Grand Theft Auto III
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Revision as of 11:45, 25 May 2012 by 203.79.100.95 (talk) (Create page for GTA3. Add fixes for DEP causing crash on start up and car textures error.)
Problem: Game refuses to start. You get an old school looking box that says "Unhandled exception: c0000005" and "Location: <varies>".
Solution: Turn off Data Execution Prevention for GTAIII.
- Here's how (for Vista at least):
- Open "System" by clicking the "Start" button, clicking "Control Panel", clicking "System and Maintenance", and then clicking "System".
- Click "Advanced". In the Performance box, click "Settings".
- Click the "Data Execution Prevention" tab, and then click "Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select".
- Click "Add". Browse to where GTA3.exe is, and double click it.
Good to go!
Problem: Cars in game look black and stupid.
Solution: Replace the particle.txd file, which is available from the "mirror" download at this forum post. Follow the instructions there - basically just overwrite your own particle.txd file.
Good to go!
Problem: When NPCs talk it sounds like they're underwater.
Solution: UNKNOWN