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03-01-2004, 12:55 PM
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Downloading GTA
I'm having massive problems downloading GTA from Rockstar's website..
I've tried it using Mozilla's download manager and using DAP I might try using IE in a minute (eeeek!:P) but it always seems to crash out at about 130MB of 328MB and either complain about dropped connection or cannot read file, etc etc Any ideas? Or other places I can download this? I do actually own the game but apparently this is a modified version for better compatibility with Windows XP etc. Besides, I can't find my CD :@ Thanks Jim
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03-01-2004, 02:27 PM
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Can you send the link to it? I could never find the link and I've looked all over.
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03-01-2004, 02:32 PM
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Sorry mate, yeah the link is
http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/gta.htm Actually the first result on a google search for "Download GTA" so you can't have been looking that hard :-D It's not a direct link, you type in your details and they email you a link with a session ID which expires once your download is completed. And the server doesn't support resume which certainly isn't helpful. Cheers Jim |
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03-01-2004, 10:02 PM
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I thought resuming failed downloads depended on the client, not the server. When u d/l a file and it fails, it is deleted. You have to save the incomplete d/l so that you can resume it later. Am I incorrect in thinking this?
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03-02-2004, 02:13 AM
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It is also dependant on the servers capability I believe, I emailed Rockstar ages ago because I was having trouble downloading on my 56K connection because it had a 2 hour dialup cut off!
I upgraded DAP last night and downloaded the file using their resume service. Once downloaded the file was corrupt Absolutely useless... I'm at a loss Jim |
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03-02-2004, 02:59 AM
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yes it depends on the server too, I tried to download GTA 1 long time ago and couldn't find a way to resume it.
If you still can't find it on the web mirrored somewhere else, you can download it off some P2P network, I found it on eDonkey, and to make sure that the file you downloaded is actually the file released by Rockstar, ask them for MD5 checksums and compare it to the checksum of the file available on eDonkey. |
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03-02-2004, 10:31 AM
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I tried looking on ShareAza and there was only one source available for that file
Which was a shame to say the least! I have now downloaded it direct from Rockstar twice, and twice it has been corrupt Jim |
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03-02-2004, 12:34 PM
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Kool I just signed up for the download, ill let you know how it turns out.
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03-02-2004, 12:36 PM
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Good luck... I mean that :P
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03-02-2004, 02:36 PM
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I went to rockstargames.com and looked for it and never found it there.
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03-02-2004, 02:37 PM
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http://www.rockstargames.com/classics/gta.htm
Yeah I had to google for it... Don't think they have a link on their main webby. Even though their server is crap anyway, they don't want the bandwidth hogged I guess Jim |
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03-02-2004, 09:39 PM
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well i submitted my info and i was supposed to get an email but i havent received it yet. does it normally take awhile to receive the email?
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03-03-2004, 02:09 AM
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I got my email within 5 seconds :S
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03-03-2004, 11:34 AM
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hmm guess ill try again then.
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03-04-2004, 11:30 AM
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I tried submitting my info again and I still havent gotten an email with a d/l link. Maybe ill try giving them a different email address.
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