GTA: San Andreas - NoCD Problems

[postaldudeleo]

I tried all the NO-CD version and all that happens is my game starts witht he black screen then suddenly shuts down and there is nothing, running in the backround nor the icon of the game in the bar. I'm confused. hoodlum crack don't work. :mad:

[tbaher]

Use you original CD then (for now)

[Grumpy]

@postaldudeleo
I'm confused. hoodlum crack don't work.
The Hoodlum crack does work! Just not for you obviously? ;)

[Whos_Ur_Paddy?]

did you download or is it original dvd you have

[BANJA]

Try with new graphic driver.

[princcce]

Game info from Hoodlum NFO:



Five years ago Carl Johnson escaped from the pressures of life in

Los Santos, San Andreas... a city tearing itself apart with gang

trouble, drugs and corruption. Where filmstars and millionaires do

their best to avoid the dealers and gangbangers.

Now, it's the early 90s. Carl's got to go home. His mother has been

murdered, his family has fallen apart and his childhood friends are all

heading towards disaster.

On his return to the neighborhood, a couple of corrupt cops frame him

for homicide. CJ is forced on a journey that takes him across the

entire state of San Andreas, to save his family and to take control

of the streets.

Liberty City. Vice City. Now San Andreas, a new chapter in the

legendary series.

[Mojoe]

Where can i get the hoodlum crack ? Thanks.

[TippeX]

heh now what was the point in pasting the nfo about the 'story' of the game, or was that for the people who have been living in a cave for the past 2 ish years? ;p

[Grumpy]

@Mojoe
You can get the Hoodlum crack from here (http://spacetarget.com/games/pc_gta_san_andreas.shtml). Its the last crack on the page. Scroll down the page to see it. ;)

[Pyr0]

gta san andreas crack can be found on gamecopyworld.com

edit: lol, grumpy you beat me to it :D

[postaldudeleo]

I have original DVD. I tried all the cracks and it does the same. Is anybody else gonna release another crack like maybe reloaded or ect.?

[ILLUMINATOR23]

I have original DVD. I tried all the cracks and it does the same. Is anybody else gonna release another crack like maybe reloaded or ect.?


100% your Problem has nothing to do with the NoCD Crack...

Update your Drivers ...clean your System..........

[postaldudeleo]

What drivers do i update? Video card or what. I got the latest mobo drivers and direct x 9.0 c. (I should know this :) ) and I got latest sound also. Anyway i'll try nvidias latest drivers.....

[JSemple3]

I downloaded the original crack from here (I have the full DVD version by the way original) and it works fine for me.

[postaldudeleo]

It didn't work! Help........ :confused:

I am out of ideas what to do. And the best part is that I overwrote the original exe with the crack and now I have to reinstall my game to play with cd.....

[Grumpy]

For those having problems with Hoodlums No-DVD crack, I dont know why you are having the problems as it appears to work fine for me!
But you 'can' create a working Backup of your original DVD!
'ILLUMINATOR23' has already posted how to make this working backup in another thread.
I followed his instructions and it worked fine for me!
This is what I did using a Pioneer 107D (with Nils 1.16 firmware hack) using the latest version of Alcohol 120%.

Open Alcohol 120, Go to 'Options' (to the left of the Alcohol screen) then 'General'.
In the 'Options' screen go to 'Data Type Setting'.
In this window choose 'Disc Type' as 'Securom *NEW (4.x/5.x)'
NOTE: Now for some reason when I go back to check these settings the Data Type is again on 'Audio'? When I re-checked the settings I again changed all the settings to what I have just mentioned above then left it!
Depending on your type of burner the read speed you choose may not make a difference as it depends on the burner as to what speed it will actually read at! The Pioneer will read at the 'Maximum' speed regardless of what I choose here!
'Tick' the checkbox for 'Data Position Measurement'. Then click 'OK'.
Dont worry about the Recording options for now.

Now choose 'Image Making Wizard' (at top left hand side of Alcohol Window).
Now with my Pioneer burner I cannot change any of the settings for a DVD! The speed is set at Maximum and I can not do anything to change it! So the read speed is not real important!
Choose 'Next'.
At the next screen choose the directory you want to save the file to.
Leaving it at the default will be ok.
Click 'Start'.
The Reading of the DVD will now start.

After the read has finished insert a blank DVD!
Then choose 'Image Burning Wizard'. (again at the left of the Alcohol Window.)
The Image you just created should be listed already, if not 'Browse' to the directory where you saved it and choose the image.
Choose 'Next'.
On this next screen choose a writing speed, I chose '4.0x (5540KB/Sec)'.
Tick the checkbox for 'Burn "RMPS" to recordable media'. Then click 'Start'

To play using the newly created Backup:
Open Alcohol and to the left of the screen choose 'Emulation'.
Now make sure you Tick the checkbox for 'RMPS (Recordable Media Physical Signature) Emulation'
Click 'Ok' and close Alcohol 120.
Insert your GTA-San Andreas Backup DVD, the Autorum Menu will start and you will be able to play!

