MTA:SA launcher code

MTA:SA error CL22

MTA could not start gta_sa.exe.

How to fix it

1. Restart, then open GTA on its own

   Restart the PC, then start GTA single player from the GTA installation that MTA is set to use. If GTA itself will not open, use the guide for GTA failing to open, or the guide for a missing GTA file, first.

   Source: MTA help

2. Try Run as administrator once

   Only if the Windows error shown with the CL22 message clearly says access is denied, and this is your own PC.

   Start the trusted official MTA launcher once with Run as administrator.

   Careful: Do not set every game to always run as administrator.

   Source: MTA help

3. If your antivirus blocked the file

   Only if your antivirus or security program says it blocked the official program file named in the error.

   Follow the instructions of the antivirus maker for a false positive (a false alarm), or for an exception for that one file only. If there is no such notice, leave your protection as it is and give MTA support the Windows error number.

   Careful: Do not allow a file you do not know, and do not turn off your antivirus.

   Source: MTA help, MTA forum

These are the steps of the guide CL22: MTA could not start GTA:SA.

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About this code

Security software blocking the game, a damaged gta_sa.exe, or a folder MTA is not allowed to run from are the documented cases.

CL codes come from MTA's launcher, before the game starts: installing an update, finding GTA, loading MTA's own files or starting gta_sa.exe. MTA's own documentation gives CL22 as GTA process-creation failure.

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