SA doesn't load in Steam

[wicka_wicka]

I bought San Andreas from Steam a looong time ago and have been playing it fine since then. Then a couple of days ago I go to play and it just does not work. The window pops up saying "loading game" or whatever and then it goes away without actually loading the game. I see in my task manager that gta-sa.exe briefly opens and then closes. It does the same thing if I run the exe directly and not through Steam. I've deleted and reinstalled all the local game files to no avail.

[Girish]

Moved to Troubleshooting.

 

Delete the gta_sa.set file from the User Files folder, if you're on XP.

 

If you're on Vista, do this:

1) Uninstall SA.

2) Delete the installation folder if it still exists. (e.g. C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\GTA San Andreas).

3) Delete the Virtual Store copy of the installation folder too. The Appdata folder might be hidden. (e.g. C:\Users\???\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files\Rockstar Games\GTA San Andreas).

4) Delete the gta_sa.set file from your user files folder.

5) Reboot.

6) Reinstall SA.