I have downloaded the RC2 mod and have the 1.0.7 patch. I have no other mods installed. It was working fine and I was a happy camper until while on my way to a mugging I crashed into the taxi stand/repair shop of cousin Bellic and it activated the video (to begin a job). Anyway it crashed with the standard error saying "GTA4IV has stopped working, microsoft is finding a solution". I can start GTA4 but it won't let me start playing (it begins to load and just as it should be starting the gameplay with me in the apartment it stops with the same error as before. I have restarted my computer and disabled the UAC but it still doesn't work.

One other thing I did was to save it while I was a policeman, would this cause incompatibility with the original? Can I load the previous save game as I can't find where my loads are stored?

Yes, saving while on duty will make susequent loads crash, you'll have to either use another save game, or start with the story again.

Are you using xlive.dll or dsound.dll?

saving whilst on duty will break your gamesave.

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Thanks guys,

I thought that would be the problem. I have dsound.dll. Can I go to the last save file and delete/move it, would that fix it? I have had a look at the save game folder on my system (Vista) and it has 2 folders: one called "user_e000...." and the other called "Invaliduser".

Inside the user_e000 folder there are 4 files (Controlmap.dat and then 3 other files "SGTA400", "SGTA401", "SGTA412". They don't seem to have creation dates that correspond with the times I saved them so do I delete according to the newest file or by the highest file number (ie SGTA412).

Or maybe I just delete the Invalid user folder which only contains one file called controlmap.dat.

Just letting everyone know I solved the problem.

Moved the latest "SGTA401" file and the "Invalid user" folder to a backup folder and it reverts back to the previous save.

Thanks for your assistance.

Edited May 26, 201213 yr by NicolaiB
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No problem, glad it's sorted. enjoy!

Try to install the patch 7 again, but as administrator.

Try to install the patch 7 again, but as administrator.

He's already fixed the problem.

He's already fixed the problem.

Looking for someone who gives a shit.

There really is no need for that type of language. I was just advising you that the problem was solved. If you have a problem with that, feel free to send a PM to a member of the community team.

Thanks

-Tom