FF14 does not start after hitting the Play button

Just built a new PC yesterday and I was excited to play ARR on it (I play on PS3 now). Downloaded it from Steam, and I can get all the way through the update process and to the green 'Play' button in the launcher. When I click it, the launcher goes away but nothing else happens.

Here is the system information from the config screen:



-=-=-=-=-=-=- FFXIV Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-

MyDocument C:\Users\Billy\Documents
ProxyEnable 0
ProxyServer unspecified
ProxyOverride unspecified


-=-=-=-=-=-=- System Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-

SYSTEM_OS Windows 8.1 Pro N 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9600.winblue_gdr.140221-1952)
SYSTEM_CPU AMD FX(tm)-6300 Six-Core Processor (6 CPUs), ~3.5GHz
SYSTEM_CORE_NUM SYSTEM_CORE_LOGIC 6 SYSTEM_CORE_PHYSICS 3
SYSTEM_BIOS BIOS Date: 04/07/14 17:25:35 Ver: 04.06.05
SYSTEM_LANGUAGE English (Regional Setting: English)
SYSTEM_MEMORY 8091.508MB
SYSTEM_VIRTUAL_MEMORY 2047.875MB
SYSTEM_PAGE_FILE 10011.508MB
SYSTEM_STORAGE C:\ SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 931.169GB SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 887.591GB
SYSTEM_DIRECTX_VERSION DirectX 11
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS AMD Radeon HD 7700 Series
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DEVICE \\.\DISPLAY1
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_CHIP AMD Radeon Graphics Processor (0x683D)
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_MAKER Advanced Micro Devices, Inc.
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VRAM 1006.047 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_SHARED_VRAM 3089.891 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DAC Internal DAC(400MHz)
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DISPLAY_MODE 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_VERSION 8.17.0010.1247
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_DATE 7/22/2014 12:04:16 AM
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_PIXEL_SHADER 3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VERTEX_TEXTURE SYSTEM_SUPPORT
SYSTEM_SOUND Speakers (2- High Definition Audio Device)
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_ID {A170D309-552E-4BB3-8DE0-51441A0D8D40}
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_NAME HdAudio.sys
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_VERSION 6.03.9600.16384
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE 8/22/2013 6:38:21 AM
SYSTEM_SOUND Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (2- High Definition Audio Device)
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_ID {3B25404A-DE1D-4B81-A757-A93D0FDBE205}
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_NAME HdAudio.sys
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_VERSION 6.03.9600.16384
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE 8/22/2013 6:38:21 AM
SYSTEM_SOUND Digital Audio (S/PDIF) (2- High Definition Audio Device)
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_ID {DC186EEB-0F91-4853-AF18-D911988CB1E7}
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_NAME HdAudio.sys
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_VERSION 6.03.9600.16384
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE 8/22/2013 6:38:21 AM
SYSTEM_INPUT {6F1D2B60-D5A0-11CF-BFC7444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Mouse
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 3 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 8 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {6F1D2B61-D5A0-11CF-BFC7444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Keyboard
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 128 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0


-=-=-=-=-=-=- Application Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-

FFXIVLauncher
DirectX
System32
AMD:CCC-AEMCapturingWindow


-=-=-=-=-=-=- Install Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-

Steam
FINAL FANTASY XIV: A Realm Reborn
Catalyst Control Center
CCC Help Turkish
CCC Help Chinese Traditional
Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x64) - 11.0.50727
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable - 10.0.30319
Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 Redistributable (x86) - 11.0.50727
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Java 7 Update 67
CCC Help Hungarian
CCC Help Italian
Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 x86 Minimum Runtime - 11.0.50727
AI Suite II
Java Auto Updater
CCC Help Russian
CCC Help Swedish
CCC Help Japanese
AMD Catalyst Control Center
CCC Help Spanish
CCC Help Norwegian
Mass Effect 2
CCC Help French
Catalyst Control Center InstallProxy
CCC Help Dutch
CCC Help Finnish
CCC Help Greek
Catalyst Control Center Localization All
CCC Help Chinese Standard
CCC Help Thai
NVIDIA PhysX
CCC Help German
Asmedia ASM104x USB 3.0 Host Controller Driver
CCC Help Korean
CCC Help Polish
CCC Help Czech
CCC Help Danish
Microsoft Visual C++ 2012 x86 Additional Runtime - 11.0.50727
CCC Help Portuguese
CCC Help English


