Need Help Please (stuck on loading screen)

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Dear Half Life 2 community,

Well after I finished downloading the game, and waiting through the long (Blurry) loading screen, I click new game. Then I choose the first level and click play. My problem is, the game stops loading on either the first bar or the fifth bar and I have no clue why. These are my system stats:

Microsft Windows XP Professional
Acer
Aspire 5100
Ver 1.00PARTTBL
AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-50, MMX, 3dNow (2CPUS), ~1.6GHz
1 gig of ram
DirectX 9.0c

The only problem that I feel might cuase this is that my graphics card's drivers might not be up to date. I am unsure on how I should go about doing this however. If this seems to be the problem can you post any websites that might provide good driver updates?

Thanks for your help, Anthonyc77
 
Umm... Either get patient, or do some work on your PC. :/

That's all my advise though...

Wait... You have a laptop?

Err... Actually, If you could get another stick of ram you'd be gtg. The first loading screen should only take about 30 seconds though. Dunno what else to say. (Other than ask "How fast is your processor?) :D
 
You are low on RAM, your processor is rather weak, and you can probalby find updated video drivers on the website of whoever made your laptop...
 
for half life 2... 1 gig of ram is way more then enough, as for your processor, it should suffice.

are you running vista? The only place I've found the driver for your GPU ( should be an ATI Radeon Xpress 1100) is under the Vista 64 bit drivers at ati.amd.com

If this driver here doesnt work then I dont know what to tell ya. you might need to find a thirdparty driver ( good luck on that one )
 
I downloaded a driver for my system at http://www.omegadrivers.net/, but in order for it too work, I need to un-install my current driver and then install the omega driver correctly. The only thing im worried about is that after I un-install my current driver the omega one might not work, leaving me driver-less. And nah im not running vista...yet.
 
Anthonyc77 said:
I downloaded a driver for my system at http://www.omegadrivers.net/, but in order for it too work, I need to un-install my current driver and then install the omega driver correctly. The only thing im worried about is that after I un-install my current driver the omega one might not work, leaving me driver-less. And nah im not running vista...yet.
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When you update ANY driver, you MUST correctly un-install the previous driver, before installing the new one. So I don't see the problem. If you are SO worried about the new driver not working, then just have a copy of the one that DOES work somewhere.

Updating drivers is something that should be done around once a month, so it's not a big deal...
 
Shasta said:
Updating drivers is something that should be done around once a month, so it's not a big deal...
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Thats not quite accurate in all cases. You should have the best drivers for the hardware that you currently have. I remember my old graphics card suffered a considerable loss in performance when I updated to a newer graphics driver. I eventually had to roll back to an earlier version. Newer isn't always better. You just have to do some research to find out what version of drivers work best for your system.
 
Bulletbrain said:
Thats not quite accurate in all cases. You should have the best drivers for the hardware that you currently have. I remember my old graphics card suffered a considerable loss in performance when I updated to a newer graphics driver. I eventually had to roll back to an earlier version. Newer isn't always better. You just have to do some research to find out what version of drivers work best for your system.
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So? You SHOULD always ensure you get the latest drivers. IF, for some reason, you get a performance drop, THEN roll back. But you should ALWAYS try it, just to be sure.

All of this is of course assuming that you LIKE your PC running as trouble free as possible, and that you're not a raving moron, and actually know how to work a PC / update it correctly.
 
Shasta said:
So? You SHOULD always ensure you get the latest drivers. IF, for some reason, you get a performance drop, THEN roll back. But you should ALWAYS try it, just to be sure.

All of this is of course assuming that you LIKE your PC running as trouble free as possible, and that you're not a raving moron, and actually know how to work a PC / update it correctly.
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If you read my post correctly you would see that I in fact did try out the new driver and when it did not work for me I rolled back. The point is new drivers doesn't always mean better performance and stability. Thats what I said about research... Find the best version that is suited for your system. That does involve trying out new drivers, learning from the experience of other owners of similar hardware etc...

