Engine Error

[aaron42491]

Engine Error:
failed to lock vertex buffer in CMeshDX8: Lock VertexBuffer

-and then after pressing okay...-

hl2.exe - Application Error
The instruction at "0x241f94f7" referenced memory at "0x0e52f41c". The memory could not be "read".

Click on OK to terminate the program

I just installed Steam/Half Life-2... Completely updated Steam and Half Life-2. And, when I try to play Half Life-2, it goes past the Valve Opening Sequence and then it goes to the blurry loading screen, that says "Loading...", then about 10 seconds into that it crashes and comes up with the errors I have listed above...

Please help me with this anyone... I have been wanting to play this game forever, and it would mean a lot to me if you'd please help.

Attached to this Topic is my DxDiag.txt Text file, including information on my computer and its specifications.

Thank You,
Aaron

 

[vince31]

Exactly the same symptoms as me, this fix worked for me (posted elsewhere on this forum)

Originally Posted by DIEB4ME
ok this is a simple fix and i stumbled upon it while searching other forums for a os page pool memory problem.
BE WARNED THIS SOLUTION, IF NOT DONE CORRECTLY MAY BE HARMFUL TO YOUR COMPUTER.
Heres the solution:
Start Menu > Run > regedit

Surf down to this key. The REG_DWORD "PagedPoolSize"
Code:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Memory Management

Double click on "PagedPoolSize". Hexadecimal is listed first.
Change the "Value Data" to one of these below:
Note: You only need to enter EITHER Hexadecimal or Decimal.
They both are the same. I recomend using 256Mb should solve the problem.
Code:

Megabytes Hexadecimal Decimal
192Mb 0c000000 201326592
256Mb 10000000 268435456
384Mb 18000000 402653184

You do not need anything bigger than 400Mb... in most cases 300Mb is too much as well.

Once you are done, make sure you reboot your computer.

GOOD LUCK! HAVE FUN!

Vince 31