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GTA IV won't run past the first 2 screens!
I've frantically searched the internet for solutions to my problem, and I keep finding the same answers which I cannot try, but I suppose I need to explain my problem first.
Ok, so yesterday I bought GTA 4 thru Steam, and let it install over night. I selected launch game and it said it needed to update, from what I remember. So I updated it and Installed a few other things like Windows Live and Rockstar Social Club or something like that. Anyways, I launched the game, and at first it appears to be working, but it stopped at the first 2 screens. By the first 2 screens, I mean the 2 paragraphs with entirely black backgrounds that talks about Third Party agreement and licenses and stuff like that. So when it stopped, I got a message saying,
"GTA IV FATAL ERROR: Unable to create depth render target. Please reinstall DirectX and/or install the latest video card driver."
I did a bit of research, and now from what I understand, this is Error Code TEXP70. I looked for solutions and what I found was things like "Use RivaTuner" and "Install the new NVidia Beta Driver." I did some more research and I found that the RivaTuner only works for Windows XP and Vista, and the NVidia Beta Driver works only on NVidia cards and is risky to use.
I can't really provide much information because I don't know too much about laptops, but here is what I Do know. I have:
Intel Core 2 Duo P7450 2.13GHz
Windows 7 64-bit OS
4gb of RAM
Toshiba Satellite U500
Well, If anyone can help me, I'd greatly appreciate it. Thanks.