Half-Life2:error:64-bit:freeze

[dipharoh]

i am using a good machine
CPU : dual-core 2.5 Ghz cahse 2M
RAM : 4G
VGA : nVidia Geforce 8400GS 512mb
OS : Windows xp-64-bit
i am mad of half-life 2
it runs very fine on my 32-bit windows xp
but on windows xp 64-bit it freezes
when i run it open up that blured scene and i see a black dialog says
"64-bit mode active"
but it freezes
the same happens with garrysmod
but half-life 2 death match runs fine and i checked it's process in task manger it's a 32-bit process
please help

 

[utgort]

What I did to fix it was to force the game to 32 bit mode.
Open Steam
Select My Games Tab
Highlight HL2
Right click and select properties
Click Set Launch Options button
In the Box enter -32bit
Click OK

See if that fixes your problem.

 

[dipharoh]

worked thanks mate

it worked thanks mate
but i donot understand why i bought a 64-bit system
and why there is a 64-bit half-life 2
why it didn't worked on my 64-bit pc?????????

 

[utgort]

Lol glad you are working.

You bought a 64 bit system because thats all they make?
You bought a 64 bit OS because you have a 64 bit system.

HL did work fine in 64 bit. I think it was the first or second game to support it (Far cry did also). But it is hard keeping everything working when you have 2 development trees. I think what happened is some of the files were changed to support a newer game. After steam updated, you (well I) got a version mismatch error (serverbrowser.dll) in 64 bit mode.

 

[Rhuaidhri Tynan]

yea, so how long will it take to be fixed though usually?