gta 4 requirement....

darklord_v · 01-05-2009, 08:57 AM

does gta 4 needs xpsp3 or can it run on sp2 to...cause on windows live it says xpsp3

**koala** · 01-05-2009, 09:52 AM

It definitely won't run with SP2. I tried and had to upgrade to SP3 to get it working.

**RockmasteR** · 01-05-2009, 04:05 PM

you can get SP3 for free from www.microsoft.com
I use SP3 and everything works on it.

darklord_v · 01-06-2009, 06:52 AM

i cant download it ....my windows is geniune and all...but my firefox and download managers have stopped working......only internet explorer works.....i have a cheap download speed so its impossible to download it whole at one time

**af3** · 01-06-2009, 07:04 AM

http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/ may help get a better speed and would also resume the download if it fails.

Sorry to hear that your internet is so slow. :(

darklord_v · 01-06-2009, 07:08 AM

thanks for the very quick reply .....very slow speed, have some tastesof this 30kb/s downloading your self then you'll know:s.:) but thats the basic idea these download managers have stopped working

**koala** · 01-06-2009, 07:10 AM

Do you know anyone who has already downloaded SP3? You can burn their file to CD and then install on your computer.

If you'd like another recommendation for a download manager, I've been using FlashGet for years with no problems.

darklord_v · 01-06-2009, 07:21 AM

i am downloading it right now but i have a feeling in my gut that it wont work too.....
it is said these softwares use mozilla based settings and as mozilla firefox isnt working so fat chance

**af3** · 01-06-2009, 07:28 AM

If the download fails, please consider using a download manager as they make downloads on unreliable connections a bit less of a haste.

**koala** · 01-06-2009, 07:32 AM

You don't need Firefox to use a download manager. IE or Opera will do the same job.

darklord_v · 01-06-2009, 07:37 AM

sorry i am discussing this in the games forum..but this is ralevant..the problem i have is that these managers dont work..ie8 works but manager is dead as a dodo

darklord_v · 01-06-2009, 07:45 AM

flasget did the same...no reponse from it..how do i solve this problem a have i list of things waiting to be downloaded but this is a big hindrance.plz help

**af3** · 01-06-2009, 09:09 AM

That's unfortunate. It's hard to tell what is killing the download without some testing.

The first thing you could do is do a tracert of microsoft.com and see where there is any loss or latency.

This web based test finds problems and offers suggestions for fixing them: http://www.dslreports.com/linequality

Or at least I'm under the impression that it does... I have never used it.

**RockmasteR** · 01-06-2009, 04:02 PM

I have a 14 kb/s download speed :D :P
so officially my download speed is way lower than yours and I download the SP3 I always use Orbit downloader
you can get it from here :
Orbit Downloader

darklord_v · 01-06-2009, 11:44 PM

sorry rockmaster...but i know what is feels like ...once ihad about 10kbs...but the point is,there is no problem with the line but something has gone wrong with my windows...a month ago idm,dap,and orbit used to run fine(kept changing to test the increase in speed)..but all of a sudden these have stopped working with my firefox too...

darklord_v · 01-07-2009, 12:00 AM

<a href="http://speedtest.dslreports.com"><img border=0 src="http://www.dslreports.com/im/64348656/5930.png"></a>

dlsreports my download speed at being 236kbs and upload at 50 kbs

darklord_v · 01-07-2009, 01:07 AM

common i need a solution this

Mcninjaguy · 01-07-2009, 01:41 AM

have you tried uninstalling fire fox and all your download managers? and reinstalling firefox with only the necessary download manager?

darklord_v · 01-07-2009, 04:34 AM

did this....righte now none of the managers are installed...unstalled firefox but nothing happened

**koala** · 01-07-2009, 07:50 AM

Please start a new thread in the XP or Firefox forums. This is no longer a gaming problem.

01-05-2009, 08:57 AM	#1 (permalink)
darklord_v Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: pakistan Posts: 335 OS: xp professional sp3 My System	gta 4 requirement.... does gta 4 needs xpsp3 or can it run on sp2 to...cause on windows live it says xpsp3 __________________ team work is essential it gives them other people to shoot at

01-05-2009, 09:52 AM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,344 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: gta 4 requirement.... It definitely won't run with SP2. I tried and had to upgrade to SP3 to get it working. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

01-05-2009, 04:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,163 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: gta 4 requirement.... you can get SP3 for free from www.microsoft.com I use SP3 and everything works on it. __________________ CPUz GPUz Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers System Information for Windows (SIW) Revo Uninstaller RivaTuner ATITOOL Directx 9.0C !!Please don't PM me for Tech Support!!

