need help my comp stops before game starts

[auto68]

Every time i try and play hl2 my comp gets to the loading screen with the loading icon in the bottom left hand corner. Then my windows browser makes a noise then and it shuts halflife down and i cant play it. This happened twice ina row and havent been able to play the game. I did download all the files decrypted from steam networks and updated. I dont know whats wrong.

-stitch

 

[jimbodoggy]

Can you please post your PCs specs?

 

[habbsx]

well that happneded 2 mine hit control alt delte and end all unnecisary processes The hit conrtrol alt ewscape and delete all back round operations. if you gert the game started then go to options and clik windowed mode so you can see the error. if this still dosent work defrag harddrive, run some memory tests. One other thing, on steam go to play games, right clik hl2, the hit properties on the launch options put thiis in there
+mat_forcehardwaresync 0 +snd_async_prefetch_priority 1
aand update windows and all your drives, especially your bios

 

[countuebles]

fireflaie's solution that worked for me when I had the same problem (all hail the mighty fireflaie! ;-) )

Part 1 :
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Go in the directory :
E:\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\STEAM_ACCOUNT_NAME\half-life 2
there is a directory named "bin" that contains many .dll etc

Part 2 :
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Enter the "bin" directory and copy all the files (ctrl+A, ctrl+C)

go back at E:\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\STEAM_ACCOUNT_NAME\half-life 2
then paste the files here (Ctrl+V)

Part 3 :
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Select all the files and directorys (EXCEPT THE "BIN" DIRECTORY) in

E:\Valve\Steam\SteamApps\STEAM_ACCOUNT_NAME\half-life 2

Copy it !!!

Part 4 :
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No Go back in the "bin" directory then Paste the files and dir you've just copy
if windows tell you that there is files that have the same name so just overwrite it, as you want that's not seams to be a problem if you don't

Part 5 :
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Quit Steam
=> Reload Steam, right click : Games, right click on Half-Life 2 and Launch the game
Enjoy if that works , sorry if that don't