You know Shas do you have to include some word like "retard" , "moron" in every comment? We all know your true nature. You used to be such a timid soul, saying thank you in every other post! Don't you remember your roots? Why did you change from your sweet, shy self of the past?
 
Bulletbrain said:
If you read my post correctly you would see that I in fact did try out the new driver and when it did not work for me I rolled back. The point is new drivers doesn't always mean better performance and stability. Thats what I said about research... Find the best version that is suited for your system. That does involve trying out new drivers, learning from the experience of other owners of similar hardware etc...
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Wtf are you on about. Try reading MY posts corrctly. I said that having up-to-date drivers is very important for a correctly running system. IF the new drivers don't work for YOU, THEN roll back, so that you STILL have the most up-to-date drivers THAT WORK for you. You WON'T know unless you try. If you don't try, you're an idiot, and will have more and more problems with your system over time. So again, wtf are you on about? You said I was wrong. I was not. But now you seem to be repeating what I already said. So either you are arguing with me - but agreeing too(wtf?), or you are saying people SHOULDN'T regularly check and update their drivers. Which is it?

Bulletbrain said:
You know Shas do you have to include some word like "retard" , "moron" in every comment? We all know your true nature. You used to be such a timid soul, saying thank you in every other post! Don't you remember your roots? Why did you change from your sweet, shy self of the past?
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I probably wanted help with something. People should be polite and appreciative when asking for help - so long as help is being given - and being blunt will not get as much help as acting polite. So I probably was polite. Don't confuse politeness with shyness - although you seem to be confused over a lot of things. If I'm not asking for help, I'll act normal. What is so hard for you to understand?
 
Look man I wasn't disagreeing with you. All I was saying is that newer drivers ain't always better. Hence I said, and I quote "Thats not quite accurate in all cases". Some guy who is not technically sound might think that blindly downloading and installing the newest drivers would automatically make his machine run at highest stability and performance. Thats just not the case. I'm not saying that you shouldn't Dl new drivers, of course you should, but don't sit on the assumption of "I have the newest drivers, so I shouldn't have a problem". Sometimes new drivers may be the root of the problem. May. Just like any drivers, old or new. Thats all i'm saying.


And regarding your attitude,when I said we know your true nature... what do you call someone who tells others to not do something and then does the very same thing himself? Again I quote myself.


Bulletbrain said:
And Shasta out of curiosity I was reading your very first tread and was very amused to find that you were not such a mean b****** those days. lol. In fact you were extremely timid. You asked a question about how to take a screenshot. (something you could have easily googled for) I was thinking if that question was asked now by a newbie... what your response would be.[ something along the lines of "learn to use google, retard" would be my guess]
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Okay I am going way off target regarding the original topic. Tread starter, Vista don't like HL2 or any source powered games for that matter. You'll just have to wait till someone fixes it, either valve, Microsoft or the graphics manufacturers. Sorry that I couldn't give a constructive solution.
 
Bulletbrain said:
Look man I wasn't disagreeing with you. All I was saying is that newer drivers ain't always better. Hence I said, and I quote "Thats not quite accurate in all cases". Some guy who is not technically sound might think that blindly downloading and installing the newest drivers would automatically make his machine run at highest stability and performance. Thats just not the case.
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Holy sh*t stains, you're some new kind of stupid. What I posted IS "accurate in all cases", because I said "if the new drivers are no good, then go back to the old ones". I never said "new drivers are ALWAYS better". My point was CHECK and TRY. Which is "accurate in all cases". Yet STILL you persist.


Bulletbrain said:
And regarding your attitude,when I said we know your true nature... what do you call someone who tells others to not do something and then does the very same thing himself? Again I quote myself.
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I am polite if I need something, and normal if I do not. Why is this so hard for you to get? I haven't needed anything for quite some time, so I have not had any urges to be nauseatingly polite. If I'm helping someone, then I DON'T NEED something from them, so I'm normal. Where is the hypocrisy? Where is your brain? Why do you think that someone should always have the exact same attitude as they did when they asked a question a couple of years ago anyway? What makes you think that that was my "normal" mode? Just hat the hell is wrong with you?
 
