xiloader.exe has stopped working

[Zacoru]

Whenever I hit launch on Windower4, the launcher I'm using, the immediate command prompt looking thing logs in, connects, and everything's just peachy up to there.
Then it opens a solid black screen with red text in the upper left hand corner showing
>
>
>
>
>FFXI Windower
>Windower.net
And from there it lists addon and plugin programmers and contributors.

It is at this black screen the problem occurs.

The FFXI Title screen never appears, and after 5 to 10 seconds of sitting at this black screen (Where in multiple video tutorials the FFXI title screen appears) I get a notice box that says "xiloader.exe has stopped working."

I've followed multiple tutorials to the dot, uninstalled reinstalled, rechecked files and repaired them when necessary.

I have no idea what's causing it to crash, and if anyone has any ideas please let me know.

I am running Windows 8.1 if that helps at all. Any information that is needed I can provide.

Thank you in advance.

[kjLotus]

disable all of your windower addons/plugins

[Zacoru]

Thank you for the reply.

I have disabled all addons and plugins. Unless there is a button in Windower that says 'Disable addons and plugins' that I have missed, they are all turned off or not downloaded.

The issue remains the same.

[kjLotus]

what's the version of FFXI as reported in playonline check files?

[Zacoru]

PlayOnline Viewer is version 1.18.15e.

My Final Fantasy XI, as it appears in Play Online file check, is 'Ver.30150619_2'

Before the file check the version was '???'

[Belgaer]

Ugh. I'm having this same issue. Has this ever been resolved? Any work around? I'm on Windows 10.

[Belgaer]

I guess my issue is slightly different in that I never even get FFXI to start loading up. Basically, the console logs me into a server, and then as it's initiating, I just get a Windows error popup telling me xiloader.exe has stopped responding, which is then replaced with another popup telling me it has stopped working. I never get a black screen that should be the FFXI title page.

POL: 20110829_E (Vista version off the website)
FFXI: 30150910_3 (There is no "???" like the other guy mentioned)