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the_final_straw
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hi, me again
this time im asking about a small problem i've been having on and off since i got portal.
i would double click for the game to start, steam would come on saying: preparing to launch, and then, nothing. the application just shuts its self off, no big crash, but no game either.
even more annoying, when i try to start it again, it says 'one instance of the game is already running' so if i want to try again, i have to use task manager to end 'hl2.exe' but no matter how many times i try to launch it, i get nothing.
I just have to restart and hope for the best- its completely pot luck as to whether portal or episode one will start or not- i've restarted 2 or 3 times today and im still getting nothing. but oddly enough, half-life 2 starts up first and every time.
Its not so much show stopping as irritating, but any suggestions?
edit: i turned zone alarm and msn off
this time im asking about a small problem i've been having on and off since i got portal.
i would double click for the game to start, steam would come on saying: preparing to launch, and then, nothing. the application just shuts its self off, no big crash, but no game either.
even more annoying, when i try to start it again, it says 'one instance of the game is already running' so if i want to try again, i have to use task manager to end 'hl2.exe' but no matter how many times i try to launch it, i get nothing.
I just have to restart and hope for the best- its completely pot luck as to whether portal or episode one will start or not- i've restarted 2 or 3 times today and im still getting nothing. but oddly enough, half-life 2 starts up first and every time.
Its not so much show stopping as irritating, but any suggestions?
edit: i turned zone alarm and msn off
