(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Well, pretty much every time I try to run GTA IV I get stuck on the loading screen and it says "Installing data to hard disk drive" with a loading bar, but the bar doesn't go anywhere. I've let it sit for hours and it just sits at 0%. Does anyone have an idea why this might be occuring? As said in the title, +210 reputation for a VALID solution. This is on PS3 by the way.

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No it's worked for a few years up until now. It even worked when I had the backup on my system, but now it doesn't.

You could always borrow another disc from a friend or rent one just to see if it is the disc. In this scenario the only option is a rebuild.

I'll take it out on gamefly and see if that disk works. If not then I'm just gonna sell my ps3 copy and buy it for xbox :p

What exactly are you having problems with when starting GTA using multiman or playing online? I can help you cause i'm playing GTA4 with my own mods from internal HDD online (3.55 Debug) without using any kind of game manager/file manager. I'm playing by myself IDK if any one is able to connect to me or not cause idk anyone with Debug.

Edit: Somebody just entered my game i guess it works.

Sounds like a good plan to me. :y:

if you havent sold it yet, i was haveing the same issue, long story short, you will need to delete "Game Data Utility" make a backup of the "Save Data Utility" (if you have a save game you wanna keep) and then delete it off your hard drive. Then go to system settings and do a restore to default SETTINGS and i cannot stress this part enough... make sure you are restoreing to default SETTINGS<<<<take note of that word right there.... it will not delete any movies or games or anything else it will just reset your background to default and you may need to reset your time and any other settings that you may have changed. After all is said and done start up the game and it should work, and then you can back out and re install your game save.