Grand Theft Auto III requires at least 12MB of available video memory.

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hey all, yesterday I installed Grand Theft Auto III again because I was bored. So I tried to run the game on my laptop, but when I doubleclick the desktop icon the game tells me "Grand Theft Auto III requires at least 12MB of available video memory." and I can't start the game.

My laptop has 4 gigs of DDR3 RAM and the Nvidia GeForce GT240m 1GB RAM, and also an Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 (2,2 ghz).

I think with these specs my laptop should be able to run GTA III 20 times at the same time, but it moans about not having enough video RAM... My laptop can run Need for Speed Shift, Call of Duty 4, Call of Duty Black Ops etc but can not run GTA III?

help me please, already updated to the latest gfx card drivers. I'm using Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit, service pack 1.
 

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Since it is an older game you may need to run it in Compatibility Mode choosing XP as the OS and also requires Direct X 8.1 (not sure if Windows 7 has that version), Requirements listed here
 

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yeah, compatability mode would be your best bet. However, some games just still won't work in Windows 7. I got Wroms Armageddon running, but games like codemaster's soldiers don't work due to some security stuff. Ford Racing 3 just gets to a loading screen as if it's frozen, so GTA3 may just not run. good luck :)
 

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heh, I tried running as administrator in Windows XP Service Pack 3 mode before too and had no luck either.

guess it's time to format the laptop, there's a few other strange things going on with it (windows aero theme stopped working, currently using Windows Basic Theme cos I can not get the aero theme working anymore)
 

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Where did you get your GTA copy from?
 

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If you're planning on re-installing Windows then see if it works after that. I've got the Steam version of GTA III and that works perfectly fine.

Try updating all drivers on your laptop too, such as chipset.
 

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Everlong said:
If you're planning on re-installing Windows then see if it works after that. I've got the Steam version of GTA III and that works perfectly fine.

Try updating all drivers on your laptop too, such as chipset.
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Yeah, I'm copying all my stuff to my ext. hard drive and when thats done I'll reinstall Windows and give it a go. Thanks for trying to help at you all, this forum rocks.

You'll hear from me later
 

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good luck :) If you are completely wiping your internal HDd and it's large, I recommend you also install an older version of Windows if you have a disc lying around. remember, if you then want to dual boot, install the older version of windows first, then windows 7 afterwards.
 

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also, don't forget to de-activate any softwware such as iTunes beofre you wipe the HDD (the 5 computer limit thing)
 

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- A desk fan - this weather is warm ;)
- A fair few retro consoles
- Too many cables behind the desk, probably a fire hazard.
DeanP said:
Where did you get your GTA copy from?
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I've downloaded it, back in the days I had a legal copy of GTA III but I lost the disc and serial. Not going to buy it twice.

biggles1000 said:
also, don't forget to de-activate any softwware such as iTunes beofre you wipe the HDD (the 5 computer limit thing)
Click to expand...
does iTunes really have such thing? I bought my iPod Touch in february, it's a great device but so lame all great apps aren't free and iTunes is so crap... I bought the iPod with pain in my heart as I'm an Apple hater, but I needed a decent music player with WiFi and the Touch was the only decent device with WiFi so I had no choice.
 

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Yeah, if you have any iTunes bought movies, under one of the top window bar things (I think it's the store one), there's a deactivate/activate thing. Apple limit you to having five computers registered with the same account and therefore able to play the same media. If you just have music, no worries, but if you have bought apps, movies or tv shows, you will probably want to deactivate iTunes. It got a real pain for me, as two of my windows installs got viruses that messed the computer up completely, so I have two non-existent registered computers.
 

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- HP Deskjet 3050A
- Two HP ZV5000 laptops (the better of the two recently broke)
- A Compaq Evo D310 (has 2GB RAM and a 2.53GHz P4 but is curiously extremely slow)
- A desk fan - this weather is warm ;)
- A fair few retro consoles
- Too many cables behind the desk, probably a fire hazard.
I have GTA 3 on windows 7 64 bit and it runs perfectly. try compatibility mode, run as admin, and update ur directx and video card drivers. I have the retail version. When I downloaded in the past (not going to say where), the audio was all messed up.
 

