gta san andreas: how do I make it save?

[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.

[Rod227]

So, wich GTA_SA.exe i should use ?
If i understand, i just need to patch the GTA_SA.EXE file with your save dir patch and that's all ^^ ?
I'll can load a 100% game save without a crash of GTA_SA.exe ?

After applying your patch, it saves but i can't find my saves on my computer
I can't find a "SAVEDATA" directory in C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\GTA San Andreas\

PS : Sry, for the double post, & answer to my precedent post too please, ty

EDIT : So, i replaced again the GTA_SA.exe file by the one in the Inspire's pack, i created a "SAVEDATA" directory in "C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\GTA San Andreas", i d'idn't patch the GTA_SA.exe with Inspire's patch but with your save dir patch & that's all.

I started GTA SA, then i saw my gamesaves, i tried too load the 100% game save but gta_sa.exe crashed

[Joe Forster/STA]

My patch works on the multilanguage-fixed Hoodlum crack. You need to run the game with its working directory set to the game installation directory (see "Start in" on the Properties page of the icon) as the game is patched to use the ".\SAVEDATA" directory for savegames. (There's no need to pre-create that directory.)