

The intro video does not start.  Running it as an administrator does not work.  To clarify, clicking the shortcut in the Start Menu (the one that uses ff7_opengl.cfg) causes a black square to cover a bit less than a quarter of the screen in the upper left.  My computer stops updating any video (audio keeps going) for 5 seconds, then the monitors go black.  After a couple of seconds, the monitors come back online, but the primary monitor (the one that would have displayed the game, were it to work) is unresponsive, and the cursor will not appear if it is moved to it.  I have to force stop ff7.exe through the Task Manager to be able to use it again,

APP.LOG
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INFO: FF7/FF8 OpenGL driver version 0.7.11bINFO: Auto-detected version: FF7 1.02 US English

Bootleg.log
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INFO: Bootleg Version 2011.09.21 Version .0035INFO: Sat 10/22/2011  5:04:38.71INFO: Bootleg Options: /C0 /S0 /P1 /R0 /O0 /N1 /A1 /V1 /H0 /L5 /M0 /K0 /E2 /T1 /Z1 /B0 /J0 /U1 /W0 /Y0 /Q0INFO: Brat Code: /@010100010INFO: Destination Location: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc.\Final Fantasy VII\"INFO: Mod Path: "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\;C:\Users\Great Leader\Downloads\;C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"INFO: Temporary Files: "C:\Users\GREATL~1\AppData\Local\Temp\Bootleg_Setup\"----------------------------Backing up Vanilla DataBackup completed.Preparing Sprinkles . . .Sprinkles are ready.Applying the official Final Fantasy VII 1.02 Patch . . .Searching for "ff7102zx.zip" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Extracting "ff7102zx.zip"Final Fantasy VII 1.02 patch installation completed.Searching for "Final_Fantasy_VII_Remix_v2-5-1_Installer.exe" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing The Remix . . .Final Fantasy VII Remix installation completed.Searching for "ff7_opengl-0.7.11b.zip" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Aali's Custom OpenGL Driver . . .Extracting "ff7_opengl-0.7.11b.zip"OpenGL Driver completed.Locating Data Drive . . .Using Data Drive F:\Building system files . . .Updating Registry . . .Registry completed.Updating shortcuts . . .Shortcuts completed.Searching for "Avalanche High Res.exe" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Team Avalanche Menu Graphics . . .Avalanche completed.Searching for "Avalanche GUI v2.0.8.exe" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Updating Avalanche GUI . . .Avalanche GUI completed.Searching for "ff7music_install_15112.exe" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing FF7Music . . .FF7Music completed.Searching for "3-06 - The Nightmare's Beginning-rev8.ogg" in ""3-06 - The Nightmare's Beginning-rev8.ogg is missing!Searching for "3-16 - Interrupted by Fireworks-rev18.ogg" in ""3-16 - Interrupted by Fireworks-rev18.ogg is missing!Searching for "3-20 - Buried in the Snow-v.2.ogg" in ""3-20 - Buried in the Snow-v.2.ogg is missing!Searching for "JenovaRemix.ogg" in ""JenovaRemix.ogg is missing!Integrating Remix Soundtracks . . .Integration completed.Music Installation and Integration Completed.Searching for "FMVRes.exe" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"FMVRes.exe is missing!Skipping installation of Hi Res FMV's.FMVRes-1.bin is missing!Skipping installation of Hi Res FMV's.FMVRes-2.bin is missing!Skipping installation of Hi Res FMV's.FMVRes-3.bin is missing!Skipping installation of Hi Res FMV's.FMVRes-4.bin is missing!Skipping installation of Hi Res FMV's.FMVRes-5.bin is missing!Skipping installation of Hi Res FMV's.FMVRes-6.bin is missing!Skipping installation of Hi Res FMV's.Installing FMV Restoration Cut ScenesFMV Restoration completed.Installing Enhanced MoviesSearching for "ff7_enhanced_movies_1.zip" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Enhanced Movies pack 1 . . .Installing Enhanced Movies pack 2 . . .Enhanced Movies completed.Searching for "eidoslogo.avi" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Eidos Logo . . .Logo completed.Copying LGP Files . . .Extracting LGP Files . . .Extracting Vanilla archive - World_US.lgpExtracting archive - Battle.lgpExtracting archive - Magic.lgpExtracting archive - Char.lgpExtracting archive - High-US.lgpExtracting archive - World_US.lgpExtraction completed.Generating Bootleg Mods Folder . . .Generating Bootleg Mods Folder completed.Updating Remix Files and Adding Texture Slots . . .Repairing Damaged Battle Models . . .Remix files updated and texture slots added.Installing Phoenix Rejuvenation Project models . . .Phoenix Rejuvenation Project completed.Updating Sephiroth model . . .Sephiroth completed.Installing Field Art as PNG to Mods Folder . . .Searching for "FacePalmer.zip" in ""Searching for "FacePalmer.part01.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Verifying FacePalmer Files . . .Verified 20 parts . . .Installing FacePalmer Field Textures . . .FacePalmer completed.Searching for "Field Files Pack 1.