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Post by Caboose on Apr 15, 2006 16:17:52 GMT -5
I can't play CS. Don't know why. The game will load, I'll get into the server, then the game will freeze. Guild Wars and FEAR work perfectly fine. I've reinstalled CS, done virus/spyware scans, reinstalled video card drivers, tried different video card drivers...it just won't work. Any suggestions? (And no it's not the hard drive)
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Post by B8 on Apr 15, 2006 17:13:29 GMT -5
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Post by Amy on Apr 15, 2006 23:07:31 GMT -5
I had this problem...
I had a bit torrent client open in the background. Steam hates those.
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Post by Kami on Apr 16, 2006 18:42:26 GMT -5
ive ran with bittorrnet in backround nothing happend to me  steam just is racist agaisnt bears |
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Post by Caboose on Apr 17, 2006 21:34:38 GMT -5
Ok, just realized the connection between CS:S and FFXI. They both operate off of a smaller program/hub type dealie. (PlayOnline and STEAM). Not sure how that helps, but it makes me wonder...
How does a host program affect another program?
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Post by Schweppes7T4 on Apr 18, 2006 12:04:44 GMT -5
firewall issues maybe. check that if you're running a firewall.
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Post by ramp on Apr 18, 2006 19:47:26 GMT -5
make sure you weren't running a virus scan... its happened to me before |
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Post by Chu-Chu on Apr 19, 2006 15:48:36 GMT -5
Do you have a personal router? I know I ran into an issue with my router, and there are settings you can put into your router that will make sure you can get to all steam things, might help, but doubtful. I would also go in and try dropping all your quality setting in CS before you try to join a server, maybe you've got an issue there. You said you re-installed, but that doesn't mean that it didn't keep an old corrupt file. Have you done any recent updates? Any Anti-Virus, or Windows, etc updates can cause settings to change and block connection types, such as FFXI and Steam. Does this happen with ANY server or just AC? might be something to check. Other than that... I'll try to think of something....
~Chu
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Post by Jonus on Apr 19, 2006 16:37:13 GMT -5
Caboose, do you have windows firewall and a router going? That can cause some fun issues..
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Post by Caboose on Apr 20, 2006 18:09:24 GMT -5
I. Hate. My. Sound card.
Turns out my sound card decided to stop working with the PCI slot it was in...
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Post by The Black Dart on Apr 20, 2006 18:36:07 GMT -5
i hate my sound card as well. still works, but i think its been overused/outdated... many newer games i get staticy noises. i live with it because i shelled out enough cash on new vid card and ram.
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Post by Caboose on Apr 20, 2006 20:16:03 GMT -5
O. M. G.
Turns out it wasn't the sound card, that was just a temp fix.
The REAL problem was the drivers for my motherboard's chipset. And it was the certain combination that caused this problem that I had....so now everything works fine and dandy and I can already feel my grades begin to drop....now that I can play FFXI....hehe....
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Post by B8 on Apr 22, 2006 6:54:35 GMT -5
OK i once had a driver issue on the sound card that caused this self same problem. Up the drivers@!
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Post by Chu-Chu on Apr 22, 2006 13:57:38 GMT -5
If you want a good sound card, Might I suggest the Audigy 2 from SoundBlaster? It is awesome! I love it to death, AND it can do dolby 7.1... WHO HAS SPEAKERS FOR THAT?!?!?!?? lol, but anyway... it's an awesome video card, comes with some cool software, and is great esp. if you do recording or editing... Plus you can get a front side dock, it's the size of a CD rom, got volume controls, audio/mic jacks, trebble, bass, Amp plug in, for a guitar!, and it even comes with a remote! it kicks... And I think it's only like... $100... so... not bad for a sweet sound card. Oh, and BTW, you can EASILY hear where people are in CS with it... it's awesome... did I mention awesome? Cool? Bodacious? Rad? Fabulous?
~Chu
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Post by Kami on Apr 22, 2006 16:53:30 GMT -5
yeah thats the one i was saving up for, my onboard is doing me just fine right now though
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