boriZko Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 (edited) Hello, I've just bought the GTA IV (37€ in Europe ) and tried to install it several times - no luck. I've got this error: (pic Says: Feature Transfer error (name of the error) Feature: Grand Theft Auto IV Component: File: Error: Catastrophic failure Specs: Windows XP Professional SP3 Intel E1200 processor GF7950GT 256MB 2GB DDR2 800MHz RAM 320+250GB HDD Anyway, enough to RUN or at least to INSTALL but no luck. What to do? Thanks. EDIT: Oh, it does that when it tries to install GTAIV\pc\audio\Sfx\cutscenes.rpf Edited December 4, 2008 by boriZko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grov1 Posted December 4, 2008 Share Posted December 4, 2008 I have the same error as well, though I have had it in two locations. One on disk one, at about 25% I'd say, and one on disk two, somewhere from 70-80% Is there anywhere people who bought the dvds can download the game or is it exclusive to steam? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boriZko Posted December 5, 2008 Author Share Posted December 5, 2008 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grov1 Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 (edited) I've found a possible fix to this problem. I won't say for sure that it works, but I'm testing this atm and witth update when I'm done. First I updated the firmware of my dvd player. After that I started my comp up in safe-mode(with internet) and swiched off the "read-only" on Documents. After that I started installing the game.(Still in safe-mode) If this doesn't work I'll wait for r* to come with a solution for our problem. EDIT: Didn't work for me at least. Edited December 5, 2008 by grov1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boriZko Posted December 6, 2008 Author Share Posted December 6, 2008 bump Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boriZko Posted December 7, 2008 Author Share Posted December 7, 2008 bump again I wonder when RG will fix this problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boriZko Posted December 8, 2008 Author Share Posted December 8, 2008 BU BU BU BU BUMPP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punny83 Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I've had this exact same problem. I even returned the game to EB for new CD's and I still get the error. Is your second corrupted file nj_03.img? I would really love to know what is going on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockstar Toronto Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Hey guys, The GTA IV discs are dual layer DVD's. Older DVD drives may be unable to read them. To test your drive, try copying the data from the DVD to your hard drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punny83 Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Hey guys, The GTA IV discs are dual layer DVD's. Older DVD drives may be unable to read them. To test your drive, try copying the data from the DVD to your hard drive. Thanks for the info. I'm using a Blu-Ray player as my main optical drive for my computer. Would this be the reason why it isn't working? It runs all my other games just fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punny83 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Hey guys, The GTA IV discs are dual layer DVD's. Older DVD drives may be unable to read them. To test your drive, try copying the data from the DVD to your hard drive. Thanks for the info. I'm using a Blu-Ray player as my main optical drive for my computer. Would this be the reason why it isn't working? It runs all my other games just fine. Everything copied over fine but I still get the same errors when I go to install it from the hard drive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorn Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 I've had this exact same problem. I even returned the game to EB for new CD's and I still get the error. Is your second corrupted file nj_03.img? I would really love to know what is going on. Yeah, I have the exact problem as well. And its on the file nj_03.img. Copying to my hard drive and installing causes same error. Any other tips, R*? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oc student Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Intel E1200 processor Could it be this? The minimum spec requirements ask of you to have a 1.83 GHZ dual core. And even with that running at less than desirable frame rates you have to ask yourself if you CPU which is clocked at 1.6 GHZ and is a Celeron?! can cut it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boriZko Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 I'm pretty sure I can ruc GTAIV because I can run both Crysis and Crysis warhead, CoD5 and other newer games. Even if I couldn't run it, I still should have been able to install it. If that would be the issue, I could clock it to 1.8 - 2.0 easily EDIT: Oh, and about the DVD DL... I tried to install it from my old DVD-RW drive (IDE) .. then I bought a new one (SATA2) and it doesn't work on either of them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorn Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 Same here. Also, I tried closing and disabling pretty much all of the background processes, restarted my computer, etc. Nada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jura91 Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 I have this sh*t too this seams to be a pretty common problem.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boriZko Posted December 9, 2008 Author Share Posted December 9, 2008 (edited) Format + Fresh Windows XP Professional Install + Every Windows XP Update (Including Service Pack 3) + Lates Graphic Drivers Install + Latest Sound Driver Install + Latest Motherboard Drivers Install .. Currently at about 90% Hope it will work but I'm pretty sure it will. Hope the game is worth the extra effort:) EDIT during typing: Installed + installing DX10 EDIT2: Done Edited December 9, 2008 by boriZko Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorn Posted December 9, 2008 Share Posted December 9, 2008 So?? Does it work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