Now hopefully this will help all those Noobies (as I have written this with plenty of Detail) and those who for some reason have troubles using a No-DVD crack!
Sure you will still have to use the DVD to play but a least its not your original DVD doing all the spinning in the Drive. ;)

[postaldudeleo]

Thanks, But that means I have to reinstall. Oh, and did I mention I don't have a dvd burner......

I am screwed completally unless deviance decides to make a no-cd. I think hoodlum didn't fully crack the game but just removed protection or something.

@ Grumpy, thanks anyways. If in a week there is no crack from another group, I might just buy a Nec 16x dual layer dvd / cd burner :) .

[dunham]

It's not "just you" who has the problem.

When I start the game, it crashes to reboot just when the intro begins.

I suspect my onboard AC 97 sound chip, since it gave me similar problems in GTA VC.

Unfortunately, S.A. doesn't let you configure the sound hardware (as VC did).

Still looking for a solution ...

P.S.: Yes, I bought the game.

[bjornmmcc]

Great. That's a very nice well-detailed post. I'm sure it will be a big help for lot's of people.

The only problem with using a backup DVD is that you are still shortening the life of your DVD-Drive.

I have a sneaking suspicion that people who are having problems with the crack are either not up to spec or their system is confabulated with too much mish-mash. I find that even if I'm very careful not to install too much junk I still like to do a clean install of Windows every few months. Save what I need to another hard drive, reformat my windows drive, install windows, make sure all drivers are up to date, turn off all unnecessary services (BlackViper.com is great for that), etc., etc. The added bonus of doing this is that it is a sure way to get rid of StarForce and other viruses.

Of course, this isn't for the faint of heart and I wouldn't do this unless you have read up and know what you are doing. Might I also suggest that once you get your Windows installation all set up the way you like it that you make a Ghost image so you don't have spend so much time tweaking after each clean install.

[dunham]

I solved the problem - at least for me.

The hoodlum crack on this site works (it's referenced by grumpy in a posting above).

I used an older one. Looking at the file date, I guess hoodlum released a new crack a few hours after they published the first, faulty one.

I whish they had version-numbered it, or at least mentioned something in the .nfo :(

[DABhand]

The original crack was just for english, the later release was also for multilanguage also.

/me shrugs :P

[dunham]

Sorry, problem still there - just crashes later in the intro.

[postaldudeleo]

I feel better now that I'm not the only one........

I was begining to think my computer is f_ _ked.

[Superwindhund]

hi,
i have a problem with the sound and wanted to know if there is someone with a similar one.
when i start the game, everything workd fine but when i start a "new game", there is no sound in the intro (where cj is getting caught). after the intro i have to ride the bike an the whole ingame sound works without problems, but when i get in the car and try to switch the radio channel, ther is no sound and also the user tracks didn't work.

can somebody tell me if you had the same problem or someone know why its not working?

thanks.
d.p

[postaldudeleo]

Thats a game bug. Gamespot said it happens. Reload/restart should fix it.

But this topic is mostly about the problems cracking the game.

[Joe Forster/STA]

dunham, while it is not necessarily related to GTA, I really recommend that you buy a sound card. Realtek's onboard AC'97 is not good for listening to music or to play games - actually, I have no idea what it really is good for! I'm sure you'll do much better with only a Sound Blaster PCI128 or Live!, if you don't have enough money for a better sound card.

[leezer3]

Just a thought from me, you both seem to be running relatively low-end integrated sound hardware. Try going into dxdiag and sticking your sound level whatsit :P down to basic or none, and see if this makes any difference. I have had to do this with a couple of games on the other PC (Lappy runs fine, & under minimum specs! :D )

-Leezer-

[bjornmmcc]

You can get a sound card for like $10 that's a thousand times better than onboard audio. Or you can splurge, and for the cost of a new game, get something that is really decent.

[dunham]

Joe, I just installed an Audigy from one of my older PCs - no more crashes.

It's not a hoodlum problem, but a Rockstar bug. They detect the AC97 as a SB EAX card. Happens with the original CD.

Anyway, the AC 97 worked fine with 95% of games. I'll keep the Audigy, though, for the remaining 5% :)

Thanks for the help!

[mitch101]

Using the no dvd but can't get the radio stations to play. I recall that this was also a problem with the vice city no cd which was solved by copying one of the cab files from the cd to the vice city root directory. Anyone know how to solve this one?

[postaldudeleo]

Joe, I just installed an Audigy from one of my older PCs - no more crashes.

It's not a hoodlum problem, but a Rockstar bug. They detect the AC97 as a SB EAX card. Happens with the original CD.

Anyway, the AC 97 worked fine with 95% of games. I'll keep the Audigy, though, for the remaining 5% :)

Thanks for the help!

So I should buy a second sound card and try it. I got a Audigy 2 ZS in my FX workstation.

[dunham]

Postal, if the game doesn't work with an Audigy 2, then I guess the soundcard isn't the reason. Before you get a new one, try setting the hardware acceleration to minimum (Run dxdiag, rider "sound").
If the game still crashes, it's unlikely that your Audigy is responsible.

[postaldudeleo]

The audigy 2 isn't in this comp. Its in my workstation comp which is nice and beefy for maya 6 rendering.

[Penkster]

A couple of my friends had the game crashing or not even starting because they had a joystick connected, not sure if that will help anyone but it's nice to know.

