18 replies to this topic

[mahoneyj2]

When i click play gta it comes up with this message:

gta_sa.exe has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.


thers another post like this but he doesnt show how to solve, even tho he solved it.

heres a link to the other post :

http://www.thegtaplace.com/forums/index.ph...ta_sa\.exe

PLEASE HELP

[CroScorpion]

Well, I don't have enough info, but it is probably because of a crack.

[mahoneyj2]

yeah but my cd is legal not a crack - i dont have any cracks or mods and pc requirments r met


Anyone?
Bit of help
xD

Edited by mahoneyj2, 07 May 2007 - 06:50 PM.

[chris82]

Do you install any mods? If so, delete them and try to play again. If that doesn't work, uninstall GTA:SA and reinstall it.

[mahoneyj2]

Do you install any mods? If so, delete them and try to play again. If that doesn't work, uninstall GTA:SA and reinstall it.

I did install 1 mod but i deleted i have reinstalled sevral times now, the only thing that acheived was a waste of time
check the link i posted in the first post thers a screenshot of wat i got ther

[Jared]

yeah but my cd is legal not a crack - i dont have any cracks or mods and pc requirments r met


Anyone?
Bit of help
xD

Do you install any mods? If so, delete them and try to play again. If that doesn't work, uninstall GTA:SA and reinstall it.

He already said he didn't install any .

What are you running, Windows XP or Windows Vista?

[C.O.D]

If he isn't running a Vista, then what could be the problem?

Maybe his DVD got scratched before he installed or something.

[Jared]

If he isn't running a Vista, then what could be the problem?

No, but it would help in finding the problem.

[Dazza]

Ok, go out and hire a copy of the game from a store or something, try to play it...if that works then it must be the disk.

[Jared]

Ok, go out and hire a copy of the game from a store or something, try to play it...if that works then it must be the disk.

This is for PC, most places don't have PC games for hire. Not where I live anyway.

[Dazza]

Ya, Videoezy do...and some Blockbusters do. Or try GameTraders, there are heaps around here.

[C.O.D]

What about his other games/GTA games, any problem wit 'em?

[mahoneyj2]

no probs with other games and im on Xp not vista because i heard vista sucks lol

ok ill go try rent a new SA ill reply if works, if not then ill reply anyway xD

Ty guys

[GiiBz]

Could it be the graphics card? I had this prob, I played for about 1 month then suddenly it gave up and i had to get a new one

[mahoneyj2]

Could it be the graphics card? I had this prob, I played for about 1 month then suddenly it gave up and i had to get a new one

K i got a gd geforce now i install on saturday
Also i played gta2 it sed same message but i lowered screen resolution and it worked?
maybe its my screen size?
ty

[GiiBz]

no problemo!
Just ask me if you need some help on anything else
(or if i can't help you ask Gerard)

[Ste]

Hi,

I've only recently purchased the game and was getting the same error message. I deleted Windows Security Update KB917422 from the Add/Remove programs list (within Control Panel), and the game now runs perfectly.

Hope this may be of some help.

Ste.

[Huckleberry Pie]

What service pack do you have in your XP install? An early version of XP (prior to Service Pack 1; the version released circa 2001-2002) would be crapshoot for your GTA: SA game, since R* recommends upgrading to Service Pack 2. Here's the link for the SP2 upgrade if you like: http://www.softwarep...dows/xpsp2.html. Here's how:

Look for the My Computer icon; it can be located either on your desktop or the Start menu (depending on your rig's configuration). Right-click it, and then click on Properties.



You will see some lines of text in there, that tell you about your Windows version, the guys who made the PC for you (if present), and as I said earlier, the Service packs installed.

The Vista version may look similar to this (this was taken from the Beta build, it may differ from the retail versions):



A messed up registry may also cause problems, since the San Andreas executable may involve reading/writing stuff to the registry. If you have another PC at home, try reproducing the problem. If SA works on the second rig, then your PC might have some problems, or doesn't meet the game's requrements, like video card memory too low, or something like that. You can buy a decent card for a reasonable price.

[johnsonboy23]

hi.

my opinion for u is that ur gta san Andreas shows this problem because while installing it some files are shown corrupted especially/mostly two files

1: ...models/(gta_int.img or gta 3.img or both)
2: ...streams/beats.

and the main and only cause of this problem is that ur cd/dvd is scratched..!!

So i recommend u that u buy a new cd without any scratch.


good luck