FIXING GTA IV (PC) Errors, crashes, install problems and freezes.
Dec
04
4 December 2008, Cake @ 4:58 pm


Gamingnewslink.com’s Guide to Fixing for Grand Theft Auto IV errors, crashes, installation errors and freezes. Fixes listed are for GTA IV PC version only :)

- The listed solutions are for the PC version of Grand Theft Auto IV.
- Solutions for GTA IV errors may have been posted by our generous visitors
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Cut the crap, now for the fixes!

General GTA IV Error codes

If you are getting problems that doesn’t pop an error message with those error codes, skip this and scroll down to the section below the GTA error codes

MMA10 Error Out of memory - Please re-boot your system
RMN20 Error Windows Vista: Need to have Service Pack 1 or higher to proceed.
RMN30 Error Windows XP 64 / Server 2003: Need to have Service Pack 2 or higher to proceed.
RMN40 Error Windows XP: Need to have Service Pack 3 or higher to proceed.
DD3D50 Error D3D Error - DirectX 9 video card required
TEXP110 Error D3D Error - Failed to create texture - Please restart the game
DWIN20 Error D3D Error - Failed to query memory. Please re-start the game.
DD3D10 Error D3D Error - Please re-boot your system
DD3D10 Error D3D Error - Please re-boot your system
DD3D30 Error D3D Error - Please re-boot your system
DWIN30 Error D3D Error - Please re-boot your system
DD3D20 Error D3D Error - Please re-install the game and/or re-install DirectX
DWIN10 Error D3D Error - Please restart the game
DD3D60 Error D3D Error - Shader Model 3.0 or higher is required
DD3D70 Error D3D Error - Unable to retrieve D3D Device. Please re-boot your system
GPUP10 Error D3D Error - Unable to retrieve D3D Device. Please re-boot your system
TEXP20 Error D3D Error - Unable to retrieve D3D Device. Please re-boot your system
TEXP30 Error D3D Error - Unable to retrieve D3D Device. Please re-boot your system
TEXP80 Error D3D Error - Unable to retrieve D3D Device. Please re-boot your system
DD3D40 Error D3D Error - Unable to retrieve device capabilities. Please install latest video card driver and/or re-install DirectX
TEXP10 Error D3D Error - Unable to retrieve device capabilities. Please install latest video card driver and/or re-install DirectX
DD3D80 Error D3D reset failed - Please restart the game.
STRB10 Error Failed to delete file - Please re-boot your system
RMN10 Error Failed to read file - Please re-boot your system
STRM10 Error Failed to read file - Please re-boot your system
STRM20 Error Failed to read file - Please re-boot your system
BNDL10 Error Failed to write file – Please re-boot your system
STBF10 Error Failed to write file – Please re-boot your system
VOIC10 Error Fatal voice chat error - Please restart the game
RESC10 Error Out of video memory - Please re-boot your system
BA10 Error Out of virtual memory - Please re-boot your system
EA10 Error Out of virtual memory - Please re-boot your system
TEXP60 Error Unable to create color render target - Please re-install DirectX and/or install the latest video card driver.
TEXP70 Error Unable to create depth render target - Please re-install DirectX and/or install the latest video card driver.
AE10 Error Insufficient Memory to Start Game - Please close some applications and restart the game
PC10 Error Unable to retrieve D3D Device - Please reboot your machine or reinstall your display driver
TF10 Error Unable to write to disk - Please restart the game
WS20 Error InitWinSock failed - Please re-boot your system and/or re-install the game
WS30 Error InitWinSock failed - Please re-boot your system and/or re-install the game

If you are getting problems that doesn’t pop an error message with those error codes, check out the solutions below

Problem #1 Grand Theft Auto Missing textures problemSolution : (as posted by fflaguna in the GTA forums)1) Go to “Add and Remove Programs” and scroll down to the N section. Uninstall all Nvidia drivers (there were two of them on mine. One was “nvidia display driver” and the other was “nvidia performance driver”, both of them I had recently installed trying to fix this problem). Make sure they are uninstalled.

2) Download and install driver sweeper: http://www.guru3d.com/category/driversweeper/

3) THIS STEP IS THE MOST IMPORTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (all the !! marks are because I’m excited this works). You need to restart your computer in SAFE MODE. This doesn’t work unless you restart your computer *** in SAFE MODE ***. Usually you do this by pressing F8 when it tells you to about 10-30seconds after you first push the power button to start up your computer.

(After you are logged onto safe mode, it may say “you need to restart to blah de blah de blah about new hardware.” Tell it no, you don’t have to restart.

4) Now that you are in safe mode and logged onto windows normally, run Driver cleaner. Search for ATI display drivers and Nvidia display drivers. Then hit the “Clean” button. Now close the program and reopen it, and double-check the same steps. Search for ATI and nvidia display drivers, and make sure that none are found. When this is done, restart your computer back into regular XP.

5) After I rebooted into normal mode, I ran driver sweeper a third time just to make sure. It found NO files for ati and nvidia display drivers.

6) Now I installed 180.60 (not 180.70.) Other people installed 180.48 and got it working, others isntalled 180.70 and got it working. Mine worked fine with 180.60. I assume the version of driver you use doesn’t matter, so try with whatever you can find for your version of windows.

7) Restart after you have installed the drivers.

8) FLIP OUT when you realize that your textures are showing up again. I almost decapitated myself out of rage, but luckily I got this fixed in the nick of time.

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Solution : If you are using Windows XP, You’ll need to have SP3 (Service Pack3) installed to get GTA IV runningProblem #2 : GTA IV Fatal Error RMN40 . You’ll get this error if you try to run GTA IV on Windows XP SP2, below.

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Problem #3 : Grand Theft Auto 4 camera problemssolution :
no known solution

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solution :
Problem #4 : Grand Theft Auto IV won’t run, with or without error messageCheck solution for problem #5

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Problem #5 : GTA IV Crash to desktop with no error messageSolution : If you are using Windows XP, make sure that you have SP3 installed and Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 installed.

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Problem #6 : Downloaded GTA IV from Steam, it crashes before launchSolution : launch the game directly from “..\Steam\steamapps\common\grand theft auto iv\Installers”

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Solution : Logout from Rockstar Social club then log in again. Then try to run the gameProblem #7 : GTA IV MMA10 error

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Solution : Make sure you are have SP3 if you are using Windows XP. Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 is also needed. Also make sure that you are using the latest non-beta video card drivers
Problem #8 : “Grand Theft Auto IV Has Stopped Working” error

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Problem #9 : GTA IV Savegame ErrorSolution : Log out of Rockstar Social Club or install .net framework 3.5 (As posted in NAG.com)

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Problem #10 : GTA IV not working properly in Geforce 7900 Solution : Use the latest Nvidia beta drivers

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- expect this list to grow longer as the commentors post errors and solutions -

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