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[pro skilerzz]

i bought GTA 3 and i click on play icon and it keeps saying Grand Theft Auto 3 requires at least 12mb of available video memory

help me out please!

[Prometheus]

Did you buy the game retail version or digitally?
What are your PC specs?

[pro skilerzz]

QUOTE (PrometheusX @ Monday, Sep 17 2012, 16:07)

Did you buy the game retail version or digitally? What are your PC specs?

bought game in shop



System Information
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Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6000) (

System Manufacturer: Hewlett-Packard
System Model: HP Compaq dc7700 Small Form Factor

Processor: Intel® Core™2 CPU 6300 @ 1.86GHz (2 CPUs), ~1.9GHz
Memory: 2030MB RAM
Page File: 523MB used, 3762MB available

DirectX Version: DirectX 10

[Tycek]

Ways to solve it found overt the internet:

1. Try to run game on XP compatibility mode
2. Install older DirectX like 8.1
3. Turn off netmeeting if you're using such a program.
4. Change your desktop colors to 16-bit color.

[Prometheus]

Install GTA 3 Patch 1.1 if it isn't, and make sure to update your GPU driver, from the HP website.

[pro skilerzz]

QUOTE (Tycek @ Monday, Sep 17 2012, 16:47)

Ways to solve it found overt the internet: 1. Try to run game on XP compatibility mode 2. Install older DirectX like 8.1 3. Turn off netmeeting if you're using such a program. 4. Change your desktop colors to 16-bit color.

did but stil dont work man=/

[Prometheus]

QUOTE (pro skilerzz @ Monday, Sep 17 2012, 17:05)

QUOTE (Tycek @ Monday, Sep 17 2012, 16:47) Ways to solve it found overt the internet: 1. Try to run game on XP compatibility mode 2. Install older DirectX like 8.1 3. Turn off netmeeting if you're using such a program. 4. Change your desktop colors to 16-bit color. did but stil dont work man=/

Have you tried my suggestions? it seems that this problem is caused from either no/outdated GPU driver, or a cracked game. As for the latter, just to check, does the game require Disk 2 to run?

[pro skilerzz]

QUOTE (PrometheusX @ Monday, Sep 17 2012, 16:49)

Install GTA 3 Patch 1.1 if it isn't, and make sure to update your GPU driver, from the HP website.

did all still dont work:( thanks anyway

[Th3MaN1]

What about DirectX 9?

[Prometheus]

QUOTE (pro skilerzz @ Monday, Sep 17 2012, 17:36)

QUOTE (PrometheusX @ Monday, Sep 17 2012, 16:49) Install GTA 3 Patch 1.1 if it isn't, and make sure to update your GPU driver, from the HP website. did all still dont work:( thanks anyway

Just to check, this error also occurs when the game is cracked. Does the game runs without the disk?

[Kristian.]

Can you run any other (3D) games? It looks like your video card driver is not installed.