Anthonyc77 said:
im not running vista...yet.
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So I dont have vista downloaded at all. Last night however I got deathmatch to work for some levels and the load bar for the actual Half Life 2 filled up too 2/3 bars loaded before freezing up.
 
Thread Poster, why dont you download the HL2 demo and see if that works? If that works then we can assume that your copy of HL2 is bust since HL2Dm and the demo works. Oh and run HL2 Dm again and go to options =>Video => Advanced and let us know the Directx software and hardware versions.

Shasta said:
Holy sh*t stains, you're some new kind of stupid. What I posted IS "accurate in all cases", because I said "if the new drivers are no good, then go back to the old ones". I never said "new drivers are ALWAYS better". My point was CHECK and TRY. Which is "accurate in all cases". Yet STILL you persist.
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Now you are starting to get on my nerves. Remember when you said that you should update drivers at least once a month? THIS is not accurate in all cases. THAT comment sounded like you should ALWAYS upgrade to newest drivers available and leave it at that without considering whether there is a benefit or loss. Which is why I said that you should try a new driver and if it proves problematic roll back. You yourself confirmed this in a later post. I was just filling in the gaps of your comment. And yet you have to drag this to a monumental hoopla!

And I don't expect a hypocrite to admit he is a hypocrite. But on a good note you remind me of my 14 year old cousin cause she too argues like you on the tiniest point.... but it is kind of weird too since you are a 28 year old man....hmm..
 
Bulletbrain said:
Now you are starting to get on my nerves. Remember when you said that you should update drivers at least once a month? THIS is not accurate in all cases.
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Which is why I ALSO said IN THE SAME POST that if the new driver was no good TO ROLL BACK - but at least check and try around once a month. You are just taking ONE thing I said, and not the WHOLE post. The thing is, you are then saying "you might have to roll back, so you are not accurate in all cases". BUT I SAID RIGHT FROM THE START. "Have a copy of the one that DOES work somewhere [just in case]" to be precise.

It's like pulling teeth sometimes with you people.
 
I thought I read this on the Steam site... is your firewall blocking Half Life 2?
 
Xendance said:
I thought I read this on the Steam site... is your firewall blocking Half Life 2?
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Steam and Half Life are both set at "allow" on Norton Security, So I dont think that is the problem. Ill try out the demo but the only thing the problem could be besides the drivers is my current hardrive space. My laptop is composed of two hard-drives, but so far I only use the main one. The main one has half life 2 / steam on it, but only 4 gigs free space. If this sounds like the problem too any of you, then i will try putting it on the hard-drive with 40 gigs free space.
 
kacation_man said:
it wouldn't block single player, or at least shouldnt. run this:

steam://support/?Issues=Crash*
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Display drivers: Failed
Your ATI display drivers are currently out of date
For updated drivers, click here
Display Adapter: ATI Radeon Xpress 1100
Display Version: 6.14.10.6626
Recommended Driver Version: 8.282
Recommended Driver Date: 08/21/2006
Severity: Very High


Hey Kacation_man, I love you.
 
Anthonyc77 said:
Display drivers: Failed
Your ATI display drivers are currently out of date
For updated drivers, click here
Display Adapter: ATI Radeon Xpress 1100
Display Version: 6.14.10.6626
Recommended Driver Version: 8.282
Recommended Driver Date: 08/21/2006
Severity: Very High


Hey Kacation_man, I love you.
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Wow, look at that - driver problem. Just like I said how it was important to check regularly, right from the start. Who would have thought?
 
well so now it says :

Display drivers: Passed
There were no problems with the display drivers you are using.
You should still check for updated drivers, which are available here
Display Adapter: ATI Radeon Xpress Series
Display Version: 6.14.10.6683

the game loads faster but it still freezes up about 2/3 the way in, and when I tried playing the Halo: combat evolved trial, it was a lot laggier then usual and I had to turn off the shadow effect completly. With the shadow effect on, it had odd streams of color where it was supposed to be shadowed.
 
