Saturday, June 16, 2012

Max Payne 3 - Blue Screen, Stuck in Loading

Have you ever came across Blue Screen aka BSOD after completion of the Max Payne 3 setup. And similarly whenever you double click on the Max Payne 3 directory, the Blue Screen occur dumping physical Memory and the machine restart. If so, follow the below process.

1. If you have downloaded the setup - Max Payne 3 Blackbox, there is another directory "update" under Max.Payne.3.Update.v1.0.0.22-RELOADED. Run the MP3_Patch_Update_1_0_0_22.exe setup. If you don't find the .exe, the file can be downloaded from thepiratebay.se/torrent/7336084/Max.Payne.3.Update.v1.0.0.22-RELOADED.

2. Copy all the content in Crack folder to the installation folder, which can be C:\Program Files\Black_Box\Max Payne 3.
Both crack and the update file is available inside Max.Payne.3.Update.v1.0.0.22-RELOADED directory.

Now once this is done, you might also get stuck in next level i.e. when you click on PlayMaxPayne3.exe to start the game, the game will stuck at start itself with a loading screen. Even this can be resolved. Just you need to do is copy the Profiles folder in the crack directory to C:\Users\Documents\Rockstar Games\Social Club. Turn off the internet, start the game by running PlayMaxPayne3.exe. After a few seconds the offline mode will be available. Click on the Offline mode this will launch the game. You will see 2 notification on the upper right corner - one for social club and second to say you’re connected.
You can start the internet if want to once the offline mode is available. 


Remember, install eveything whatever is available in Redist directory i.e. Max Payne Launcher, vcredist_x86 and Social Club v1.0.9.5 setup.

23 comments:

kaushik ala said...

Hey Shrikant is it necessary to download windows 7 updates because i downloaded the win 7 updates and my windows 7 is blocked does it necessary to download the updates as of now i installed new win 7
Thank you

prateek725 said...

hey shri thanx
i was having both the problems and i sorted out using the info given by u thaks a lot :)
can u please tell when i am running the game in graphics options it is showing only 512Mb of video memory but i have a 2Gb GT540M ?

Abhimanyu said...

thanks friend ,i'll try that one too.

Shrikant said...

Hey guys,
I am so sorry for delay in replying.

@pussy: You dont require to download any windows 7 updates. Just install all the support setup. i.e the directx, maxpayn3 update,....

@prateek: You have an option in display setting, where you can make the changes.

mac said...

hey please solve my problem...
after copying crack and profile...when i run maxpayne..it just displays blackscreen and mouse pointer...
a pop-up screen tells "program has stopped working...checking for solution.."(typical windows 7 non responding program error msg)...
but when i run it with compatibility of windows xp..it runs...
but now here it get stuck at loading screen....
pls tell me what to do now...

Shrikant said...

@mac: did you copy the Profiles folder in the crack directory to C:\Users\Documents\Rockstar Games\Social Club. If so, remember to disconnect the internet connection or else you wont find the offline mode.

mac said...

yes i did..even turned off internet connection...also blocked maxpayne3.exe and playmaxpayne3.exe from accessing internet via windows firewall..but its still the same...

mac said...

is there any difference when it tells "initializing" instead of "loading"...

Shrikant said...

In that case I will say something went wrong with the process. Have you done all the step that I have written in sequential way.
Even I had faced this prob with initializing instead loading. I uninstalled everything, done the whole thing once again in the same format.

Pacifierguy said...

i've done everything and then my blue screen problem solved but now the game is freezing at loading screen just "max payne 3" in middle of screen and "loading" at bottom nothing happens after that please helo me

mac said...

Found the solution..Update your graphics card driver..it worked for me after 3 days of effort..thanks anyway...

Shrikant said...

@mac: thnx for the update

@akash: If u have already done the copy of profiles in Social Club folder, then u can just try with mac solution.

Unknown said...

Pls help me out here!!! i am trying to play this game for 2 dyas long and still um stuck at the initializing/loading stage :( i've reinstalled the game 4times. so it makes 4*(2 hours 10 minz) !!!

i don see any notification regarding social club in the upper right corner after following ur every instructions bit by bit.

just for the record, i once deleted the social club folder since i wasn't being able to uninstall it. before that i was having the notification but waz getting stuck right after i was hitting enter. it was showing a screen that NO CONNECTION FOUND n the game need to be activated kinda stuff. thats y i deleted d social club folder to get rid of that problem n now um stuck at dis... btw, i'v reinstalled social club.

Shrikant said...

@Pronoy: I don't know how much this going to help you, but you can try for one more time. Uninstall the game and remember delete all the entries related to Max Payne 3 from windows registry. A specially from this location "HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall" (Start => run => enter regedit).

capricorn_dev said...

Hi!

I followed all the steps mentioned here but my game gets stuck at 'press enter to play' screen.

please help!

Shrikant said...

sorry for delay in reply.

is ur internet on?

Shubhansh Srivastava said...

heyy guys help me plzz i hve installed max payne 3 bt as soon as i open the crack folder to copy the content blue screen appears and memory dump happends..please help me to get rid of this i realli want to play dis game..plzz help me.

Unknown said...

dude please help me out m stuck on loading screen......
please...Please...please...

Unknown said...

Everything works fine till enter it says to 'Enter to Start'...As I do it...A screen comes showing 'Loading'....It gets stucks there but it does Not shows 'Not Responding'...plzzz help.. mine is Black Box ...

Rajesh said...

hi shrikants i have a problem after installing the max payne 3 immediately the blue screen shown.then i just open the crack folder immediately the same problem shown please help me friend....

Unknown said...

my internet is off i run the game through launcher in offline mode but it still asks for activation

Unknown said...

Hi shrikant,the game has to be installed only in C drive and not in any oter drive please help me

IndieGamer said...

Hi .. my playMaxpayne.exe launcher is not working .. please could you link in the launcher or email me .. njoy51 at aol dot in