[devega]

i got the same problem :(

[MasterYoda34]

A bunch of my friends and I could not get the game to start. For some reason, reinstalling the game fixed it for all of us.

[tbaher]

I have an audigy 2 value and the game runs ok

[devega]

i reinstalled it few times, still wont run

[ILLUMINATOR23]

with my Audihy2 ZS everythink is working 100% fine..no Probs so far!

latest Drivers ?

[postaldudeleo]

I'm buying another audigy 2 zs. I can spend the 50 bucks as the game costs 55 :)

[Megaschwanz]

The Game doesn't start with Alcohol Virtual Devices. Turn them off. I use the official crack and got the german Retail version of gta (no download version) and it works fine with Leadtek 6800 GT AMD 3000+ 1024 MB Ram, Thrustmaster Joypad, onboard sound

[Machina]

I have Audigy 2 and I get lock ups all the time...

[Grumpy]

I have an Audigy 2 Platnium and I have no problems?

[XtremeX]

I have onboard sound & haven't had a single problem yet with the crack or with anything else. It's all run just as it should :)

[karlmueller]

I think I now whats the problem:

As you may know HOODLUM is a WAREZ Release-Group. They are releasing complete games not only cracks. The crack you can find on GCW is just ripped out of the HOODLUM Release. But the HOODLUM Release is an US-Version so the crack is also for the US Version (which of course only supports English and Spanish).

I think those wo have problems with the crack have got the EU Version (with German, French, Italian, English, Spanish language support) or the german version (the same as the EU Version but cutted). So its not a broken crack. The crack is simply incompatible with your version.

[leezer3]

WRONG!!!
I'm using the english crack with the UK release of GTA San Andreas. If you look earlier in the thread, the problem has been shown to be with a specific soundcard.
READ THE PRIOR POSTS!! :mad:

Sorry for that little outburst, but you must read the earlier posts :D

-Leezer-

[XtremeX]

I guess we can tell who bought it & who didnt :rolleyes:

[mpapad]

I think I now whats the problem:

As you may know HOODLUM is a WAREZ Release-Group. They are releasing complete games not only cracks. The crack you can find on GCW is just ripped out of the HOODLUM Release. But the HOODLUM Release is an US-Version so the crack is also for the US Version (which of course only supports English and Spanish).

I think those wo have problems with the crack have got the EU Version (with German, French, Italian, English, Spanish language support) or the german version (the same as the EU Version but cutted). So its not a broken crack. The crack is simply incompatible with your version.

I'm using the NO-CD crack with my EU version and don't have problems. There are two versions of the crack. One that says English and the other that says ALL. The second one is the one I use.

[mpapad]

I'm buying another audigy 2 zs. I can spend the 50 bucks as the game costs 55 :)

So... you didn't bought the game... :confused:

[DABhand]

Thats not what he said,

I think he said he has cash left after buying the game which is 50, and he may have 55+ left so he may buy the audigy 2.

Personally I woulda got a SB Live 24bit for less.

[postaldudeleo]

The game costed me 55 bucks in the store.
The audigy 2 zs is at a nice and cheap 50 bucks in some places. It was at 70 when I bought my computer last year so.......

[postaldudeleo]

I tried the Inspire crash fix version (on GCW) to no avail becaus eI don't get how to use it.

Can someone outline the instuctions most of all the one that says to edit the reg file that come with it.

[Joe Forster/STA]

Hi guys,

The Inspire crash fix is fine. If you don't know how to use it, read the NFO file! Happy gaming,

Joe

[postaldudeleo]

I tried it and it still crashed. Did I do something wrong?

my path to save games was C:\\GTA San Andreas User Files

I used the patch on the hoodlum exe it gave and my game still crashes on booting the game :(

[drownage]

I tried all the NO-CD version and all that happens is my game starts witht he black screen then suddenly shuts down and there is nothing, running in the backround nor the icon of the game in the bar. I'm confused. hoodlum crack don't work. :mad:

the crack works fine. Noobs should just buy the game if they dont know what they are doing. You bough ****ty Area 51 with SF3 even though it was cracked but you dont buy this?

[ash2dust2]

I tried it and it still crashed. Did I do something wrong?

my path to save games was C:\\GTA San Andreas User Files

I used the patch on the hoodlum exe it gave and my game still crashes on booting the game :(

Sounds like you should play the game without any cracks for a few days and post back the results.

[postaldudeleo]

What I'm doing :)

But I had to restart though because my save games died :mad:

Oh and @ drownage, I did buy the game. Please die. Thanks :D

[Joe Forster/STA]

@postaldudeleo: My GTA:SA savegame dir patch will appear on GCW soon. Try it!

[postaldudeleo]

OK cool

[tbaher]

the crack works fine. Noobs should just buy the game if they dont know what they are doing. You bough ****ty Area 51 with SF3 even though it was cracked but you dont buy this?

No, Sir. Noobs like you should read the forum rules.
Now I know you read them. Here's the kicker.

People should buy the game if they KNOW what they're doing. If they don't know what they're doing they will make a post like yours and get banned.

Of course I might be wrong in assuming that you do know what you're doing and, by your logic, did not buy the game.