*shrug* i tried.

-btw: i have that link saved as a short cut on my desktop just in case ^.^
 
Well I tried out DeathMatch again and it runs way better then it did before, its odd that halflife 2 still doesnt work.
 
maybe try a reinstall. wait... before you do that go into uh... your steam folder ( some times labeled as valve, and then steam inside it) delete the clientregistry.blob then restart. if that shit dont work then you might want to consider reinstalling. If you DM works then im guessing its just something in the single player files. you can try right clicking half life 2 (in steam)> delete local content... restart steam> find the uninstalled icon for half life 2 and click "install". It will take a while but not nearly as long because if you dont uninstall DM the source engine will still be on your HD and thats what takes the longest Depending on your connection it could take a while, i think i would only suggest doing this if you have a pretty high speed connection.
 
kacation_man said:
maybe try a reinstall. wait... before you do that go into uh... your steam folder ( some times labeled as valve, and then steam inside it) delete the clientregistry.blob then restart.
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That must have been the trick, after I did that It loaded up and worked. I was only able to play part of the first level due too the fact its late, but man, what an awsome game!
 
well, glad i could help, but its really all on the steam support page. Next time you have a problem, make sure to check there first, most problems have been resolved and have such solutions already posted.

- and yes... it is an awesome game... I've yet to find any game more superior to hl2
 
Well thank you everyone for helping, but I was wondering, what did the clientregistry blob have to do with the game not loading?
 
It auto updates stuff.. im not really sure, but its always help me in the past, you'd have to ask some one with more knowledge on the matter.
 
Well I have bad news, when I get too the little door right after you see the two guys that (talking about the house with two guards in front of it) say "they have no reason to come to ours, unless they find one" it goes into a loading screen but then either crashes or just cuases a beep then a black screen on my computer in which I need to manually turn it off and restart. The same error has been happening when im just watching movies on youtube, or syncing my ipod with itunes, when I bring windows back up it says "Error Message: STOP 0x000000EA THREAD_STUCK_IN_DEVICE_DRIVER (Q293078)" Seems to me like I didnt update my driver correctly some how, even though I followed all the steps given. Im not going to re-install the game becuase if this error is effecting normal applications like watching movies, It doesnt have to do with the game. Also when I try playing a simple game like the halo trial I have to turn off the "shadow effects" becuase they cuase a weird color distortion on my screen.

Thanks, Anthonyc77
 
Ok it did it again, this time after it displayed the black screen, I waited and a dialog box poped up saying "The ati2dvag display driver has stopped working normally. Save your work and reboot the system to restore full display fuctionality. The next time you reboot the machine a dialog will be displayed giving you a chance to upload data about this failure to Microsoft."
 
Looks like your graphics driver self-destructs when it sees that, for some reason. You may want to a) update drivers to newest drivers or b) roll back drivers to a previous version, in case something in the new coding bugs it.

PLEASE REMOVE OLD DRIVERS ONCE YOU HAVE INSTALLED THE NEW DRIVERS, because they may cause conflicts.
 
Well I tried un-installing that driver and installing an Omega Driver from omegadrivers.net. All seemed to work o.k. but when I turned on my computer I see the normal desktop for a second then it is masked by a black screen. I can still hear the sounds of the program's that start up on boot, so this black screen is just masking my desktop. This renders my computer useless as I can not adjust any settings. I am posting on my desktop, the computer I have been having trouble with the whole time has been my "laptop." Any help will be greatly apreciated as now I cant use my laptop :(.
 
Oooohhh, ****. I've had this problem on my desktop, but not my laptop... shit, shit. Sorry.

You install the new drivers first, btw. Then you uninstall the old drivers...

Shit.
 
Well I went into hibernation mode for the night, and when I tried going on my laptop in the morning, I was able to see the desktop screen. So I can adjust the drivers now, I dont know why it was doing that.
 
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