GTA is a computer game where a gamer is immersed in the underworld. She has a lot of fans, it is not surprising that if the error "DirectX 9 initialization is not possible" appears (GTA 5 does not start), people are upset. Rumor has it that some gamers smashed laptops against the wall after seeing such a message. You don’t need to break anything, the error is fixed.
Checking the system
If the "DirectX 9 initialization is not possible" screen in GTA 5, what should I do? Not everyone, having bought the game, bothered to read the system requirements. The thing is that for the game you need Windows - a 64-bit system. To find out which system is installed, you need to click the "Start" button on the "Computer" tab with the right mouse button, select "Properties" in the drop-down menu and click. Then a window will appear where all the basic information about the computer will be displayed. If the system does not fit, it remains either to change it or to sell your disk. Also, most often, such errors occur if the assembly is installed on the computer, and not genuine Windows.
Direct x
Important - on the computer must be 10 or 11 version of Direct X, the sound card must be compatible with it. How to check which version of the program? In order to do this, you need to click the "Start" button. At the bottom, find "Standard" and the command "Run." Click on it, after which you need to type dxdiag. A window will appear where the information about the DirectX version is indicated, they are located on the “System” tab at the very bottom. On 7 (or more) versions of Windows, the program is embedded by default. If the version is lower, you should update Direct X on the official Microsoft website.
That is, if the message "Initialization of DirectX 9 is impossible" appears in GTA 5, then we must take into account that the game will not work on this version. You need to upgrade Direct X to 10 or 11.
The game
Most often, this error is visible if the game was downloaded from a torrent and is pirated. It is best to buy a licensed one.
Video card
It is important to check the driver. To this end, click the "Start" button and go to the "Control Panel", find there "Device Manager", "Video Adapters", right-click and look at "Properties". Try updating the driver, after which you need to restart the laptop or PC.
If this does not help, find the official video card website and download the latest drivers from there. So, for example, for the NVIDIA graphics card the site will be corresponding - http://www.nvidia.ru/
But what if the " DirectX 9 initialization is not possible" error occurs in GTA 5 with an AMD graphics card? Installing the CATALYST CONTROL CENTER from the official site helps.
In some cases (regardless of the card), deactivation helps. This can be done in the same device manager.
Attention! You must be extremely careful and not accidentally remove the video card!
However, this method can be called controversial, sometimes the "blue screen of death" crashes. If there are two video cards, you need to deactivate one, see if the game will start, then activate it and deactivate the second.
You can lower the graphics settings. To do this, right-click on the screen, select "Properties" or "Screen Resolution".
Steam
Removing and reinstalling STEAM sometimes helps. Another option is to disable, enter the game, and then run.
Updates
Still there is an error on the screen "DirectX 9 initialization is not possible" in GTA 5?
In the "Control Panel" there is "Windows Update", you should go there, click on "Important Updates" and view them. Particular attention should be paid to Framework and Visual C ++. You need to install updates, and then run the game.
Recovery
If all else fails, as an option - roll back the system to the previous restore point. This is done like this - click the "Start" button, write "Create a recovery point." There you can do a system recovery. It is best to create such points at least once a month.
Conclusion
Have you tried everything and still get an error? The game will not start on the integrated video card, but on a discrete one. This is a flaw in the creators. You will have to install the latest drivers, restart the laptop and restart the game. But you need to do this all the time until patch 42.3 comes out.