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This was an issue for the DVD edition right from the get go. Most people who suffered that problem were able to fix it by updating the firmware of their DVD drive. Perhaps updating the firmware of your CDROM drive would help... Truth to tell, I still have this problem from tiem to time even...

Does your mobo have onboard sound, and if so, is it disabled?

you have the dvd edition?

No problem, man. That has been the best first step in troubleshooting all steam issues since the day they made all of us switch over from the WonID system. It may or may not help now, but remember it for all future issues you may have with a Steam game. It's a lifesaver, believe you me.

The family Thanksgiving folk took pitty on the poor bachelor. I got about 10 pounds of leftovers and a lot of leftover wine and beer. Now I truly have something to be thankfull for :D.

lol. perhaps the internet is a poor place for attempting dry humor (more likely, i'm just a poor humorist :p). i believe it a miracle that your computer can handle a game like hl2 at all. and for the record, i've been struggling to pay the bills all by my lonesome for many years just like you...

Sup Shinobi? Long time, eh man? :D I have read those threads and tried to keep up with them. Unfortunately, it's really tough to sift through 80+ pages of a single thread. The patch has helped some people and hurt others. I think it's something we can figure out, but need serious info. I'd love...

If you are unsure of your patch status, or believe that you might have gotten a garbled patch: Shutdown Steam. Go into your Steam folder and take the ClientRegistry.blob out of the Steam folder (throw it in the Valve folder or something) Restart Steam and let it update. The...

Perfect. What are your system specs? A commonality must exist somewhere. My system is far less potent than that one and I do not share the problem... [sidenote: I'm getting the feeling that people are misreading my previous post. I'm not implying that the game isn't running well because...

Feel better? Since you have no interest in being part of the solution, perhaps you could go find me documentaion of the quarter million stutter people, the 99% who weren't helped by driver updates, and I'd definitely like to see your documentation on the "vast majority" with whom the problem has...

I'd go with a 6600gt instead. I just don't see the performance difference being worht the $150 more you pay for the 6800gt. http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=14-150-080&depa=1

20,000+ seems to be more pirates than a couple, but I understand your dread... On the bright side, competition does indeed tend to breed excellence. Perhaps having others getting in on the act will force Valve to create a STEAM that performs much better than it does now.

You guys talking about this game ending Valve and a rushed feel have got to be a little nuts... especially the guy with the athlon 1.2 and 256 megs of ram. Good lord, man! I may have owned an Amiga at one time with more power than that thing. Valve has put together a game that will run on...

What problems were you having that scandisc fixed? I'm always willing to give new fixes a try, but I'd like to know why I'm doing it. :)

What happens when you right click on the steam icon in the taskbar, select 'play games,' then double-click Half-Life 2?

You might have gotten a bum patch. Not sure it will help, but the standard STEAM fix never hurts. Shutdown STEAM Go to Program Files\Valve\Steam Delete the ClientRegistry.blob file (if you'd prefer, you can simply remove it from that folder and place it somewhere else for safe keeping)...

Do any of you have the DVD edition? If you do, you may need to go to your DVD manufacturer's website and download (and install) the latest firmware for your DVD drive.

kinda salty response, isn't it?

sorry. audigy ls card and none of the sounds in the game will play in their entirety. i'll press the enemy submarine spotted and be lucky to hear "ene..." I've unistalled and reinstalled the drivers. I'm wondering if there's maybe an audio codec or something from the HL2 install that my...

i think you just need to turn the wheel longer. once it's all the way open, i think it clicks into place.... i think.