FF7 strange issue

[DarkAeons]

I recently installed FF7 (french version) for my sis and I tried to do all I could to fix the issue I had (which is: game's starting and then crashing on a black screen)
I run the game in windows XP
FF7 executable is in windows 95 compatibility mode
I installed the 1.02 patch, the upside-down video patch & set options in the config. utility to:
640-480 16bpp full screen (using D3D hardware accel)
Sound driver is the default one & midi driver is the Microsoft one with General Midi option

here's the content of my app.log:

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INITIALIZE DD/D3D START DIRECT DRAW 2 TOTAL 63766528 FREE 63724544 DD MODE: W 640 H 480 P 640 RGB 1 BPP 8 DD MODE: W 720 H 480 P 720 RGB 1 BPP 8 DD MODE: W 720 H 576 P 720 RGB 1 BPP 8 DD MODE: W 800 H 600 P 800 RGB 1 BPP 8 DD MODE: W 832 H 624 P 832 RGB 1 BPP 8 DD MODE: W 848 H 480 P 848 RGB 1 BPP 8 DD MODE: W 1024 H 768 P 1024 RGB 1 BPP 8 DD MODE: W 1152 H 864 P 1152 RGB 1 BPP 8 DD MODE: W 1280 H 720 P 1280 RGB 1 BPP 8 DD MODE: W 1280 H 768 P 1280 RGB 1 BPP 8 DD MODE: W 1280 H 960 P 1280 RGB 1 BPP 8 DD MODE: W 1280 H 1024 P 1280 RGB 1 BPP 8 DD MODE: W 640 H 480 P 1280 RGB 1 BPP 16 DISPLAY MODE MATCH DD MODE: W 720 H 480 P 1440 RGB 1 BPP 16 DD MODE: W 720 H 576 P 1440 RGB 1 BPP 16 DD MODE: W 800 H 600 P 1600 RGB 1 BPP 16 DD MODE: W 832 H 624 P 1664 RGB 1 BPP 16 DD MODE: W 848 H 480 P 1696 RGB 1 BPP 16 DD MODE: W 1024 H 768 P 2048 RGB 1 BPP 16 DD MODE: W 1152 H 864 P 2304 RGB 1 BPP 16 DD MODE: W 1280 H 720 P 2560 RGB 1 BPP 16 DD MODE: W 1280 H 768 P 2560 RGB 1 BPP 16 DD MODE: W 1280 H 960 P 2560 RGB 1 BPP 16 DD MODE: W 1280 H 1024 P 2560 RGB 1 BPP 16 DD MODE: W 640 H 480 P 2560 RGB 1 BPP 32 DD MODE: W 720 H 480 P 2880 RGB 1 BPP 32 DD MODE: W 720 H 576 P 2880 RGB 1 BPP 32 DD MODE: W 800 H 600 P 3200 RGB 1 BPP 32 DD MODE: W 832 H 624 P 3328 RGB 1 BPP 32 DD MODE: W 848 H 480 P 3392 RGB 1 BPP 32 DD MODE: W 1024 H 768 P 4096 RGB 1 BPP 32 DD MODE: W 1152 H 864 P 4608 RGB 1 BPP 32 DD MODE: W 1280 H 720 P 5120 RGB 1 BPP 32 DD MODE: W 1280 H 768 P 5120 RGB 1 BPP 32 DD MODE: W 1280 H 960 P 5120 RGB 1 BPP 32 DD MODE: W 1280 H 1024 P 5120 RGB 1 BPP 32 Ramp Emulation  Microsoft Direct3D Mono(Ramp) Software EmulationRGB Emulation  Microsoft Direct3D RGB Software EmulationDirect3D HAL  Microsoft Direct3D Hardware acceleration through Direct3D HAL16-BIT Z BUFFER CREATED IN HW HAL HEL TEXTURE FORMATS:   PALETTE 1 BITS 8 RGBA 0:0:0:0   PALETTE 0 BITS 16 RGBA 5:6:5:0   PALETTE 0 BITS 16 RGBA 5:5:5:0   PALETTE 0 BITS 16 RGBA 5:5:5:1   PALETTE 0 BITS 16 RGBA 4:4:4:4   PALETTE 0 BITS 32 RGBA 8:8:8:0   PALETTE 0 BITS 32 RGBA 8:8:8:8 INITIALIZE D3D 2 VIEWPORT INITIALIZE VIEWPORT 2 INITIALIZE LOCK UNLOCK TEST MATRIX INITIALIZE INITIALIZE DD/D3D END ERROR: COULD NOT OPEN FILE M:\ff7\ff7input.cfginitializing sound...creating dsound primary bufferreading audio fileloading static soundssound initializedINITIALIZING MIDI...selecting device 3:Synthétiseur logiciel Microsoft, mid=1, pid=102,midi data type: GENERAL MIDIusing midi data file: M:\ff7\Data\midi\midi.lgpmidiOutGetVolume returned: ffffffffMIDI INITIALIZEDFailed to load: M:\ff7\Data\menu/menu_us.lgp

 

[Aaron]

Have you tried using software rendering?
What kind of graphics card do you have?

 

[DarkAeons]

yeah I tried it, got same results
I have a GeForce 2 MX 400
(I tried it again this morning in windowed mode and I get diagonal lines, some are grey, some are green)

 

[Neo Bahamut]

I have no idea, you'll probably have to wait for comfirmation off someone who knows something about these types of things, but isn't the weird lines glitch caused by FSAA?