[SOLVED] Mafia will not launch

gzussturbo · 04-12-2008, 07:41 AM

I have a legit copy of Mafia and it installs, but when I go to launch the game the screen goes black, then it minimizes in my tray. I know it works on my computer because I've played it before, I just don't know what the problem is now.

I should add that I can play it in window mode, which sucks because the screen is cut off at the bottom no matter how high I move the window. Why will this game not play in full screen?

**RockmasteR** · 04-12-2008, 11:14 AM

I think that game runs in a resolution mode that ur monitor does not support, thats y it works in window mode

If there is setup for the game before u enter the Game, try to put the resolution to a mode that is supported by ur monitor, also, try to low the refresh rate, if exists
eg: 1024 x 768 70 hz

1024 x 768 is the resolution

70 hz is the refresh rate

gzussturbo · 04-13-2008, 10:01 AM

I got it to work, the problem is so dumb... All I had to do was maximize it from my tray... I don't know why it went to minimize, but it works, and on any resolution :) Thanks for the reply though.

theinfamousgeek · 06-12-2008, 05:53 AM

Here is something really odd about this issue. I have the Full copy from the retail 3 Disk set for mafia that i have had since 03. I go to install it then reboot and then launch it ... The game does not launch at all, no windows no screens nothing no matter what resolution i have it on.

I even went as far as to make sure that it was not a windows installer issue and even went as far as doing a regsvr32 vbscript.dll to register it before installing the application again. Still fails to open.

Any ideas would help thanks,

P.S.: The disk is Version 1.2 For Mafia, and i temporarily shutdown my AV to rule it out as an issue.

GeneralofAll · 06-29-2008, 07:02 PM

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Originally Posted by theinfamousgeek

Here is something really odd about this issue. I have the Full copy from the retail 3 Disk set for mafia that i have had since 03. I go to install it then reboot and then launch it ... The game does not launch at all, no windows no screens nothing no matter what resolution i have it on.

I even went as far as to make sure that it was not a windows installer issue and even went as far as doing a regsvr32 vbscript.dll to register it before installing the application again. Still fails to open.

Any ideas would help thanks,

P.S.: The disk is Version 1.2 For Mafia, and i temporarily shutdown my AV to rule it out as an issue.

EXACT same problem here.

If anyone has an idea how to fix this, I would apprecaite it.

The only thing I have to add is I installed this before and it worked fine. I uninstalled it and just recently decided I wanted to play it again, so after isntalling it today I have this same problem. Not sure if that's related, but just in case it's important.

AKmarvinater · 01-06-2009, 10:56 PM

I have that same problem also, it installs just fine but when i click play it does nothing at all. Ive searched this issue and it seems that no one has a solution for it.

04-12-2008, 07:41 AM	#1 (permalink)
gzussturbo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp profesional	[SOLVED] Mafia will not launch I have a legit copy of Mafia and it installs, but when I go to launch the game the screen goes black, then it minimizes in my tray. I know it works on my computer because I've played it before, I just don't know what the problem is now. I should add that I can play it in window mode, which sucks because the screen is cut off at the bottom no matter how high I move the window. Why will this game not play in full screen?

04-12-2008, 11:14 AM	#2 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,198 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Mafia will not launch I think that game runs in a resolution mode that ur monitor does not support, thats y it works in window mode If there is setup for the game before u enter the Game, try to put the resolution to a mode that is supported by ur monitor, also, try to low the refresh rate, if exists eg: 1024 x 768 70 hz 1024 x 768 is the resolution 70 hz is the refresh rate

04-13-2008, 10:01 AM	#3 (permalink)
gzussturbo Registered User Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 2 OS: xp profesional	Re: Mafia will not launch I got it to work, the problem is so dumb... All I had to do was maximize it from my tray... I don't know why it went to minimize, but it works, and on any resolution :) Thanks for the reply though.

06-12-2008, 05:53 AM	#4 (permalink)
theinfamousgeek Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 1 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: [SOLVED] Mafia will not launch Here is something really odd about this issue. I have the Full copy from the retail 3 Disk set for mafia that i have had since 03. I go to install it then reboot and then launch it ... The game does not launch at all, no windows no screens nothing no matter what resolution i have it on. I even went as far as to make sure that it was not a windows installer issue and even went as far as doing a regsvr32 vbscript.dll to register it before installing the application again. Still fails to open. Any ideas would help thanks, P.S.: The disk is Version 1.2 For Mafia, and i temporarily shutdown my AV to rule it out as an issue. Last edited by theinfamousgeek; 06-12-2008 at 05:56 AM.

01-06-2009, 10:56 PM	#6 (permalink)
AKmarvinater Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Re: [SOLVED] Mafia will not launch I have that same problem also, it installs just fine but when i click play it does nothing at all. Ive searched this issue and it seems that no one has a solution for it.