Gta Vice City 640x480 Video Mode Fix Windows 10

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Want to fix the mouse not working problem in the GTA Vice City game on Windows 10? Then, you are on the right page.

Also, make sure you delete gtavc.set (if it exists) located under the ‘Vice City User Files’ folder in the Documents system folder. That should make sure all settings are reset. (First of all, running GTA Vice City is almost impossible on a 64 bit PC. You fix one error, and another starts. Free 640x480 video mode download download software at UpdateStar - The Windows Driver Foundation (WDF) is Microsoft's next-generation driver model. WDF includes frameworks to support both user-mode and kernel-mode drivers, along with driver testing and verification tools. GTA Vice City does not worky with Windows 10 Original title. If this does not fix the issue, install the GTA game in. It says 'Cannot find 640x480 video mode. Continue this thread. Delete the config ini file from the GTA VC User Files folder in documents and try again with the compatibility settings (you dont need run as admin). I got the steam edition working fine the other week on win 10.

Well, Grand Theft Auto Vice City is an action-adventure open-world game, and released in 2002 and developed by Rockstar North. GTA Vice City was the best-selling game of 2002. Rockstar Games sold over 17 million copies worldwide within one year of release.

This video game is still popular and most users install it on Windows 10 platforms. But, they face many problems. Mouse and audio are two major problems that most users reported. However, these problems aren’t new and Windows 7 and 8 users also faced them.

However, if you download and install Vice City from official and authentic sources, you may face fewer issues. But, some users reported that the mouse and audio not working even after buying the original copy.

What is the Mouse Problem in GTA Vice City?

When you open the game, the mouse will not work properly i.e. it will spinning or the click button will not work. Sometimes, the game may fail to detect the mouse.

  • Click button is not working.
  • You are unable to move the mouse.
  • Mouse stops working randomly or when you press the resume key.

Well, on the internet, you may find tons of solutions. Most of the solutions are not working, and if you are a non-techie guy, it may hard for you to solve this problem. So, here are multiple solutions that I tested and work perfectly.

Let’s get started.

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  • 1 How to fix Mouse Problem in GTA Vice City on Windows 10

How to fix Mouse Problem in GTA Vice City on Windows 10

The list of the methods is given below to solve the problem. All methods may not work for some users. But, the first solution is enough to solve the mice issue.

1. Install DINPUT8.DLL File

By installing or adding the DINPUT8.DLL file into the game directory can solve your issue. DirectInput (DINPUT8.DLL ) is an API for input devices like mouse and keyboards.

You need to download the older version (4.8.0.400) of this DLL file version. However, the latest version of DINPUT8.DLL file is 10.0.15063.608.

Steps:

  1. Download the DINPUT8.DLL Version 4.8.0.400 file.
  2. Copy the file and paste it to the game directory.
  3. Run and play the game.

Gta Vice City 640x480 Video Mode Fix Windows 10 Problems

That’s all.

2. Use One Core of Processor

Modern processors have multiple cores and each core reads and executes program instructions. When you launch the Vice City game, all cores work simultaneously. But, playing the game using a single core can solve your mouse problem. Thanks to Windows 10 that gives an option to run the program on manually selected cores and gives an affinity option.

So, you can select a single core or CPU of the processor to play the hassle-free game. Also, this solution works for 9 out of 10 users.

Steps:

  1. Open and launch Vice City Game to run it.
  2. After launching, open the task manager app by pressing Ctrl + Shift + Esc from the keyboard. The game will be minimized when you open the task manager app.
  3. Now right click on the “gta-vc.exe” file from the task manager app and open “Go to details” option. This will open the Details tab.
  4. Again right-click on the “gta-vc.exe” from the Details tab and click on the “Set affinity” option.
  5. Now you will see the Processor affinity windows on the screen to select the processors or cores to run gta-vc.exe. Unselect all cores by clicking on the “All processors” checkmark. After that select and enable the “CPU 1” from the list. Click on the Ok button.
  6. Click on the Vice City icon from the taskbar to restore the game and the mouse problem will be resolved.

Well, one of the main disadvantages of this method is that you need to follow these steps every time you launch the game.

Also Read: Fix Mouse not working in GTA San Andreas

3. Using “Run program in compatibility mode”

Microsoft gives a Compatibility option in Windows OS. If the program is not running on the newer version of Windows, you can run a program in compatibility mode for older versions of Windows.

The Vice City game was developed for the older versions of Windows. So, you can resolve your problem by running gta-vc.exe file in compatibility mode for Windows XP.

Steps:

  1. Open the folder, where you installed the Grand Theft Auto Vice City. Generally, the default path is “C:Program FilesRockstar GamesGrand Theft Auto Vice City”.
  2. From the folder, right-click on the “gta-vc.exe” and open Properties from the menu.
  3. Now Open the “Compatibility” tab and enable the checkmark for the “Run this program in compatibility mode for” option.
  4. Select the Windows version from the drop-down menu. You can select XP service pack 3.
  5. Click on Apply and OK to apply the changes.
  6. Open and launch the game and see the changes.

4. Buy and Use Original Game

A Pirated copy of the game may have many issues. So, you can get rid of all problems by buying an original copy of GTA Vice City.

