Problem with Max Payne =/

[Codeman05]

I haven't played Max Payne with my new rig yet (primary in sig) so I installed it today. Well, When the first level loads, when the progress bar gets 1/2 way across. It crashed back to the desktop without giving any errors.
I'm using WinXP, and I tried with both the 40.72 and the 42.01 Det Drivers.

Anyone got any ideas of what could be the problem?
Thanks!

 

[DarkArctic]

I've seen this problem a few times. You need to get the latest patch from http://maxpayne.com/support/. That'll fix it right up.

-DarkArctic

 

[Codeman05]

Thanks DarkArctic...I'm losing my mind, didn't even think to look for the patch but that did the trick.
Now if I could just get GTA3 to run again.....pretty sure thats a driver issue

 

[baqai]

if GTA is lagging you might want to turn off few features off one ever famous feature is that glow thingie (i don't know how to express it in words and i am forgetting what the feature is)

 

[Codeman05]

well its not lagging, it just won't load.
The RockStar Logo pops up...and thats it. The game never actually loads.

 

[ninthebin]

are you talking about the trails baqai?

and for GTA3 are you using the latest patch and that dx update thing?

 

[Codeman05]

are you talking about the trails baqai?

and for GTA3 are you using the latest patch and that dx update thing?

Yep both, thats why I can't figure out why it wont run...guess I could try reinstalling it

 

[_slh_]

delete the files in the /movie folder in your GTA3 folder. When you run the game and it pops back to the desktop with the gta3 window minimized in the taskbar, press space, then enter. I had the same problem, and anfter 2 days of emailing rockstar tech support that was the solution, and it worked

 

[Codeman05]

still nothing...After the logo pops up, it doesn't minimize to the desktop, it just closes =/

 

[ninthebin]

hmm - have you tried tweaking DX settings? like hardware acceleration down a notch or two?

also - try the forums at www.gta3.com I remember them having floods of problems, so perhaps your fix is lieing about there

 

[Codeman05]

yea I'll give that a shot. Thx for the help