-=-=-=-=-=-=- Proccess Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-

C:\Program Files (x86)\ASUS\AI Suite II\Remote GO!\AssistTools\WiFile\WiFileTransfer.exe 00000E50
C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Java\Java Update\jusched.exe 00000ED0
C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{E6931688-DA2B-4E16-8539-3D323D69C677}\AiChargerPlus.exe 00000DF4
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\bin\steamwebhelper.exe 00001200
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe 00001058
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn\boot\ffxivlauncher.exe 00000590
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn\boot\ffxivsysinfo.exe 000011E4

install the media foundation pack for windows 8.1

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Originally Posted by Squa11_Leonhart

install the media foundation pack for windows 8.1

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You're awesome, THANKS!

updated my reply to include the properly name/link.

Same problem but a different windows build so that media set wasn't applicable to me



-=-=-=-=-=-=- FFXIV Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-

MyDocument C:\Users\Maury\Documents
FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn C:\Program Files (x86)\SquareEnix
FINAL FANTASY XIV - A Realm Reborn Language 1 Region 2
ProxyEnable 0
ProxyServer unspecified
ProxyOverride unspecified


-=-=-=-=-=-=- System Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-

SYSTEM_OS Windows 8.1 64-bit (6.2, Build 9200) (9600.winblue_gdr.140330-1035)
SYSTEM_CPU Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-4710MQ CPU @ 2.50GHz (8 CPUs), ~2.5GHz
SYSTEM_CORE_NUM SYSTEM_CORE_LOGIC 8 SYSTEM_CORE_PHYSICS 4
SYSTEM_BIOS A13
SYSTEM_LANGUAGE English (Regional Setting: English)
SYSTEM_MEMORY 16265.023MB
SYSTEM_VIRTUAL_MEMORY 2047.875MB
SYSTEM_PAGE_FILE 18697.023MB
SYSTEM_STORAGE C:\ SYSTEM_HARDDISK_DRIVE SYSTEM_TOTALDISC_SPACE 921.979GB SYSTEM_FREEDISC_SPACE 763.836GB
SYSTEM_DIRECTX_VERSION DirectX 11
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS Intel(R) HD Graphics 4600
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DEVICE \\.\DISPLAY1
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_CHIP Intel(R) HD Graphics Family
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_MAKER Intel Corporation
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VRAM 3072.000 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_SHARED_VRAM 1023.938 MB
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DAC Internal
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DISPLAY_MODE 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) (60Hz)
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER igdumdim64.dll,igd10iumd64.dll,igd10iumd64.dll,igdumdim32,igd10iumd32,igd10iumd32
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_VERSION 10.18.0010.3496
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_DATE 3/7/2014 12:21:56 PM
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_PIXEL_SHADER 3.0
SYSTEM_GRAPHICS_VERTEX_TEXTURE SYSTEM_SUPPORT
SYSTEM_SOUND Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_ID {F130D4EC-EABA-417C-875B-C0514E407B65}
SYSTEM_SOUND_DEVICE_NAME RTKVHD64.sys
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_VERSION 6.00.0001.7055
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_LANGUAGE English
SYSTEM_SOUND_DRIVER_DATE 10/3/2013 1:37:02 AM
SYSTEM_INPUT {6F1D2B60-D5A0-11CF-BFC7444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Mouse
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 3 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 7 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {6F1D2B61-D5A0-11CF-BFC7444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Keyboard
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 128 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0
SYSTEM_INPUT {9594D7A0-2FC5-11E4-8003444553540000}
SYSTEM_INPUT_NAME Airplane Mode Switch
SYSTEM_INPUT_REMARKS SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_AXIS 0 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_BUTTON 1 SYSTEM_GAMEPAD_FOV 0


-=-=-=-=-=-=- Application Information -=-=-=-=-=-=-

FFXIVLauncher
FF14 does not start after hitting the Play button - Google Chrome
AMD:CCC-AEMCapturingWindow
Overwolf Quick Launcher
Downloads
TeamSpeak 3

try turning off teamspeak and the overwolf launcher and try again.

Tried that and still get the crash at startup :(

Can you list the running processes from the system information log.

Found out the problem, there was something wrong with ATI catalyst and the computer decided to delete all the drivers for the video card and work only with the CPU graphics which was not making FF14 happy at all. Was able to reinstall my real drivers and got it to work so now I am a happy camper :D

It was a bit harder to find this out as I am in no way used to finding stuff with Windows 8 (my desktop is win 7)

Ah,

hmm, the SE system information tool should be made to show uninstalled video adapter information then.