When i start GTA it gives me this message: Xnetstartup failed - please reboot your system or re-install the game. Now i dont want to restart the game is cause i bought it from the gamestop app and it takes DAYS to install, please just help because i dont want to have to go days without gta.

Any help will be greatly appreciated

Edited October 13, 201213 yr by Grant Matos

Run the diagnistictool and post the log here. If something is wrong there someone will see it. and a small advice, be patient...People might just not answer if you are unpatient.

I'm pretty sure its not lcpdfr that's the prob because i uninstalled it but ill try.

I found this using google. just copyy and pasted it:

"What i did was this: Installed the game. Then installed the official patch for the game, i have 1.01 but there is a newer one 1.02. 1.01 is vital if you want to get the game to work. I would not recommend 1.02 if you are cracking the game, i.e. replacing the original .exe with a cracked virsion. I didn't bother updating to 1.02. Regardless what you decide, just find the patch online download it and install the patch after you've installed the game.

Ok theeen, don't start the game yet.

Installed net framework 2.0 ( at least). i run xp x64 so it only has the 2.0 at the moment, but i think there is already a 3.5 for the 32 bit windows. Where to find it, easy, go to microsoft and go to the download section.... or just search it on microsoft.com for whatever system you have ( xp, vista). Once you properly install that. then it should work.

I probably don;t need to mention that if for some odd reason rockstar cluband windows live were not installed with the game, then they must be otherwise the game won't work.

Again if you are cracking the game, you are on your own... i dont't know what you are using, you have to follow their instructions after doing everything i typed out here.

Warning though, this game is soooooo needy, like a spoiled hot, big tittied wife. IT will lag to death on high settings... and not graphic settings like quality, nooo that's ok if you have a good card. No i mean more on like vision distance and traffic density and other cpu spawned *****. I play it on a moderately tolerably level. Settings for graphics are all high (like i said if you have a good card it won't affect the game performance much) but my view distance is 20-25, shadows are off or on 1, and traffic densisty is moderately mediocre."

BEGIN *SIGNED* LCPD First Response Issue Report

Diagnostics Tool Version: 0.4.3

Operating system: Windows7 HomePremium (6.1.3.0 Build: 7601) Service Pack:Service Pack 3

System RAM (GB): 7.98

CPU cores: 8

NET Framework 4.0 installed: True

Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable installed: True

GTA IV - Installed: True

GTA IV - Install folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Rockstar Games

GTA IV - Version: 1, 0, 7, 0

GTA IV - Asi loader installed: True

GTA IV - Asi loader: DSOUND

GTA IV - Asi loader valid: True

GTA IV - C++ ScriptHook installed: True

GTA IV - C++ ScriptHook valid: True

GTA IV - C++ ScriptHook version: 0, 5, 1, 0

GTA IV - ScriptHookDotNet installed: True

GTA IV - ScriptHookDotNet valid: True

===============BEGIN .NET SCRIPTHOOK LOG===============

2012-10-12 20:07:48 - Initializing ScriptHookDotNet v1.7.1.4 BETA (GTA IV version 1.0.7.0)

===============END .NET SCRIPTHOOK LOG===============

End of *SIGNED* LCPD First Response Issue Report

Digital signature: a34ITK6/xruFxJAY8kFCJg==

I believe that error is a Games for windows live problem, remove at and download it again from http://www.xbox.com/en-US/LIVE/PC/DownloadClient

"Help Request"

I don't know why you did not put this in the support forum. Moved.