@LeeC2202
@Everyone interested

I find the easiest solution for now changing names... I know its quick and dirty but it works.

• My original GTAV installation path was: ...\games\GTAV
• Did rename GTAV (my original GTAV installation map) to GTAV Vanilla
• Made a new folder GTAV Mod and hardlinked all files from GTA Vanilla (original files) to that folder except the files I modded, the .exe and .dll files.
• If I want to play online, I change the name of ** GTAV Vanilla** tot GTAV or if I want to play with mods, I change the name of GTAV Mod to GTAV

I can also automate the name changing progress easier than changing registry entry's
Need to find a way to change the name back if I close GTA but that for a other time.

@LeeC2202

I think your right. I did mess around a bit more before I saw you post and I have it working at the moment. I uses hard links instead of symbolic links for most of the files and did use No_GTAVLauncher to start the game.

What I did at the moment:

• Have the game installed at ...\games\GTAV
• Made a new map ...\games\GTAV Mod
• Did hardlink all files from ...\games\GTAV to ...\games\GTAV Mod
• Except the .exe and .dll files in the root of the game directory
• Installed scripthook and Simple Trainer

Now when I click GTAVLauncher in de modded version, the game starts, but its the non-modded version that starts. Here we have probably the registry that comes intro play. When I use No_GTAVLauncher (from LS-Multiplayer Team) the game also starts, and I have the modded version now (with scripthook and Simple Trainer working).

So I think I'm on the right way.
I have two versions, they share the biger files I don't gone edit and the files and the files I want to edit later I can easily overwrite (delete the hardlink and copy - past the real file to the new location when needed, but with the mod-folders I don't think that I will need that). I'm happy at the moment but I think No_GTAVLauncher is messing with my graphic settings (can't use my normal resolution). So time to mess around a but more. Thanks for you're input.

Have 2 (or 3) options now

1. Write a .bat file that exicute a .reg edit and starts the GTA version I want
2. Copy out my GTAV files out of ...\games\GTAV and place symbolic links to the version I need instead
3. Leave it and use No_GTAVLauncher or a other Launcher

Thanks for the input.

Has anyone manage to get two installations of GTA to work with the use of hard of symbolic links? I don't have the room on my SSD to have 2 full GTAV installations. But the files I don't modify don't need to be on two places I thought. So I can hard or symbolic link these files.

My first try didden't go that well. GTA / RSC give me a error something was wrong. Has someone a good tutorial to do it? I think many people can use that, SSD space is not got it to work this way, can you help?

I know there are also mod managers, but I don't know which one to choose, most of them are not updated and in theory hardlinking files most work.