[postaldudeleo]

This is what you do to stop crashes.

go to the cracked exe and right click

then properties and then compatibility. Select windows 2k and click apply.

No more crashes! Thing though is that i can't save, no way to get it to save for some reason. When I try to save it tells me to check save game dir.

How do i remove the file path for inspire fix. I think that might be the Problem.

[XPTO]

Not really the same problem, but I've been playing my European edition with the "all languages" version of the no-dvd exe posted on the website, and everytime I enter the game it changes the refresh rate of my monitor from 85 to 60, and when I leave the game it keeps it at 60, and I have to manually change it everytime I leave the game.

Anyone has this problem? Anyway to fix this?

[Muji-FightR]

Anyway to fix this?
Maybe installing the newest drivers ???
For ATI it's the Catalyst 5.6 :confused: For Nvidia i don't know the exact version of the graphics drivers... :)

[XPTO]

Maybe installing the newest drivers ???
For ATI it's the Catalyst 5.6 :confused: For Nvidia i don't know the exact version of the graphics drivers... :)

I have everything up to date, so it isn't that.

[DABhand]

The game actually runs at 30fps, so hence the drop in refresh rate.

But apon leaving the game it should refresh back to original settings, I dont know why but there you go you must be jinxed.

[Probosk]

Hi guys,

The Inspire crash fix is fine. If you don't know how to use it, read the NFO file! Happy gaming,

Joe


Yes , but there's not a C:\\Documents and Settings\\Gtasasav on my machine...

I tried also to create it, but the result is the same...still crash! :mad:

[Joe Forster/STA]

Hi Probosk, please, be patient until my savegame dir patch is uploaded to GCW. Perhaps, it works better than the Inspire crash fix...? dunno...

[Probosk]

Hi Joe,
you are uploading your savegame dir on GCW??

So what's the problem for this game? i dont have understand what's the reason x this crash...

but this savegame could be shared on emule? :cool: :p :)

[Joe Forster/STA]

Hi Probosk,

You can read about the - probable - reason for the crash in another forum, whose link has been added to some of these threads. (Do some search.)

As for my savegame dir patch, it has been created independently of this crash problem: I simply don't like games puking their config files and savegames into my user's home directory (which I don't want to bother with) so I redirect those files to the game installation directory instead, by hacking the game a little bit.

[Probosk]

Ah ok...Joe

so we'll wait this "fix" ...


I wanna play but it's not possible for the moment...

If someone have solved this problem...

Give us more infos...

thx :(

[postaldudeleo]

I think your talking about www.gtaforums.com right? Well how do I access them,it seems they haver banned my IP. Why I have no clue as I myself never visited that site.

I click that it gives me error that I am forbidden and that my IP is on a list of IP's that they have banned.

[Probosk]

It's the same for me, but i never visited this site ... :confused:

[insanegaz]

hello i am haveing a bit of a problem with gtasa i have used the HOODLUM no-cd the game runs fine untill it starts to rain then i lose all sound except the sound of the rain :eek: lol and when i try to do the mission where you have to dance to get the sound system it crash's and also when i try to play basket ball or go into the night clubs to dance it crash's to :cool: i have got a sound blaster 5.1 live sound card all drivers are upto date as far as i no i have a 128mb geforce fx 5500 graphics card :mad: lol witch im useing omega drivers for xp pro service pack 2 512mb ram and a amd athlon 2800+ 2.1gb pro 80gb and 120gb hard drives 7200 8mb cach so should work ok :confused: anyone help??

[jarrod_100]

K i gotta problem with the game aswell

My problem is that my brother bought the game and installed it straight after he installed it he copied the game dir to my pc then after that finished i went and got the no-cd patch for it put it in and ran the game it started up and the screen was white untill it gets 2 the part where it dus the 2 things for rockstar games then it goes white again then it plays the little intro thing with the music and all after that it goes to a white screen again then it goes 2 the menu. Where the menu is meant 2 have words it dusnt i click on where the start button iz meant 2 b and it opens up 2 a black screen and then has music for bout 2 secs then it comes up with an error.

is there any way i can over come this??? id install the game with the dvd but i dont have a dvd drive and i dont got any money to buy 1
please help :D if u can. thanks

[Grumpy]

@Jarrod 100
Your problem is, you and your brother are breaking the law! You are not allowed to install a game 'you' do not own! Nor have you read these forums rules! You will very shortly be banned from these forums! Go and buy the game yourself!

[GLH]

@Jarrod 100
Your problem is, you and your brother are breaking the law! You are not allowed to install a game 'you' do not own! Nor have you read these forums rules! You will very shortly be banned from these forums! Go and buy the game yourself!Nothing more to say!!!

[noscript]

if you have problems running gta after driver or monitor upgrade try removing the *.set file in your gta user files directory :)

[frisk eucalyptus]

the GTA: San Andreas [ALL] No-CD/Fixed Image that can be found on GCW doesn't work with demon tools v3.47

[DABhand]

It does work, but you have to change settings or use Anti-Blaxx to get it to work.

[noscript]

it can't work coz it has no mdf so dt cannot mount ;)

[DABhand]

It doesnt?

