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29-01-2011, 03:04 PM
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GTA 3 hangs after loading a saved game in Win7
I love GTA series. And I completed GTA 3 Liberty City on my Pen 4, running XP.
Now I tried to run the same game on my cousin's Compaq Presario CQ61 which has the following config:
Intel Dual Core T4400 - 2.2 GHz
2GB Ram,
OS: Windows 7 Ultimate
Game runs fine, until I try to load a saved game. The game seems freezed, but after Alt+Tab, I see the following exception:
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Any idea about the reason behind it? Can it be a compatibility problem?
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29-01-2011, 10:43 PM
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Re: GTA 3 hangs after loading a saved game in Win7
Game / save game may be corrupt. Try running it via compatibality mode. His cd rom may be damaged.
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30-01-2011, 12:08 AM
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Re: GTA 3 hangs after loading a saved game in Win7
When I try to run it via Compatibility mode of windows XP, the game wont even start!
I think GTA3 cant be played in Windows 7!
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30-01-2011, 07:14 AM
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Re: GTA 3 hangs after loading a saved game in Win7
^ give me some time will try to verify.
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30-01-2011, 09:16 AM
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Re: GTA 3 hangs after loading a saved game in Win7
Thanks... btw, I will try to check it with other Win 7 machines too.
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30-01-2011, 10:48 AM
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Re: GTA 3 hangs after loading a saved game in Win7
when you press new game does it work?
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30-01-2011, 12:11 PM
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Re: GTA 3 hangs after loading a saved game in Win7
Quote:
Originally Posted by thetechfreak
when you press new game does it work?
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Yes. It does. Game runs fine. I can even save the game.
Exception arises only when I try to load the game.
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30-01-2011, 12:31 PM
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Re: GTA 3 hangs after loading a saved game in Win7
I searched a bit and it seems that illegal version of the games are having trouble loading save games.
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30-01-2011, 12:40 PM
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Re: GTA 3 hangs after loading a saved game in Win7
is your copy pirated or original?
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30-01-2011, 12:59 PM
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Re: GTA 3 hangs after loading a saved game in Win7
@thetechfreak:
I have a installer. Which unzips, and then I have to run a batch file, which extracts the contents. After which I can start the game.
@Ishu Gupta:
I had already tried such patch. But the patch terminates with an error, something like this, "Cant update this version of the file". Maybe the patch itself was corrupt. I will try with the one you have provided today evening, and will tell if it helps. Thanks.
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Last edited by Vyom; 08-03-2011 at 10:51 PM.
Reason: typo
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30-01-2011, 01:02 PM
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Re: GTA 3 hangs after loading a saved game in Win7
Patches only (mostly) works in original version
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30-01-2011, 01:12 PM
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Re: GTA 3 hangs after loading a saved game in Win7
we're on borderline.
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30-01-2011, 11:57 PM
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Re: GTA 3 hangs after loading a saved game in Win7
^^
No. You have crossed the threshold. Sorry.
OP is not sure that it is original or cracked game content. We cannot provide such advice. Closing thread, unless OP can convince moderators it is genuine installer. Else let us know, we can re-open.
Thanks.
UPDATE:
OP has reported that his installer is legitimate. Please be judicious in future posts.
Thanks. Opening thread.
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Last edited by asingh; 30-01-2011 at 11:58 PM.
Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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31-01-2011, 12:16 AM
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Re: GTA 3 hangs after loading a saved game in Win7
Hi friends.
After bringing this thread back from the grave, I request you to be cautious about discussing crack links here.
In an attempt to further solve this problem, I tried to execute the same game on the Win 7 installed on my pen 4 pc. And to my dismay, this time the game wont even start, with this error, "Grand Theft Auto III requires at least 12 MB of available video memory"
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What really bugs me is the fact that, while the same game used to run smoothly on Win XP, it is now not working with the OS change to Win 7.
Is there some kind of settings I need to change, or some software to be installed, so that the game gets its 12 MB of video memory? Or simply, is it that Win 7 on Pen-4 machine is just a bad idea!
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31-01-2011, 11:06 AM
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Re: GTA 3 hangs after loading a saved game in Win7
^^ Have you tried in compatibility mode? Are all the drivers installed properly? Because i played this game a year before in 7 and it perfectly works fine.
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31-01-2011, 09:06 PM
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Re: GTA 3 hangs after loading a saved game in Win7
In compatibility mode, the game wont even start!
I am not sure which drivers should be installed properly.
Doesn't a modern laptop, with a modern OS such as Win 7, should be able to run age old game just fine, without the need for so called, complicated "drivers"?
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31-01-2011, 10:12 PM
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Re: GTA 3 hangs after loading a saved game in Win7
No, you would need drivers. They interface the software and the hardware.
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31-01-2011, 11:28 PM
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Re: GTA 3 hangs after loading a saved game in Win7
try deleting .set file in my documents folder and launch the game. I'm not sure, but give it a try.
That and.. try disabling AERO and launching the game (worked for one of my friends)
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10-02-2011, 07:30 PM
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Re: GTA 3 hangs after loading a saved game in Win7
I dont think there are more drivers to install. The Device Manager shows no yellow marks, except those of some bluetooth drivers, which I am pretty sure, is not needed for GTA.
Deleting .set file or disabling Aero doesn't help
Also, in compatibility mode the game not even start.
Thanks everyone for helping, but I think I should really move to XP for this game. 
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Doc Brown: Roads? Where we're going, we don't need, "roads!" :)
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Last edited by Vyom; 07-03-2011 at 12:11 PM.
Reason: Automerged Doublepost
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