GTA 4 "Crash" to desktop

[RubyRoks]

Every time i try to play GTA 4, it flashes a black screen and puts me on the desktop with the application still running. I try to do every way i can to enter the game and it just does the same thing. i have no idea how to fix this

[Master Disaster]

Actually just had the exact same problem with AC Rogue. Fixed it by doing an ini edit and changing full screen to borderless windowed mode.

That is worth a try for definite.

[Guest]

do you have an "N" version of Windows? Or are you running Win 10?

[RubyRoks]

Actually just had the exact same problem with AC Rogue. Fixed it by doing an ini edit and changing full screen to borderless windowed mode.

That is worth a try for definite.

doesn't help if i can't get into the game, but thanks for the tip.

 

do you have an "N" version of Windows? Or are you running Win 10?

windows 10, but i was able to play yesterday when i got it working.

[noisebomb44]

verify cache?

 

disable firewall?
 

Run in win xp mode?

 

Go into config and change to 800 * 600 resolution? (run in windowed mode, as Master Disaster said (it does help in some games))

 

update video drivers

 

reinstall?

[Master Disaster]

doesn't help if i can't get into the game, but thanks for the tip.

ini edit? Of course it does.

[RubyRoks]

verify cache?

 

disable firewall?

 

Run in win xp mode?

 

Go into config and change to 800 * 600 resolution? (run in windowed mode, as Master Disaster said (it does help in some games))

 

update video drivers

 

reinstall?

did that

Don't have one

gonna try that, if i'm not already. i forget after yesterday.

can't get in game to do that

 

up to date

 

Not worth it with my internet connection

[RubyRoks]

ini edit? Of course it does.

i'm barely comfortable enough building my PC....if i have to, i'll try to find an ini online and replace it

[noisebomb44]

Here is how you change resolution without entering the game:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/952150-grand-theft-auto-iv/57743589

 

also, you have windows fire wall, if so then try disabling that for a while

[noisebomb44]

Ive got some links

 

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1929376

 

(shitty video, although its short)

 

 

atleast one of these should fix it

 

 

edit: seems like changing the launcher to admin rights have been most succesfull among people, you should try it before installing C++

[RubyRoks]

Here is how you change resolution without entering the game:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/boards/952150-grand-theft-auto-iv/57743589

 

also, you have windows fire wall, if so then try disabling that for a while

as i stated above, i'm barely comfortable building my own PC, so i'll try to find an ini on the internet

 

I allowed access when the game first ran, if that's what you mean. 

 

Also, going back to the XP mode thing, that caused the seculauncher error i was having yesterday.