Are we talking about the same image? :P

[DABhand]

Works for me, all you do is

Goto mount image, when selecting the image change the file types to all and mount the .mir image

it will work

[frisk eucalyptus]

Works for me, all you do is

Goto mount image, when selecting the image change the file types to all and mount the .mir image

it will work

I can mount the image with demon-tools with all emulation options enabled, but when I launch the game I get the "wrond disc inserted" error message.

So it would be great if you could say us what are your specific settings, or just tell us how to use Anti-Blaxx.

[DABhand]

Anti-Blaxx has numerous tutorials on its on site I do believe :)

[frisk eucalyptus]

Anti-Blaxx has numerous tutorials on its on site I do believe :)

ok, I've download it and read the (tiny) help file.
I've tried it with demon-tools 3.47 changing the default name for the scsi port and it didn't work.
I've tried it with latest alcohol 120% (v1.9.5b2802) and it didn't work too.

So, wft ?

PS : now i got a virtual cd which is permanently present after uninstall of all this softs and a reboot, so THANKS A LOT !!!

[DABhand]

Hey not my problem your too dumb to figure it out!

Instead of being sarcastic to me, seing as I cant be here 24/7 and type out lines of text to help everyone. I tried to help you get it running from your backup.

Now you can set Anti-Blaxx to not run on startup if you bothered to change settings.

Also You cant run the game with both Alcohol and Daemon Virtual drives on at same time.

Disable alcohol if you want, keep daemon running. When you mount the backup image, enable the emulation on daemon and close the program and keep all emulation running when asked to do so.

Now load up anti-blaxx, tell it what protection you want to use and point to the game exe and give the setting a name, then run the game via anti-blaxx.

It should run.

It is that easy.

Again dont start bawling and shouting at me for trying to help you. Not my fault you cant understand how to work it. Is that what you people do all the time, someone recommends something you fire it on and you go mad cause you cant work it? Did you even sit and try to work it out? No?

If this is all too much, there is a no-dvd on the GCW.

[frisk eucalyptus]

he you think I'm sarcastic ? Do you really know what that word means...

Your last answer was sarcastic... I'm not a newbie. I'm in the party for 10 years now. I've already done all you said before (and before you said it in your last answer !) as I wrote in my last post and the fact is : it doesn't work. That's all. I know there's a no-DVD, but I don't like no-DVD. And I confirm that now, with demon and alcohol and anti-blaxx uninstalled, there is still a virtual dvd-reader and I can't remove it (and now that's my problem n°1 !).

[Grumpy]

@frisk
Hmmm, I fail to see how Dabhand was sarcastic? Whereas your 'THANKS A LOT' comment was definately being sarcastic! The advice/help you were given was fair advice? It wasnt sarcasm?
Re-install which ever program created the virtual drive, then you should be able to remove it, then if you want you can uninstall the program again if you dont really want it.

[frisk eucalyptus]

Re-install which ever program created the virtual drive, then you should be able to remove it, then if you want you can uninstall the program again if you dont really want it.

Allready done, but it doesn't work. The virtual drive name is "Generic..." so I think it's the demon-tools one.

And you were right finally, last DABhand answer wasn't sarcastic, it was arrogant and insulting.

[Grumpy]

@frisk
?? You have lost me?? :confused: Cant please everyone all the time! :rolleyes:

[TippeX]

generic can also be alcohol, not surprising cos it and daemon tools are close, and you say when mounted in alcohol you got the 'wrong disk inserted' message and not the emulation detected msg?, i'd also suggest that you and dabhand stop the pissing contest as its really achieving nothing for either of you

[frisk eucalyptus]

generic can also be alcohol, not surprising cos it and daemon tools are close, and you say when mounted in alcohol you got the 'wrong disk inserted' message and not the emulation detected msg?

No, alcohol virtual drive default name is AXV CD/DVD-ROM.
Anyway, I finally managed to remove it.
And yes, the error message is "wrong disc inserted", not "emulation detected".
(I'm using the french DVD version of GTA SA).

[DABhand]

Allready done, but it doesn't work. The virtual drive name is "Generic..." so I think it's the demon-tools one.

And you were right finally, last DABhand answer wasn't sarcastic, it was arrogant and insulting.

You reap what you sow.

I offered advice you took the anti-blaxx option, I didnt bend your arm backwards to install it.

Besides I have not had any problems installing and uninstalling anti-blaxx.

Therefore it must be something else.

You were sarcastic with your THANKS A LOT, which made me respond the way I did.

I even went as far as offered more advice, if you think thats insulting then more fool you.

[G-Dorion]

I've been reading through all the posts in this thread but couldn't find an answere to my question. If there is one it would be very kind of you to tell me where to look. thx.
I got the german version of Gta SA and I am using the Hoodlum crack for ALL.
It's been working completely fine for a week. (No problems at all) yesterday eve I played (mission where u gotta save sweet under the brigde and where u are then taken by Tenpenny and u gotta destroy some evidence and take photos of it. First time u can get out of Los Santos I think). I went to grove street and saved, quit the game n watched some dvd on my pc. Today I wanted to start the game as I do always and it simply doesn't start. It seems as if it's trying to (that little sandclock of Windows appears for a short time) but doesn't do nething more. I've been trying all day to fix it without any results. (reboot, reinstalling the crack, so on n so on) might this "Crash fix patch" additional to the crack work?
I got no Idea, thx if u can help me
G-Dorion

[tbaher]

did you say you tried it without the crack and it still didnt work?

