Hey guys, 
I've been on my Windows Vista Home Premium 64bit for a while now and haven't played GTA since I first upgraded to it. 
The problem I am having is every time - without fail - this message is shown: 
 
I have checked other topics (including the initial topic) and tried everything. This included: 
 
Deleting the settings file 
"Deleting" the D3D9.dll file (it wasn't there) 
Updating my DirectX (was already at the newest) 
Un-installing MTA, then reinstalling with admin privileges 
Installing the patch with admin privileges 
Setting the GTA San Andreas folder to allow complete modification and "run as administrator" for both gta_sa.exe and MTA. 
Setting compatibility mode to Windows XP (for both MTA and GTA) 
Converted the gta_sa.exe to v1.0
 
My DxDiag file is below: 
 
------------------  System Information  ------------------  Time of this report: 3/10/2011, 16:44:22         Machine name: MARK-PC     Operating System: Windows Vista™ Home Premium (6.0, Build 6002) Service Pack 2 (6002.vistasp2_gdr.101014-0432)             Language: English (Regional Setting: English)  System Manufacturer: MEDIONPC         System Model: MS-7502                 BIOS: Phoenix - AwardBIOS v6.00PG            Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad  CPU   Q8200  @ 2.33GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.3GHz               Memory: 4094MB RAM            Page File: 1838MB used, 6527MB available          Windows Dir: C:\Windows      DirectX Version: DirectX 11  DX Setup Parameters: Not found       DxDiag Version: 7.00.6002.18107 64bit Unicode     ------------  DxDiag Notes  ------------        Display Tab 1: No problems found.          Sound Tab 1: No problems found.          Sound Tab 2: No problems found.          Sound Tab 3: No problems found.            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Yes              Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_14627502&REV_1001          Manufacturer ID: 1               Product ID: 100                     Type: WDM              Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys           Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5700 (English)        Driver Attributes: Final Retail              WHQL Logo'd: Yes            Date and Size: 9/9/2008 16:06:44, 1493784 bytes              Other Files:           Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.           HW Accel Level: Basic                Cap Flags: 0xF1F      Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000  Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0   Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0                HW Memory: 0         Voice Management: No   EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No     I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No  Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No                 Description: Realtek HDMI Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)   Default Sound Playback: No   Default Voice Playback: No              Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_14627502&REV_1001          Manufacturer ID: 1               Product ID: 100                     Type: WDM              Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys           Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5700 (English)        Driver Attributes: Final Retail              WHQL Logo'd: Yes            Date and Size: 9/9/2008 16:06:44, 1493784 bytes              Other Files:           Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.           HW Accel Level: Basic                Cap Flags: 0xF1F      Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000  Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0   Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0                HW Memory: 0         Voice Management: No   EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No     I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No  Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No                 Description: Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)   Default Sound Playback: No   Default Voice Playback: No              Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_10EC&DEV_0888&SUBSYS_14627502&REV_1001          Manufacturer ID: 1               Product ID: 100                     Type: WDM              Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys           Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5700 (English)        Driver Attributes: Final Retail              WHQL Logo'd: Yes            Date and Size: 9/9/2008 16:06:44, 1493784 bytes              Other Files:           Driver Provider: Realtek Semiconductor Corp.           HW Accel Level: Basic                Cap Flags: 0xF1F      Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000  Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0   Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0                HW Memory: 0         Voice Management: No   EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No     I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No  Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No     ---------------------  Sound Capture Devices  ---------------------              Description: Microphone (Realtek High Definition Audio)    Default Sound Capture: Yes    Default Voice Capture: Yes              Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys           Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5700 (English)        Driver Attributes: Final Retail            Date and Size: 9/9/2008 16:06:44, 1493784 bytes                Cap Flags: 0x1             Format Flags: 0xFFFFF                 Description: Aux (Realtek High Definition Audio)    Default Sound Capture: No    Default Voice Capture: No              Driver Name: RTKVHD64.sys           Driver Version: 6.00.0001.5700 (English)        Driver Attributes: Final Retail            Date and Size: 9/9/2008 16:06:44, 1493784 bytes                Cap Flags: 0x1             Format Flags: 0xFFFFF     -------------------  DirectInput Devices  -------------------        Device Name: Mouse           Attached: 1      Controller ID: n/a  Vendor/Product ID: n/a          FF Driver: n/a           Device Name: Keyboard           Attached: 1      Controller ID: n/a  Vendor/Product ID: n/a          FF Driver: n/a           Device Name: USB Device           Attached: 1      Controller ID: 0x0  Vendor/Product ID: 0x0D19, 0x2727          FF Driver: n/a           Device Name: USB Device           Attached: 1      Controller ID: 0x0  Vendor/Product ID: 0x0D19, 0x2727          FF Driver: n/a           Device Name: Ideazon Merc Stealth MM USB Human Interface Device           Attached: 1      Controller ID: 0x0  Vendor/Product ID: 0x1038, 0x0510          FF Driver: n/a           Device Name: Ideazon Merc Stealth MM USB Human Interface Device           Attached: 1      Controller ID: 0x0  Vendor/Product ID: 0x1038, 0x0510          FF Driver: n/a     Poll w/ Interrupt: No