After downloading this game in December 2012, I've been on a quest to find a way to be able to play it on my laptop I have

!ust discovered how to run "#A I$ on my Toshiba Satellite P775-S7320 laptop that has Windows 7 Home Premium, 2nd Generation Intel core i7 CP , !G" #$%, Intel Gra&hics H' 3000 inte(rated GP % As you &now, "#A I$ requires a minimum of 2'( )b of *dedicated+ video card ,A) -$,A)., but the Intel "raphics cards don/t dedicate ,A), they transfer 012 ,A) *on demand+ when needed% )y 3D 4000 "12 has a minimum of (5 )b ,A), but can provide up to 1%' "6 of ,A) *on demand+, but "#A I$ doesn/t &now how to use this capability, and the game barely ran on my laptop, with absolutely nothing showing but dar& shadows and no details% 7ell, there I8 a very effective and easy way to ma&e "#A I$ recogni9e the memory 1% :pen and run your ;otepad as *Administrator+ -right<clic& on *;otepad+ and select *,un as administrator+% ;e=t, copy the following te=t -yes, there is a *blan& space+ before the *dash+ on each line, so copy it.> <availablevidmem 12%0 <percentvidmem 100 <nomemrestrict <norestriction <novblan& <norestriction 2% #hen paste it in your ;otepad% ;ow, clic& ?ile @ 8ave as and save the file with the name *commandline+ as a %t=t file-commandline)t*t. inside the folder where you have the GT$ I+)e*e file located in your computer -e%g%A mine is located at 0>B1rogram ?iles -=C(.B,oc&star "amesB"rand #heft Auto I$B.% ,-T. D #he line * <availablevidmem 12%0+ is a memory *multiplier+A meaning that I/m multiplying my minimum video memory of (5 )b by 12 times, ma&ing it E(C )b -1%' times the recommended memory of '12 )b for "#A I$.% .dit that multi&lier to whate/er will (i/e a number o0 7!1 for your computer% ?or e=ample, if your Intel 3D "raphics chip has a minimum of 12C )b of memory, then your *multiplier+ will be (%0% It has been found increasing video memory to more than E(C )6 will actually decrease performance, as it allocates 012 memory to act as video memory, and 012 memory is much slower than dedicated video memory -$,A).% #he line * <percentvidmem 100F tells "#A I$ that 100G of the video memory -E(C )b. is to be used% #he other settings in the file are !ust to ta&e away the limitations and allow "#A to use all of the ,A), instead of letting windows steal half of it, and the other settings listed will allow you to set the graphics in the game higher than normally allowed% #his is only useful if you have a super pc or laptop, but otherwise all the settings combined will ma&e "#A I$ run smoother%

;ow, follow these steps to finish the optimi9ation of your 10 or Haptop so that it will run "#A I$ at its best> A% Download the conti()2i& file and e=tract -un9ip. the conti()e*e file that will basically defragment the huge "#A I$ folder to ma&e it easier accessible for your computer> http>IItechnet%microsoft%comIen<usIsysinternalsIbbCJE52C%asp= 6% 0opy the conti()e*e file to your "#A I$ root -default installation. folder and then create a shortcut of it to your des&top% 0% ,ight clic& on the conti()e*e shortcut on your des&top, then select *1roperties+ and then type F <sF -without the quotes. to the end of the path listed in *#arget Hocation+, ma&ing sure that you have typed a space between the end of the location path/s quotation mar&s and the * <s+% -e%g%A F0>B1rogram ?iles -=C(.B,oc&star "amesB"rand #heft Auto I$B0ontig%e=eF <s.% D% ,un the conti()e*e on your des&top and wait for it to finish, it should be wor&ing for about 20 minutes depending on your 012 speed% K% ?inally, prior to loading "#A I$, press 0#HLAltLDKH &eys and select *8tart #as& )anager+, then run the F3aunchGT$I+)e*e+ des&top shortcut either manually, or with "ame 6ooster -remember to run the 3aunchGT$I+)e*e file, not the GT$I+)e*e file, as that will cause camera sha&ing.% ;ow, after "#A I$ is running, press $3T4Tab &eys, then while holding both the AH# &ey, press the #ab &ey until you/ve scrolled and selected the #as& )anager% :n the #as& )anager, select the *1rocesses+ tab, then scroll down and and change the priority of FGT$I+)e*eF and F3$ ,CHGT$I+)e*eF to either *real time+, *high+ ,:, *above normal+ -differentMfromMpcMtoMpc.% $3W$5S ma6e sure $33 com&uter dri/ers are 0ull7 u& to date8 es&eciall7 (ra&hic card dri/ers%%%%%% )y laptop is only 1 year old, but #oshiba/s website didn/t show the latest Intel driver for it on its website, so I downloaded it from Intel/s site% If you/d li&e to see proof of my laptop running "#A I$, clic& on this lin& to videos I created using "#A I$/s $ideo Kditor> https>IIwww%dropbo=%comIshIm4vn=yEm5ci'uhpIJ1w?Id"h5N :ne is a video of my character ;i&&o driving a 82$ then speeding up to ta&e a ramp for a stunt !ump that will ta&e him to another ramp that vaults him over a train% Another video is ;i&&o riding a motorcycle, as he rides on the top edge of a concrete barrier of the highway, does a wheelie, and gets some air 0hec& out my helicopters chasing O shooting boats 0onsidering that before I *optimi9ed+ my laptop, I could not see anything but dar&ness when trying to play "#A I$, these videos are proof that laptopsI10/s with the 2nd generation Intel 3D 4000 "raphics chip can run "#A I$ Additionally, I recommend the free software called Game "ooster by ,a9or% It/s free to download at http>IIwww%ra9er9one%comIgamebooster and generally helps most games improve on performance% "o to this website which reviews O e=plains how to use "ame 6ooster>