[Demondus]

I have a US version of GTA SA, used hoodlum crack and everything works great. I decided to install one of those adapter on my pc usb to use the ps2 controller. Well the game wouldn't start after that, I couldn't for the life of me figure out why, well after much hair pullings I just disconnect the usb ps2 controller and it started again....the problem can be reproduce everytime. Hope this info might help other peoples out.

[frisk eucalyptus]

You were sarcastic with your THANKS A LOT, which made me respond the way I did.

I even went as far as offered more advice, if you think thats insulting then more fool you.

I've read the board rules ( look at the 7th ) : No flaming or insulting other board members. I don't see "forbidden to be sarcastic" :D . Now when you say that "I'm too dumb" I think it's insulting, isn't it ? And I don't know what "fool" means exactly ( maybe because I'm too dumb ) but it sounds insulting too... I've read a lot of posts from you on this board, and what I saw is that you like when people get banned for breaking a rule so why don't you report this ?

And before I get banned ;) , I think there's a localization issue with the mini-image : it works with US version of GTA SA, not with the FRENCH one... as said before, I get a "wrong disc inserted" message, not an "emulation detected" message.

[TippeX]

frisk, back down, it looks like you are going out of your way to cause a fight, and if you want banned it probably will happen, its either that or a language barrier, but you are achieving nothing with your bitching

[G-Dorion]

@ tbaher
of course it works with org .exe and the org DVD, but I can't use the crack anymore!!!! Which I'd prefer!

[DABhand]

I've read the board rules ( look at the 7th ) : No flaming or insulting other board members. I don't see "forbidden to be sarcastic" :D . Now when you say that "I'm too dumb" I think it's insulting, isn't it ? And I don't know what "fool" means exactly ( maybe because I'm too dumb ) but it sounds insulting too... I've read a lot of posts from you on this board, and what I saw is that you like when people get banned for breaking a rule so why don't you report this ?

And before I get banned ;) , I think there's a localization issue with the mini-image : it works with US version of GTA SA, not with the FRENCH one... as said before, I get a "wrong disc inserted" message, not an "emulation detected" message.


I wouldnt have said that if not for your derogatory comment in the post before it.

As I said you reap what you sow.

[tbaher]

I've read the board rules ( look at the 7th ) : No flaming or insulting other board members. I don't see "forbidden to be sarcastic" :D . Now when you say that "I'm too dumb" I think it's insulting, isn't it ? And I don't know what "fool" means exactly ( maybe because I'm too dumb ) but it sounds insulting too... I've read a lot of posts from you on this board, and what I saw is that you like when people get banned for breaking a rule so why don't you report this ?

And before I get banned ;) , I think there's a localization issue with the mini-image : it works with US version of GTA SA, not with the FRENCH one... as said before, I get a "wrong disc inserted" message, not an "emulation detected" message.
what mini image?

[Grumpy]

@tbaher
There are 3 mini images available at GCW (http://m0001.gamecopyworld.com/games/pc_battlefield_2.shtml), or did you mean to say 'which' mini image? ;)

[tbaher]

I will have to admit ignorance on this one ;)

[QckSilverDragon]

ok this is my first time here but i read thru this thread trying to figure out my problem.

i have solved it. i found out that if u install the game from the dvd then try and crack it it wont work.

this is wut i did to fix it.

copy dvd onto the hard drive. (example D:\GTA SA\)

install from drive to location u like

rename gta sa.exe to gta sa.exebak(so u dont lose original)

extract cracked gta sa.exe into installed folder

and there u go. worked for me.

[askocz]

whats up fellas,
i bought the cd and was very happy with the game until my wife got P!$$ed off and scratched it up. ( I have a pic if anyone wants to see) Anyways, the game is installed on my system but it won't run without the cd. so i read thru the whole post and did what you guys suggested. After i replace the original GTA_SA.EXE file with hlm-gtasa.rar and try to run the game all that happens is a small DOS window opens up for about 1 second and than nothing happens. i wrote rockstar games to see if they could help me out but its been over a week and no reply. is there anything i could do or am i SOL.
thanks

[QckSilverDragon]

hopefully im wrong but u didnt just rename the .rar file did u.

u dont just rename the .rar file to .exe u have to extract the gta_sa.exe from within the .rar file

[defecapob]

Problema...
Tengo problemas al instalar la version de HOODLUM, he hecho lo siguiente..., escomprimi el archivo a una carpeta, monte la imagen, ejecute el intalardor, seleccione el instalador y cuando esta comenzando a instalar me surge el siguiente error... error de transferencia de componente. Componente: Disk 1. Grupo de archivos Disk 1 - Disk1 files(2). Archivo: G:\setup.isn. Error: error interno, aca les dejo una cap para q lo vean mejor. http://www.montevideofc.com.ar/espanol/problema.htm
He probado intalarlo con el anti-blaxx y m da el mismo problema, por favor alguien ayudemeeeeeee

[askocz]

hopefully im wrong but u didnt just rename the .rar file did u.

u dont just rename the .rar file to .exe u have to extract the gta_sa.exe from within the .rar file


how do i extract the gta_sa.exe from within the .rar file?

