gta san andreas: how do I make it save?

[GLH]

You also can just reinstall the game from your original cd/dvd, to get the correct save directory.

[hairymable]

I had to reinstall the game about 3 times before it worked properly!


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[marius zebo]

and what happens if I apply the hot coffee v02 to the game?

Thanks,

Marius Zebo.

[Joe Forster/STA]

Hi marius zebo,

Yes, my savegame dir patch is a DOS software but it works under any Windows. If it doesn't work for you, please, start a DOS command line, navigate to the game installation directory, copy the patch there and start it there from the DOS command line. If you get an error message or something, please, quote it exactly. Good luck!

[marius zebo]

C:\PROGRA~1\ROCKST~\GTASAN~1\GTASA_SG.COM
C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\AUTOEXEC.NT.
The system file is not suitable for running MS-DOS and windows applications. CLick "Close" to terminate the program.

That's the error I get. I don't know what it means, if any of you do, please explain it to me. Thanks a lot

Marius Zebo

P.S. I'm realy ashamed to ask, but how do I navigate to the correct directory an d open the patch using the command line? ( I'm no advanced computer user, you see... )

[Grumpy]

@Marius
Go to this Microsoft page to read why you are getting that error.

BUT

An easier way for you to fix it is to go to this site and download the file in the 2nd post called 'XP_Fix.EXE by TRF Systems, Inc.' (There is a link to download the Xp_Fix.exe) It is at the bottom of the 'Quote' in the 2nd post written by 'Bobske'. Download the file and then just double click the file and it will automatically fix the error. You may have to restart your system once the fix has been done, I cant remember if you need to restart or not?

Then you should be ok to play your game without errors.

OR

Left click my name (The word 'Grumpy') and choose 'Send a Private message to Grumpy'. Send me your email address and I will email you the file that will fix your error. (I wrote this part when you were online but you went offline before reading it )

[Rod227]

Ok, so i downloaded 2 things, 1st this file : "GTA: San Andreas v1.0 [ALL] Crash Fix Patch" with the GTA_SA.EXE included, by Hoodlum then your GTA SA save dir patch Joe

So i patched the file with the crash fix patch then i patched the GTA_SA.exe again with the save dir patch, but i get a CRC error

Please help me

I tried saved dir patching first then crash patch but i get a CRC error too

[Joe Forster/STA]

Inspire's crash fix is actually also a relocation of the savegame dir. Originally, GTA:SA reads HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\Profile from the registry and puts its savegames into the GTA San Andreas User Files subdirectory of the directory this registry entry points to. If this registry entry is missing or points to a non-existing directory (?) then, apparently, the game crashes. With Inspire's crash fix, the registry entry HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Curre ntVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders\Gtasasav is used instead; the .reg file included in the package creates this registry entry. (Of course, if that directory doesn't exist - it's a common and, I think, very lame mistake to assume that everyone installs Windows onto drive C: - the game will continue to crash. )

On the other hand, my savegame dir patch relocates the savegame dir to the SAVEDATA subdirectory of the game's installation directory. Much simpler, period.

Conclusion: you don't need Inspire's fix, you need mine, and there's especially no point in trying to use both.