[akshayar640]

Hi there,

I finally bought a new system which matches the requirements for GTA IV.

Intel i5 @2.5GHz
Nvidia GT630M 2GB
Windows 7 64bit

The game works fine except for one highly irritating issue. Whenever I press the movement controls ( w,a,s or d) the game freezes for like half a second. When I look around using the mouse, there is no problem. I looked into countless settings, updated the latest driver on Nvidia, changed screen resolution, reduced texture settings, disabled anti-aliasing etc etc etc. I googled for the problem but didn't find anyone having the issue eiher. Can you please guide me, anyone? I really love this game and this freezing thing is frustrating me so much.


Update: My PC now keeps showing an error-" GTA 4 has stopped working. Do you want to check online for a solution? " or something like that after about 15 minutes of play. It even freezes for some controls like kick(q), hit® etc which are done form the keyboard. The functions when pressed from my mouse work fine. In vehicle mode, to turn left or right, I have to use the arrow keys but if I use the 'a' or 'd' keys the game lags.


Regards,
Alton

[Brainsick]

Go to services -> disable windows event log, restart. done!

[akshayar640]

Brainsick,

I opened services using the "Run" command (services.msc) and tried stopping windows event log. It gave me the following error - "Windows could not stop the windows event log service on local computer. error5: Access is denied". Am I doing it the wrong way?

Thanks

[akshayar640]

Googled the cause and opened %SystemRoot%\System32\winevt\logs and gave full administrative rights to all users. Still I'm getting the same error. I would like to restart the Windows event log and give it a try since I'm out of options.

[Exxon]

Regarding Brainsick's suggestion, I believe you have to type in "msconfig" and go to services, then scroll all the way down and disable Windows Event Log.
I now see I've also disabled it

[akshayar640]

Great! GTA IV is now working fine. Thank you Brainsick and exxon. I really appreciate your help

@Brainsick- I'm a total noob. The way I restarted the service seems a bit funny now . . @Exxon - Thanks for making me understand:)

Now back to gaming- GTA style:) Bye guys:)