MTA:SA fix

Another MTA or GTA instance is already running

A still-running game process can prevent the next launch.

Codes on this page: CL05, CL06, CL10, CL11

Steps

Try one step, then check whether the problem is still there. Follow any "only if" line before changing a setting.

1. Exit the existing game normally

   Check the taskbar for an open MTA or GTA window and close it. Wait until it finishes closing before launching again.

2. Close only a stuck game process

   Only if the game did not finish closing.

   Only if its window is gone but the process remains, open Task Manager and end the identified MTA or GTA process. Do not end unrelated Windows processes.

   Careful: Ending a game process discards its unsaved session.

3. Restart if the process will not close

   Save your other work and restart Windows. Then start one MTA instance from the installed launcher.

Other problems like this

• CL29: client integrity warning at launch
• MTA data files or core.dll are missing
• MSVCR, VCRUNTIME or core.dll cannot load
• D3DX9 DLL is missing
• CC50: Direct3D9 could not initialize
• CL02: MTA cannot copy update files
• CL22: MTA could not start GTA:SA
• GTA executable or a required GTA file is missing

Every MTA:SA error code · Crash codes and offsets