Beerdude26
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So, Half-Life 2 quit on you, eh?
And, of course, you need some help because you (probably) aren't a C++ expert that can decompile HL2 and fix the problem himself and you're looking for it in here.
That's fine, but if you post around screaming 'OH MY GOD IT WON'T WORKKKKK!!!!!111', no one will pay attention to you and will probably try to get you banned for spamming.
Looking at the large amount of Driver and DirectX problems recently, I thought I would make one post that will handle with those problems in an organized manner.
First, we'll need to format the reply you will be making :
-------> START OF REPLY <-------
PROBLEM : (Please state your problem here)
SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
(The specifications of your computer system, the stuff in your PC. You can find information about your computer by going to the Start button and selecting 'Execute'. Now type 'dxdiag' (without the quotes) into the window that has just appeared.
After a while a window will pop up. If it doesn't, fire up Google and look for 'DirectX 9.0c Download'.)
OPERATING SYSTEM : (Can be found under the 'System Tab')
PROCESSOR : (Can be found under the 'System Tab')
MEMORY : (Can be found under the 'System Tab')
VIRTUAL MEMORY: (Can be found under the 'System Tab', below Memory)
DIRECTX VERSION : (Can be found under the 'System Tab')
GRAPHIC CARD : (Can be found under the 'Graphic' or 'Monitor' tab, I'm not sure of the name. The stuff next to 'Name' is what you should put here.)
GRAPHIC CARD MEMORY : (Can be found under the 'Graphic' or 'Monitor' tab. It's below 'DAC Type'.)
RESOLUTION : (Can be found under the 'Graphic' or 'Monitor' tab. Look for something like 640X480, 800X600, 1024X764 or higher.)
DRIVERS : (Can be found under the 'Graphic' or 'Monitor' tab. Look in the right upper corner for 'Version'. The text next to it is what you need.)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :
(Any other information that might be of interest, such as the fact that your computer might have been restarting in the middle of a game or during work. Or that you just bought the computer or that you just installed a new processor. That kind of stuff.)
-------> END OF REPLY <-------
Now that that's done, we just have to wait until someone will come around and help you with the problem.
You can copy this sheet to paste it in your reply and fill it in.
PROBLEM :
SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
OPERATING SYSTEM :
PROCESSOR :
MEMORY :
VIRTUAL MEMORY:
DIRECTX VERSION :
GRAPHIC CARD :
GRAPHIC CARD MEMORY :
DRIVERS :
RESOLUTION :
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :
Now, let's say I have a solution for a problem that someone has. I will of course reply to this thread, but if the thread will be cut in more pages, things could get quite hectic. So, we will also need to format answers. Let's do it like this :
-------> START OF ANSWER <-------
ANSWER TO (Insert the name of the person that is having the problem) :
LINK TO ORIGINAL QUESTION : (Now this is a bit tricky. Every post and reply on this forum has its own number. For instance, this thread has number 1528301. If we add &postcount=1 to this, we will end up with the first reply this thread has.
But luckily, there is an easier way to isolate a single reply. In the upper right corner of each reply is a number.
Click on the number and a new window will open with only the reply in it. Copy the link and paste it here.)
ANSWER :
(Type your answer here.)
-------> END OF ANSWER <-------
Now everything is highly organized and can easily be found back.
You can copy this sheet to paste it in your reply and fill it in.
ANSWER TO :
LINK TO ORIGINAL QUESTION :
ANSWER :
And, of course, you need some help because you (probably) aren't a C++ expert that can decompile HL2 and fix the problem himself and you're looking for it in here.
That's fine, but if you post around screaming 'OH MY GOD IT WON'T WORKKKKK!!!!!111', no one will pay attention to you and will probably try to get you banned for spamming.
Looking at the large amount of Driver and DirectX problems recently, I thought I would make one post that will handle with those problems in an organized manner.
First, we'll need to format the reply you will be making :
-------> START OF REPLY <-------
PROBLEM : (Please state your problem here)
SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
(The specifications of your computer system, the stuff in your PC. You can find information about your computer by going to the Start button and selecting 'Execute'. Now type 'dxdiag' (without the quotes) into the window that has just appeared.
After a while a window will pop up. If it doesn't, fire up Google and look for 'DirectX 9.0c Download'.)
OPERATING SYSTEM : (Can be found under the 'System Tab')
PROCESSOR : (Can be found under the 'System Tab')
MEMORY : (Can be found under the 'System Tab')
VIRTUAL MEMORY: (Can be found under the 'System Tab', below Memory)
DIRECTX VERSION : (Can be found under the 'System Tab')
GRAPHIC CARD : (Can be found under the 'Graphic' or 'Monitor' tab, I'm not sure of the name. The stuff next to 'Name' is what you should put here.)
GRAPHIC CARD MEMORY : (Can be found under the 'Graphic' or 'Monitor' tab. It's below 'DAC Type'.)
RESOLUTION : (Can be found under the 'Graphic' or 'Monitor' tab. Look for something like 640X480, 800X600, 1024X764 or higher.)
DRIVERS : (Can be found under the 'Graphic' or 'Monitor' tab. Look in the right upper corner for 'Version'. The text next to it is what you need.)
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :
(Any other information that might be of interest, such as the fact that your computer might have been restarting in the middle of a game or during work. Or that you just bought the computer or that you just installed a new processor. That kind of stuff.)
-------> END OF REPLY <-------
Now that that's done, we just have to wait until someone will come around and help you with the problem.
You can copy this sheet to paste it in your reply and fill it in.
PROBLEM :
SYSTEM SPECIFICATIONS
OPERATING SYSTEM :
PROCESSOR :
MEMORY :
VIRTUAL MEMORY:
DIRECTX VERSION :
GRAPHIC CARD :
GRAPHIC CARD MEMORY :
DRIVERS :
RESOLUTION :
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION :
Now, let's say I have a solution for a problem that someone has. I will of course reply to this thread, but if the thread will be cut in more pages, things could get quite hectic. So, we will also need to format answers. Let's do it like this :
-------> START OF ANSWER <-------
ANSWER TO (Insert the name of the person that is having the problem) :
LINK TO ORIGINAL QUESTION : (Now this is a bit tricky. Every post and reply on this forum has its own number. For instance, this thread has number 1528301. If we add &postcount=1 to this, we will end up with the first reply this thread has.
But luckily, there is an easier way to isolate a single reply. In the upper right corner of each reply is a number.
Click on the number and a new window will open with only the reply in it. Copy the link and paste it here.)
ANSWER :
(Type your answer here.)
-------> END OF ANSWER <-------
Now everything is highly organized and can easily be found back.
You can copy this sheet to paste it in your reply and fill it in.
ANSWER TO :
LINK TO ORIGINAL QUESTION :
ANSWER :
