Ugh!!!!

[Tkdjrwarrior]

this has happened before and a friend helped me. he has been off for a couple months so idk what to do. It shows the preparing to launch counter strike source page, then that dissapears and nothing happens. please help me. i tried restarting steam nothing

 

[jCorr]

this has happened before and a friend helped me. he has been off for a couple months so idk what to do. It shows the preparing to launch counter strike source page, then that dissapears and nothing happens. please help me. i tried restarting steam nothing

1. Check for updates on Steam.

2. Check for updates on Counter-Strike:Source.

3. Verify Integrity of Game Cache. (Library>Right click css>Properties>Local Files>Verify Game Cache)

Report back.

 

[Tkdjrwarrior]

Nothing

 

[Activate]

Well try logging out of Steam and see if that works.

IF not, completely exit steam. As in Kill Steam.exe.

Than go to your Steam folder; Local Disk (C/ Program Files/ Steam.

Scroll down and delete your "ClientRegistry.blob" file.

Double click your steam application, and it should say updating. When that is complete, try and launch CS:S.

Report back here and tell me if it works or not!

 

[Tkdjrwarrior]

nope

 

[Activate]

Hmmmmm. Try running the program as administrator. If that doesn't work, try changing the compatibility. Right click game icon > Properties > Compatibility > Try Windows XP or Windows 2000.

 

[thebigrobbyrob]

You could try uninstalling and reinstalling the game (this worked for me when Portal wouldn't start up). If you have a pretty fast connection, it shouldnt take very long

 

[that 1 dude]

You could try uninstalling and reinstalling the game (this worked for me when Portal wouldn't start up). If you have a pretty fast connection, it shouldnt take very long

I agree, ive done this before, if all else fails completley get rid of steam, and re install it.

 

[Kevimaster]

Something I do after every TF2 update that increases launch times and game FPS, I go to the Steam/Steamapps/Kevimaster/TF2 folder and delete everything in it. Next time you start the game it will have to download for a minute or two but then you should be good to go. Before doing that though backup your maps, configs (including autoexec), and any custom skins/content you have so you don't have to redownload or reinstall them.

 

[Tkdjrwarrior]

ok before i try any of that, this is what steam support said.

"? Message by Cody on Thu, 12th Aug 2010 3:29 pm ?
Hello Arjun,

Thank you for contacting Steam Support.

The following instructions describe how to temporarily disable applications running in the background which can cause conflicts with Steam. These instructions are for temporary, diagnostic use only and your system should not be left in this state.

Please try this:

Click the Start button, then "Run" (or Windows key + R)

Type in:

msconfig

Uncheck the box labeled "Load Startup Items".

Now, click on the "Services" tab.

Please make sure the "Hide All Microsoft Services" box *is* checked.

Then, click "Disable All".

If you are using Vista or Windows 7, please re-check the "Steam Client Service" as this is required for Steam to function on these operating systems.

Click "OK" and allow your computer to restart

Test the issue and let us know the results. This is for diagnostic purposes only. You should not leave your computer in this state, but it may help us determine the cause of the issue.

To set the system back to normal, launch msconfig again and choose "normal startup", close the window and restart your computer."

i would love to do that, but last time it went terribly wrong. So im scared to try it again, i almost fried my harddrive TWICE!!! so any advice on how to go about this without screwing up my comp

 

[shadows5631]

Run the task manager.

Right click the taskbar and click Start Task Manager.

Make sure hl2.exe isn't running under the processes tab. If it is, end it.

Sorry if that was already mentioned, all I read was the OP.

 

[Tkdjrwarrior]

tried that it never comes up no matter what lol

 

[Darth]

You might have to reinstall the game then.

 

[Stealth]

this is easy, it must be your D3D device that failed to launch, you can resolve this issue by updating your video cards, i had the same problem and it works

 

[Tkdjrwarrior]

how stealth?

 

[thebigrobbyrob]

make sure you have the most up to date updates from windows (most specifically .NET Framwork) and most up to date ATI drivers (this errors seems to be isolated to ATI cards X300, X700, X800, and 9XXX series)

this is easy, it must be your D3D device that failed to launch, you can resolve this issue by updating your video cards, i had the same problem and it works

If it was this error, he should get a pop-up that tells him somthing like 'Failed to creat D3D device'.... Correct me if im wrong...

Also, do your other games launch?

 

[Stealth]

make sure you have the most up to date updates from windows (most specifically .NET Framwork) and most up to date ATI drivers (this errors seems to be isolated to ATI cards X300, X700, X800, and 9XXX series)



If it was this error, he should get a pop-up that tells him somthing like 'Failed to creat D3D device'.... Correct me if im wrong...

Also, do your other games launch?

No atleast not for CSS, i had this problem, and the error message "Failed to creat D3D device" only shows up on games like TF2 and DoDs which have the valve thingy when you launch the game. Try launching TF2 or DoDs and see if the error message pops up, if not then do what robby said

 

[Tkdjrwarrior]

no my tf2 has been fine the whole time. so again, im stupid WHAT DO I DO??/ lol

 

[Silent_Predator]

download this---> Ccleaner... www.piriform.com/ccleaner

run both portions of the program 1)file cleaner 2)Reg cleaner. --- restart PC

also download Steam Cleaner --> http://www.fpsbanana.com/tools/3595

and follow Prisoner416s instructions in post #54... http://www.edgegamers.org/forums/showthread.php?t=139113&page=6

 

[AssassinS.A.F15]

hey what video card do you have. some games are rly picky about video cards go to the website of your GPU and get the latest drivers for the exact card you have. If this dosent work try getting another video card. i had this same issue with COD4 because of my video card was old with my very old PC but ive had 4 since then all custom built our PCs by us. so any way yeah look for the games recommended settings then find what GPU it needs and see if yours is better. Also if you have vista or 7 try running it in xp compatibility if you dont know how to do any of this my xfire is assassinsf.