Errors associated with a mismatch in the parameters of the application required for operation or specific material and PC settings are considered one of the most common in the computer field. One of such malfunctions is the “Cannot find 800x600x32 video mode” error, which occurs mainly when trying to start a game, for example GTA San Andreas with Windows 10. A complete rejection of games for a gamer is critically unacceptable. Therefore, you need to understand the problem in order to eliminate the failure and return to normal computer operation, which will be discussed in this article.
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Reasons for the appearance of the failure
Before proceeding with the solution of the problem, it is important to understand what its essence is and what caused the failure, which will show the correct method of dealing with the error. In translation, the error “Cannot find 800x600x32 video mode” sounds like “Cannot find 800x600x32 video mode”, which indicates the impossibility of working in a specific video mode, which is launched by the supplied game. The developers have made sure that the games are available to any user, with different screen resolutions. This fact allows even people who have a PC with a conventional monitor with an average resolution to operate games.
Naturally, if you have a modern monitor with a high resolution, and a new version of Windows is installed, then the requirements for the video mode playback parameters become more complicated, that is, the higher the resolution, the more power it needs. A conflict between the video mode in the game and the one installed on the PC can provoke a problem, since the game rasterizer cannot independently adapt the video mode to the system parameters. You need to synchronize the parameters manually.
Dealing with video mode error
Based on the essence of the problem, which is a mismatch between the video mode of the game application and the monitor, we fix the “Cannot find video mode” error by manually adjusting the resolution. This can be done in several ways.
Changing the screen resolution
The easiest method to solve the problem is to change the monitor resolution settings on your own. To do this, right-click on an empty spot on the screen, click on “Screen Options” and select “Advanced Options”. In the menu that opens, you will be able to select the resolution corresponding to the video mode of the game. It remains only to confirm the changes by clicking on “Apply”, and try to start the game. If this option did not work and when you start the game you have to see the message again about the impossibility of video mode with parameters 800x600x32, you can try to fix the situation as follows:
- Enter the “NVIDIA Control Panel”, where in the list of tasks located in the left pane of the window, expand the “Display” menu, select “Change Resolution” from the drop-down list.
- In the screen resolution settings window that opens, we correct the following characteristics: the resolution from the one currently available is 800×600, the color depth is 32-bit, and the refresh rate is 60 Hz.
- We confirm the selected parameters by clicking the “Apply” button at the bottom of the window, restart the computer and try to launch the “problem” application.
If you are using a computer or laptop with an INTEL processor and integrated graphics, then you will need to perform the following operations:
- Go to the “Intel HD Graphics Control Panel” by right-clicking on an empty screen area: in the “Display” tab, change the resolution to 800×600.
- In some versions of Windows, the Display menu task list is missing the corresponding settings. In this case, the necessary parameters are changed through the “Custom Permissions”, after which it remains to restart the computer or laptop and check the result.
Compatibility setting
Another option to cope with the problem lies in the capabilities of the operating system itself, allowing you to “adjust” to the technical requirements of the game. In simple words, the user can use a hidden function of Windows to set the command to adapt the operating system to the parameters of the game. To do this, you need to open the properties of the game, in our case GTA, and in the menu that opens, select the “Compatibility” parameter, where you put the following characteristics:
- Activate compatibility mode by checking the box next to the inscription “Run the program in compatibility mode”.
- In the line under this inscription, select the operating system on which the game runs 100%. For example, Windows XP Service Pack 3.
- Confirm the changes with the “Apply” button.
The performed manipulations solve the issue of the impossibility of playing the video mode, start adaptation to the operating system.
Loading a patch
Another option to solve the problem with playing a GTA game on a widescreen monitor is to add a patch to the root directory of the game. All you need to do is download the Widescreen Fixes Pack and install it. Detailed instructions for installing the patch are included with the files. According to gamers, installing the patch not only resolves the issue with this error, but also allows you to optimize the image for the parameters of a widescreen screen: it does not stretch the picture and does not distort the image.
Summarizing
A modern computer with a widescreen display is an opportunity for a gamer not to limit himself in the gaming environment. But some of the technical nuances of the computer are sometimes a “stumbling block”, if you wish, you can solve this too. In a situation with the “Cannot find video mode” error, solutions exist, and their implementation is not accompanied by the complexity, given the knowledge of the correction process. The methods proposed in the article to solve the problem, by installing a patch or changing the monitor resolution settings, will allow you to enjoy the desired game.