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Old 17 March 2003, 03:42 PM
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i just bought gta3 for pc and it works fine my computer has all the spec for the game and more! but when i play i cant read any of the text it all comes up in boxes! i am running windows XP but it says on the box that it runs in XP! please help!


Old 17 March 2003, 04:20 PM
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probably help if you provide more info re: your computer spec i.e. graphics card details...

also I have had GTA3 working perfectly on XP so its not that

How do you mean u cant read the text?
Old 17 March 2003, 04:25 PM
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oh and also u will always be best to call the technical support number in the manual - they can probably sort it in 5 mins...
Old 17 March 2003, 06:33 PM
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my computer spec is:

amd athlon 2400+
512 mb ram
64 mb gforce 2 graphics card
60gb hdd
48x cd drive

so i cant really see the problem! when i start the game and arrive at the menu theres no txt just empty black boxes where the text should be and the same in game play

Old 17 March 2003, 08:22 PM
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update to service pack 1 or download patch for here it's the bottom one.

Si
Old 17 March 2003, 08:37 PM
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As Mr.Cookie say's downloading SP1 for Windows XP will solve your problem. I had the same problem.

Darren
Old 17 March 2003, 09:08 PM
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thankyou all for you help i'll give it a go, cheers in advance

adam
Old 17 March 2003, 09:34 PM
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tried to download and theres some kind of a problem after installation of the driver!!! just my luck! its all in german ****! do you know anyother download sites with patches for the same problem? i would be grateful,

thanks in advance

ad
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There is an actual microsost fix Q and a load of numbers i've got it on cd somewhere i'll try and dig it out
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thanks alot mate be appriciated
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right i'm fairly sure this is the file here

Si

[Edited by Mr.Cookie - 3/17/2003 10:07:03 PM]
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thanks i will download it now and keep you posted on how i go on, as this is really annoying me now!
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WHEY! all working now thanks for your help!
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