• GTA IV PC doesn't start.....
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Sorry if i posted in the wrong area, :derp: I downloaded the new update to GTA IV for PC today....it's a vanilla install...the game now does NOT start up, and i couldn't find a fix/solution anywhere. anybody have a fix or a solution? any and all help is always greatly appreciated! :)
I assume that by "vanilla" you mean not pirated, right?
Have you tried the obvious like restarting your computer or re-installing. If your worried about your save files or mods just copy paste somewhere and back again after installing
vanilla is a clean install, and a retail (non-steam) version. i have no mods and i have tried the obvious....i've searched high and low for a solution to only find dead ends...:saddowns:
Did the game work before you installed the new update? If so, get rid of the update and enjoy the game?
I had that problem and what you have to do is, 1. start steam in admin mode, then launch GTA, it should install yet another version of C++. If it still doesn't launch go into C:\Program Files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\grandtheftauto4 or w/e it is named and launch GTA4.exe in admin mode. and make sure rockstar gaming social is installed and you are logged in
[QUOTE=Java Llama;21954353]I had that problem and what you have to do is, 1. start steam in admin mode, then launch GTA, it should install yet another version of C++. If it still doesn't launch go into C:\Program Files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\grandtheftauto4 or w/e it is named and launch GTA4.exe in admin mode. and make sure rockstar gaming social is installed and you are logged in[/QUOTE] Rated bad reading. He has retail
Specs of computer?
im going to try a clean reinstall(again) and rollback to update 1.5. hopefully this will fix my problem....
But did it run before you updated. I'm not sure if you just bought it and you think the update broke it or if your computer can't handle it in the first place.
[QUOTE=Katarack122;21959171]im going to try a clean reinstall(again) and rollback to update 1.5. hopefully this will fix my problem....[/QUOTE] 1. What does it do when you run the program? 2. What program are you clicking (I think it needs to be LaunchGTAIV.exe)
[QUOTE=Unreliable;21962716]1. What does it do when you run the program? 2. What program are you clicking (I think it needs to be LaunchGTAIV.exe)[/QUOTE] Sorry, i've been typing while half asleep. OK. so, i have had the game about a week since it was released for PC. it has worked before, i uninstalled it to make room awhile back, then recently i updated my windows xp to 7-64bit ultimate. now the problem starts here. the shortcut on my desktop doesn't work (which im sure it leads to launchgtaiv.exe) and it looks like it starts up, but doesn't. that's really all that is happening..OH and the DRM bullshit is annoying(as always) too. and the computer does run it, i got it to run once before it didn't work all of a sudden :/
Is social club running? I think it needs to be running for gta4 to launch.
[QUOTE=raceingdemon;21963713]Is social club running? I think it needs to be running for gta4 to launch.[/QUOTE] Social Club is integrated into the game now, it's not separate.
[QUOTE=Katarack122;21963452]Sorry, i've been typing while half asleep. OK. so, i have had the game about a week since it was released for PC. it has worked before, i uninstalled it to make room awhile back, then recently i updated my windows xp to 7-64bit ultimate. now the problem starts here. the shortcut on my desktop doesn't work (which im sure it leads to launchgtaiv.exe) and it looks like it starts up, but doesn't. that's really all that is happening..OH and the DRM bullshit is annoying(as always) too. and the computer does run it, i got it to run once before it didn't work all of a sudden :/[/QUOTE] Well if you went from XP - 7 and you just copied all the files, you need to re-install it.
[QUOTE=robmaister12;21951906]I assume that by "vanilla" you mean not pirated, right?[/QUOTE] Vanilla means plain..
[QUOTE=playelite;21955043]Rated bad reading. He has retail[/QUOTE] no, your retarded, social club is part of steam download too, you sir get bad reading becasue you have no idea what the fuck your talking about. and its also not integrated into the game, it still launches before GTA launches
[QUOTE=Java Llama;21976163]no, your retarded, social club is part of steam download too, you sir get bad reading becasue you have no idea what the fuck your talking about. and its also not integrated into the game, it still launches before GTA launches[/QUOTE] Retail Version != Steam Version, they are completely and fundamentally different. Just like the original Sierra CD version of Half-Life and the Steam version of Half-Life, they're different from each other. OP, still try running it as an administrator, that solves 95% of the problems with games.
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