Left 4 Dead Pc

[DK412]

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I don't know if thats useful at all?

 

[arc101]

well that sucks... u tried outting it into notepad and finding if it has a corrupt file?

 

[DK412]

well that sucks... u tried outting it into notepad and finding if it has a corrupt file?

Nah, I'm not entirely sure how to do that..loll

 

[arc101]

well that sucks... u tried outting it into notepad and finding if it has a corrupt file?

Nah, I'm not entirely sure how to do that..loll

open the game into a notepad document, and (the chances that you will succeed are tiny but hey ho) then sift through all the programing and you might find an error symbol.

 

[Insomniac Gamer]

well that sucks... u tried outting it into notepad and finding if it has a corrupt file?

Nah, I'm not entirely sure how to do that..loll

open the game into a notepad document, and (the chances that you will succeed are tiny but hey ho) then sift through all the programing and you might find an error symbol.

That's assuming he has any knowledge of programming languages at all. To find an error in a monumental program like L4D will take a while even for the dev's.

 

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I don't know if thats useful at all?

Should of said that in the first place.

errors like this are always one or a combination of 3 things.

1. Hardware doesn't like left 4 dead.
2. Bad install/corrupt file/corrupt disk
3. Software like the OS or something else that is running hates left 4 dead.

 

[StarStruckStrumpets]

Is Left 4 Dead worth the buy? I was going to get it yesterday but we left town before I could make up my mind...

 

[arc101]

well that sucks... u tried outting it into notepad and finding if it has a corrupt file?

Nah, I'm not entirely sure how to do that..loll

open the game into a notepad document, and (the chances that you will succeed are tiny but hey ho) then sift through all the programing and you might find an error symbol.

That's assuming he has any knowledge of programming languages at all. To find an error in a monumental program like L4D will take a while even for the dev's.

well now we know its a software fault, and he doesnt need to look at the programming no more. but thanks all the same. =]

 

[Abedeus]

Is Left 4 Dead worth the buy? I was going to get it yesterday but we left town before I could make up my mind...

Yes. But don't hijack threads, people really don't like it.

 

[DK412]

What sort of steps could i take, preferably the easier stuff to do first, to find the problem and fix it?

thanks again

 

[DK412]

Oh, and also, I've played it for about a week, with no like lag or trouble and then it just hit a couple of days ago

 

[Insomniac Gamer]

well the first thing is try a fresh install and see if it holds up.

 

[Abedeus]

OR JUST VISIT STEAM FORUMS.

Seriously, it's more likely someone will know the answer over there.

 

[Insomniac Gamer]

Oh, and also, I've played it for about a week, with no like lag or trouble and then it just hit a couple of days ago

So it did work, what changed on your system a couple of days ago? Did you add any new hardware or software? Did you change or update any drivers? Are there any problems with other games? Are there any other general problems on the system? Still might help to have system specs as well, and the OS you are using.

Yeah more than likely you added a peice of software the L4D doesn't like. It's very rare for drivers to cause anything.

Fill this in please.

CPU:
RAM:
HD:
GPU:
MOBO:
OS:

 

[Insomniac Gamer]

Yeah more than likely you added a peice of software the L4D doesn't like. It's very rare for drivers to cause anything.

Yes to the OP filling out the item below, but please ignore the above as it is nonsense. Drivers are a major cause of many problems with PC games, video drivers being the main culprit. Damn that above comment nearly made by spit my beverage all over my screen... s**t. After years of tech support and now corporate IT drivers is one of the first things to look at when having an issue, well that and U@K, and ID 10 T errors.

P.S. software doesn't have feelings you can hurt, it does however have compatibility issues.

Well I've never had much driver problems with games. Ever. Every problem I've had has been caused by some sort of software not drivers. Suppose I'm just lucky then?

OP get back to us with the configuration of your computer please.

 

[Abedeus]

Yeah more than likely you added a peice of software the L4D doesn't like. It's very rare for drivers to cause anything.

Yes to the OP filling out the item below, but please ignore the above as it is nonsense. Drivers are a major cause of many problems with PC games, video drivers being the main culprit. Damn that above comment nearly made by spit my beverage all over my screen... s**t. After years of tech support and now corporate IT drivers is one of the first things to look at when having an issue, well that and U@K, and ID 10 T errors.

P.S. software doesn't have feelings you can hurt, it does however have compatibility issues.

Well I've never had much driver problems with games. Ever. Every problem I've had has been caused by some sort of software not drivers. Suppose I'm just lucky then?

OP get back to us with the configuration of your computer please.

Yes, you are lucky. One time I had to downgrade drivers because the new one was messing up with my Mass Effect. And it was a wide-known side effect...

 

[DK412]

CPU: intel pentium 4 3.2GHz
RAM:1GB
HD:320GB
GPU: I dont know
MOBO: I dont know
OS:Windows XP

 

[Ashbax]

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I don't know if thats useful at all?

Hang on a sec, the operation system?

What version of windows do you have? And if its XP or vista, I suggest buying a new Copy. If you have anything older than XP, wll, I suggest upgrading your PC. So either one of those two should help.

Edit: I see you have XP, so I suggest buying a new copy.

 

[Insomniac Gamer]

processor - fine
Ram - shaky add another 1GB
HD - fine
GPU - Need to know info
MOBO - need to know info
OS - Ok

Please try and find your Graphics card and motherboard info. Type msconfig into the run box and hit the startup tab. Look for Nvidia or ati somewhere. You should be able to cross refrence the driver with the internet and find out which card it is.

EDIT: open your comp and see what the card is

 

[Insomniac Gamer]

processor - fine
Ram - shaky add another 1GB
HD - fine
GPU - Need to know info
MOBO - need to know info
OS - Ok

Please try and find your Graphics card and motherboard info. Type msconfig into the run box and hit the startup tab. Look for Nvidia or ati somewhere. You should be able to cross refrence the driver with the internet and find out which card it is.

EDIT: open your comp and see what the card is

Dude seriously WTF? Now you have him cracking the case just to find the GPU? Go to start, go to run, type dxdiag, copy and paste what is on the system tab and the display tab. WTH!?!?! crack the case... damn... msconfig will just get him startup programs and messing around with services.

Do I think you are lucky never having a driver problem? Which incidentally is a piece of software. No I don't, I am fairly positive given your troubleshooting technique so far, that you wouldn't even know that you are having a driver problem if you saw one.

These are the Left 4 Dead minimum system requirements:

Operating System: Windows Vista, XP or 2000
CPU: 3.0 GHz P4, Dual Core 2.0 or AMD64X2 (or higher)
RAM: 1 GB for XP / 2GB for Vista
Disc Drive: DVD-ROM Drive
Hard Drive: At least 7.5 GB of free space
Video Card: Direct X 9 compatible (must be 256 MB or more with support for pixel shader 2.0)
Sound Card: Direct X9.0c compatible

Dear oh Dear.

I never run any computer without the side off. Therefore I don't utilize run functions when I can just turn my head and see straight away what I have. Msconfig lists graphics drivers that come up on startup If you're on the startup tab. For example I have my nvidia drivers in the startup tab.

The only driver problem I've ever had was when getting the touchpad on a laptop to actually work when it decided to do it's own thing routinely. In any case he can do what he likes either way will work but we can't do crap without that information.