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Title: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Aimzz on December 18, 2012, 07:58:37 pm
Hello, I tried to launch SA-MP and connect to Argonath today, once I tried to connect it launched single player instead, I have tried to re-install it, I have tried to change the directory of GTA, I have tried making a new user account on my PC and run it from there, I have tried to downgrade it, I have tried to debug it but it is still the same, what am I doing wrong and does anyone know how to fix this? And yes I have tried to run it as admin as well..
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Brian on December 18, 2012, 08:01:20 pm
You need another GTA_sa.exe just search for 'GTa_sa.exe working with SA:MP'
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Emre on December 18, 2012, 08:42:37 pm
Admin, Compatibility mode (hope I spelt that one right), reinstallation to make sure SA:MP and GTA:SA are both on the very same folder from the beginning, removal of modifications. All tried ?
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Teddy on December 18, 2012, 08:51:21 pm
Just type in "STATEOFEMERGENCY" and "FOOOXFT". Will give everyone a gun and create riot mode, close enough aye?  :evil:

On a serious note.

Make sure you do not have GTA SA already running (check task manager). Keep in mind, you may not have it running intentionally, but it might have not entirely closed down last time. Just double check that.

Make sure you are using the proper version of GTA SA, v1.0 and non-steam.

Should this continue to be an issue, check out a file in your GTA installation called 'samp_debug.exe' click, launch debug. Does this work properly?
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: MrTrane on December 18, 2012, 08:59:37 pm
Go to your GTASA User Files directory, delete gta_sa.set from there (back it up somewhere else if you need it) and try to connect again.
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Mashgash on December 18, 2012, 09:19:59 pm
Sounds like SAMP isn't installed in the correct folder.

Re-install SAMP in the correct folder (there you have installed GTA SA).
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Aimzz on December 19, 2012, 07:02:47 pm
You need another GTA_sa.exe just search for 'GTa_sa.exe working with SA:MP'
Tried several exe files, none worked

Admin, Compatibility mode (hope I spelt that one right), reinstallation to make sure SA:MP and GTA:SA are both on the very same folder from the beginning, removal of modifications. All tried ?
Tried them all, it did not work

Just type in "STATEOFEMERGENCY" and "FOOOXFT". Will give everyone a gun and create riot mode, close enough aye?  :evil:

On a serious note.

Make sure you do not have GTA SA already running (check task manager). Keep in mind, you may not have it running intentionally, but it might have not entirely closed down last time. Just double check that.

Make sure you are using the proper version of GTA SA, v1.0 and non-steam.

Should this continue to be an issue, check out a file in your GTA installation called 'samp_debug.exe' click, launch debug. Does this work properly?

Tried it aswell, did not work. I also ran the samp debug, once I tried to launch it, it gave me a message that said "Initialization failed, please reinstall" and then it aborted.

Go to your GTASA User Files directory, delete gta_sa.set from there (back it up somewhere else if you need it) and try to connect again.


Tried that aswell, did not work.

Sounds like SAMP isn't installed in the correct folder.

Re-install SAMP in the correct folder (there you have installed GTA SA).

Checked everything, everything is in its normal position

To make it clear I have not touched a single file since I played last time (long time ago) and it just stopped working for no reason at all. I dont know if it may help in solving this but my PC is running Windows 7 64-bit version
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: MrTrane on December 19, 2012, 08:09:59 pm
It sounds like firewall is blocking it, check your firewall settings (perhaps antivirus too if you are using a custom one) and make sure SA-MP and gta_sa are allowed on the exception list.
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Aimzz on December 19, 2012, 11:10:42 pm
It sounds like firewall is blocking it, check your firewall settings (perhaps antivirus too if you are using a custom one) and make sure SA-MP and gta_sa are allowed on the exception list.
Tried that, tried adding it and removing it several times but no changes.

Only thing which is left to do is to format my PC, but I wont do that for this game.
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Shejken on December 19, 2012, 11:14:23 pm
Rename GTA SA folder to example GTA San Andreas1 and browse the folder when you run SAMP again.
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Aimzz on December 20, 2012, 03:21:20 pm
Rename GTA SA folder to example GTA San Andreas1 and browse the folder when you run SAMP again.

Attempted to do that, still get the same result, it changes the theme of windows 7 to basic, loads for 20 seconds and starts single player.

Before it just took like 1-5 seconds to start it, without it having to change the theme of windows 7.
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Stiven on December 20, 2012, 03:22:52 pm
Aimzz did you run your GTA SA as an administrator man?
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Aimzz on December 20, 2012, 03:36:48 pm
Aimzz did you run your GTA SA as an administrator man?

And yes I have tried to run it as admin as well..
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Devin on December 20, 2012, 03:41:15 pm
Try run single player once, save the game then try open SAMP again and see what happens.
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Brian on December 20, 2012, 03:42:44 pm
Try run single player once, save the game then try open IVMP again and see what happens.

SA:MP*

Ye, that can also work I had this problem once too.
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Stiven on December 20, 2012, 03:43:16 pm
This problems happens to me once, I did change something in the properties.
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Devin on December 20, 2012, 05:26:48 pm
My bad my bad, so used to helping people with IV:MP bugs.  :lol:
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Aimzz on December 20, 2012, 06:24:31 pm
Try run single player once, save the game then try open SAMP again and see what happens.
Tried it, and did not work, damn this is really frustrating
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Devin on December 20, 2012, 08:21:22 pm
Perhaps you have a bad .exe file, I have had the issue before but I can't remember what caused it.
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Lincoln. on December 20, 2012, 08:25:22 pm
Try moving the folder in which you have installed it to the desktop.
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Aca on December 20, 2012, 08:36:20 pm
Download new crack and then reinstall samp.

Peace.
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Rusty on December 20, 2012, 09:01:01 pm
Rename your "GTA San Andreas" folder to "GTA San Andreas 2" and makes sure SA:MP it directed to the location in the setting's.
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: McGarrett on December 20, 2012, 11:59:09 pm
I had the same problem before. If what Rusty said did not work, you should try to uninstall SA-MP and install GTA San Andreas into a different folder, then installing SA-MP.
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Devin on December 21, 2012, 12:14:53 am
True that, I moved my GTA San Andreas folder itself to "Program Files" instead of "Rockstar Games" folder and that solved it.
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Aimzz on December 21, 2012, 03:33:00 pm
I tried switching it to another folder, I tried changing name, I tried uninstalling samp before moving the folder, none of them worked
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: McGarrett on December 21, 2012, 04:00:14 pm
I tried switching it to another folder, I tried changing name, I tried uninstalling samp before moving the folder, none of them worked

1. Go to your current GTA San Andreas folder and uninstall SA-MP from there.
2. Go to control panel, uninstall a program and find GTA San Andreas and uninstall GTA San Andreas.
3. Put your disk in and out and install GTA San Andreas to a different folder. (For example, C:\GTA SA)
4. Install SA-MP. SAMP will find the GTA SA folder automatically.
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Rusty on December 21, 2012, 07:58:15 pm
If singleplayer loads for me changing the folder name usually works 98% of the time. 
The other 2% is because I have AVG's Firewall running and it stops it from loading up SA:MP.

Try posting on the Official SA:MP forum or look there for support, someone might have the same issue and had posted a fix.
Title: Re: SAMP Launches Single Player
Post by: Jellyfish on December 21, 2012, 08:08:43 pm
Add it to the exception list on your firewall. If that doesn't work, uninstall SAMP and GTA:SA, after that, run a registry cleaner to remove everything, also manually remove all related files. After that, install GTA:SA in a different partition, and then install SAMP in the correct folder, set compatibility mode, and hope to god that it works.
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