Very Good News (Final Fantasy 7 XP Patch!!!)

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I *did* figure out a way to get the movies going again, and that was to install the Eidos upside down movie patch, since all that does is install a codec you need....  now those work, but the sound is still all cartoony and crappy.  So for anyone who wants some messed up midi/synths, and wants some random files altered, install that patch.
Anyone who is the wiser, don't.  I'm just retarded and decided to try it :D

But as for the music problem if anyone has any ideas.. still open for suggestions.
 
Ok.

1. What OS are you running?

2. What MIDI device do you have selected in FF7Config?  Have you tried different options?  Seems to me that if you're using hardware synth, or soundfonts, the XP patch shouldn't have done anything to the music... you might also try setting the MIDI to the "XG MIDI."

3. You can also select the system's default MIDI device in the "Multimedia" or "Sound and Multimedia" or "Sounds and Audio Devices" control panel (depending on your OS).
 
I'm running Win2k, which may have been my first mistake (installing an XP patch), however, they run off the same kernel.. and overall are the same OS.. just XP should be called "Windows for Idiots".

ANYways..


Ok.

1. What OS are you running?

2. What MIDI device do you have selected in FF7Config?  Have you tried different options?  Seems to me that if you're using hardware synth, or soundfonts, the XP patch shouldn't have done anything to the music... you might also try setting the MIDI to the "XG MIDI."

3. You can also select the system's default MIDI device in the "Multimedia" or "Sound and Multimedia" or "Sounds and Audio Devices" control panel (depending on your OS).
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I tried the XG Midi thing, and I tried tweaking my settings in the Multimedia (Sounds and Audio Devices) area, *still* no effect.  I'd like to know if anyone knows where to find the original GM.DLS file that goes in "C:\WinNT\system32\drivers\".
I was not able to find it on my Win2k CD, but maybe I'm not looking in the right places?

Thanks to all who've helped so far, and thanks in advance..
 
Well replacing the gm.dls file worked, my midis are back to normal and everything, so if anyone else has this problem I guess they'll know what to do now!

Thanks everyone for your help.    :D
 
I have a Celeron 550, 320 meg of RAM, a GeForce 2 MX 200, and (important to FF7) a Soundblaster AWE 64 - ISA styled. Yeah, I know, old system, but it still kicks. Running XP Professional, with SP1 (which doesn't make a difference, I think)

When I tried it the first time, it made my colors all glitchy - it'd run, but the in-game backgrounds were bad news. Upgraded to nVidia's latest beta XP drivers and... it's perfect. Everything works as I remember it back in my 98 install - down to the last MIDI. Better, even, cause I turn on 2x FSAA. :) - and I'm not using my old Voodoo 2 card like I used to.

What's funny is I kept my 98 install around for FF7 in particular. Now I question the need for it's existence.

Whoever created this patch did good work. Yay. Arigato.
 
Oi, that's entirely up to the romaji variant used. Granted, you should usually show the vowel length somehow, though. Arigatou, Arigatoo, Arigatô, etc.
 
Romaji *Bleee* as long as I have
Japanese/Korean keyboard *Thank U God* =3  

yae yae yae gu`roku`nyo =^.^=
Qhimm-si goma`wo`a~ ~
 
Does anyone know a working mirror for this patch?  Looking to download it in hopes that it will stop the crashes at the submarine battle for huge materia.
 
Thought that we decided this patch doesn't do anything useful?

It applies our Chocobo fix and messes up Windows XP's MS Synth by replacing the gm.dls file with a crappy one.  Bleh.
 
...I still want to know how to replace my own GM.DLS without windows instantly replacing it.
 
Hrm.  If it were me, I'd try it from Safe Mode.  Or if you're on a FAT32, from a DOS prompt.

Or maybe you could find a registry key that points to the gm.dls and change it to a different file.
 
Well we already debated that XP version of patch wasn't good idea...
What should I do?  Apply 1.2 version of FFVII patch last, apply Qhimm's Chocobo patch or???
 
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