MikeBoyd Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 As the title says, once I click play the box minimises its self but nothing seems to appear on the screen, what could this be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntmas Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 As the title says, once I click play the box minimises its self but nothing seems to appear on the screen, what could this be? Have ya tried rebooting , cause i had same problem and after rebooting it was solved Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBoyd Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 As the title says, once I click play the box minimises its self but nothing seems to appear on the screen, what could this be? Have ya tried rebooting , cause i had same problem and after rebooting it was solved I'll try that now and see if it works, ill install direct x 9 2008 first see if that helps also . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBoyd Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 Ive rebooted the system and i've still got the same problem that I had before, I click on the play button and nothing happens :S. Does anyone have any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntmas Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Ive rebooted the system and i've still got the same problem that I had before, I click on the play button and nothing happens :S.Does anyone have any ideas? when ya got the social club started, try starting gta by clicking on the LaunchGTAIV.exe in the gta 4 map Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBoyd Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 I have tried that, it's still not appering to be open, is there anything I should install with the game or something I shounldnt be running when im trying to start the game? :S/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntmas Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 I have tried that, it's still not appering to be open, is there anything I should install with the game or something I shounldnt be running when im trying to start the game? :S/ Well what are your pc specs and drivers ya have + what are ya running Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBoyd Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 Sorry here they are. I'm not sure they meet the requirements though. Im not sure about my drivers, i'm not all great with computers really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntmas Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Sorry here they are. I'm not sure they meet the requirements though. Im not sure about my drivers, i'm not all great with computers really. Your pc i deffinately good enough for gta 4 But does your windows has service pack 3? and is your video card driver thise one ? http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_181.20_whql.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBoyd Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 Im not sure about service pack 3, would I be able to get it, or is that a stupid question? And im not sure my video card driver, shoud I download it just incase anyway? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntmas Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Im not sure about service pack 3, would I be able to get it, or is that a stupid question? And im not sure my video card driver, shoud I download it just incase anyway? Thanks. normally service pack 3 comes in with auto updates in windows xp And yes this driver fixes some problems with gta 4 but im not sure if it fixes you problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBoyd Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 okay well I click on it to open the game and that, and nothing happens, youk now the blackbox thing you can get where you can put commands in, I think its called a command promp or something like that haha , well that just pops up and thats it really :S Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntmas Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 (edited) okay well I click on it to open the game and that, and nothing happens, youk now the blackbox thing you can get where you can put commands in, I think its called a command promp or something like that haha , well that just pops up and thats it really :S thats normal then you have to wait for a while and the game will start. (the blackbox has a title that ends on LaunchGTAIV.exe i gues) Edited January 21, 2009 by gruntmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBoyd Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 Seriously? Just have to wait a little while? I better restart my comp then ive done that about 7 times haha! I feel like a riight D*ckhead now! Sorry for wasteing your time man. If I'm still having problems like its not starting ill get in touch . Do you think I should install the patch that i've found also? http://www.rockstargames.com/support/IV/PC/patch/index.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntmas Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Seriously? Just have to wait a little while?I better restart my comp then ive done that about 7 times haha! I feel like a riight D*ckhead now! Sorry for wasteing your time man. If I'm still having problems like its not starting ill get in touch . Do you think I should install the patch that i've found also? http://www.rockstargames.com/support/IV/PC/patch/index.html That patch normally auto installs after ya signed in in windows live in gta 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBoyd Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 I'm still getting the same problem, when I press play nothing appers other then that little command box for like a milli second and then nothing appears after it, evan if I leave it a little while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntmas Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 (edited) I'm still getting the same problem, when I press play nothing appers other then that little command box for like a milli second and then nothing appears after it, evan if I leave it a little while. http://forums.gamesforwindows.com/p/839/6520.aspx , I think that is the solution to the problem Edited January 21, 2009 by gruntmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBoyd Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 Ill have a look now, its starting to annoy me. I just want to play the game haha . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntmas Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Ill have a look now, its starting to annoy me. I just want to play the game haha . i know how that feels like have a problem in gta 4 2 that i cant fix Called the ¨no textures problem¨ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBoyd Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 It seems that loads of people are having lots of problems with the game, would it not make more sence for them to just ask everyone to stop playing for about a month or two while they sort out all the problems and if they have a helpline that people can ring that would be so much easyer also don't you think? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntmas Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 It seems that loads of people are having lots of problems with the game, would it not make more sence for them to just ask everyone to stop playing for about a month or two while they sort out all the problems and if they have a helpline that people can ring that would be so much easyer also don't you think? yeah, I think they see this forum kinda like their helpline. but they really need to make another patch because they will lose lots players otherwise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBoyd Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 Piss's me off the fact that ive just got the game and there are problems that I carnt evan understand, would it be connected with my harddrive only have like 1 gb of memory left onit? I had to get a 40GB one after I had a majiour harddrive brake down, like I havnt been able to defragit and stuff, woulld that have anything to do with it atall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntmas Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Piss's me off the fact that ive just got the game and there are problems that I carnt evan understand, would it be connected with my harddrive only have like 1 gb of memory left onit?I had to get a 40GB one after I had a majiour harddrive brake down, like I havnt been able to defragit and stuff, woulld that have anything to do with it atall? Hmm that is maby a problem but i dont know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBoyd Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 Ahh okay, I think they should make like a problems softwear, where you download it and click run and it finds what the problem is with your game and tells you what it might be and where to get the stuff from or evan fix the problem it's self and send of the information to the people at rockstar for the simple reason to tell them the problems people are having. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntmas Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Ahh okay, I think they should make like a problems softwear, where you download it and click run and it finds what the problem is with your game and tells you what it might be and where to get the stuff from or evan fix the problem it's self and send of the information to the people at rockstar for the simple reason to tell them the problems people are having. yeah they should make that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBoyd Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 How long have you had the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gruntmas Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 How long have you had the game? after first installation i had all sorts of problems then i had that texture problem now i have it 3 days and still the damn texture problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBoyd Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 Thats stupid, i've found out that I do have sp3 but it still will not open, I personally think its the size of my harddrive I just need a bigger one so I can defrag it so its closer together, but it could be something so simple, im just not sure atall! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
logitechdog Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 you have 1g left on your hdd? then how do you defrag your hdd... I am going to probably laugh at the reply, you need at least 15% of your hdd free.... it probably is the reason it is not running.... 1g left on a hdd is not enough, your page file would be screwed if it needed to expand.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBoyd Posted January 21, 2009 Author Share Posted January 21, 2009 you have 1g left on your hdd? then how do you defrag your hdd... I am going to probably laugh at the reply, you need at least 15% of your hdd free....it probably is the reason it is not running.... 1g left on a hdd is not enough, your page file would be screwed if it needed to expand.. I know, which is what i've said. That I HAVNT defraged it. I just need to get rid of some stuff, but I don't know what to get rid of. I need like an external one to put all my crap on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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