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing sl1982's Field Enhancement . . .Integrating SL1982 with FacePalmer . . .Field Enhancement completed.Searching for "yarLson Field Upscale Project v0.35.zip" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing yarLson's Blackfan Field Upscale Project . . .Integrating BlackFan With FacePalmer . . .yarLson's Blackfan Field Upscale Project installation completed.Deglitching field textures . . .Deglitching completed.Field Art as PNG completed.Installing Strayoff's Condor Minigame Upgrades . . .Extracting Condor.lgp . . .Modifying Condor.lgp . . .Building Condor.lgp . . .Condor completed.Searching for "FL-WME Beta.exe" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing FeliX Leonhart's World Art . . .FeliX Leonhart's World Art installation completed.Installing Battle Art as PNG to the Mods Folder . . .Searching for "FL-BSE v0.1.zip" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing FeliX Leonhart's Battle Art . . .Extracting "FL-BSE v0.1.zip"FeliX Leonhart's Battle Art installation completed.Searching for "FL-BSE v0.1.1 UPD.zip" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing FeliX Leonhart's Battle Art Update . . .Extracting "FL-BSE v0.1.1 UPD.zip"FeliX Leonhart's Battle Art Update installation completed.Searching for "Magochocobo png battle files.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Magochocobo Battle Pack 1 . . .Magochocobo Battle Pack 1 installation completed.Searching for "corel prison and bonus.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Magochocobo Battle Pack 1.5 . . .Magochocobo Battle Pack 1.5 installation completed.Searching for "Magochocobo ff7 battle pack 2.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Magochocobo Battle Pack 2 . . .Magochocobo Battle Pack 2 installation completed.Searching for "magochocobo_ff7pack3.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Magochocobo Battle Pack 3 . . .Magochocobo Battle Pack 3 installation completed.Battle Art as PNG completed.Searching for "0.MY REBUILDED MODELS.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Squallff8 and Dahfa models . . .Extracting "0.MY REBUILDED MODELS.rar"Searching for "aerith 5yrsold Release new version.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Extracting "aerith 5yrsold Release new version.rar"Searching for "aerith 10 yrs old.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Extracting "aerith 10 yrs old.rar"Searching for "Barret Navy Model PRP.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Extracting "Barret Navy Model PRP.rar"Searching for "BLDE RELEASE.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Extracting "BLDE RELEASE.rar"Searching for "BMEE Release.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Extracting "BMEE Release.rar"Searching for "BOHE release.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Extracting "BOHE release.rar"Searching for "bpdc release.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Extracting "bpdc release.rar"Squallff8 and Dahfa models installation completed.Unaveraging Heads . . .Reheading completed.Searching for "HQMBV2 - Classic Buster.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Bloodshot's High Quality Motorbike . . .Extracting "HQMBV2 - Classic Buster.rar"High Quality Motorbike Completed.Searching for "Models.7z" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Bloodshot's Models . . .Extracting "Models.7z"Bloodshot's Models completed.Searching for "Classic Models.7z" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Bloodshot's Classic Models . . .Extracting "Classic Models.7z"Bloodshot's Classic Models completed.Searching for "FF7 HQ Aerith mod.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Hi Quality Aerith Models . . .Extracting "FF7 HQ Aerith mod.rar"Hi Quality Aerith Model Installation Completed.Searching for "Vehiles[WIP].rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing New Vehicles Models . . .Extracting "Vehiles[WIP].rar"Vehicles completed.Searching for "WeaponModv1.0-slayersnextr.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Slayersnext Cloud Swords . . .Slayersnext Cloud Weapons completed.Searching for "AerisWeaponModv0.5-slayersnext.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Slayersnext Aeris Weapons . . .Extracting "AerisWeaponModv0.5-slayersnext.rar"Slayersnext Aeris Weapons completed.Searching for "Trish(aka Mike)'s custom model pack.7z" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Mike's Models . . .Extracting "Trish(aka Mike)'s custom model pack.7z"Installing Custom Texture Phoenix . . .Mike's Models completed.Searching for "ice by kela51.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Kela51's ICE Magic Textures . . .Extracting "ice by kela51.rar"ICE Magic Textures completed.Searching for "limit's flash V4 by kela51.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Kela51's Original V4 Limit Texture . . .Extracting "limit's flash V4 by kela51.rar"Limit completed.Searching for "1272687090.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Millenia's Cloud Weapons Manual . . .Extracting "1272687090.rar"Millenia's Cloud Weapons completed.Searching for "avatar.7z" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Bloodshot's Transparent Avatars . . .Extracting "avatar.7z"Searching for "DarkFang's avatars.rar" in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Square Soft, Inc\Final Fantasy VII\mods\"Installing Darkfang's Transparent Avatars . . .Extracting "DarkFang's avatars.rar"Avatar customization completed.Flavouring with Bootleg Sprinkles(tm) . . .Bootleg is served with Sprinkles(tm).Patching Kernel . . .Kernel Patches Installed - Spell Names and MenuBuilding LGP files . . .LGP Building completed.Final installation completed.Generating mod folder completed.OpenGL.cfg completed.Removing setup files . . .Clean up completed.Sat 10/22/2011  5:26:23.74 Bootleg completed.

