gta san andreas and service pack 2 problems
 

I installed gta san andreas on my system and it installed and started as it should , then later on i added a new hard disk and installed a fresh copy of windows xp with sp1.

after i installed all the driver updates etc i installed service pack 2 for windows xp.

i installed all my games again but GTA wont start , it loads a little and then comes back to the windows desktop screen without any message.

I have the latest drivers for all of my equipment in the pc , Dont know maybe gta does not run on systems with service pack 2 installed.

can u guys help. like i said i installed all the drivers and direct x 9.0c.

my specs are as follows.

Intel P-4 3.0e HT
2 GB DDR 400 RAM
200gb Sata
80gb Sata
80ga IDE
Sony dru-800-a DVD Writer
Sony DVD ROM
Sony Cd-Writer
MSI fx-6800 Ultra 256mb
Sound Blaster Audigy 2 Zs
Asus Tv Tuner
56k Intel Modem
400w PSU

I have service pack 2 installed and GTA SA runs fine. ;)

You did things the wrong way.

Install Service Pack 2 first then drivers, as Service Pack 2 when installed will overwrite any current drivers for cards etc

Yes thats true! ;)