nite613 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 No itunes here. I'm running steam version so can't try the disk eject thing. I've tried everything else but it still happens from time to time. Disabling my network adaptor didn't help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nillansan Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Is anyone on this thread running iTunes? If so can you report the version number you have installed? Thanks I am not running Itunes either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger1987 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 (edited) Same here, reinstalled, ejected the CD, reinstalled .NET framework 3.5, I don't have itunes and I don't use antivirus, disabled the networks adapters and... NOTHING Edited December 10, 2008 by Dagger1987 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumbafroguy Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I experience the forever load every time I try to play the game. Even playing with default graphics or enhanced graphics same thing. Also no AA is turned on through Nvidia console. The way I get the game to work every time is: - Close all background programs including anti-virus / firewall - Start Game, wait at the load screen about 20 - 30 seconds Weird part: I eject the GTA IV disc and the game loads immediately. I don't know if the game simply has problems with certain drives but I'm using a Plextor DVD/RW and a LiteOn DVD/RW. Windows XP SP3 All the crap I'm supposed to have installed from Micro$oft. Asus board with AMD 4200+ chip 7900GTX 512MB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jortaman Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 When I'm playing I get this black screen, and nothing happends. Just bought a new processor because I thought that caused the problem. But I still get this 'crash', tried everything I could. @Rockstar Toronto: Do you know what could caus this problem and/or if the patch will solve this problem. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockstar Toronto Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 We've seen a problem with certain versions of Quicktime / iTunes whereby certain computers would exhibit similar behavior to what's being described in this thread. Quicktime or iTunes doesn't necessarily need to be running at the time to cause the problem. By simply being installed on the machine they could be causing this issue. If anyone wants to try an experiment to see if it helps, there are 2 different things you can do. 1) If you already have either of these two software packages, you can try upgrading to the most recent version of them. We've found that although this doesn't eliminate the problem, in our test case it seems to have reduced the frequency of the problem. 2) If you're willing to try to remove both of these software packages, it may solve the problem. In our test case by removing both Quicktime and iTunes the problem went away. There is a chance that this may not be the issue that everyone is seeing on this thread, so I want to be clear that this may not fix everyones problem in this case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BierKoerier Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 (edited) I had the same problem. I set GTAIV.exe and launchGTAIV.exe to windows 2000 compatibility mode the problem is gone now. I also have iTunes and Quicktime installed System: Dell M1710 XP sp3 with framework 3.5 7900gtx 512 mb with 180.84 driver (http://laptopvideo2go.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=22137) Edited December 10, 2008 by BierKoerier Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jortaman Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 (edited) Thanks for your reply Rockstar Toronto, I really appreciate it. I'm now removing Quicktime and I check if it works. Edit: I'm going to check it right now. I do have 'Vtunes' installed, but I don't know what it is. Edit2: Wow, I'm not sure but I guess it worked. I played for 10 minutes without a crash, with lagg, but no crashes Edited December 10, 2008 by jortaman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChungaSarnies Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 (i accidentally posted this in the wrong forum earlier) Hi all, This has been mentioned a few times on these forums and elsewhere, but I can't get a solution to this problem. I load up the game and it gets stuck on a endless loading screen of the game's characters (after you hit 'start'). So far, I've tried: -reinstall -updated .net framework -updated to beta nvidia drivers -command line parameters; which i think I'm putting in correctly -'alt tab' shortcut, which actually doesn't work -more things i think I've forgotten about Specs: GTA 4 (Direct2Drive download) self-built pc - XP Home SP3 32bit, C2D E4500 @~2.75, 4GB DDR2, nvidia 8600GT 256mb DDR3 Another problem - when installing (both times) I got lots of 'CRC errors' about files not matching those in the .cab files in the installer. I just hit 'ignore' and hoped for the best. Any help would be much appreciated. I spent like 3 days downloading the file Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockstar Toronto Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Another problem - when installing (both times) I got lots of 'CRC errors' about files not matching those in the .cab files in the installer. I just hit 'ignore' and hoped for the best. It sounds like your game didn't download properly from D2D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChungaSarnies Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Another problem - when installing (both times) I got lots of 'CRC errors' about files not matching those in the .cab files in the installer. I just hit 'ignore' and hoped for the best. It sounds like your game didn't download properly from D2D. It sounds like your game didn't download properly from D2D. NOOOOO Another 3 days. Maybe the game will actually work by then though, huh? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nillansan Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 We've seen a problem with certain versions of Quicktime / iTunes whereby certain computers would exhibit similar behavior to what's being described in this thread. Quicktime or iTunes doesn't necessarily need to be running at the time to cause the problem. By simply being installed on the machine they could be causing this issue. If anyone wants to try an experiment to see if it helps, there are 2 different things you can do. 1) If you already have either of these two software packages, you can try upgrading to the most recent version of them. We've found that although this doesn't eliminate the problem, in our test case it seems to have reduced the frequency of the problem. 