gitanes Wrote:
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> Some things you could check are:
> 1. do NOT install in c:\program files (x86), use a
> completely separate directory, like c:\gp4
> 2. check OWNERSHIP of installation directory (you
> must have full access rights!)
> 3. check that you have set, besides compatibility
> to XP SP3, also "run as administrator" checked for
> both GP4.exe and gpxpatch.
>
> Black screens are usually graphic card related.
> 4. check you have the newest graphic card drivers
> installed (if it is a brand new win8 installation
> they should be, but check anyway).
> 5. check if you have the files called cards.txt
> and gconfig.txt and if so DELETE them (they hold
> info about your graphic card and are created by
> GP4 when calibrating graphics, so they should NOT
> be there if you haven't manage to run GP4 at all)
>
> If any of the above works, you should now be able
> to
> 6. run gp4.exe (NOT gpxpatch) and let it calibrate
> your graphics.
>
> One last thing: check that your firewall and
> antivirus do not conflict with GP4 (usually the
> case with CSM)
>
> That's what i did to have it running on Windows
> 8.1!
Got this issue and despite following these steps cannot get it working. NVIDIA GeForce GFX card, latest drivers.