comp help w running cs

[McTucket]

hey guys whats up? some of you might have been wondering where i've been... most of you prolly don't give a rats ass...

i just moved (i still live with pacifist; machinist left for wyoming last week)

anywho, i just recently had to reinstall windows because my rig sucks...

with that being said, i also had to reinstall steam...

now when i click on a server through steam, or even just the css icon itself, it acts like it is loading but then just.... doesnt.

i reinstalled steam from the beginning twice.

any suggestions?

[Sammie]

i give a rats ass :)

glad to hear things are well, except perhaps for the steam issue

not sure what to say but i think i would hunting the error down first as video related

good luck

i hope someone has a much better and more detailed information than i do



hey! and dont be such a stranger :cool:

[Mr.Pink]

Off topic... I still lub me some tucky tuck tuck...

I do miss the "attention" you use to give me though.

[McTucket]

lol its good to see gng inc is still alive....

[Nimmy]

Here's the idiots guide.

1. Reboot
2. Go into the folder where steam is itself/click it.
3. Bypass steam and open the halflife exe (where'ever that may be).
4. Call Geek Squad.
5. After Geek Squad is too dumb to fix it right click the shortcut and hit propertys then check the command line - which is void if it still doesnt work from the exe.
6. Actually I've noticed that programs like to start then not work because they're loaded but not visible... so you reclick and it trys to load but doesnt do anything - chances are ctrl+alt+del and see if steam is in the running apps list or anywhere....
...7. Also run msconfig and check your startup features, steam may be starting on startup causing it to be stupid and act dumb... which might cause you havok.
8. Tell us when the problem started happening/why/if it worked before you left/if you got a virus and had to reinstall/what your running, etc.

Most likely you just have a sucky computer tho that doesnt like steam and freezes, if it doesnt want to reload, ctrl+alt+del and close the program then retry... lol

Goodluck!


Edit: Just re-read your post, hmm... try loading cs from the main exe (if you havent already). If that doesnt work check the compatibility on your video card and then whine here some more. ;) If it acts like its loading it should load, only thing I've noticed that has made games not load is when it doesnt activate your video card - which begs the question on wether or not you have the most recent DirectX installed.... lol. *shrugs*

[HHBizzle]

oh lord tucket
we are still here
and we still lub you!~

as for your PC problem
i havent the faintest.

didnt you just buy that pc not too long ago?

[sylverarrow]

Fuck Geek Squad.
Chubbs, I think the site is steampowered.com , goto their forums and search for the issue you are having. Not saying it will be in there but I have a few support sites I need to goto this morning into the afternoon. I would have researched the issue but I won't be at my desk until the late afternoon.

[Maull]

i had this same problem once before. it might have something to do with cs not loading at the proper resolution. right click on the cs shortcut and check all the properties. there should be a line in there somewhere which has some resemblance to common resolution settings. make sure that all the numbers coraspond (sp?) to the resolution settings you have set for your desktop. then it might work.

[Snk]

Tuck is a bish :biggrin:

[Nimmy]

I believe what he's saying is the halflife exe itself is not loading? So you wouldnt be able to check resolution I believe and etc?

[Mr.Pink]

Tuck is my bish :)

[Johnnie Walker]

Direct X drivers? Video Card Drivers??

Where are you livin' these days? Still in VA??

You should come chill next time I get up there, it was fun as shit last time.

[McTucket]

fuckin absolutely nothing...

[McTucket]

i just reinstalled... nothing...

also steam WAS one of the programs that ran during startup... i fixed that, restarted my comp... and nothing lol...

[McTucket]

ok guys heres the scoop.

i just moved and right before i moved it was working perfectly

the rusty fuckin just unplugged some shit and off went my comp!

i moved...

it took me a week to get my interenet up and running
(spending 30 minutes every day trying to figure it out; tried to run system restore and that didnt work... i just ended up reinstalling windows...)

i re dled css and wham bham nothing.... yes i did the ctrl alt del thing to see if it was running and it stopped running after like 3 seconds...

i put in a ticket to the steam helpers and im still waiting on it 24 hrs later... i just decided to try and reinstall it from the beginning...

all my cards and drivers are up to date and installed... i bought this comp maybe 2 months ago... its mother fuckin high speed

btw tomorrow me and paci are goin to nc to a buddys wedding...


yes im still happily in va...

[Nimmy]

Make sure on directx, and type dxdiag in run promt (i think thats it?) and run those tests.

[Nimmy]

It should be Directx 9 or higher on your version number... double check your vid card drivers and make sure they work.

[Sammie]

when in doubt always check the steam forums. i have found a lot of useful information there

hope you get it up and running soon

[McTucket]

nothing... thats my update...

[Johnnie Walker]

Yo man, gimme a call next time you're in NC. My number is posted up in the private regarding the VA trip.

Hope this shit gets figured out bro.

[GNG-Victory]

Steam.dll
SteamUI.dll
ClientRegistry.blob


Try deleting them and see if it opens then

Kind of a stupid question, but do you have windows firewall disabled?

vic

[Maull]

McTucket, I was having the exact same problem that you are having. I was scoping out the forums for that particular post and I think it might be helpful to you.

here (http://www.thegng.org/forums/showthread.php?t=3628)

[Nimmy]

Hmm, he's so screwed, lol...

Try running dod source or any other programs/normal hl, etc. I believe steams running fine for you? :P

[McTucket]

okay another update...

i installed bf2142 and that didnt work either...

i think it has something to do with my video settings but when i reinstalled windows i installed all the drivers that i have....

wtf do i do lol...

cole im gonna check your link

[sylverarrow]

Download your latest video drivers. uninstall old, restart, cancel windows plug n play shit, install new video drivers, restart. Give that a try dude and let us know.

[McTucket]

lol guess what it ended up being...

i have 2 video cards and theres this black thing that connects to both of them... it was just loose from the move.

[HHBizzle]

LOL
nice tucket
nice
hehe:doubt:

[Johnnie Walker]

Oh noes! hahaha. Re-secure those bolts after every out of room adventure with your computer! (err I know I need to :doubt: )

[Nimmy]

Mice, it had to have been mice.

[Triple_6]

Glad you got that shit straightened out!

[GNG-Victory]

....

[Johnnie Walker]

Mice, it had to have been mice.

Gremlins.

[Sammie]

*giggle

[sylverarrow]

Awesome dude, glad it wasn't anything that would cost since it was a new computer and all. Yeah after moving it around always re-seat your cards, ram, connections, etc.

[McTucket]

lol its that ONE thing that i didnt think about.... go figure...

i went 27-5 my first time back.... yay.

its not like it matters though since my gng family doesnt do the cs thing anymore...

[Johnnie Walker]

Dude, I played for what must have been 4 hours last night until 6am haha.

I'll stay in vent next time, I think that's the key for sure.