Tutorial from OrionSR @ GTAForums:
For people who don't want to make a new Windows account just for freaking savegames in GTA San Andreas do the following (it looks like it will take long bit actually you'll be done in 5 minutes or so);
Savegame fix by killah667 - DFXP (aka madlib - Gta: Connection) thanks to mustrum - DFXP
Software / files needed
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- HEX editor - (http://www.hhdsoftware.com/Download/hexedfull.exe FREE)
- test save game - (http://www.decypher072.nl/uploads/GTASAsf1.b) (DOWN)
Open up the HEX editor and open gta_sa.exe from your GTA San Andreas install dir (!!! make a backup first of this file !!!) push CTRL+F
and search for the word `Personal`
Once it found the word 'Personal' click on the first letter of this word
Now replace it with `Gtasasav` and save the file (File > Save)
Fire up Regedit (Go to Start > Run > Regedit) and search for the key;
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Shell Folders
add a new key... (REG_SZ)
fill in 'Gtasasav` for the new key name
double click on the new key name `Gtasasav` and fill in `C:\Documents and Settings\Gtasasav` and click ok and then close regedit
Go to 'C:\Documents and Settings\' and make a folder called `Gtasasav` Now reboot your PC (dunno if this is really needed though) and then fire up GTA San Andreas and when the main menu is loaded quit the game and have a look at `C:\Documents and Settings\Gtasasav`
and OMFG ! a brandnew savegame dir !! to see if it works copy the savegame, that i gave earlier, to the `C:\Documents and Settings\Gtasasav\GTA San Andreas User Files` dir and fire up GTA San Andreas again and load up the game to see if it works
GL ! i hope it works for you guys too ! (only tested it with myself)
PS: maybe someone can upload the edited .exe somewhere i just made the HEX guide also cause i aint got no space to host it atm
also its easy to export that subkey to a file maybe someone can host that too or even make a patcher if anyone feels like it