[Llamaguy]

Hey guys,

Since I got sick of dealing with 5 FPS on GTA IV, I decided to install GTA SA again. Unfortunately, My OS and GTASA seem to not like each other. The game loads all the beginning movies, but when it gets to the legal screen, it fades, then pops up with an unhandled exception error. Any work-arounds or fixes to this problem? Strangely enough, some guy running Windows 7 on a netbook got it running just fine.

My specs if you need them

Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit (build 7100 RC)
Asus A8S-X
AMD Athlon x2 3800+ (2.1 ghz)
3 GB RAM
Nvidia 8800 GT 512mb

This post has been edited by Llamaguy on Monday, Jul 6 2009, 16:22

[Sniputer]

SA is not made for Seven.

[Llamaguy]

QUOTE (Sniputer @ Jul 6 2009, 16:22)

SA is not made for Seven.

There are reports of other people being able to run it on the exact same build that I have, which is the Release Candidate(7100).

[Girish]

Have you tried running the game in different compatibility modes, like Win 98 or Win XP SP2?

[SLAYERMAGGOT]

I haven't tried SA, but i've tried GTA 3 and Vice City on Windows 7 build 7260 and they worked perfectly, since all three games are using the same engine GTA San Andreas should run perfectly and is a lot newer. Just install DirectX (March 2009) and you can run the game on Windows 7. Also you can try the XP Compatibilty modus.

This post has been edited by SLAYERMAGGOT on Monday, Jul 6 2009, 16:32

[Llamaguy]

Okay, I'll try the redistributable. I did try the compatibility mode, but that didn't work either.


EDIT:

The DX package didn't change anything. Really strange how others got it working with no tweaks.

This post has been edited by Llamaguy on Monday, Jul 6 2009, 16:47

[lil weasel]

You said you'rre re-installing.

Are you sure that the game had been completely un-installed from before. especially the GTA_SA.set file.

Did you upgrade to Windows 7 since you were able to play it Last time.

and of course you do have the DVD in the drive when playing the game, and not using a no-cd program

This post has been edited by lil weasel on Monday, Jul 6 2009, 17:06

[Llamaguy]

QUOTE (lil weasel @ Jul 6 2009, 17:03)

You said you'rre re-installing. Are you sure that the game had been completely un-installed from before. especially the GTA_SA.set file. Did you upgrade to Windows 7 since you were able to play it Last time. and of course you do have the DVD in the drive when playing the game, and not using a no-cd program

I wasn't reinstalling, I just wanted to install it again. I had to do a complete format because of new builds getting released for Windows 7. I haven't tried GTASA on any other 7 installation, only XP, which ran fine(obviously). And yes, I do have the DVD in the drive.

[lil weasel]

As I understand it the GTA_SA.get file stores OS information when you exit a game/save.

If the OS has major changes that file will try to run with the old information and fail.

If you have a GTA_SA.get file in your San Andreas File Delete it. and Try agein. May need to reboot after deleteing it.

[Llamaguy]

Nope. That file isn't in the system prior to the install date.

[Llamaguy]

Any other ideas guys? You've been a great help so far.

[matanyehoshua1]

QUOTE (Llamaguy @ Jul 7 2009, 16:51)

Any other ideas guys? You've been a great help so far.

launch game using sannybuilder :
http://www.sannybuilder.com/files/SannyBuilder-v3.04.exe

hope this helped...

[Llamaguy]

what does this do?

[lil weasel]

Apparently it claims to:

http://www.sannybuilder.com/

Sanny Builder is a fast and powerful tool designed for the GTA 3D game series (GTA3, VC, SA; partially LCS and VCS).
It includes a decompiler, permitting the end-user to quickly decompile the MAIN.SCM file which contains game scripts. The compiler feature offers a convenient editor with a large number of useful functions such as; syntax highlighting, error checking, advanced search tools, player coordinates reading, fast movement through code and much more.

Sanny offers an advanced code syntax which is similar to existing programming languages. This syntax includes changeable classes, keywords and high-level statements. We recommend you continue reading and fully explore the help section to learn more about SB and its capabilities. We provide a wealth of information that will help you get started in mission coding. Now that you have discovered some of the possibilities.

Major features:
Support for all GTA 3D game series
Fast compiler
Convenient IDE with syntax highlighting
Detailed help including description and solutions for all run-time error messages

[Llamaguy]

Launching it with Sannybuilder didn't work. It did the same as before.

[matanyehoshua1]

QUOTE (Llamaguy @ Jul 8 2009, 15:07)

Launching it with Sannybuilder didn't work. It did the same as before.

Sannybuilder dosen't uses splash screens thats why

[4l3k54]

QUOTE (Llamaguy @ Jul 6 2009, 18:19)

Hey guys, Since I got sick of dealing with 5 FPS on GTA IV, I decided to install GTA SA again. Unfortunately, My OS and GTASA seem to not like each other. The game loads all the beginning movies, but when it gets to the legal screen, it fades, then pops up with an unhandled exception error. Any work-arounds or fixes to this problem? Strangely enough, some guy running Windows 7 on a netbook got it running just fine. My specs if you need them Windows 7 Ultimate 64 bit (build 7100 RC) Asus A8S-X AMD Athlon x2 3800+ (2.1 ghz) 3 GB RAM Nvidia 8800 GT 512mb

I am not an expert for Windows 7, but try to run it in compatibility mode, like Win 2000 or XP.

[Llamaguy]

QUOTE (matanyehoshua1 @ Jul 8 2009, 15:09)

QUOTE (Llamaguy @ Jul 8 2009, 15:07) Launching it with Sannybuilder didn't work. It did the same as before. Sannybuilder dosen't uses splash screens thats why

What it basically does when it crashes is that it gets past the graffiti movie, then it gets to the GTA SA screen with the trademark art where there's several pictures divided up. Then it just crashes.

[ObsessedWithGTA4]

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This post has been edited by ObsessedWithGTA4 on Wednesday, Jul 22 2009, 18:58