punny83 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Format + Fresh Windows XP Professional Install + Every Windows XP Update (Including Service Pack 3) + Lates Graphic Drivers Install + Latest Sound Driver Install + Latest Motherboard Drivers Install .. Currently at about 90% Hope it will work but I'm pretty sure it will. Hope the game is worth the extra effort:)EDIT during typing: Installed + installing DX10 EDIT2: Done If I have to do all that garbage just to get a stupid game working forget it! You shouldn't have to re-install your entire OS just to be able to play a game. Retarded. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorn Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 That was exactly what i was thinking lol. games should be tailored to work on people's computers, not people's computers tailored to work for games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roflnova Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 (edited) (post removed) Forget about it, i'm scared that my solution here may attract some bad attention. Edited December 10, 2008 by Roflnova Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shorn Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 that just makes me want to know what you said more. oh, the suspense. want to pm me with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockstar Toronto Posted January 8, 2009 Share Posted January 8, 2009 There are two possible reasons why the catastrophic failure issue could be happening. 1) Your temporary file folder is full. To clean your temporary file folder Click Start, point to All Programs, point to Accessories, point to System Tools, and then click Disk Cleanup. Select the drive where your operating system files are located. Click OK Select Temporary files from the files to delete list and click OK. 2) The installation of GTAIV is failing due to a conflict with another application currently running on the system (Spyware/AntiVisus software). Installing the game in safe mode will prevent the conflicting application from affecting the install. To Install Grand Theft Auto IV in safe mode You should print these instructions before continuing. They will not be available after you shut your computer down in step 2. Click Start, click Shut Down, and then, in the drop-down list, click Shut down. In the Shut Down Windows dialog box, click Restart, and then click OK. When you see the message Please select the operating system to start, press F8. Use the arrow keys to highlight the Safe Mode with Networking option, and then press ENTER. If you have a dual-boot or multiple-boot system, choose the installation that you need to access using the arrow keys, and then press ENTER. Insert the GTAIV Disc 1 into the DVD drive and follow install instructions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puelocesar Posted March 15, 2009 Share Posted March 15, 2009 Sorry Rockstar, tryied all of these, and I'm still getting this "catastrophic failure". Will I have to reinstall my windows just to play this damn game?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blank_blank Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 I'm getting the same error, retail version. During install, it says CRC error since cutscenes.rpf is not the same with that in the cab file. I ignored the message and then encountered the nj_03.img error stating the same in disc2. I am unable to start the game, it crashes to desktop when i click on play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkey82 Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Have you tried what was outlined three posts above? Do you have enough room on your drives? Can you copy the files from both DVDs to some HDD folder? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blank_blank Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Yes, I still have 5GB left after installing GTA (while skipping the 2 files) and I can copy the whole DVD content to harddisk without issues. Does this make my copy a bad one? it seems to be a common problem though, and a bit too coincidental that we all have the "defective" file/s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikt Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 NO, it's just that your computer is too stuffed up to be compatible with things again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blank_blank Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 do you even know what you're saying, much less what i'm saying? CRC errors are not the result of computers not having enough space or not passing the requirements or not being compatible with anything mind you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikt Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 No, i don't know what i'm saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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