Can't start GTA 4 after Windows 10 Update

[MOTIVERA]

After the new Windows 10 update, my GTA 4 just goes to black screen, and stays there. Nothing ever happends...

Anyone know what's going on?=

[Kiwi]

Check if your windows is actually using your graphics card's drivers.
I lately had to reinstall my nvidia drivers after a windows update and it worked fine after that.

(The update had basic display drivers that got installed so it takes the priority spot)

Do keep in mind that you may still have a minute of black screen after that so be patient.

[⎛⎝GracefulFlynBlob⎠⎞]

-fix the game to run in fullscreen mode. *Freeze at loading screen fix*
Open the folder where GtaIV.exe is placed on your computer. this can be found with steam by rightclicking the game in your libary and clicking on properties. find "open file location"and left click it. Find the file GTAIV.exe and right click it to get into properties. (somtimes you have to load this twice to get to the compaibility tab) once you are here look for the disable fullscreen optimizations click box. have it checked and apply the settings.

Run the game in windows vista Service Pack 2.


http://i63.tinypic.com/j66hky.png
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*If you are useing a nevida CPU*

-going into your nevida control panal and manage your 3D settings.
Right click the back of your desk top and left click on nevida control panel

find the program settings tab. you should see a drag down bar where you can find GTA4 and slect a preferred processer.
Use your High-peformance NVIDIA Processor and Apply the settings.

**make sure you have updated Drivers with your GeForce Experience program, u can find this with your search tool in the bottem left tab on your screen **
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-Best launch options that I have ever used. *IMO the best*
Right click the game in your steam library. Left click on properties. then left click on set launch options.

copy and paste this next line into the box.

-nomemrestrict -norestrictions -refreshrate 60

(If your game crashes lower the refreshrate to 50-30 depending on the CPU)

[AntiqueGamer]

OK, I'm running Windows 7 64-Bit and the error you're describing has been commented on thousands of times since they removed the music and forced us to remove the Games For Windows Live element. Nevertheless, patch it with the latest GFWL client and then try running it again. I have both GTA-IV and ELFC and they work just fine. BUT when I start the game, the GTA-IV loader runs, the music plays and then when the tune finishes the game goes blank for about a minute before the SOCIAL CLUB page appears and you can play the game. I suspect the game is priming files while its blank, so give it a few minutes. I know this isn't the answer you were expecting or wanting to hear but it might be as simple as that - or it might be a completely different problem altogether.

Alternatively you might want to fix GTA-IV so that it runs under the conditions it was designed to run under in 2008. This means changing the settings so that it thinks your Windows 10 machine is in fact an earlier Windows OS, but on startup be prepared for a smaller screen, you will need to change the screen resolution to a modern format ... otherwise it should work fine. Sorry but I do not have a technical explaination for you as I do not have any experience of Windows 10 outside of a few hours in a store, so cannot provide the settings you will need to alter. I suspect such settings will be on the web, so go take a look and good luck.

One last thing, whoever keeps posting ''nevida'' its NVIDIA, get it right for christ sakes!

[MOTIVERA]

Thanks for the posts everyone!

I don't know what has happend. I tried all of your suggestions to fix it and none of them changed anything.

THEN
I reversed back to the previous windoows 10 version, -- No result either...

I used 1.070 patch before, to use mods. But then I tried the newest patch by rockstar, then my GTA 4 didn't launch at all...

I tried reinstalling it, no results.... What the...

[AntiqueGamer]

OK, one last option - hate suggesting this. Contact Rockstar Games customer/technical support. They might be able to offer a solution. Sorry that my suggestions didn't help. BUT you have given me a clue ... MODS, sometimes they do things to the original code that seriously screws up the original game.

[MOTIVERA]

Postat inițial de AntiqueGamer:

OK, one last option - hate suggesting this. Contact Rockstar Games customer/technical support. They might be able to offer a solution. Sorry that my suggestions didn't help. BUT you have given me a clue ... MODS, sometimes they do things to the original code that seriously screws up the original game.

I reinstalled the entire game and tried starting it without mods. No result, same thing happend as before.

It launches, it goes to black, and nothing happends....

Postat inițial de Lynkkis:

Have you tried launching it in compatibility mode for Windows Vista or 7?

Yes. No result.

[Wozherd$🐧]

Postat inițial de SuperSaj:

-fix the game to run in fullscreen mode. *Freeze at loading screen fix*
Open the folder where GtaIV.exe is placed on your computer. this can be found with steam by rightclicking the game in your libary and clicking on properties. find "open file location"and left click it. Find the file GTAIV.exe and right click it to get into properties. (somtimes you have to load this twice to get to the compaibility tab) once you are here look for the disable fullscreen optimizations click box. have it checked and apply the settings.

