CS: Source problems

[Crippler2032]

My CS: Source has stopped working.

When i load up the game it joins into the map, downloads anything it needs to download and gets to the Sending Client Info bit (at about 85-90% of the bar full) it makes a noise (Windows XP Critical Stop.wav) and drops back to desktop.

Anyone have any bright ideas?

[Sc00by]

Have you tried re-installing steam(ing pile of shite)?

[Crippler2032]

Not yet. id like to try everything possible before i have to re-install it.

Does that mean re-installing HL2 etc... aswell?

[helios]

in steam,delete the game content for CSS, then install it again. that should fix it. This way, you do not have to reinstall anything else.

[Crippler2032]

just wondering, does that delete the configs, and stuff like that or do they remain?

[Sc00by]

it would delete the configs, but you could take a copy of your cfg folder before hand...

[McBain]

So a reinstall of HL2 and CSS didn't work... have you tried disabling spyware detectors and anti virus programs to check they aren't stopping it for some reason?

[Crippler2032]

yep

[wintermute]

Is there an entry in your event log with an error message?

Rob

[Crippler2032]

Nope

[helios]

This right after sc00bs sorted your comp? or a few days later?

[Sc00by]

Right after, but I never touched it (it being CS) - honest...

[Crippler2032]

Hes right he didnt.

There are at least 20 others on the offical forums complaining of exactly the same problem. no-one seems to know how to fix it and Valve have yet to reply to any of the reports of the problem.

[helios]

well, this is not good, this seems to be contagious.......

Recently, i have been getting the "No steam logon" problem, other Crash to Desktops, and several BSODs, with the machine reebooting before i can get error codes/device that's causing problem, (some times it is page fault in non-paged area? wtf?) while playing css :/

Seems to happen several times in a row, and then can be fine for hours.

[pitchblack]

Have you put any thing new in your machine recentaly, is it the account or the pc?

[helios]

its the PC, this pc is the same as it was last week.

i've checked all the obvious, reinstalled my gfx drivers, etc.

[Crippler2032]

i re-installed the local CS content, didnt help, i re-installed Steam, didnt help. hell i reformated and the fresh install gave me these errors. so i uninstalled and that was that. cant go wrong now :)

[helios]

so, you've finally given up on css?

what about 1.6 :D