Even though installing/configuring the FF7 game on PC, especially on a newer version can be frustrating. I use Ultimate Vista 64 bit and it took me a while to get FF7 to work. You just need the right codec to match the XP patches, etc. I'd recommend emulating FF7 because it is less frustrating and works great. Actually, the FF7 PC game might worth it because there are lot of mods that can add more fun stuff to the game, although those mods won't work with the emulator.