Strange San Andreas Problem

[glenbo]

i just did a reinstall and the game does run from disc,just take a little while to start.
its definitly a problem with me adding a crack or using a mini image.
like i said it worked fine until 2 days ago,and now its just messed up litrally on its own.

i did have a problem with my soundblaster sound card when it first was released,then i switched to my ac'97 7.1 on board card,and it worked fine,despite what is said in the simular thread like this.

but as a test i reverted back to the soundblaster and still had the same issue.

so i dont believe it personally but do you think there is any substance behind what i read at thos gta forums about there being a auto update feature in san andreas for teh protection,that kills teh game unless you update?

as i updated anyway and no cracks or mini images,or self made mini images would do anything.