[GTA IV EFLC] Infinite loading screen?

[the1timeuser 0]

So i was playing LCPDFR, the game crashed, and wouldn't start. I had to delete every single last folder/ thing

Infinite loading screen,

GTA IV: EFLC.

Not steam.

Windows 8

HELP PLS?

[Unit607 34]

Hi.

I'm confused on what is going on here. Did you delete everything in your GTA IV Directory? Or did you just delete everything involving LCPDFR?

[the1timeuser 0]

Hi.

I'm confused on what is going on here. Did you delete everything in your GTA IV Directory? Or did you just delete everything involving LCPDFR?

I uninstalled the WHOLE game, deleted every file (Including LCPD). Now i have an Infinite Loading screen. When i re-installed the game.

[Unit607 34]

Okay, I understand now. Do you have any other modifications besides LCPDFR?

[EvanA 12]

Uninstalling because of one crash was a very bad move. Is there a minidump.dmp file in the main directory? Is ScriptHook and such still installed? Does the "Loading - mission name" pop up? If your running from a GFWL autosave try logging out of GFWL before pressing "Play" to access the game so it starts a new save game and you can from there find out if it's a corrupt savegame causing the issue.

Edited September 7, 2015 by EvanA

[Unit607 34]

When re-installing the game, you didn't forget the commandline.txt did you? A lot of people seem to forget to add that when re-installing the game.

[the1timeuser 0]

Uninstalling because of one crash was a very bad move. Is there a minidump.dmp file in the main directory? Is ScriptHook and such still installed? Does the "Loading - mission name" pop up? If your running from a GFWL autosave try logging out of GFWL before pressing "Play" to access the game so it starts a new save game and you can from there find out if it's a corrupt savegame causing the issue.

e.e I uninstalled everything. Including Save games.

When re-installing the game, you didn't forget the commandline.txt did you? A lot of people seem to forget to add that when re-installing the game.

What commandline.txt?

[EvanA 12]

commandline.txt allows it to run with computers that don't match the initial settings; though you still need a graphics card that is from this era of technology, it also allows some computers near the edge of the minimum specifications to run the game(albeit with lowered graphics; may not look as nice).

I once had a laptop and this solved the issue - otherwise it just looped through the loading screen. Otherwise, the crash may be an issue with an update whether it be a windows update, driver update, hardware update, etc.