Why does hl exe keep crashing

If you've reinstalled NS, Steam, and Windows all those times, then it almost has to be a hardware problem. You can also try scanning for spyware and viruses. Sometimes they can install themselves within minutes of putting a computer on the internet, so they can be a problem even if you reformat. If you did all those things you said, then you're right, its a software problem. Joined Mar 11, Messages 6. I've been working on it for 5 days now and still getting the same problem.

My computer is running Windows XP SP2 and this is my problem: Everytime I go into steam and attempt to play any game that uses the half life 1 engine , the game will not even open. I have a tool on my system that tells me which process crashed when it crashes, and everytime i try to open cs 1. Source games work perfectly on my machine and i have tried starting cs 1.

I've disabled my sound card through the device manager and that hasn't worked either. I could go on and on with a list of things i have tried but instead i think ill just attach some files that whoever can help me out with this may find useful. Thanks in advance to whoever helps me solve this. Joined Mar 9, Messages Try right clicking Counter-Strike 1. Joined Mar 22, Messages 2. I had the same problem but with CS: Source while trying to play in Offline mode.

This fixed it on two of my machines that exhibited the same problem. Then quit steam. Open network connections and disable your connection.

Reopen steam, and it should almost immediately popup with offline mode request. About the memory, I have 2x1GB of memory. That should be plenty for what I'm doing.

I tried reinstalling and I got the same problem. Well, at least one time it happened. I'll try the Memtest thing and getting the latest Dx. Just a thought: I have Vista bit and I know that the security measures can be a pain. Go to the properties of the shortcut to HL2, and maybe run it in compatibility mode for XP - also run it as administrator if you haven't already. One other thing Dec 28, 1, 0 19, 0.

I just got the error today after quitting CS:S, i've never had it before, but I haven't played HL2 on this system until today just got it, core 2 quad q, also vista 32bit.

Well I tried running it in XP compatibility mode and it still crashed. I am the administrator on the computer so that's not an issue. Still haven't tried installing it on both HDDs. But I don't think it should make a difference. Any other ideas? Thanks for the help so far. Depends if you've run Memtest86 or not; I only suggest the installation on the other HDD because it seems odd that it would occur when loading a new map I wonder if it's just Vista related problems.

Try an error-checking yet on your HDDs? Jun 28, 2 0 18, 0. I've had the same problem with my computer. What gives?? Praise the damn lord!

I found on a different thread the answer to my problem and thought I'd post it to help any poor suckas like me who just want to play their damn game! Click on community tab. Click on settings. Click on In-Game Tab.

Un-check the 'show ingame' box Retry loading your game. This was posted previously in the thread but looks like its been getting missed over, so i'm making it a bit more apparent Adam GaloreGameServers. Good to hear you got it working! Jul 27, 1 0 18, 0. I was getting the hl2. Everything has worked beautifully ever since. Jul 1, 47 0 18, 0. PCKid :. Axgol View Profile View Posts. Hello to anyone reading this. I recently bought HL and, as the title suggests, it keeps crashing even though I've tried so many solutions.

I came here looking for any help, but none of the existing posts at least, those that I checked are working for me, so I thought I should open a discussion. The problem is this: the game crashes at load points. However, I also had the issue of the green bar and inverted screen. I've tried the following: - Reinstalling the game - Verifying game cache integrity - Using many different launch options - Running all of the combinations for windowed, fullscreen, software and OpenGL - Turning DEP off Windows won't let me, even with the 'bcdedit.

Some details of my computer are these. Thanks in advance. Last edited by Axgol ; 7 Apr, pm. Showing 1 - 15 of 15 comments. I'm having the same problem and I don't understand what is causing the problem. I'm not sure what is going on here but that OpenGL version is quite old. That's the latest version my GFX card supports.