GTA: Vice City problem on Windows 8.1

Anonymous
2017-05-21T21:30:14+00:00

I have checked the forums already and can't find a solution to my problem.  I'm not very technical and this will show.  My PC is only 3 years old.  Here goes:

I played Vice City on this PC two years ago.  It then stopped working (the game would start up fine but when I went to start/load a game the pink bar just sat there and the game crashed).  So I decided to buy it from Steam.  Same exact problem.

I tried everything I could come up with... opened some DEP thing and made it open Vice City. 

I tried every single compatibility setting available. 

Added "run as administrator"

I tried to change my own screen resolution but it can't go that low (640X480).

So now the game won't even start, I get the common issue that says "Cannot find 640X480 video mode".

I've watched Youtube videos and checked this forum (including Steam's) and cannot find a solution. 

I don't understand why this game would have worked 2 years ago but not now.

I'm desperate to play.  Please help me.

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  1. Anonymous
    2017-07-13T04:57:59+00:00

    My guess is you haven't read earlier replies or even the subject of my problem.  I am currently talking with the manufacturer, still no answers.  Also, like my subject states, I have Windows 8.1 and do not have Cortana.

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  2. Anonymous
    2017-07-12T18:54:29+00:00

    Thank you for your response. You may go ahead and visit the game manufacturer's support site to get the most updated version of this game. You can also get the most expert solution from their own support team to make this game work again to your current computer system.

    You can post this concern and raise it to our Feedback hub for our developers and engineers to work on a fix in a form of an update.

    In order to submit new feedback, please follow these steps:

    1. Search for “Feedback Hub” in Cortana search, then launch the app.
    2. Navigate to Feedback in the left menu, then press + Add new feedback.
    3. Select the Problem, and share any details you think are relevant, and choose an appropriate category and subcategory.
    4. Important: If possible, reproduce the problem(s) after clicking Begin monitoring (or Start capture) near the end of the form; Stop monitoring when you’re done.
    5. Once you’ve completed the form and monitoring, click Submit.
    6. Click Continue using Feedback Hub.
    7. Click My feedback at the top, then find the item you submitted (it may take a while to appear).
    8. Open the item you submitted, then click Share.
    9. Click Copy link, then paste the link here in your response.

    Feel free to post should you need further assistance.

    Regards.

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  3. Anonymous
    2017-07-10T23:25:58+00:00

    I appreciate the pictures, but like I said, I already tried that.  So many times.  Thanks for the help

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  4. Anonymous
    2017-07-04T15:27:10+00:00

    Thank you for your response. You may also try to run the Compatibility mode for this game. Try running it first to your current Windows version 8.1 all the way through Windows Vista or XP. Since this game was introduced way back 2002, chances are the resolution settings may no longer be compatible to newer Windows system. However, it may work if your going to run Compatibility mode. Here are the steps:

    1. Right click on the game icon.
    2. Select Properties.
    3. Click on the Compatibility tab.
    4. Put a check on the Run this program in compatibility mode for:

    1. Click the drop down to choose what Windows version you wish to try.
    2. You may also try putting a check on the Reduce color mode and also see if it will allow you to put a check on the Run in 640 x 480 screen resolution.

    1. If it doesn't, you may just continue trying the compatibility mode all the way to Windows XP and see if this will fix the issue.
    2. Don't forget to click OK and then Apply for the changes to take effect.

    Feel free to post the result.

    Regards.

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  5. Anonymous
    2017-07-03T02:29:59+00:00

    Thank you for the information; but does this mean that there is nothing you can do for me?

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