STAFF FEEL FREE TO MOVE THIS POST IF IT IS IN THE WRONG SECTION, I APOLOGIZE.

Hello everyone,

 

Please note this is not a support request however I can't put this anywhere else. So, if you're LCPDFR Staff, I sincerely ask that you consider pinning this in the Knowledge Base as it can be very helpful for the community!)

 

As many of you know, on November 29 2016, Rockstar North officially released patch 1 0 8 0 for GTAIV, after a long waiting game. But, you'll be displeased to note that all your scripting mods, as well as other miscellaneous things do not work on 1 0 8 0. One of the key fixes on Patch 8, was getting rid of the Social Club bug, which in most cases would never allow the player to log into the Social Club launcher to go online, despite the account details being correct. The typical error was "Social Club login failed.. please try again." Now, for those of you who didn't know, "paul.dll" is essentially that window, the Social Club Login Client, that has the issue. And yes, Mego Gaming's fix for Patch 7 works most of the time, but I'd rather settle for 100%.

 

On to the instructions, here's what you need to do:

 

1) Download GTAIV Patch 8. If you're using Steam, it will update your game automatically, but for retail copies, please refer to this link:

http://www. .com/gta-4/patches/84932-patch-for-gta-4-1080.html

THIS IS NOT A CRACK. I HAVE TESTED THIS AND IT IS A COMPLETELY LEGITIMATE COPY, HOWEVER I CANNOT FIND THE OFFICIAL PATCH FROM ROCKSTAR'S WEBSITE! THIS PATCH WILL *NOT* WORK ON CRACKED COPIES, SO PLEASE DO NOT ASK! 

 

2) Once Patch 8 is installed, right click on the "paul.dll" in your GTAIV root directory, and select "Copy." Then, right click on your desktop and select "Paste." This will save a copy of the Patch 8 "paul.dll" and is necessary to proceed.

Please note that the paul.dll from Patch 8 is the only piece of it we will be using, to repair the Social Club error and get rid of the old RGSC launcher.

 

3) Download GTAIV Patch 7. Again, if you're using steam, it will update your game automatically (make sure you turn on automatic updating) but for retail copies, please refer to this link, directly from Rockstar's website.

https://support.rockstargames.com/hc/en-us/articles/200145406--May-28-2010-Grand-Theft-Auto-IV-Patch-7-Title-Update-v-1-0-7-0-English-1-0-6-1-Russian-1-0-5-2-Japanese-

 

4) Once Patch 7 (1 0 7 0) is installed, take the "paul.dll" you saved to your Desktop from Patch 8 (1 0 8 0) and drag and drop it into your GTAIV root directory, and replace/overwrite the file there. 

 

And that's all there is to it! Your game should be free of the RGSC error. This fix is a life-saver.

 

IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, COMMENTS, OR CONCERNS, *PLEASE* LEAVE THEM IN THE REPLIES BELOW.

PLEASE NOTE I WILL BE RELEASING A GTA IV INSTALLATION & OPTIMIZATION GUIDE SOON, SO STAY TUNED.

 

Signed,

Providence Law

 

Edited December 16, 20169 yr by Providence Law

Hi, there already is a topic for this fix; 

 

15 hours ago, ineseri said:

Hi, there already is a topic for this fix; 

 

Aw, didn't see that, honestly. Thanks for letting me know.

thanks, ill give this a try.