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Well it's £6 on Steam.
 

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fANAT1C said:
DeanP said:
Where did you get your GTA copy from?
Click to expand...
I've downloaded it, back in the days I had a legal copy of GTA III but I lost the disc and serial. Not going to buy it twice.

biggles1000 said:
also, don't forget to de-activate any softwware such as iTunes beofre you wipe the HDD (the 5 computer limit thing)
Click to expand...
does iTunes really have such thing? I bought my iPod Touch in february, it's a great device but so lame all great apps aren't free and iTunes is so crap... I bought the iPod with pain in my heart as I'm an Apple hater, but I needed a decent music player with WiFi and the Touch was the only decent device with WiFi so I had no choice.
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downloaded from what website?
 

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iTunes 5 computer limit can be reset once per year. If you already have 5 computers on the account and try to add another, it will prompt if you want to clear the list (once per 12 months). Even then I noticed if I saved the iTunes Media Library metadata files, it didn't prompt me to reactivate the computer :S
 

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Stormkitty said:
iTunes 5 computer limit can be reset once per year. If you already have 5 computers on the account and try to add another, it will prompt if you want to clear the list (once per 12 months). Even then I noticed if I saved the iTunes Media Library metadata files, it didn't prompt me to reactivate the computer :S
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thanks for the info, wasn't aware of that. that's made my view of Apple a little better, as I was always worrying reaching the limit, thanks :)
 

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- 13" Apple MacBook Air, 2013, i7 @ 1.7GHz, 8GB DDR3, 256GB SSD
- HP Deskjet 3050A
- Two HP ZV5000 laptops (the better of the two recently broke)
- A Compaq Evo D310 (has 2GB RAM and a 2.53GHz P4 but is curiously extremely slow)
- A desk fan - this weather is warm ;)
- A fair few retro consoles
- Too many cables behind the desk, probably a fire hazard.
DeanP said:
fANAT1C said:
DeanP said:
Where did you get your GTA copy from?
Click to expand...
I've downloaded it, back in the days I had a legal copy of GTA III but I lost the disc and serial. Not going to buy it twice.

biggles1000 said:
also, don't forget to de-activate any softwware such as iTunes beofre you wipe the HDD (the 5 computer limit thing)
Click to expand...
does iTunes really have such thing? I bought my iPod Touch in february, it's a great device but so lame all great apps aren't free and iTunes is so crap... I bought the iPod with pain in my heart as I'm an Apple hater, but I needed a decent music player with WiFi and the Touch was the only decent device with WiFi so I had no choice.
Click to expand...
downloaded from what website?
Click to expand...
I downloaded it via bittorrent so I'm not going to spread it here as it's against the rules. But I tried the GTA III version I downloaded on another PC here and it works on that one.

It's gotta be something with my laptop. I will be formating it today.
 

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Monitor(s) Displays
18,4 HD+ LCD
Hard Drives
2 x 500 GB @5400 RPM
PSU
/
Case
Acer Aspire 8735g (laptop)
Cooling
/
Keyboard
Logitech Media Keyboard 600
Mouse
Logitech G3
Good luck :)
It's always a shame to format, but the speed of a non-cluttered system always makes up for it.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitAMD Phenom II X6 1035T @2.6GHz (hexacore) (=1...6GB DDR3-1333 (running at 1066)NVIDIA/MSI GeForce GTX 770 (2GB)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion p6565uk
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1035T @2.6GHz (hexacore) (=15.6GHz)
Motherboard
FOXCONN (2AA9)
Memory
6GB DDR3-1333 (running at 1066)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA/MSI GeForce GTX 770 (2GB)
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio (with 5.1 surround sound always on)
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2311x (secondary-workspace), Sharp LL-T1620-H (primary)
Screen Resolution
1924x1080
Hard Drives
480GB Crucial M500 SSD
1TB internal WD Caviar Black
3TB Seagate Barracude 7200rpm (for media storage)
4TB Seagate Desktop drive (mirrored backup)
2TB Apple AirPort Time Capsule
1TB Seagate FreeAgent Desk
500GB Seagate External Desktop Drive
PSU
XCase Dolphin, 700W
Case
Stock HP one that came with it, mid-size ATX
Cooling
Stock fans, they're fairly quiet.
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 2000+ HP Media Centre Remote
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Mouse 2000
Internet Speed
20 Mbps down, 50 Mbps up
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Chrome Beta
Other Info
Also:
- 13" Apple MacBook Air, 2013, i7 @ 1.7GHz, 8GB DDR3, 256GB SSD
- HP Deskjet 3050A
- Two HP ZV5000 laptops (the better of the two recently broke)
- A Compaq Evo D310 (has 2GB RAM and a 2.53GHz P4 but is curiously extremely slow)
- A desk fan - this weather is warm ;)
- A fair few retro consoles
- Too many cables behind the desk, probably a fire hazard.
biggles1000 said:
Good luck :)
It's always a shame to format, but the speed of a non-cluttered system always makes up for it.
Click to expand...
Well yeah.

