HL crashing when I connect to certain servers.

StopSpazzing

<!--coloro:#006600--><span style="color:#006600"><!--/coloro--><b>When I connect to certain servers, HL crashes me to my desktop after it says the normal... verifying and downloading resources...verifying resources...then crash. It only happens on certain servers and have yet to find out what is the problem. My only guess right now is that my custom content since the last update crashes me somehow. All my custom skins and sounds are from NS arms lab so its not like they are my own so i cant see how thats the problem but seems they are linked to the crashing somehow. Ive tried completely uninstalling and reinstalling steam and NS with no luck...but...I never did try it with the default skins, cause would hope skins wouldnt crash you, else we have a bit of a problem with the coding. My only guess right now is that the coding is messed and when "allow scripting" cvar is OFF it crashes my custom skins. Anyone have any other ideas?</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->

puzl

Do you have internet explored 7 beta installed?

StopSpazzing

<!--coloro:#006600--><span style="color:#006600"><!--/coloro--><b>Yes, I do...IE7 RC1..latest version <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wow.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":0" border="0" alt="wow.gif" /> . Im not sure how that will make it so I crash and not dl maps tho... Please let me know how that is related..cause that is really interesting if it is.</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->

im_lost

IE7 causes problems with games running on Steam. Any time you connect to a server that has you download custom content, the game will crash instead. IE7 is easy to uninstall luckily (Add/Remove Programs), and after a restart the problems will be gone.

kormendi

<!--quoteo(post=1566988:date=Sep 19 2006, 09:02 PM:name=StopSpazzing)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(StopSpazzing @ Sep 19 2006, 09:02 PM) [snapback]1566988[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
<!--coloro:#006600--><span style="color:#006600"><!--/coloro--><b>Yes, I do...IE7 RC1..latest version <img src="style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/wow.gif" style="vertical-align:middle" emoid=":0" border="0" alt="wow.gif" /> . Im not sure how that will make it so I crash and not dl maps tho... Please let me know how that is related..cause that is really interesting if it is.</b><!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc-->
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Im not sure why it happens either, but it does. Uninstalling IE7 will solve your problem.

StopSpazzing

<!--quoteo(post=1566994:date=Sep 19 2006, 08:51 PM:name=im_lost)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(im_lost @ Sep 19 2006, 08:51 PM) [snapback]1566994[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->
IE7 causes problems with games running on Steam. Any time you connect to a server that has you download custom content, the game will crash instead. IE7 is easy to uninstall luckily (Add/Remove Programs), and after a restart the problems will be gone.
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Im not sure why it happens either, but it does. Uninstalling IE7 will solve your problem.
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Why hasnt anyone reported it to Microsoft??? Im sure they would look into it.

SnappyCrunch

<!--quoteo(post=1567003:date=Sep 19 2006, 10:55 PM:name=StopSpazzing)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(StopSpazzing @ Sep 19 2006, 10:55 PM) [snapback]1567003[/snapback]</div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->Why hasnt anyone reported it to Microsoft??? Im sure they would look into it.<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
What makes you think it <i>hasn't</i> been reported to MS?

StopSpazzing

Cause people are lazy?? I doubt they would do anything about it until the release anyways if they will that is.

Maybe its a registry key?? Anyone look into exactly what it could be? Want me to list what it installs? Maybe we can fix it here.

NsNewb

ive read that IE7 changes the way how the internet downloads thing, which is why is screws uo the downloads in half life related games only. So youre gonna need a lot more than a registry change to fix it.

StopSpazzing

<b><!--coloro:#006600--><span style="color:#006600"><!--/coloro-->K so i uninstalled the peace of ish and am now using the best browser out there..maxthon. Thanks guys. Will relay it to other people that cant dl stuff. Maybe one day when IE actually is better may change back but not any time soon. Thanks for the help.<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b>

viper

MY EYES.

I know this is resolved, but I thought I'd plea to the OP to NEVER POST IN GREEN TEXT EVER AGAIN.

SloppyKisses

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<b><!--coloro:#006600--><span style="color:#006600"><!--/coloro-->K so i uninstalled the peace of ish and am now using the best browser out there..maxthon. Thanks guys. Will relay it to other people that cant dl stuff. Maybe one day when IE actually is better may change back but not any time soon. Thanks for the help.<!--colorc--></span><!--/colorc--></b>
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maxthon? wth kind of browser is that I've never even heard of it.

BTW, you should get firefox instead.

im_lost

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maxthon? wth kind of browser is that I've never even heard of it.

BTW, you should get firefox instead.
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Maxthon is a browser that uses the IE engine and adds things like tabbed browsing. Firefox is better.