MTA:SA fix
CL12: MTA registry entries are missing
The official installer can recreate MTA’s installation entries.
Registry entries are missing
Codes on this page: CL12
Steps
Try one step, then check whether the problem is still there. Follow any "only if" line before changing a setting.
Close the launcher
Exit MTA before repairing its installation.
Run the current official installer
Download MTA from its official site and install the client in the intended location. Use the installer rather than importing registry files.
Start the installed copy
Launch the installation you just repaired. If the warning remains, tell MTA support the exact message and whether the installer completed.
Careful: Do not apply registry fixes copied from unrelated forum cases.
Still stuck? The Fix tool reads MTA's own log on your computer and points at the matching steps. Nothing is uploaded.
Open the Fix toolOther problems like this
- CL29: client integrity warning at launch
- Another MTA or GTA instance is already running
- 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
Every MTA:SA error code · Crash codes and offsets
Where this comes from
Official MTA guidance · reviewed 7 September 2026
- help.multitheftauto.com/sa/trouble/reg-entries-missing/
- multitheftauto.com/
- forum.multitheftauto.com/forum/83-client/
Meanings read from these sources on 5 September 2026 and written in our own words here.