Run the game in windows vista Service Pack 2.


http://i63.tinypic.com/j66hky.png
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
*If you are useing a nevida CPU*

-going into your nevida control panal and manage your 3D settings.
Right click the back of your desk top and left click on nevida control panel

find the program settings tab. you should see a drag down bar where you can find GTA4 and slect a preferred processer.
Use your High-peformance NVIDIA Processor and Apply the settings.

**make sure you have updated Drivers with your GeForce Experience program, u can find this with your search tool in the bottem left tab on your screen **
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-Best launch options that I have ever used. *IMO the best*
Right click the game in your steam library. Left click on properties. then left click on set launch options.

copy and paste this next line into the box.

-nomemrestrict -norestrictions -refreshrate 60

(If your game crashes lower the refreshrate to 50-30 depending on the CPU)

What do i click in the drop menu?

[VisciousFishes]

Postat inițial de Kiwi:

Check if your windows is actually using your graphics card's drivers.
I lately had to reinstall my nvidia drivers after a windows update and it worked fine after that.

(The update had basic display drivers that got installed so it takes the priority spot)

Do keep in mind that you may still have a minute of black screen after that so be patient.

Can confirm that for some users the Nvidia drivers are troublesome and I know of one user who had their GPU drivers disappear on them when their Home edition of Windows 10 installed the April update. I didn't have the issue myself, but I use Windows Pro and I am not sure if that made a difference.

[Wozherd$🐧]

Postat inițial de jakethebusker:

Postat inițial de Kiwi:

Check if your windows is actually using your graphics card's drivers.
I lately had to reinstall my nvidia drivers after a windows update and it worked fine after that.

(The update had basic display drivers that got installed so it takes the priority spot)

Do keep in mind that you may still have a minute of black screen after that so be patient.

Can confirm that for some users the Nvidia drivers are troublesome and I know of one user who had their GPU drivers disappear on them when their Home edition of Windows 10 installed the April update. I didn't have the issue myself, but I use Windows Pro and I am not sure if that made a difference.

How are Windows 10 update glitches related to this thread?

[VisciousFishes]

First reply on the thread, being the one I quoted. But hey, selective reading is a speciality in these parts isn't it? Obviously, your're talented at it enough to earn a gold star.

[Kiwi]

Postat inițial de Litearsekicker:

How are Windows 10 update glitches related to this thread?

The windows update regularly comes with updated graphics drivers. When they're installed, the current (nvidia) drivers are no longer used.

These drivers from Microsoft messed with my recording software, making my screen flash when turned on.
And plenty of games did not want to set to a lower resolution besides in my case 4K. Which for a lot of titles is not a good idea on my gtx 1060

If the drivers are that glitchy, they are sure to cause issues with more software that require gpu acceleration.

Most issues are technically unrelated.
Using third party methods to get something running. It's kind of the daily life for those who roam the support forums

[Tesco Zimbabwe]

I've been having the same issue aswell...

[Wozherd$🐧]

Postat inițial de jakethebusker:

First reply on the thread, being the one I quoted. But hey, selective reading is a speciality in these parts isn't it? Obviously, your're talented at it enough to earn a gold star.

I don't see how changing settings in the nvidia control panel will help, I avoided changing the settings for the nvidia control panel and my game running fine.

[Dr.StrangeSpock]

I click GTA IV and get a box coming up ..if press CONTINUE the game drops away from Steam. The box says to to Create a New Xbox live account as old accounts may not work. What is this all about? If i create a new xbox account how is that account going to know I bought GTA IV on Steam? I have an existing account.

"Create your Xbox Account yet?

This game requires an Xbox account to save game progress and play multiplayer. If you have not created your Xbox account yet, please visit:

https://account.xbox.com

IMPORTANT NOTE: Pre-existing Microsoft or Live accounts may not work. We recommend creating a new account as directed."

[VisciousFishes]

Postat inițial de Dr.StrangeSpock:

IMPORTANT NOTE: Pre-existing Microsoft or Live accounts may not work. We recommend creating a new account as directed."

Not necessary to be fair. I am using an old account that this game was already tied to.

Creating an account via the game is not recommended, but creating one online via the Microsoft site (or using an existing one from a decade ago) and logging in shouldn't be a problem. It wasn't for myself.