[QckSilverDragon]

how do i extract the gta_sa.exe from within the .rar file?
down load the trial version of winrar from
http://www.rarlabs.com/rar/wrar342.exe

install winrar.

this will let you open the rar file just as you would a zip file. then just rename the original gta_sa.exe file in the installed folder to gta_sa.exebak. now drag the file out of the rar file and drop it into the installed folder.

no have fun playing.

[askocz]

thanks guys, i just did what you said and it worked. i only went thru the begining credits and checked if my saved game was still there. i hopefuly i wont run into any problems. thanks a lot.

[Tango87]

Ok So I'm simply having the same issues as everyone else... My Original Game is no where to be found, we just moved and it got lost somewhere in the move. Fortunately I had copied all the files. So here is what I've done:

1. Installed the game
2. Mounted Crack image (.mir) from GCW to Virtual Drive using Alcohol 120
3. Replaced .exe file with GCW crack (I have tried all the .exe cracks that GCW has and none of them worked)
4. Did not work, uninstalled tried again
5. Repeat Step 4
6. Repeat Step 4

I did get lucky once when I used the all language .exe crack, I clicked the .exe and it looked like it was going to come up for 1 sec and then it dissappeared... So with the frustration I kept clicking it and for some reason the game came up! I was happy... I went to save the game after the first mission and the game crashed. I have no idea what to do so if you have any advice I would really appreciate it. I know it can work cause it always did with the disc. PLEASE GIVE ME SOME ADVICE!!!!

Also I have be reading all the.nfo files and trying to follow there directions to the best of my ability, a few confused me (like the savegame fix), but I'm pretty sure I did everything right.

System Specs:
AMD Athlon 2800+ 64 bit processor
768 MB of RAM
ATI Radeon 2600 Pro 256 MB
Soundblaster Audio Card
160 GB of HDD Space
I have a DVD Burner but it will not burn anything for some reason...

Thanks again

[Tango87]

Great Idea Grumpy. I didnt know you could do that. I'll do that from now on. So check it out. I went to teh properties of the .exe file and changed the windows format to Windows 2000 and it worked! BUT but but but... There is really no sound (voices) and after my first save my mouse would not move so I couldnt change the camera angle... any ideas?

[QckSilverDragon]

ok this is my first time here but i read thru this thread trying to figure out my problem.

i have solved it. i found out that if u install the game from the dvd then try and crack it it wont work.

this is wut i did to fix it.

copy dvd onto the hard drive. (example D:\GTA SA\)

install from drive to location u like

rename gta sa.exe to gta sa.exebak(so u dont lose original)

extract cracked gta sa.exe into installed folder

and there u go. worked for me.

try this and see if it works. u cant use the virtual drive. extract the files into a folder then instal from there. should work

[Tango87]

Yeah I still got the audio problems. I did exactly what you did.

[QckSilverDragon]

did u try doing a custom instal and make sure to install the extra audio files?

if not try that.

[Grumpy]

@Tango87
Great Idea Grumpy. I didnt know you could do that.
lol, your welcome, I actually posted that advice by mistake! I accidently opened up the first page of this post instead of the last, so I was actually answering the last post on the first page. lol
Therefore once I realized my error I deleted my post. It was only up for a coulple of seconds. Hmmm, now I wonder, do I leave people guessing as to what we are talking about? :D
The advice I gave was only about how I back up the original game files before overwriting them with the cracked ones. ;)

[Tango87]

Yeah we get confused sometimes grumpy. It still worked. I backup up my orig .exe file. I fixed the sound too!! Woo hoo! soemone earlier in this thread requested to go to run and enter "dxdiag" and change sound to basic and it worked! About time! I miss this game! Thanks guys! anyone else who has problems should cointact me I think Ive fgured it all out!

[Kaisifus]

Hey there, you guys must be getting real bored of whining noobs like me! Sorry.. but I have been having problems with SA (Aint that a suprise) and this is entirely down to the Nocd. Err.. I have the EU version I would guess from the readme languages.. and the fact i brought it in the EU (smart, huh?) But due to some unfortunate circumstances.. I now have a 4 year olds attempt at art on my GTA CD. As you can imagine, the disk does not work anymore, so I have tried the nocd option. Basically.. ive tried about.. 6 different ones, including the all languages one, and they all come up with the standard "GTA SA.exe has encountered an error and must now close" kinda vibe. The program does not even start.. I would be vaugly relieved if i even got a white screen or something. Please, I have these sodding nocd-cracks coming out my ass..

I have no DVD writer, so cant just make a fresh one. Is there some way prehaps i could use the virtual drive on Alcohol?

[QckSilverDragon]

you need an copy of the dvd. even if its just an image of it on ur computer. i havent been able to get the no-cd cracks to work unless you install from ur harddrive instead of the dvd. also the game can recognize if ur useing an imulator(virtual) drive. it wont let you use them. if u can get ahold of the dvd image then just instal from ur harddrive and then use the crack.

hope this helps in some way.

