matmax2019

Yea that be great thanks. I actually reverted back to the old version and followed what u said about replacing those 3 specific files from the old version to the new folder, ran the old version of rage (on admin) and both versions are compatible with each other, but as it begins to load (after i get the message to unblock lspdfr plugin but before the gta loading screen comes on) i get a pop up from rockstar saying that gta5 has shut down unexpectedly. Any ideas what that's about?

What i do to prevent auto updates on steam is.. 1) go to steam settings 2)click download tab 3)change auto downloads to a specific time of day. (it gives 1hr timelapse options only. Ie:1pm-2pm etc) 4)change the time to an hour that falls on the following day. If its 8pm when you start to play then set auto download for 7-8pm giving you 23hrs to return and change the time again for the following day. I'll be doing this every day until all the plugins and hooks are updated. This is the only way I know how to prevent steam from auto updating games. Hope it helps. Does running rage on admin in this context cause it to "shut down unexpectedly" while attempting to load the game? It's happening to me any time i run rage as admin, im nowhere near the computer to try run it without admin privelages so was just wondering if when i do get to try would trying it without admin prevent it from shutting down. Or do you know of any other reason it would keep shutting down before loading?