GTA Vice City Unandled exception error

[Silicate Wielder]

so I just installed gta vc and it ran all fine and dandy but had no sound, so I fixed the "no audio hardware" error and now everytime I launch the game I get this error.

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/66928589/Capture.PNG

I disabled DEP for this game and deleted my .set file. still no prevail. I also tried disabling UAC

[TheMatrix]

Error code 0xC0000005 seems to be Microsoft's code for "Access Violation", or "Segmentation fault". Basically, the program is trying to access memory not assigned to it or that doesn't exist.

The causes can be many, but here are my guesses:

Somehow, your game got corrupted. Try completely uninstalling it and reinstalling?
Windows has given up, and it's memory management system fails inconsistently. It's Microsoft we're dealing with here, so it's not too unlikely. Try reinstalling Windows.

[ethanf93]

Error code 0xC0000005 seems to be Microsoft's code for "Access Violation", or "Segmentation fault". Basically, the program is trying to access memory not assigned to it or that doesn't exist.

The causes can be many, but here are my guesses:

Somehow, your game got corrupted. Try completely uninstalling it and reinstalling?
Windows has given up, and it's memory management system fails inconsistently. It's Microsoft we're dealing with here, so it's not too unlikely. Try reinstalling Windows.

Your solution for a program access violation is reinstalling Windows???

From http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1311695 it looks like GTA VC may not be properly compatible with Windows 7. You might try some of the steps listed at that thread but they're not reporting a lot of success so it's really a long shot.

Did the game otherwise run correctly before you fixed the sound? Try running the game as an administrator, or in different compatibility modes. Try reinstalling the game: what works?

[TheMatrix]

Your solution for a program access violation is reinstalling Windows???
Well, you never know with Microsoft. I once had an MCSE tell me that would fix it, and so he reimaged the drive(where I was working, my company-issued laptop gave a similar issue, and I let the guy do it. It worked, so...).

[IVIodern]

Error code 0xC0000005 seems to be Microsoft's code for "Access Violation", or "Segmentation fault". Basically, the program is trying to access memory not assigned to it or that doesn't exist.


That address is completely irrelevant to this. Quite a few crashes occur at this address, so it's nothing new to see it.

Anyway, I'm sure Google can help you out a bit (https://www.google.com/search?q=address+006f6330).

[TheMatrix]

That address is completely irrelevant to this. Quite a few crashes occur at this address, so it's nothing new to see it.


0xC0000005 is the exception code, for "access violation" or "segmentation fault". 006F6330 is the memory address, virtual memory, to be specific. The latter is only for that program, unless by sheer coincidence another program happens to have an exception at that location in the executable.

Quite a few crashes occurring there is good reason for the makers to fix it, as it can't be too hard. Or maybe Microsoft needs to fix their MMU. Either is possible, the former being more likely than the latter.

[IVIodern]

unless by sheer coincidence another program happens to have an exception at that location in the executable.


A simple Google of that address showed that it happened to many other people with the same memory address. A coincidence? Wouldn't say that.

[TheMatrix]

A simple Google of that address showed that it happened to many other people with the same memory address. A coincidence? Wouldn't say that.

All of the results are about GTA Vice. That's not the coincidence. The coincidence I was referring to is when another program, such as Microsoft Word, has an exception at that very address. This does not seem to be the case, however, and I don't know what you're trying to say otherwise.