Window Mode problem : FFXI General Discussions

I have all the correct options checked but yet everytime I try to alt tab it crashes... Window mode will work(lets me alt tab to a certain degree but half the screen is missing and I cant select scripts), Dialog mode will work and lets me select scripts but wont let me bring another window to the front, FFXI is always the main window. The problem is I can't get them to work together so that I can have FFXI in full screen mode and alt tab(borderless window style like azareis or whatever his name is windower). I was wanting to help out with making the maps for the windoer ect, but I need to be able to run it in a borderless window(if thats possible?)

Any advice would be grateful, I did search on this and removed and checked the settings that were suggested, still no luck.

Make sure you have windowed AND dialog checked.

yes Ive tried that also so im not really sure whats wrong with it..if I try to change windows it crashes..

Uncheck the tcpip packet sniffer, also remove the RegHandler plugin if it is there.

Do not use hook dx7, and do not use anti-detection.

Done that also.. I will try to reinstall it and see if that helps... I've tried changing resolutions..doesnt really seem to matter what resolution its in if I click or alt tab to any window and click back, the window border goes away and it crashes to desktrop :/...

doesnt work for me either ...same probs

Same problem here. In fact, it's been there for months. No idea why it takes so long to fix the problem!

I'm sure it makes it difficult to develop a fix for something they are not experiencing. My guess would be something regarding the video card. What kind of video card do you have? Have you checked the manufacturers website for new drivers? Are you running DirectX 9.0c?

i had this same issue to and its not Graphics card related because i still have the same graphics card

its windows related because the only thing i change was the fact that i needed to format my computer cause of a raid crash...next thing i know it was working...format windows and re-install from a black drive that might fix it it did mine...

Is it just me, or when i tab back to the game.. my controller doesn't repond anymore..
is there any way to get azizal windower working instead of the internal xu windower? when i alt-tab with his.. my controller still works..

Is anyone else having this problem?

Yes it is a known bug.

Ok, here is my problem. I cannot get the windowed mode to draw with borders so that I can move it around.

With or without checking Dialog. I've updated all drivers, directx, windows updates(XP home), etc to latest. Hardware cursor is enabled. All Plugins enabled. I've tried about every combination of the Optional Settings also, and the windowed mode always loads with NO border.

Also I noticed have no access to the ctrl-ins functions in game either.

Here is the Log with only Window+Dialog checked:

12/01/04 05:20:01 PM Registered XUnleashed Controls...
12/01/04 05:20:01 PM Registered XUnleashed IPPacketSniffer......
12/01/04 05:20:01 PM Registered XUScriptHelper...
12/01/04 05:20:01 PM XUnleashed Client: Click Play to begin...
12/01/04 05:20:14 PM XUnleashed Client: Connecting to XUnleashed...
12/01/04 05:20:14 PM XUnleashed Client: Authenticating User...
12/01/04 05:20:15 PM XUnleashed Client: Connected. . .
12/01/04 05:20:15 PM Using Standard Hooking. . .
12/01/04 05:20:15 PM XUnleashed Client: Launching. . .
12/01/04 05:20:16 PM Found Target Process: pol.exe
12/01/04 05:20:16 PM Initializing COM Objects. . .
12/01/04 05:20:22 PM FOUND: DirectInputDevice8::CreateDevice()
12/01/04 05:21:23 PM FOUND: Direct3DCreate8
12/01/04 05:21:23 PM Starting Services. . .
12/01/04 05:21:23 PM ------->FOUND A StandardSERVICE: XUnleashed Windows Input Service
12/01/04 05:21:23 PM CXUWinInput::Initialize()
12/01/04 05:21:23 PM ------->FOUND A StandardSERVICE: XUnleashed TCP/IP Packet Sniffer
12/01/04 05:21:23 PM CPacketSniffer::Initialize()
12/01/04 05:21:23 PM Starting the 3rd Party Services...
12/01/04 05:21:23 PM Starting Plugins. . .
12/01/04 05:21:23 PM ------->FOUND A STANDARD Plugin: XUnleashed V2 Triggers
12/01/04 05:21:23 PM Loading Window Schema. . .
12/01/04 05:21:23 PM ------->FOUND A STANDARD Plugin: XUnleashed V2 Macros
12/01/04 05:21:23 PM Loading Window Schema. . .
12/01/04 05:21:23 PM ------->FOUND A STANDARD Plugin: XUnleashed V2 Scripts
12/01/04 05:21:23 PM Loading Window Schema. . .
12/01/04 05:21:24 PM Force Windowed Mode ON
12/01/04 05:21:24 PM Force Borderless Windowed Mode ON
12/01/04 05:21:24 PM Attempting to lock onto Client. . .
12/01/04 05:21:24 PM FOUND: Direct3D8::CreateDevice()
12/01/04 05:21:24 PM FOUND: DirectInputDevice8::CreateDevice()
12/01/04 05:21:24 PM DIERR_INVALIDPARAM
12/01/04 05:21:24 PM DIERR_INVALIDPARAM
12/01/04 05:21:24 PM FOUND: Direct3DDevice8::Present
12/01/04 05:21:24 PM Initializing DX8 BackBuffers...

windowed is BUGGED. The ONLY thing that works atm is windowed + dialog

Its been quite some time now... Will this be ever fixed? This was the main reason I got X. I really would like to drag my window around again.

It will not be for a while probably. Since windowed mode is working, the ability to move it is not high priority atm.