[mkey82]

You're not the first person who had to use third party loaders on their original game copies.

I suggest you contact securom, at this point it costs you nothing. More people complain about their DRM, more likely (even though highly unlikely) it is their software will cause less issue later on. Just send them an email, a scan of your receipt and a link to this thread; title "A Securom induced introduction to piracy".

[Abadede]

I just sent an email to Securom with a copy of my game receipt email, a link to this thread, and help to get this game to load without a crack.

Hope to report back soon.


Also, I found a 'no DVD launchgtaiv.exe,' but the game refuses to load. The only file that gets this game to load is the magic 1xx1x.dll.

Hey PrometheusX, I tried to use SMAA but the game won't load with the files present; and will when their not. Through trial and error, I believe those files conflict with the crack & dll I use to get the game to load.

I tried the morphological filtering option on my Ati card, but it lags the game like hell.

I found, and tried iCEhancer 1.3, but it gives the game graphical glitches like flickering, and the lighting appears odd and is too bright.

Guys, unlike most of you, anti-aliasing is like a drug to me. I've found that I often have difficultly enjoying a game without it. I need this drug so I can shut up!

[PrometheusX]

I'm not sure, but try this one.

FXAA

[mkey82]

You can try using ENB, but it doesn't work that well on patch 7.

[Abadede]

Success at last! I finally got the drug I needed to play this game, and I got a working 'no DVD launchgtaiv.exe' so I don't need the crack with the magic dll anymore.

A successful update of directX 9 cleared my error issue with using FXAA. Initially, I tried to update DX9 a few days ago, but there was error during the update; I assumed it was 'cause it was already up to date.

With DX9 updated, I tried SMAA first; however, any 'improvement' found was negligible (yes, I set the injector to 'ultra high' or whatever it's called.). ENB, with patch 1.0.4, gave flickering issues just like other icenhancer versions. FXAA gave me exactly what I wanted. When it's ready, I hope I'll better luck with icenhancer 2.1.

Securom replied back with steps on how to use the diagnostic tool within the game folder. The game works now, so I don't need their help.

Relax! I want to help others. Later, I'll plug up my XP drive, get the game ready, then follow Securom's steps.

Thanks again guys, and now I can start the first mission with ease. Although, it would be nice to have an in-game clock like in GTA3 to SA. Not for missions, I just like knowing the time of day. Has anyone has made a mod that can do that?

[PrometheusX]

Shouldn't be here, but there's Simple In-Game Trainer.

[kev210]

Uninstall and Remove everything of GTA IV and unisntall Games For Windows Live and Uninstall .Net Framework. Now again install GTA IV then CLICK HERE and download then patch then update you GTA IV. Then CLICK HERE and download the latest Games For Windows Live. Then CLICK HERE to download .Net Framework. If than din't work try contacting Rockstar support CLICK HERE

Done Now go like a man and Open GTA IV