01-06-2009, 06:52 AM	#4 (permalink)
darklord_v Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: pakistan Posts: 335 OS: xp professional sp3 My System	Re: gta 4 requirement.... i cant download it ....my windows is geniune and all...but my firefox and download managers have stopped working......only internet explorer works.....i have a cheap download speed so its impossible to download it whole at one time __________________ team work is essential it gives them other people to shoot at

01-06-2009, 07:04 AM	#5 (permalink)
af3 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1,173 OS: XP32, the gaming OS. My System	Re: gta 4 requirement.... http://www.freedownloadmanager.org/ may help get a better speed and would also resume the download if it fails. Sorry to hear that your internet is so slow. :(

01-06-2009, 07:08 AM	#6 (permalink)
darklord_v Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: pakistan Posts: 335 OS: xp professional sp3 My System	Re: gta 4 requirement.... thanks for the very quick reply .....very slow speed, have some tastesof this 30kb/s downloading your self then you'll know:s.:) but thats the basic idea these download managers have stopped working __________________ team work is essential it gives them other people to shoot at

01-06-2009, 07:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,344 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: gta 4 requirement.... Do you know anyone who has already downloaded SP3? You can burn their file to CD and then install on your computer. If you'd like another recommendation for a download manager, I've been using FlashGet for years with no problems. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

01-06-2009, 07:21 AM	#8 (permalink)
darklord_v Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: pakistan Posts: 335 OS: xp professional sp3 My System	Re: gta 4 requirement.... i am downloading it right now but i have a feeling in my gut that it wont work too..... it is said these softwares use mozilla based settings and as mozilla firefox isnt working so fat chance __________________ team work is essential it gives them other people to shoot at

01-06-2009, 07:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
af3 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1,173 OS: XP32, the gaming OS. My System	Re: gta 4 requirement.... If the download fails, please consider using a download manager as they make downloads on unreliable connections a bit less of a haste.

01-06-2009, 07:32 AM	#10 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,344 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: gta 4 requirement.... You don't need Firefox to use a download manager. IE or Opera will do the same job. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

01-06-2009, 07:37 AM	#11 (permalink)
darklord_v Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: pakistan Posts: 335 OS: xp professional sp3 My System	Re: gta 4 requirement.... sorry i am discussing this in the games forum..but this is ralevant..the problem i have is that these managers dont work..ie8 works but manager is dead as a dodo __________________ team work is essential it gives them other people to shoot at

01-06-2009, 07:45 AM	#12 (permalink)
darklord_v Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: pakistan Posts: 335 OS: xp professional sp3 My System	Re: gta 4 requirement.... flasget did the same...no reponse from it..how do i solve this problem a have i list of things waiting to be downloaded but this is a big hindrance.plz help __________________ team work is essential it gives them other people to shoot at

01-06-2009, 09:09 AM	#13 (permalink)
af3 TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: USA Posts: 1,173 OS: XP32, the gaming OS. My System	Re: gta 4 requirement.... That's unfortunate. It's hard to tell what is killing the download without some testing. The first thing you could do is do a tracert of microsoft.com and see where there is any loss or latency. This web based test finds problems and offers suggestions for fixing them: http://www.dslreports.com/linequality Or at least I'm under the impression that it does... I have never used it. Last edited by af3; 01-06-2009 at 09:11 AM.

01-06-2009, 04:02 PM	#14 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,163 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: gta 4 requirement.... I have a 14 kb/s download speed :D :P so officially my download speed is way lower than yours and I download the SP3 I always use Orbit downloader you can get it from here : Orbit Downloader __________________ CPUz GPUz Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers System Information for Windows (SIW) Revo Uninstaller RivaTuner ATITOOL Directx 9.0C !!Please don't PM me for Tech Support!!

01-06-2009, 11:44 PM	#15 (permalink)
darklord_v Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: pakistan Posts: 335 OS: xp professional sp3 My System	Re: gta 4 requirement.... sorry rockmaster...but i know what is feels like ...once ihad about 10kbs...but the point is,there is no problem with the line but something has gone wrong with my windows...a month ago idm,dap,and orbit used to run fine(kept changing to test the increase in speed)..but all of a sudden these have stopped working with my firefox too... __________________ team work is essential it gives them other people to shoot at

01-07-2009, 12:00 AM	#16 (permalink)
darklord_v Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: pakistan Posts: 335 OS: xp professional sp3 My System	Re: gta 4 requirement.... <a href="http://speedtest.dslreports.com"><img border=0 src="http://www.dslreports.com/im/64348656/5930.png"></a> dlsreports my download speed at being 236kbs and upload at 50 kbs __________________ team work is essential it gives them other people to shoot at

01-07-2009, 01:07 AM	#17 (permalink)
darklord_v Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: pakistan Posts: 335 OS: xp professional sp3 My System	Re: gta 4 requirement.... common i need a solution this __________________ team work is essential it gives them other people to shoot at

01-07-2009, 01:41 AM	#18 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: gta 4 requirement.... have you tried uninstalling fire fox and all your download managers? and reinstalling firefox with only the necessary download manager?

01-07-2009, 04:34 AM	#19 (permalink)
darklord_v Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: pakistan Posts: 335 OS: xp professional sp3 My System	Re: gta 4 requirement.... did this....righte now none of the managers are installed...unstalled firefox but nothing happened __________________ team work is essential it gives them other people to shoot at Last edited by darklord_v; 01-07-2009 at 04:40 AM.

01-07-2009, 07:50 AM	#20 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 12,344 OS: XP/7/Ubuntu My System	Re: gta 4 requirement.... Please start a new thread in the XP or Firefox forums. This is no longer a gaming problem. __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here