the following has been used to play this game properly:
-GTA4 Retail with disc 1 in dvd drive
-oc cpu to 4ghz and integrated intel hd to max stable
-gta4 memory hack = commandline.txt
-1.0.7.0 update or newer
-latest intel drivers
-online activation is a MUST
do these and u guys can play gta4 like me