Grand Theft Auto IV

Grand Theft Auto IV (GTA IV) is the fourth independent GTA game published by Rockstar Games and developed by Rockstar North.

= Issues =

GTA IV has stopped working error
The steam version of GTA IV displays a windows error dialog when trying to play the game. The issue lies with the Windows Live ID sign-in assistant being disabled.

Solution

Simply re-enable the Windows Live ID sign-in assistant service to fix this problem.


 * 1) Click on Start
 * 2) Type in services.msc
 * 3) Scroll down till you see Windows Live ID sign-in assistant
 * 4) Right click on it
 * 5) Click Properties
 * 6) Change the Startup type to Auto
 * 7) Click Start
 * 8) Click OK
 * 9) Start GTA IV