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22 hours ago, unitedOrange66 said:

That's what I initially thought. Because, LCPDFR is never associated with any type of malware, ransomware, or virus in general. 

 

The most common way to infect your PC with malware through GTA is by downloading cracks from untrusted sites, or, downloading previous patches from third-party sites. 

Thanks, no offence meant!

7 hours ago, unitedOrange66 said:

Hello,

 

Everything published on LCPDFR.com is safe to download. Files are checked thoroughly before they can be published.

 

Can I ask where did you get GTA IV from?

Hello - thank you. Got it sorted now.

I think it was one of the patches or " " site I had been on and it gave me the dodgy stuff.

Malwarebites still thinks "PLayGTAIV" is dodgy - but I have worked around htat.

Got the game from R*GSL.

Hello,

Managed to get game installed yesterday - and then today my browsers was infected with malware! Took me ages to get rid of the dodgy extension and malware.

Done it though.

Now my Malware Protection just quarantined my GTA IV file (with mods) as it said it had malware in. Delted file.

The downgrader from LCDPFR.com also has a "caution - trojan " sign next to it.

Is there anything safe I can download - to downgrade my game - to get it working again? Or is it all infected online?

I have a backup GTA IV (clean) copy. 

It is working, thank you @Mistor78!!!

I seem to be working now, thank you! Let's see how it goes.

1 minute ago, Mistor78 said:

That's why your game doesn't start. Please use Downgrader:
https://www.lcpdfr.com/downloads/gta4mods/misc/38986-gta-iv-downgrader/
Downgrader will add necessary files, then you will be ready to play. (Skip GFWL thing if you dont want to play multiplayer)

OK I will try that tomorrow and let you know how it goes. Thank you. 

1 minute ago, Mistor78 said:

Does your LaunchGTAIV have "SecuROM Launcher" in properties?

No I cannot see that in there.

Just now, Mistor78 said:

Hello!

• "Make sure you aren't using a crack - We don't support cracks or people using pirated software"

 

Hello. 

Not using a crack as far as I can tell!

Bought the game today from Rockstar Games website, official, downloaded. I have a backup copy in My Documents, that is it.

To add - this is what my LCPDFR Diagnostics Tool says:

but I have just manually dragged over the 1.0.7.0 files over to the game! It opens fine before I install LCPDFR...

Hello,

Now, I cannot start the game at all, with 1.0.7.0 downgrade done, commandline in and lcpdfr.

I tried "LaunchGTAIV" or "PlayGTAIV" with admin privileges, without, with combability & without. 

Nothing happens!

Here is my GTA IV directory - screenshot below. 

And this is what the "AdvanceHookInt"  says:

"Log started on: 21:32:23 12-17-2023
------------------------
[INFO - 21:32:23] Failed to get game version!
[INFO - 21:32:23] Shutting down..."

Thank you for any help!

20 minutes ago, Mistor78 said:

For texture create:
commandline.txt - open it and paste
-nomemrestrict
-norestrictions

Thanks - I have put "availablevidmem 20.0" and that now works.

Now I have LCPDFR and the game will not start! "PlayGTAIV" and nothing happens.

Thanks.

40 minutes ago, Mistor78 said:

Hello!
For 1.0.8.0 Game version you need: LCPDFR 1.1 Legacy Edition + Compatibility Patch
For 1.0.7.0 Game version you need: LCPDFR 1.1 (Not Legacy) without Compatibility Patch

1.0.8.0 Game version does not support plugins + scripts.
1.0.7.0 Game version does support plugins and scripts.

So I prefer to use 1.0.7.0 - there is more possibilities.
For downgrade you can use Downgrader from:

Or use Rockstar Games 1.0.7.0 patch from:
http://updates.rockstargames.com/patches/gtaiv/title_update_7_EN.zip

If you need help with RG patch contact me via my Discord server:
https://discord.com/invite/AnJmaYkUfr

Thanks for the help - I have got the 1.0.7.0 patch from the auto-loader - but all my textures are gone and I cannot change them in the settings menu!

So then I changed to 1.0;.80. but I had drunk camera, so deleted dsound.dll and now LCPDFR will not load when I do Alt = P (just goes a bit blurry)...

Argh!

So, I will try 1.0.7.0 again - but how do I get my textures back please?

Also, where will I download LCPDFR 1.1 (Not Legacy) without Compatibility Patch from please? Thank you!!

Hello.

I have returned & am trying to get back into GTA IV & LCPDFR.

But, every time I downgrade the game, or install LCPDFR 1.1 or a combination, I either crash after loading screen, or loading screen goes round and round forever, or there are no textures when I get in ...

When I did LCPDFR without the downgrade, the taser, traffic stop and callouts were not working ...!

So, please help me with the order in which I need to do things?

* Downgrade GTA IV to 1.0.7.0 (tried x2 different ones) - to what, and how, where from please?

* Install "LCPDFR 1.1 manual" - is this correct?

* Install "GTAIV_Complete_Edition_Fix_0_4" - is this correct? When should I do that?

Thank you for any help please.

My laptop:

ACER Aspire 5 (2021) - Windows 11 Home

Processor 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-1165G7 @ 2.80GHz 2.80 GHz

Installed RAM 8.00 GB (7.78 GB usable)

System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor

I have a Intel iRIS xe graphics.
 

Hello,

I have now reinstalled my game. However, I seem unable to make my detail and distance options higher than "1" in the graphics options menu. 

In the past, although always fairly low, I always had them around 15-25, particularly distance.

Is there a fix to this/commandline fix for this, I have tried a few so either that has caused it or it is some default option. Regardless, I would like to change it.

Thank you

16 minutes ago, Prophet said:

update me when you find out!

Yes it does thank you.

3 minutes ago, Prophet said:

update me when you find out!

Great now it is updated! Thanks a lot for the help.

Finally any other main bits needed for the install ofLCPDFR?

29 minutes ago, Prophet said:

No worries!

Right, almost there. It has run finally, but has now stopped temporarily and says " SOurce file not found: ........... "Media1.cab" in my GTA directory.

Is this something that should be there?

Also the MSI file did not work, so I tried the EXE file-  this one. 

31 minutes ago, Prophet said:

No worries!

Actually, the Medai1.cab file was in the rar download, I have moved that to the GTA directory and hopefully that will work.

Great now it is updated! Thanks a lot for the help.

Finally any other main bits needed for the install ofLCPDFR?

2 minutes ago, Prophet said:

Yes?

Okay thanks I shall try when I'm with my laptop and then get back to you. Thanks for the help so far.

What about the more unusual sides of policing, park rangers, sanitation police, taxi and limousine enforcement, sureLy you do not need a degree for the latter two?

(Is bumping threads still alright?)

1 minute ago, Prophet said:

Have you tried moving the app inside the game folder itself then initiating it? (goes without saying run as admin)

As in move the ASI file into GTA directory? Yes admin run.

1 minute ago, Prophet said:

Ah, now things make sense. What program are you using to update?

Yes sorry! I am using the Rockstar one from their website.

2 minutes ago, Prophet said:

Ah, now things make sense. What program are you using to update?

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-

From their website, above

Any other mods? Do you have the latest update for the game (1.7) and latest xlive  and asi files?

1 minute ago, Prophet said:

So.. you have physical copy or you purchased it from where exactly?

Physical copy, from Amazon and delivered through the post. The last time I used it (2 years ago) updating it worked fine?

1 minute ago, Prophet said:

How did you get the game? i.e Rockstar Social or Steam?

I bought the physical cd rom game online. Is that different?

3 minutes ago, Prophet said:

Why not just re-download the whole game? it will update for you.

How does one do that? Thanks