So guys, I formatted my computer (I had an image of my old clean Windows 7 installation on a harddrive somewhere). Guess what... GTA III works and Aero works.

So my problem is (currently, I hope permanently) solved.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bitIntel Core 2 Duo T6600 @2.2 GHz4GB RAM DDR3 so-DIMMNVIDIA GeForce GT 240m 1GB
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Acer Aspire 8735g
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit
CPU
Intel Core 2 Duo T6600 @2.2 GHz
Motherboard
/
Memory
4GB RAM DDR3 so-DIMM
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA GeForce GT 240m 1GB
Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio
Monitor(s) Displays
18,4 HD+ LCD
Hard Drives
2 x 500 GB @5400 RPM
PSU
/
Case
Acer Aspire 8735g (laptop)
Cooling
/
Keyboard
Logitech Media Keyboard 600
Mouse
Logitech G3
Congratulations! :D
It's a fun game, hope you have many happy hours with it. Well done on it getting aero to work with GTA3 working as aero is always hard to get working. For me it either does or doesn't, and their solution centre never fixes it :p
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Home Premium 64bitAMD Phenom II X6 1035T @2.6GHz (hexacore) (=1...6GB DDR3-1333 (running at 1066)NVIDIA/MSI GeForce GTX 770 (2GB)
Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
HP Pavilion p6565uk
OS
Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit
CPU
AMD Phenom II X6 1035T @2.6GHz (hexacore) (=15.6GHz)
Motherboard
FOXCONN (2AA9)
Memory
6GB DDR3-1333 (running at 1066)
Graphics Card(s)
NVIDIA/MSI GeForce GTX 770 (2GB)
Sound Card
Realtek HD Audio (with 5.1 surround sound always on)
Monitor(s) Displays
HP 2311x (secondary-workspace), Sharp LL-T1620-H (primary)
Screen Resolution
1924x1080
Hard Drives
480GB Crucial M500 SSD
1TB internal WD Caviar Black
3TB Seagate Barracude 7200rpm (for media storage)
4TB Seagate Desktop drive (mirrored backup)
2TB Apple AirPort Time Capsule
1TB Seagate FreeAgent Desk
500GB Seagate External Desktop Drive
PSU
XCase Dolphin, 700W
Case
Stock HP one that came with it, mid-size ATX
Cooling
Stock fans, they're fairly quiet.
Keyboard
Microsoft Wireless Keyboard 2000+ HP Media Centre Remote
Mouse
Microsoft Wireless Mouse 2000
Internet Speed
20 Mbps down, 50 Mbps up
Antivirus
MSE
Browser
Chrome Beta
Other Info
Also:
- 13" Apple MacBook Air, 2013, i7 @ 1.7GHz, 8GB DDR3, 256GB SSD
- HP Deskjet 3050A
- Two HP ZV5000 laptops (the better of the two recently broke)
- A Compaq Evo D310 (has 2GB RAM and a 2.53GHz P4 but is curiously extremely slow)
- A desk fan - this weather is warm ;)
- A fair few retro consoles
- Too many cables behind the desk, probably a fire hazard.
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