I have always had this problem with GTA:SA , please read

[Proxan]

Ok, heres the deal when I have played SA for a while and then quit. I cant start the game again if I dont reboot.
I need to crash ingame to relog or reboot. The problem is I cant shut down the process. I tried many other programs to shut down the gta_sa.exe process without success. I have tried to reinstall , ive tried the most of the things actually.



So now im asking you guys , what is the damn problem?

[Gillie_Da_Kid]

I think the problem is the GTASA.EXE are you using a Disc or a Crack? If Disc Private message I will help you on MSN.

[rJCaiG]

Try right clicking the process and clicking "Kill Process Tree" (probably won't help, but something could be hanging onto GTASA disallowing it from being closed.)

[Kitsune]

I had this before, my solution was the make a batch file which opens when you do a certain key combination such as CTRL+ALT+Q and here is the code you need to put into the batch file:

taskkill /f /fi "imagename eq gta-vc.exe"

It will work the same as doing end proccess in task manager, only it does it automatically so the fact that the screen is frozen will not be a problem.

When I didn't have that batch file, I did this:

Press WINDOWSBUTTON+R
Type cmd
Press ENTER
Type taskkill /f /fi "imagename eq gta-vc.exe"
Press ENTER

The entire time, the screen remained frozen while I pressed the according keys, but after finished (assuming you typed everything exactly without a single typo), it exits the crashed VC and no more frozen screen.

If you didn't know, to make a batch file open notepad, type the code, then save it as filename.bat and for the key combination, you can make a shortcut to the file, then in the shortcut properties there is an option here you can choose it to run when you do a certain key combination. However, from previous experience, the hotkey will only work if you place the shortcut on the desktop or in certain other locations which I do not remember.

This may work, just change gta-vc.exe to gta_sa.exe.

[Proxan]

Well , process tree didnt work.

And Ghosts idea didnt work either. It says "Succesfully shutdown gta_sa.exe process blabla" But its still there,

Well I have no idea whats the problem is guess I have to keep rebooting .

[Samaron]

Download a new or a cracked Exe file and replace your old one.

[Vince]

What if you use a disc? have the same problem except gta_sa.exe has stopped running and it wont let me start the game again if i minimize (sometimes) and sometimes when I crash without rebooting :poke:

[Proxan]

Im not using a disc , and actually I think I havent try to change .exe file , could someone upload one that you know 100% works.

And Vince as I was saying if I get error message that will say I crash then I dont need to relog. Because then the whole .exe file crash. So I guess if it doesnt work to change exe file I have to find a program that crashes files ^^

[Vince]

Hmm yeah its odd because ill crash and it will become with all the large icons and larger resolution and i can log back into SAMP but sometimes it will go back to normal resolution (like it is literally atm) and wont let me log on. now i have to reboot / re log windows (re log only if i lucky!!)

[Gillie_Da_Kid]

Plingolas Pm if you need more help with this.

[stof]

[REMOVED] infected file
Stof stop posting this file this is second time that exe has a phishing trojan
Admin cDa   that's the link to download a crack...just click the download thing and then yeah you replace the file thats in the zip gta-sa.exe with the one you originally installed.

[cDa]

if u do need a no cd patch look on rgo homepage thers one that works (and its 1.0 version)

[stof]

sorry about the infected file cDa...didnt know omg thats the file i use :O

* stof puts the file on a USB

* stof gets a hammer and crushes the USB

Phew

[Vince]

What if you have the same problem except with the actual cd

Hmm yeah its odd because ill crash and it will become with all the large icons and larger resolution and i can log back into SAMP but sometimes it will go back to normal resolution (like it is literally atm) and wont let me run SAMP (opens black screen for 1 second then goes back to desktop). now i have to reboot / re log windows (re log only if i lucky!!)

[Proxan]

if u do need a no cd patch look on rgo homepage thers one that works (and its 1.0 version)

Could you send me the link in PM? I've tried many .exe files still doesnt works...