Intro Not Playing

[41hc1]

I only hear audio when the rockstar logos and intro videos should be playing. The game works as it should besides that problem. I can still see the nvidia logo before the intro. I do not have a cracked version of the game. I have the version 2 cd. I did however downgrade to version 1, and have the things to do in San Andreas, and ENB mods.

[lil weasel]

Downgrading does not make your game a Version 1. It merely removed the programming that blocked the ability to Mod. For save game purposes you still have a V2 game.

Now, to your problem.

 

The San Andreas Forum is for UN-modded games.

As indicated in the banner.

What we recommend is to get rid of all Mods.

Play the game with a CLEAN install from your DVD.

And, play with the DVD in the Drive.

If you don't have a problem with game play you don't have a problem.

You may then install your mods ONE at a time playing the game to be sure it still works.

Then, you may install the next mod. Repeat.

When you get to the mod that screws the game don't use it OR go to the Modding Forums for help. Be careful to post in the correct Modding forum/topic, as they can get persnickety about that.

[Girish]

Were you able to see the videos before? If yes, then it's probably due to the mods that you have installed.

 

If not, then it might be a video codec related issue. Check if you can play the title videos in Windows Media Player. Go to "Rockstar Games\GTA San Andreas\movies\" and try to play the two video files in there.

[41hc1]

What we recommend is to get rid of all Mods.

Play the game with a CLEAN install from your DVD.

And, play with the DVD in the Drive.

If you don't have a problem with game play you don't have a problem.

You may then install your mods ONE at a time playing the game to be sure it still works.

Then, you may install the next mod. Repeat.

When you get to the mod that screws the game don't use it OR go to the Modding Forums for help. Be careful to post in the correct Modding forum/topic, as they can get persnickety about that.

The problem has nothing to do with the mods. I performed a clean install, and it is still doing the problem. The problem has something to do with my settings file. When I started the game for the first time, all intro/logos were there. After I configured my settings, I quit the game, then relaunched, and the intro/logos were not there, only audio. The intro/logos only play with the default settings.

[lil weasel]

If you have Vista OS then when you uninstall you also have Hidden Files to remove:

 

If you're on Vista, you'll need to 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.

 

To Unhide Folders:

START > User > Control Panel > Appearance and Personalization > Folder Options> Show Hidden files and Folders.

 

 

[41hc1]

 

If you're on Vista, you'll need to do this: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).

The only folder in VirtualStore is the Windows folder. I'm on Windows 7 if that makes a difference.

[Spider-Vice]

What we recommend is to get rid of all Mods.

Play the game with a CLEAN install from your DVD.

And, play with the DVD in the Drive.

If you don't have a problem with game play you don't have a problem.

You may then install your mods ONE at a time playing the game to be sure it still works.

Then, you may install the next mod. Repeat.

When you get to the mod that screws the game don't use it OR go to the Modding Forums for help. Be careful to post in the correct Modding forum/topic, as they can get persnickety about that.

The problem has nothing to do with the mods. I performed a clean install, and it is still doing the problem. The problem has something to do with my settings file. When I started the game for the first time, all intro/logos were there. After I configured my settings, I quit the game, then relaunched, and the intro/logos were not there, only audio. The intro/logos only play with the default settings.

It could have to do with ENB's dll injection, just try removing it temporarily and report back.

[41hc1]

 

What we recommend is to get rid of all Mods.

Play the game with a CLEAN install from your DVD.

And, play with the DVD in the Drive.

If you don't have a problem with game play you don't have a problem.

You may then install your mods ONE at a time playing the game to be sure it still works.

Then, you may install the next mod. Repeat.

When you get to the mod that screws the game don't use it OR go to the Modding Forums for help. Be careful to post in the correct Modding forum/topic, as they can get persnickety about that.

The problem has nothing to do with the mods. I performed a clean install, and it is still doing the problem. The problem has something to do with my settings file. When I started the game for the first time, all intro/logos were there. After I configured my settings, I quit the game, then relaunched, and the intro/logos were not there, only audio. The intro/logos only play with the default settings.

It could have to do with ENB's dll injection, just try removing it temporarily and report back.

I'm currently not playing with any mods, and the problem still continues.

[lil weasel]

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Recap.

So you have Win 7.

You are playing a clean install with the DVD in the Drive?

You currently have nothing installed to mod the game (including removal of the downgrade)?

Your Game DVD is an Original V2 (not a pirate copy)?

So what is your:

Video/Graphics card type + graphics memory

Your Sound Card.

Processor

RAM (random access memory)

 

[Spider-Vice]

Okay then I'm going to ask one thing did you make any changes to audio/video codecs lately? Like installing/uninstalling? But do the things above too.

[41hc1]

Problem solved. I simply had to turn off anti aliasing. Now I can see the intro/logos.

Edited August 5, 2012 by 41hc1

[imendezr]

Guys I finally found the solution! 
I was clueless why it only played sound but no video on the intros even though I had SilentPatch and some other widescreen fixes on my game, I even tried other windows compatibility modes when running the game and nothing worked... The problem is caused because you don't have a MPEG-2 video codec installed on your system and I suppose the game uses some kind of windows extension or program to run the videos in the game.
Even though I had the old reliable VLC Media Player, I opened by curiosity the intro videos with the windows default app and then I discovered that I was missing the codec on my system.
You can get it on the Microsoft store: https://www.microsoft.com/store/productId/9N95Q1ZZPMH4

I have Windows 11 btw, but I think other people have the same problem on Windows 10, so I think it should also work there.