Under the tab, check Run this program as an administrator .
The "Your video card does not meet specifications" line is a lie of convenience. The game cannot recognize your card because the card's ID number (Device ID) wasn't invented in 2001. Consequently, the renderer defaults to "Software Mode" or crashes trying to convert incompatible texture formats. gta 3 cannot convert textures your video card
To fix the "Cannot convert textures, your video card" error in GTA 3, try the following solutions: Under the tab, check Run this program as an administrator