You can buy and download it from the official Rockstar Launcher and Steam.

At first, you need to download Rockstar or Steam launcher. After that, signup for the account, otherwise log in to your account if you have already registered.

Buy and download the title, and play the game.

5. Run Game as Administrator

You can solve the mouse not working problem by running GTA Vice City as Administrator. However, this solution isn’t useful as the first one, but some users claim that this method solved their problem.

For this, open the folder where you install the game and right-click on the “gta-vc.exe” file, and select “Run as administrator”.

Note that, click on the Yes button, if a user account control warning is prompted.

Final Words

Now you know how to fix mouse not working in GTA Vice City game on Windows 10. I mentioned five methods, but the first method is most successful in which you need to add the DINPUT8.DLL file into the game directory.

Write in the comment section if you have any problem regarding this.

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What’s up? It’s been over a year since a patch for GTA San Andreas and nearly two years since a patch for III and Vice City were updated!However, today is the day where all three of them receive an update at the same time! These releases also celebrate the 4th anniversary of SilentPatchSA, which was first announced on 27.04.2014.

Without further ado, here are all the changes introduced in new releases:

GTA III

  • FILE_FLAG_NO_BUFFERING flag has been removed from IMG reading functions - speeding up streaming
  • Alt+F4 now works properly
  • Some car panels now are detached after car’s explosion (like they were meant to be but the code forcibly fixed them immediately after damaging)
  • Metric-to-imperial conversion constants have been replaced with more accurate ones
  • Pathfinding for cars chasing the player has been improved (most notably, it may result in ‘Bait’ being much more playable)
  • All censorships from German and French versions of the game have been removed
  • Bombs in cars stored in garages now save properly
  • Fixed an issue which would cause games to freeze if III/VC/SA were running at the same time
  • Car generator counters now work properly for generators with fixed amount of spawns
  • Keyboard input latency decreased by one frame

GTA Vice City

  • FILE_FLAG_NO_BUFFERING flag has been removed from IMG reading functions - speeding up streaming
  • Alt+F4 now works properly
  • Some car panels now are detached after car’s explosion (like they were meant to be but the code forcibly fixed them immediately after damaging)
  • Metric-to-imperial conversion constants have been replaced with more accurate ones
  • Pathfinding for cars chasing the player has been improved
  • All censorships from German and French versions of the game have been removed
  • Bombs in cars stored in garages now save properly
  • Fixed an issue which would cause games to freeze if III/VC/SA were running at the same time
  • Car generator counters now work properly for generators with fixed amount of spawns
  • Extras on bikes now behave correctly, following bike lean and not floating in air
  • Keyboard input latency decreased by one frame

GTA San Andreas

Aside from fixes listed below, it’s worth to mention that this release removes several features – namely, two pass rendering and NVC shader are both gone.If you still want to continue using those, try SkyGfx – it provides both features and they are far superior to my implementations.

As for fixes:

  • Several vehicles now have extra animated components: Phoenix hood scoops, Sweeper brushes, Newsvan antenna, radars on several boats, extra flaps on Stuntplane and Beagle
  • Animated engine components on Bandito, BF Injection and Hotknife will not animate if the engine is off
  • Fixed a crash occuring when the vending machine was continuously used for an extended period of time
  • FILE_FLAG_NO_BUFFERING flag has been removed from IMG reading functions - speeding up streaming
  • Fixed a streaming related deadlock, which could occasionally result in game being stuck on black screen when entering or exiting interiors (this is the issue people used to fix by setting CPU affinity to one core)
  • Metric-to-imperial conversion constants have been replaced with more accurate ones
  • Fixed a glitch where random cars would end up being impounded to garage, replacing player’s vehicles
  • Very long loading times will now loop loading screens, as opposed to fading to white
  • Sun reflections on peds and vehicles now change direction depending on time of day, like in III and VC (can be toggled on/off; DISABLED by default)
  • Dancing minigame timings have been improved, now they do not lose accuracy over time depending on PC’s uptime
  • Car generators placed in interiors are now placed correctly - this ‘unhides’ two vehicles in Madd Dogg’s mansion, which were always there but they were not visible
  • Bombs in cars stored in garages now save properly
  • Fixed an issue which would cause games to freeze if III/VC/SA were running at the same time
  • Streaming has been greatly improved during Supply Lines mission (or more general, any time when using an RC vehicle) - it now behaves as expected, as opposed to displaying LODs way too quickly
  • Health triangle displaying when aiming at peds is now properly orientated (it’s now upside down) for peds player can recruit
  • Setting a BMX on fire will not set CJ on fire anymore
  • Keyboard input latency decreased by one frame

The newest builds can be downloaded from Mods & Patches section here:

However, expect the ‘patches (and other mods) to appear here permanently sometime soon… That’s what this website should be for, after all.

EDIT:
What happened? Since this release, I am not hosting SilentPatch on GTAGarage anymore. Due to a bug on their website (which remains ignored for over a year), every new submission is marked as malware.This was the final straw for me, so now releases are self-hosted.

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Attention, Steam SA users! r29 used to crash on a Steam version, now it doesn’t anymore! If you encountered them, please redownload.