GTA : SA isn't launching

[Cannabis Enjoyer]

When I click the play button on GTA : SA, the launching screen comes up for a few seconds, then it disappears and nothing happens. The game doesn't launch or anything. How do I fix this? And no its not because I don't have DirectX, I was able to play the game when I first installed it, but when I changed the resolution and came back to play the next day, this problem occured.

[V1scont1]

Same here!

[Grandmaster HellSpaWn]

Originally posted by Jos Louis:

When I click the play button on GTA : SA, the launching screen comes up for a few seconds, then it disappears and nothing happens. The game doesn't launch or anything. How do I fix this? And no its not because I don't have DirectX, I was able to play the game when I first installed it, but when I changed the resolution and came back to play the next day, this problem occured.

You had direct x before you even installed the direct x version, you cant run games when you dont have direct x

[Cannabis Enjoyer]

Originally posted by Hey Dawg!:

Originally posted by Jos Louis:

When I click the play button on GTA : SA, the launching screen comes up for a few seconds, then it disappears and nothing happens. The game doesn't launch or anything. How do I fix this? And no its not because I don't have DirectX, I was able to play the game when I first installed it, but when I changed the resolution and came back to play the next day, this problem occured.

You had direct x before you even installed the direct x version, you cant run games when you dont have direct x

Im pretty sure I said it's not because I don't have DirectX. I know I have DirectX installed because it says I have it in my installed programs, and steam automatically installs everything I need to run the game.

[Marián Lago]

Are u playing in Windows 8 o Windows 10? If u use that SO u need activate compatibility mode with Windows XP (SP3).

[Silent]

Compatibility modes aren't going to help. You're probably missing DirectX End-User Runtimes - the game requires it yet R* never updated install scripts on Steam to cover installing these:

https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35&44F86079-8679-400C-BFF2-9CA5F2BCBDFC=1

[Marián Lago]

Compatibility mode worked for me, for that i recomend that option.

Un saludo

[Cannabis Enjoyer]

Originally posted by llecarud:

Compatibility mode worked for me, for that i recomend that option.

Un saludo

I will try compatibility mode, if it doesnt work, I will do reinstall.

[Silent]

If you can't play the game after changing resolution, just delete gta_sa.set from GTA San Andreas User Files from your Documents dir.

[zackieee]

Originally posted by Silent:

If you can't play the game after changing resolution, just delete gta_sa.set from GTA San Andreas User Files from your Documents dir.

[zackieee]

i did that and it said the main file wasnt there

[Marián Lago]

I use Win XP (SP3) compatibility and "Run as Admin" ticked and the game worked fine, if i dont tick that options the game dont launch. If that dont work use the Steam option (Cache verify)