GTA San Andreas refuses to start

[abhishek.bandodkar]

i tried installing from 2 sets of CD's from my friends.The CD's extract then when i click on the icon the hourglass symbol comes for a split second and disappears. i have a DVD-Rom and AMD Sempron 2800+,786MB of DDR 400MHz RAM and onboard graphics.Pls help me

[navjotjsingh]

You using pirated CD version of GTA SA?? Sorry we don't support answering troubleshooting of pirated games. buy the original DVD and then ask if you face any problems. GTA SA was never released on CDs.

[abhishek.bandodkar]

Originally Posted by navjotjsingh

You using pirated CD version of GTA SA?? Sorry we don't support answering troubleshooting of pirated games. buy the original DVD and then ask if you face any problems. GTA SA was never released on CDs.

i tried searching for the original DVD but it's not available anywhere in Goa,then what choice do i have?tell me

[chesss]

have you copied the crack from the cd?

[abhishek.bandodkar]

Originally Posted by chesss

have you copied the crack from the cd?

there was no crack on the CD.Only RAR files were there

[shantanu]

No piracy/crack is allowed in the forum.

and any games related thread should be in gamerz section..

[abhishek.bandodkar]

haven't u read the above messages before replying. and i've already posted a thread in gamerz as well

[shantanu]

Originally Posted by abhishek.bandodkar

haven't u read the above messages before replying. and i've already posted a thread in gamerz as well

thats another offense.. creating duplicate threads is not allowed on the forum, you should have requested the thread to be moved..

.. please read forum rules.. as you are new to the forum...

[abhishek.bandodkar]

no i've not created a duplicate thread ,the one in gamerz is dealing with the application error

[slugger]

Originally Posted by abhishek.bandodkar

haven't u read the above messages before replying.

read d messages but wat r u implyin? shantanu waz right u shud have posted it in gamerz in d first place and started d thread wit 2 queries in it

Originally Posted by abhishek.bandodkar

i've already posted a thread in gamerz as well

rather dat post shud have gone 2 hardware troubleshootin since it was hw related

NE way no point discussin dis topic n e more in public
shud ideally b locked, since modbhai has already seen dis not reportin

[chesss]

there was no crack on the CD.Only RAR files were there

hmm I guess its one of those self extracting archives one. I'll have to know a lot more about the installation and OS to help you here.
Things you can try
If its vista try running in xp compatibility mode
OR
there is an alternative san andreas launcher somewhere. Try this
http://www.gtagarage.com/mods/show.php?id=45

If this doesn't works. post the size of gta_sa.exe(in bytes). I'll compare that to mine, so you will know if its cracked or not.

[cynosure]

^You wanna be banned dude? Talking about cracks in the public with all your might and brains is an offence in this forum.

@Abhishek: Look bro, this forum does not allow users to discuss anything related to cracks and other illegal stuff. You want digit to lose its valuable clients?