GTA: San Andreas - NoCD Problems

[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! )

-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!