[tmlildude]

How Could u tel me wat to do guys i dl the gta sa and i clicked on it after instaled it stilll says plz insert the disc dl the crack frm HOOldum plz help me guyz

[QckSilverDragon]

ok this is my first time here but i read thru this thread trying to figure out my problem.

i have solved it. i found out that if u install the game from the dvd then try and crack it it wont work.

this is wut i did to fix it.

copy dvd onto the hard drive. (example D:\GTA SA\)

install from drive to location u like

rename gta sa.exe to gta sa.exebak(so u dont lose original)

extract cracked gta sa.exe into installed folder

and there u go. worked for me.

have u tried this?

[GLH]

How Could u tel me wat to do guys i dl the gta sa and i clicked on it after instaled it stilll says plz insert the disc dl the crack frm HOOldum plz help me guyzREAD THE FORUM RULES!!!

[cutwitajax]

hi all,i was having the same crash to desktop problem as other people,i tryed a lot of things to fix it patches etc but in the end i sorted it out by simply doing the following(cant take credit fould it on sum forum)
a) Make sure that your windows log-in account has a password, the change that you have to make doesn't allow a blank password to be entered.

b) Second click "gta_san.exe" (usually in Program Files > Rockstar Games) > "Run As" > "The following user"

c) Select the user you have a passoword for, type in password, press OK.

d) Log out (if you dont the game runs really slow for some reason)

5. Log back in and play the game!!
the game now works fine for me so hopfully it might sort yours out.

[SamFisher]

i'm using 1.0 multilanguage hoodlum crack for now.. it works fine
my original exe is backed up so when 1.1 will be cracked (maybe), i'll restore my orginal exe, patch game and use new crack...

[WardoggOne]

why not update and use your original disc? or judging by your post you don't have one. bye

[Muji-FightR]

This might be a little offtopic though, hope it doesn't really matter ;)
I finally finished GTA SA, but after i did the last mission (in which you have to follow bloody awful Tempenny), the game just crashs to desktop and Windoze tells me that gta_sa.exe encountered a stupid error...
is this because of the hoodlum crack ? i dont want to do the whole stupid level again just to see if, especially since i already uninstalled it.
Did anyone finish the game without that bug ? Even with the Hoodlum crack ?
My GTASA is 1.0, i didnt install any update...

[caki]

I finished it fine with the HLM crack, even tho it crashed sometimes on that helicopter mission, but thats about it.

[SamFisher]

why not update and use your original disc? or judging by your post you don't have one. bye
i have original cd and i can send a photo of it to u if u want... i just dont want to insert-eject my original cd... i BUY my games, dont download them...

[Joe Forster/STA]

@WardoggOne: Please, make no unfounded warez assumptions.

[nathan_p]

Had bought a copy of GTA SA recently. Loaded it onto laptop ok, but when I tried to run the game it came up with an error message saying "Original disk could not be found or authenticated", although it is in the drive! I thought it could be an error with the disk an exchanged it for another copy, but this has done exactly the same. Since then I have tried 2 No-Cd patches, I can get a bit further i.e. it loads the intro sequence but then when that has finished it just goes back to the desktop.

Any suggestions? :confused:

[BarryB]

Is your GFX card compatable with the game? Check what chipset your GFX card uses in your laptop then see if the game suports it.

[TippeX]

how would the chipset of his gfx card possibly matter when the message he gets is from the protection? (sounds like securom...)

[nathan_p]

What's securom?

Laptop spec is 3.06ghz Pentium 4 processor, 512mb ram, 64mb graphics card(not sure how you find out all details). This should meet minimum requirements

[Joe Forster/STA]

SecuROM is a copy protection system. Laptops - mostly because of their inferior integrated graphics cards - are not suitable for many games.

[nathan_p]

Not wanting to sound (too) thick, does that mean that the game isn't going to work on my laptop? Or is there a work around?

[Joe Forster/STA]

Yes, it means the game will probably not work. It always helps to read the (minimum) system requirements (prior to buying the game). Also, you can contact the publisher for help. No, there is no workaround: if the game's engine uses some special feature that your video card does not have, you cannot make the game work on that PC in any way...

[djchetan2007]

whatever You Can Download A Patch And enjoy to play the game ;)

[Joe Forster/STA]

@djchetan2007: The very same no-CD patch has been available on GCW for years. But did you know that the site, that you linked to, puts trojans into crack packages? Do you have a good virus scanner (such as NOD32) installed on your machine?

[elementalpro]

Hey guys, i got a different error,
I cant load the game at all,
i eventually did one day and i thought it was going to work, until i tried to click on Options and it didnt work, theres something wrong with the Mouse Settings because my mouse works normal on other programs, but doesnt in the actual GTA SA game.

I can select things with the Enter key, my cursor still moves around and everything but i cant select anything by clicking.

as i said,
my cursor works normally on all other programs that i have.


Please help, ive tried all cracks and saved the original so i dont lose it.
I load the game and it brings me straight back to desktop.

[[Psych]]

Sounds like a system issue. Perhaps graphics requirement or chipset incompatibility. Or maybe even a major spyware infection or virus. Certainly doesn't sound like the issue lies with the fix to me.