Installation help!

Russell · February 25, 2015

Hi, I am new to the gaming world on PC. I am having a problem loading my GTA4+LCPDFR

The Issue:

I bought GTA4 from Steam, and installed it.

I copied my GTA4 files and put in a new folder.

I went to the downloads and I downloaded the LCPDFR 1.0d (Automatic) download.

I extracted this to the desktop.

I went to my GTA4 main folder (copy) and pasted LCPDFR into that directory.

I went to "launchGTAIV" (Run as administrator) *I wanted to Play OFFline* At the social club, I clicked "Play" Nothing Happened.

I went back to "LaunchGTAIV" (Run as administrator) at the Social club screen, I entered my credentials and pressed "Play Online" Once again Nothing happened.

This is a Brand New Dell desktop all-in-one PC

-Windows 8.1

-Intel processor

-849GB free HardDrive space after downloads

I like to play solo (Offline) so what do I need for offline? DSound.dll or Xlive.dll ? I had DSound.dll and not Xlive.dll, and nothing worked, so I got rid of the DSound.dll and got the XLive.dll and still nothing is working. I cant find a "LCPDFR Diagnostics" file to see if I have all of the files needed to play.

Please help, I am at a loss for words! Thanks so much!!

I was going to delete GTA4 and LCPDFR and reinstall, but it took 4 hours to download GTA4 for some reason ?!

Edited February 25, 2015 by Russell

LtKeller · March 1, 2015

Try reinstalling GTA IV's dependencies. If you got GTA IV from steam, you can find them at C:Program Files (x86)SteamsteamappscommonGrand Theft Auto IVInstallers.
Also, try installing .Net Framework 4.5, Microsoft Visual C++ Redist 2012, and Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable Package.
If this does not work, please post any and all .log files.

ineseri · March 2, 2015

Hello there -- welcome to LCPDFR.com and thanks for trying out LCPDFR.

You failed to read the instructions before posting in this forum. So we'll remind you of them.

Please do the following:

Make sure you aren't using a crack - We don't support cracks
Update GTA IV to 1.0.7.0 (the latest version of the game, or 1.1.2.0 for EFLC) - This sometimes fixes a wide variety of issues
Make sure that you run the game as an administrator.
Make sure that your GTA IV root folder (and every subdirectory) is not set to "read-only"
Ensure that ScriptHook.dll, ScriptHookDotNet.asi and Dsound.dll OR Xlive.dll are in the GTA IV ROOT folder
Ensure that there is a folder titled 'LCPDFR' in the ROOT GTA IV folder.
Check that all the above files exist, if they do not, reinstall LCPDFR with the MANUAL installation.
Ensure that you are using up to date versions of every LCPDFR dependency and LCPDFR itself.
Install these: .Net Framework 4.5, Microsoft Visual C++ Redist 2012

If your problem has been solved after following these basic instructions, hit 'Mark Solved' next to this post.

If not, please now reply to this thread, and make sure that you do the following:

Give a clear, detailed description of the problem.
Explain any circumstances surrounding the problem.
State what solutions you have tried.
Post ALL relevant logs (LCPDFR.log, Scripthook.log, ScriptHookDotNet.log, AdvancedHook.log).
Include as much information as possible.
Post your system specifications.
Post what other mods you are using. This includes car and script mods.

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