Bings Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 I installed GTA IV and applied patch 1.0.4.0. Unfortunately, the game crashes all the time. Sometimes I can start the first mission and play for about a minute, sometimes it already freezes while loading the first mission. The game also freezes when trying to do a benchmark test. I then reinstalled the game and tried to play it without applying any patch. It didn’t work. I tried patch 1.0.3.0, but it didn’t make things better. My specs: - Intel Core 2 Duo E6750 - Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3 (rev 1.0), latest BIOS F14 - 4 GB RAM - 512 MB ATI Radeon HD 4850 (latest drivers: Catalyst 9.8) - Windows XP Prof. SP3 (with latest updates) I also installed the latest drivers available on http://www.gigabyte.de/. Does anybody have an idea, why I can’t get the game to work? I’ve tried it for hours. What else could I try? Bings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blood_hound Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 have you tried -memrestrict? only reason why it happens: - 512 MB ATI Radeon HD 4850 (latest drivers: Catalyst 9.8) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Girish Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 I have the same graphic card and same drivers. This should not be happening. Try the -memrestrict command as suggested in the pinned topic. If you're using any other commandlines, get rid of them. Also, defragging your hard drive would be a good idea. Also, try deleting all files from the Settings folder. More info here. As a last stop measure, try running the game with Xliveless. Let us know if it helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bings Posted August 23, 2009 Author Share Posted August 23, 2009 Thanks. I tried -memrestrict, but then the game already crashed while starting. But I'm gonna try it again. By the way, I don't think that the only reason ist my HD 4850. I installed a Radeon X1950XT (Catalyst 9.3) and had the same problem. Also, try deleting all files from the Settings folder. More info here. As a last stop measure, try running the game with Xliveless. I'm gonna try that. Thanks! Bings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bings Posted August 23, 2009 Author Share Posted August 23, 2009 I tried everything you suggested. But the problem still occurs. Since Thursday I've tried to get this f*cking game to work. Driver updates, bios update, commandline.txt etc... nothing actually helped. Damn! Any ideas? Bings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bings Posted May 6, 2010 Author Share Posted May 6, 2010 Sorry for pushing the thread. But I finally solved the problem. It may be interesting that it had nothing to do with GTA IV itself. The crashes/freezers were caused by the service "ati smart" which comes with the ATI display drivers. I disabled the service and now everything works fine for me. Bings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkey82 Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 Nice find, never did like those extra services. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarjaxle Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 where would that happen to be located cause i cant seem to find it since i have an ati card. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkey82 Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 You should find it on the services list. Open command prompt, enter "services.msc", find ATI smart on the list, double click the entry and set startup type to disabled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jarjaxle Posted May 6, 2010 Share Posted May 6, 2010 damn appears i dont have such a thing hoping i did thinking it might be a solution oh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bings Posted May 6, 2010 Author Share Posted May 6, 2010 Maybe you have installed the ATI display driver only? I guess ATI SMART comes with the CCC package. Bings Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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