Can't start Vice City

[Jancis71]

When I try to start Vice City computer when first loading screen appears, computer just restarts. With other games like San Andreas or III everything works fine. I have reinstalled VC 4 times, previously (before windows xp reinstall) all was ok.

[jansi]

Check the Event Log, maybe there is something that may help you find the reason (right click on My Computer > Manage > Event Viewer).

And is automatic restart disabled? (WinXP: R click on My Computer > Properties > Advanced > Startup and Recovery > Settings > Automatically restart)  Maybe Windows dies and automatically restarts before you get to read the error message.

[Jancis71]

from event log:
Event Type:   Error
Event Source:   Application Error
Event Category:   None
Event ID:   1000
Date:      2010.11.22.
Time:      14:33:35
User:      N/A
Computer:   LIETOTAJ-48B8CB
Description:
Faulting application gta-vc.exe, version 0.0.0.0, faulting module gta-vc.exe, version 0.0.0.0, fault address 0x0015251a.

For more information, see Help and Support Center at http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/events.asp.
Data:
0000: 41 70 70 6c 69 63 61 74   Applicat
0008: 69 6f 6e 20 46 61 69 6c   ion Fail
0010: 75 72 65 20 20 67 74 61   ure  gta
0018: 2d 76 63 2e 65 78 65 20   -vc.exe
0020: 30 2e 30 2e 30 2e 30 20   0.0.0.0
0028: 69 6e 20 67 74 61 2d 76   in gta-v
0030: 63 2e 65 78 65 20 30 2e   c.exe 0.
0038: 30 2e 30 2e 30 20 61 74   0.0.0 at
0040: 20 6f 66 66 73 65 74 20    offset
0048: 30 30 31 35 32 35 31 61   0015251a
0050: 0d 0a                     ..     


2. When I disable auto restart appears blue screen.

[Terminatorupgrade 2]

DO you have graphics  card?
 

[Jancis71]

lol, do you have brains or you are automatic spam machine?

[YaceQ]

On the blue screen there is always error code and name of the file that caused error. Try to get this code/file.

[jansi]

2. When I disable auto restart appears blue screen.

Write down these texts

and search for them in google.

[Jancis71]

I have different blue screen, code refers to hardware problems... I haven't changed anything in hardware 3 years.. It happens only with vice city! I will try remove all drivers and reinstall.

Code: *** STOP: 0x000000F4 (0x00000003, 0x8568E658, 0x8568E7CC, 0x805D120A)

[Jancis71]

Anyone can help? ALL other games runs without problems.

[[AoD]NC]

So you are saying that when you try to run VC your PC is self restarting? And SA & 3 works?

Maybe you should update Vc to 1.1? The 1.1 has some graphic fixes.

You said that there were no problems when you had XP previously. What OS are you using now? Try to get the latest drivers for anything on your PC. Downlaod also a tool like AIDA32, CPU-z, SpeedFan or whatever to check the temperature on your pc.

Close any background apps, even explorer.exe.

Also post information about your PC (processor, ram, graphic card). At least you can write to Rockstar games/Take 2. I have one time written to them, a silly bug with SA, but they have helped to solve it.

[YaceQ]

Hm, do u have ticked option 'Run this with admin rights' (or smth like this, down of the window) in Properties of gta-vc.exe? Right click on gta-vc.exe (do it for this .exe and icon on desktop if u have it) -> Properties -> 3rd tab and last option. Make sure its NOT ticked.

[shivambansal]

ooo............
Clean up your disk using disk cleanup and  you can also download new gta vc.exe 

[Jancis71]

So you are saying that when you try to run VC your PC is self restarting? And SA & 3 works?

Maybe you should update Vc to 1.1? The 1.1 has some graphic fixes.

You said that there were no problems when you had XP previously. What OS are you using now? Try to get the latest drivers for anything on your PC. Downlaod also a tool like AIDA32, CPU-z, SpeedFan or whatever to check the temperature on your pc.

Close any background apps, even explorer.exe.

Also post information about your PC (processor, ram, graphic card). At least you can write to Rockstar games/Take 2. I have one time written to them, a silly bug with SA, but they have helped to solve it.

I still have Windows XP SP2

PC data:
Ram: 960MB
CPU: AMD Athlon x2 4000+      2,11Ghz RAM
Graphic card: nVidia Geforce 6100 nforce 405 with 256VRAM