2) If you're willing to try to remove both of these software packages, it may solve the problem. In our test case by removing both Quicktime and iTunes the problem went away. There is a chance that this may not be the issue that everyone is seeing on this thread, so I want to be clear that this may not fix everyones problem in this case. I don't have Itunes nor Quicktime installed on my computer it's completely clean. I made a fresh install of Vista 64 Bit just for this game, I have only GTA 4 installed. All my drivers are up to date. Vista is up to date, and I am stilling running into this loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigplain Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 Removed itunes + quicktime and it made a difference Got as far as the black screen that says "loading/starting new game" then crash to windows. Any solutions to this? RETAIL version XP SP3 E6850 7900GTX 2GB ram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger1987 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 (edited) I uninstalled quicktime and realplayer (i never use it) and I never had Itunes I installed .Net Framework 3.5 SP1 and the same problem, but now instead of freezing, I can do Control+alt+del and then stop the process... (before I had to wait about 10 seconds so the computer recognize my keys and often I had to do a hard reset) .Net 2.5, 3.5 or 3.5 SP1 didn't make any difference for me I also have the newests nvidia drivers (the ones that rockstar recommends) Computer: Q6600 3,3Ghz Gforce 8800GTX 4x 1Gb 600 DDR2 Asus P5K Deluxe 2x 500Gb WesternDigital I done a registry clean, and the only time that it worked was the first time after I install, now, even If I reinstall and clean the folder, registry etc it don't works.... Any solution? Edited December 10, 2008 by Dagger1987 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodC Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I fixed this problem by inserting/ejecting my USB flash drive (empty). Try attaching it and then loading up the game. If it's already attached, try removing it when the load screen gets stuck. If you don't have a flash drive, try another USB device. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger1987 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I fixed this problem by inserting/ejecting my USB flash drive (empty). Try attaching it and then loading up the game. If it's already attached, try removing it when the load screen gets stuck. If you don't have a flash drive, try another USB device. Thanks a LOT!!! It worked Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodC Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 I fixed this problem by inserting/ejecting my USB flash drive (empty). Try attaching it and then loading up the game. If it's already attached, try removing it when the load screen gets stuck. If you don't have a flash drive, try another USB device. Thanks a LOT!!! It worked Nice! I'm not sure exactly why this works, but I don't really care. I am just glad IT WORKS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucas182 Posted December 10, 2008 Share Posted December 10, 2008 still doesnt work for me having the same problem. the game wont start. i tried the USB thing. didnt work. it just keeps loading forever and ever and ever and nothing.... and i just upgraded my pc yesterday so its brand new (even the MOBO) my specs: - Quad Q9550 - 4 Gigs of ram - EVGA 790i FTW - GeForce 8800 Ultra OC - Vista 64 bit ultimate SP1 no clue whats going on. PATCH it rockstar... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTESnowhawk Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I've been playing with few bugs since trying the USB stick trick, which seems to work 100% of the time when I'm stuck on the splash screens. I think it might help to note, that if I use the benchmark method, I usually get this result: http://www.gtaforums.com/index.php?showtopic=380726&hl= Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nillansan Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I fixed this problem by inserting/ejecting my USB flash drive (empty). Try attaching it and then loading up the game. If it's already attached, try removing it when the load screen gets stuck. If you don't have a flash drive, try another USB device. It didn't work for me, but thanks for the tip. Rockstar fix this please Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dumbafroguy Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I tried what R* Toronto advised about uninstalling or updating QuickTime or ITunes to resolve the forever load issue. IT WORKED! I uninstalled Quicktime and now no more forever load. It loads after about 5 - 10 sec. Thanks R* Toronto. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockstar Toronto Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 I'm glad it helped you out. Thanks for responding. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagger1987 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Damn, yesterday that trick of USB drive worked and today not Any other solution to try? And.. There's a command or a file to delete so the intro don't show those screens of copyright? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucas182 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 ok, so yesterday i felt like making sure that the game's loading wasnt just slow but indeed broken, so before i went to bed, i ran gta 4 and hit start. well, 1 hour, 35 minutes later, the game was still loading, without the music, but with the character slide show going on.... this reaaally needs to be fixed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nillansan Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 ok, so yesterday i felt like making sure that the game's loading wasnt just slow but indeed broken, so before i went to bed, i ran gta 4 and hit start. well, 1 hour, 35 minutes later, the game was still loading, without the music, but with the character slide show going on.... this reaaally needs to be fixed +1. I don't have Itunes nor Quicktime installed on my computer it's completely clean. I made a fresh install of Vista 64 Bit just for this game, I have only GTA 4 installed. All my drivers are up to date. Vista is up to date, and I am stilling running into this loop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RodC Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Damn, yesterday that trick of USB drive worked and today not Any other solution to try? And.. There's a command or a file to delete so the intro don't show those screens of copyright? Are you sure? It continues to work for me every day. I just leave the USB drive connected and when I get to the load screen I usually have to remove it. If it doesn't work by removing it, it usually works when I re-attach it. Just the USB activity seems to kick-start the game into loading. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockstar Toronto Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 If you get stuck on the load screens, can you try to bring up the GFWL dashboard by pressing the 'home' key on your keyboard. Please let us know what happens. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jortaman Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 It worked well but now I get crashes ingame again but no longer black screen but just freezed gaming screen, deleting Quicktime solved the previous problem, now I have a problem again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucas182 Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 If you get stuck on the load screens, can you try to bring up the GFWL dashboard by pressing the 'home' key on your keyboard. Please let us know what happens. Thanks. pressed home 300 times... the dashboard doesnt come out. also tried the USB trick again... put it in.. took it out.. put it in again... nothing good thing i just got prince of persia 2008 (running it max btw... 1900x1200 8xAA.. 30 fps.. trust me it looks better than gta, but thats a different issue).. so i got something to do while gta gets fixed... i set this thread to send me email notifications anyway, so ill know when to try something else and pause my prince of persia gameplay hehe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kelco Posted December 11, 2008 Share Posted December 11, 2008 Tried everything, but nothing seems to work for me, I hope this'll get fixed with the update... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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