

If you have DEP enabled, you will need to create an exception for Vice City. That the new gta-vc.exe executable is not compatible with the built-in security mechanism in Windows called DataĮxecution Prevention (DEP). As to the first, it is caused by one and a half problem. You want to be able to use the old saves, though. They either do not show, or cannot be loaded, or when you try to load them, it starts a brand The second issue is - provided you get the game going without any problems - your old save games do not work in

If you check the Event log, you see the equivalent of this following error:įaulting application name: gta-vc.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x48982736įaulting module name: gta-vc.exe, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x48982736įaulting application start time: 0x01d2f353840df487įaulting application path: F:\Steam\.\Grand Theft Auto Vice City\gta-vc.exeįaulting module path: F:\Steam\.\Grand Theft Auto Vice City\gta-vc.exe

Basically, GTA Vice City crashesĪnd does not run. You Alt-Tab out of this screen, you see a message about an unhandled exception. You try to run the game, but you only get a black screen. Let us fix the issues and enjoy GTA!Īll right. Not to worry, there's a solution toĪll this. I've shown you in a neat little tutorial, but this was a new set of problems.

With running Vice City on Windows 7, mostly around mouse control, as Old save games from the Retail version are not compatible with the Steam version. Recently I purchased the remastered Steam version.Īlas, I discovered a bunch of problems in trying to get the game going. It's a game that blends style with nostalgia in a supreme manner, and I still play it often. I reviewedĪnd praised this excellent title in one of the first three or four articles ever written on Dedoimedo some eleven We all know that GTA Vice City is one of the finest games ever released.
