How to Fix the Grand Theft Auto IV PC Game
"Grand Theft Auto IV" is Rockstar's fourth free-roaming urban action game, in which players take control of Russian immigrant Niko Bellic in a fictionalized New York city. The game incorporates a number of challenges for the player to guide Niko through, including street fighting, high-speed driving and pitched gun battles. But for many PC gamers, the biggest challenge is getting the game to run. At launch time, the title was heavily buggy, and installing updates to both Windows and "GTAIV" may be required before the game can be played.
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Instructions
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Right-click on "My Computer" from your computer's Desktop. Select "Properties."
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Check your computer's system properties to ensure it meets the minimum requirements for playing "Grand Theft Auto IV." Your processor should be at least an Intel 2 Duo 1.8Ghz (GigaHertz) or AMD Athlon X2 64 2.4Ghz. At least 1.5 GB (GigaBytes) of memory are required, as well as 16 GB of hard drive space. Your video card must be at least an NVIDIA 7900 or ATI X1900, and must have at least 256 MB (MegaBytes) of memory.
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Download the latest updates for Microsoft Windows, Games for Windows and Direct X, without which the game will not run correctly. All of these updates can be downloaded by clicking "Windows Update" from the "Start" menu, or by using Internet Explorer to visit the "Windows Update" website. Either service will automatically select the updates your computer needs and prompt you before installing; click "Install" to update your software.
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Download the latest patch for "Grand Theft Auto IV." Once the file has downloaded, double-click to unzip. Double-click the unzipped file to update "Grand Theft Auto IV" to the latest version, which will fix the bugs present in the game's release code.
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Restart your computer before running "Grand Theft Auto IV" for the first time after installing the patch.
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Tips & Warnings
To improve performance after installing these updates, enter the game's "Options" menu and select "Video." Uncheck the box marked "Clip Recording." This setting consumes memory unnecessarily and makes no difference to the game's graphics or game-play.
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