GTA San Andreas & Windows 8 -

Hi KylaPedersen,

It looks like the game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas Is not compatible with Windows 8. So I would suggest you to uninstall the game and then try installing the game in compatibility mode and check. You can go through the link as reference.

http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/compatibility/win8/CompatCenter/ProductViewerWithDefaultFilters?TempOsid=win8&Locale=en-us&TextSearch=gta%2Bsan%2Bandreas&Type=Both&CurrentPage=0&TotalPages=1&ShowCriteria=0&SortCriteria=Relevance&Compatibility=Unknown&LastRequested=14

Follow these steps to uninstall the game.

a.      Press Windows key + X and select Control panel.

b.      Select Uninstall a program

c.       Select Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas from the list and select uninstall.

Follow the steps to install in Compatibility mode:

 a.       Right click on the driver installation file and select Properties then tap or click on the Compatibility tab.

b.      Place a check in the Run this program in compatibility mode box.

c.       Tap or click the drop down box and select a previous Operating System, then tap or click OK.

 Reference:

 Make older programs compatible with this version of Windows

http://windows.microsoft.com/en-US/windows-8/older-programs-compatible-version-windows

 I would also suggest you to go through the user manual of the game and check for the error message. You need to make sure that all other programs are closed while opening the game.

Do let us know about the results.