GTA4 in Windows7 giving Parental Control Warning

[psybackquilleup]

I have installed the GTA 4 in Windows 7 Home edition 64 bit. After installation when I start the game it is not starting and giving a message that the program may be blocked by parental control/security, this message is coming from game.
I am running an admin account as the parental control of Windows are not applicable on admin account.

I have tried different solutions given on internet,

- I ran the game in compatiblity mode with Windows XP SP3, Vista, Vista SP1 & SP2, as an admin.
- I reinstalled the game by running the setup in compatiblity mode in XP SP3,Vista SP1 & SP2, as an admin.
- I made a seprate standard account with parental controls applicable on it and making the parental control for 18+, and ran the game with that account.
- I stopped my antivirus service while running the game.

Even after trying all the above mentioned solutions, I am getting the same errror. Kindly help!!

[Siddharthr]

You are getting the parental control warning isn't from the OS, is from the game.

[psybackquilleup]

yes im aware of it that the message is coming from game... but is there any solution to run the game??

[GaMeR-BoY]

I'll suggest you try running the game after disabling the Parental control. Hope, it may work. To do so:

1. Open Control panel and go to User Accounts.
2. Click on Parental Controls.
3. Now select your account and click on Turn off the Parental Controls.

Now run the game and do reply the result.

[psybackquilleup]

Thanks for the suggestion, but I ran the program in with Admin account and the parental controls are not applicable for admin account... furthermore the message is coming from the game not from the windows..

[Maq.H]

Well, I was also facing the same issue on my Windows Vista SP1 couple of weeks ago. But fortunately I found its solution. What I did was I just logged in to RGSC, and tried to run the game through launchgtaiv.exe . Guess what, I started and I was able to play without any error or issue any more. I guess this should work in your case as well. Just try it out.

[psybackquilleup]

thx.. let me try this option... will get back to the thread...