http>IItwea&hunt%blogspot%comI2012I01Isoftware<review<game<booster%html I have tested it with this version of "#A I$ resulting in only a tiny bit less lag on my laptop -it also supposedly allows you to run "#A I$ online and )ultiple<1layers.% I/ve read it really improves performance for low end andIor older 10/s and laptops% Another step to optimi9e "#A I$ to get better performance is to update it to version 1%0%5%0, or higher% #he patch version 1%0%5%0 increased performance by ma&ing resource management ad!ustments based on the operating system detected> http>IIwww%gamefront%comIfilesI14J15ECC% Also, patch 1%0%5%0 is the most supported version of "#A I$ by modders% )ost forums state '- ,-T e/er u&(rade to a hi(her /ersion than 9)0):)0% if you want to utili9e the wide variety of mods and trainers created for "#A I$% 3owever, for Windows 1 users8 it is hi(hl7 recommended to u&date to /ersion 9)0)7)0, as that version utili9es 7indows C for better performance% A lot of mods O trainers are being updated for this version, as well% A good place to find and download all the different patch versions is at> https>II&at%phIgta<iv<all<patches<crac&<=live<dll<fi=<t'E01'(C%html% 1. Download the patches and crac& files to update to the version of your choice% 2. As a precaution, if you/re already playing "#A I$, $3W$5S ma6e a com&lete bac6u& co&7 o0 the entire GT$ I+ (ame 0olders, prior to running the patch% 4. :pen and read my document *Grand Theft Auto IV Download & Install Instructions (Patch 1.0.4.0 & Razor rac!"#$ and complete the steps to run the patch O install the crac& files% ?ollow these steps for higher versions, as well% 5. ?inally, run conti()e*e, again, on your des&top that you installed in steps A thru D above, and wait for it to finish% 6#7, if you want the very best and highest quality e=perience playing "#A I$, then you should have a very fast O powerful computer processor -Intel core i<series., with plenty of high<speed 012 ,A) -C "6., and a Display driver that has a minimum of 1025 )b of *dedicated ,A)+ -$,A).% 2nfortunately, any 10 or laptop with the Intel H' Gra&hics inte(rated GP , no matter how powerful -and mine is powerful . will ,-T be able to play "#A I$ at its hi(hest settin(s% 3ere are the settings I selected inside the game/s "raphics :ptions to get "#A I$ to run decently at around 40 ?18 -frames per second.> $ideo )ode> C00 = (00 -(0 39. #e=ture Puality> )edium ,eflection ,esolution> )edium 7ater Puality> How 8hadow Puality> :ff #e=ture ?ilter Puality> )edium $iew Distance> 20 Detail Distance> 50 $ehicle Density> 50 8hadow Density> 1 Definition> :n

$8ync> :n 0hanging those settings either up or down will affect how fast or slow the game runs% I don/t pretend to be an e=pert on optimi9ation, so if anyone has more andIor better ways to improve 10 or Haptops performance for "#A I$, specifically those with Intel 3D "raphics chips, I/d appreciate it if you/d email me at (ene/aman32732;7ahoo)com% 3ave fun 0hopper6ob