Problem with ff7 and windows 2000 pro SP4

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@Jari:
Well DirectX is composed of many sub libraries: DirectSound, DirectMusic, DirectInput, DirectDraw, Direct3D, DirectPlay and DirectShow (DirectDraw and Direct3D were united in 8.0 under the name DirectGraphics, DirectMusic only appeared in 6.1). What I was meaning was that the developper could have used the DirectDraw/Direct3D libraries and neglected the DirectSound part: this would mean that my graphic card would not be a cause of my problem but my sound card would be.

Also, from my latest edit, I just found out an exerpt showing SoundBlaster Live! IRQ problems which would mean that the problem would not lie in ff7 or DirectX5 but in my sound card.

As to Gabriel Knight he was sure it was the 3rd. It was a while ago under win2000 and at that moment the application compatibility toolkit was not operational. I conceed I do not have the detail of his sound card to check if it was sound card related or not.

[EDIT: @chesso
The following link may give you insight about how to remove your IRQ9 based problem.
http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/Mar02/articles/pcmusician0302.asp]

Red.

[2nd Edit:

I changed the computer driver to standard PC and got all my IRQs with no conflicts in the range 0-15 (no BIOS modification leaving the other OS in dual boot untouched). My sound card still blocks ff7. I am at a loss here  -_- .

Meanwhile for those interested here is a clean procedure to switch the OS from ACPI to standard PCI (WinXP. Could work with Win2k but untested).
1- insert your OS CD and select update the OS: this process takes about 25 min.
2- once back on desktop go to the device manager, select system devices and uninstall PCI Bus. Do not reboot.
3- select resources by connexion, go to IRQ and uninstall Microsoft APCI. Do not reboot.
4- back to the device manager, select my computer and change the driver. Precise you want to select the driver from a list. You select PC standard. Reboot.
5- when back to the OS, let it reinstall all drivers and you are ready.

Thanks
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Problem is found and identified:

The soundblaster Live! is not compatible with FF7. As soon as I have deactivated the soundblaster and activated my motherboard integrated soundcard, everything was all right.

I will reinstall back my computer in APCI to check the IRQ distribution have no effect on ff7 configuration.
I also have seen that even if my soundblaster was deactivated, it was still accessible by the ff7config.exe. I will look into this matter to see if it is possible to trick ff7 into using the soundblaster even if its driver is deactivated (my aim is to get the sound fonts playing in ff7). I will post the results in this thread.

Thanks all for your patience and your help.
Red.
 
I can change ACPI and PCI in my Asus P4S800-MX bios. As for the IRQ conflicts they are now solved that i have some decent kingston ram for my new board to chomp on. Plus my Cele D oc'ed at 3.6ghz  :D
 
I changed back my computer driver to APCI and double checked everything. It runs OK. Contrary to the first erroneous suggestion I made there is no IRQ problems. The origin of the problem is the soundcard Soundblaster Creative Live! 5.1.

Symptoms:
ff7config and ff7 freeze whenever the Soundblaster Creative Live! 5.1 driver is activated.

Solution:
- install a second soundcard or install your motherboard integrated soundcard driver.
- deactivate SoundBlaster Creative Live! 5.1 driver.

Drawbacks of the solution:
unless the second soundcard manages soundfonts, you can't use the soundfonts.

I am still searching to remove the drawbacks.
Thanks everyone.
Red.
 
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