I saw a topic dealing with FF7 PC installation, but since it had been resolved, I decided to make a new one, since this problem is entirely different (once a problem like that's been resolved, people tend to leave it alone).


I am at my wit's end with this thing... I have tried to install this game on Win98, WinMe, and WinXP, and I have the same problem on all of them! The installation will go fine and everything, but as soon as I double-click the icon, I get a message saying, "Please insert FF7 Game Disk 1, 2, or 3." I have put every disk in my CD drive, and it still won't recognize that it's there.


I am using my XP computer (it's my main one) and have installed, and uninstalled the game numerous times, and installed every patch possible (except XP v1.04, as I hear it messes with system files). I have even made a directory on my HD for all the movie files and changed the directory in the registry to no avail. I also have told WinXP to run the game in compatability mode for Win95, Win98, WinMe/2000, and even WinNT.

The furthest I've gotten is this last time: I will double-click the icon, I get the message, and a black box will flicker in the top left corner of my screen, and a program called DEFAULT bearing the FF7 icon will appear on my taskbar, then vanish.

I have scoured the internet for weeks for an answer, and no matter what I do, I can't get past this point.