Arrghh! Now L4D2 doesnt work ...

throdgrain · 28 Nov 2009 at 10:43

Or CSS, or TF2 for that matter ...., it tries to start via Steam, but then says has encountered a problem please tell Microsoft blah blah ...

Is this a DX9 problem folks? Should I reinstall DX9? I've got the thing from Microsoft but it says I already have an equivelant or newer example ...

Gimpymoo · 28 Nov 2009 at 11:12

Tried verifying your game cache?

Could be an issue with the some of the source files being corrupt.

My HDD is knackered and I have to do this every now and again.

throdgrain · 28 Nov 2009 at 11:37

Tried that on all of them. I doubt it would only effect Valve games though.

Thanks anyway

Teaf · 28 Nov 2009 at 11:44

If Steam is crashing when you load up a game, then it's probably going to be an issue with Steam and not the game's caches since it's affecting more than one game. Have you got any non-Valve games that you can try as I think a lot of the Valve games use the same shared files. If it's only a problem with the Valve games then yeah it could also be the shared files that they all use - if so, maybe just delete the local content and redownload the game?

throdgrain · 28 Nov 2009 at 12:07

I have 52 games on Steam. Yeah this is my point - MW2 works, CoH works, etc etc, its CSS DoDS TF2 etc that don't work. Really annoying

Alexrose1uk · 28 Nov 2009 at 12:56

Try shutting steam, and then going to the steam folder and manually deleting all the source related GCF files, this means they should all be redownloaded and may fix the issue, it sounds like if not the game files, then the shared engine files are corrupt.

throdgrain · 28 Nov 2009 at 14:51

I dont think its the game files either. I just deleted DoDs, as its only small, then re-downloaded it, and its still the same problem.

But HL2, and the episodes, they all still work ...

I tried removing the base GFC file for source, but it didnt make any difference, and it didnt download another one either.

chaparral · 28 Nov 2009 at 14:59

Deleted....Seen the Op all tryed....

Teach me not to read the whole thread

throdgrain · 28 Nov 2009 at 16:27

Right I copped the 'ump and deleted ALL of Steam. All 85 gig of it.

Now I just got to download the bits I want. I may well not bother with MW2 or L4D2 for a bit ....

throdgrain · 28 Nov 2009 at 17:46

So.

I downloaded CSS.

Into a fresh Steam install.

AND IT STILL DOESNT WORK

Gimpymoo · 29 Nov 2009 at 11:46

Is it only Source engine games which dont work?

throdgrain · 30 Nov 2009 at 10:45

Yes, but not ALL Steam games. For example HL2 still worked.

Note I said "worked".

I got the 'ump and did a rage-windows-format, and now everything is working fine

jas72 · 30 Nov 2009 at 10:54

I've never formatted windows in a rage....

throdgrain · 30 Nov 2009 at 11:31

Have you not?

As you know it takes a while to get it all sorted out, and half way through you realise it just wernt that important anyway

It's good for the soul!

FrenchTart · 30 Nov 2009 at 11:37

Reinstalling windows is definitely the way to go most of the time if a problem isn't instantly solvable.

Reinstalling takes about 30 mins (60 with installing/configuring programs) and you can do other stuff at the same time. Problem-solving can take way longer and you have to concentrate