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[Romeo]

Okay, all these problems are making me f**king sick.

I got my PC back, after paying £100 to get it fixed, I try to install GTA:SA and try to play it.

I double click the icon, and it looks like it is loading for around 5 seconds and nothing happens...

Any help?

[John_McColl]

is it GTA:SA or SA:MP thats not working ??

[Devin]

Are you on Vista or Windows 7?? if so, Try run it in a compatibility mode like "Windows 2000" or "Windows 98"
If that isnt the issue, try this

Delete the "gta_sa.set" which you can find at
My Documents >> GTA San Andreas Userfiles   

[Romeo]

Are you on Vista or Windows 7?? if so, Try run it in a compatibility mode like "Windows 2000" or "Windows 98"
If that isnt the issue, try this

Delete the "gta_sa.set" which you can find at
My Documents >> GTA San Andreas Userfiles   

Windows Vista Ultimate. I did step one, didnt work.

Looked for "gta_sa.set" and it is non existant on my pc.

[Devin]

oh crap ye, you havent run GTA yet so no set files will be there...
Does Single player work??
Did you install GTA SA off the DVD or w/e..

What it seems like is SAMP is corrupt somehow, try re-download and re-install SAMP and see what happens,
  ive had an issue like this before, only after deleting GTA SA and SAMP then reinstalling fixed it for me..

[Gerrie = Banned (Daco)]

Best option so far buddy, remove the whole previous San Andreas so is SA:MP (Even program files etc..) and re-install from the DVD, after that just re-install SA:MP and post results back. (Detailed please.)

[Romeo]

I did that, twice. No improvement.

[Devin]

I did that, twice. No improvement.

thats fked up.. so does the screen flash a bit and then nothing?

Have you set SAMP and GTA SA to run on the same compatibility setting aswell...

[Romeo]

GTA SA doesnt even work directly after install, I only get the loading disk for 5secs then nothing.

[Devin]

Ahh youre fked then, try downloading the latest crack / no dvd crack you can get for GTA SA and see what happens... sometimes if your .exe someone is a bit damaged it doesnt run 

[Romeo]

I downloaded an .exe to replace it
I got an .exe from Klaus over MSN
I downloaded a no-disc crack ASWELL, no luck.

They are all not working.

Fucking hate Vista, Microsoft should be shot for this monstrosity.

[Devin]

I dont have anymore time to spend on this tonight, but are you sure your Graphics drivers are upto date and working etc, check all your drivers.

I will check tomorrow afternoon if i have time to check what could be causing this.

[Romeo]

I dont have anymore time to spend on this tonight, but are you sure your Graphics drivers are upto date and working etc, check all your drivers.

I will check tomorrow afternoon if i have time to check what could be causing this.

I really appreciate your help.

I just want to play SAMP. Its not fucking fair.

[Wash]

Haha..

Go to Rockstar games folder.

Right click SA:MP icon, properties, compatibility tab - set to Windows Server (whatever one it is).

Do the same for the GTA:SA exe.

[Devin]

Haha..

Go to Rockstar games folder.

Right click SA:MP icon, properties, compatibility tab - set to Windows Server (whatever one it is).

Do the same for the GTA:SA exe.

posting before reading the posts, eh?

Are you on Vista or Windows 7?? if so, Try run it in a compatibility mode like "Windows 2000" or "Windows 98"
If that isnt the issue..... 

Have you set SAMP and GTA SA to run on the same compatibility setting aswell...