The only thing that was odd about the Bootleg installations was that it wouldn't initialize FMVRes.exe, despite having all 6 FMVRes.bin files, and the exe.

 

[PitBrat]

The most likely reason that FMVRes.exe doesn't run is because it's located in your 'Program Files (x86)' folder.
Sometimes Bootleg has an issue with folders that have parentheses.
Try placing the mods in a folder that doesn't have the () in it's name.

I had a similar issue with FF7 crashing at startup after I connected a 2nd monitor.
I fixed the problem by running in compatibility mode with these setting:
    Run in 256 colors
    Run in 640x480 screen resolution
    Disable visual themes
    Disable desktop composition
    Disable display scaling on high DPI settings

You should always run ff7.exe as administrator when the game is installed to a system folder like 'Program Files (x86)'.
Windows 7 UAC can cause problems when accessing files in system folders.

 

[IncoherentMoron]

Okay, I've moved Bootleg and all the mods to a folder outside of my Program Files (x86) folder.  I had disabled UAC, and given the Users group full access, and changed the Square Soft, Inc. folder permissions from read-only.  Re-running Bootleg still gives me the "Cannot find FMVRes.exe/FMVRes-1/2/3/4/5/6.bin" error messages.

I'm going to try rolling back my video drivers.  Trying to run this is giving me the same issues as trying to run Minecraft, which broke after ATI's pre-release RAGE drivers.  I'm going to get pre-RAGE drivers, and see if that does anything.

Edit: Yup.  That did it.  Looks like AMD really screwed the pooch with the RAGE release.  Thanks for the help.