Please ensure you are following all steps in Client Installation
*** note: Alternate bootloaders are not supported by Supernova Staff. Please use xiloader ***
Download the xiloader.exe file located here
- Place xiloader.exe in your POL folder (usually C:\Program Files(x86)\PlayOnline\SquareEnix\PlayOnlineViewer)
Set pol.exe and xiloader.exe to run as administrator by right-clicking on them and going Properties, opening the Compatibility tab and clicking the Run as Administrator checkbox at the bottom of the window.
Download and install Windower
- NOTE: WINDOWER WILL INSTALL INTO WHATEVER DIRECTORY YOU PLACE THE DOWNLOADED EXECUTABLE FROM.
- Start Windower after installation.
The main Windower screen should look like this:

- Create a profile, highlight your new profile, and click on the pencil icon to adjust your desired settings.
- Click the pin icon to create a desktop shortcut
- Exit Windower
- Navigate to your Windower installation folder and edit the settings.xml file with notepad
- Note: If you have issues with your settings.xml file changes sticking, then copy the file elsewhere (like the Desktop), edit it there, and copy it back to the original location (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\Windower4).
- Add the following code to the section for the profile you created:
<args>--server login.supernovaffxi.com</args> <executable>xiloader.exe</executable>
See screenshot below for example, where the profile is named “Supernova test”:

- Launch Windower with your chosen profile
- The xiloader window will open, where you can log in and register a new account. To create a new account, enter 2 and hit enter, then enter your username and password and confirm your password.
- To log in, enter 1 and enter your username and password.
- If you want the program to remember your username and password, you can put them into the args section of the settings.xml file as below:
<args>--server login.supernovaffxi.com --user your_username --password your_password</args> <executable>xiloader.exe</executable>
Where your_username is your username and your_password is your password.
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