Resolved - cant start DODs

[Jankovski]

im having the same problem as this dude that posted video on youtube

any help?

note: I instaled windows 7 . This first time im starting dods after instaling it.

[Griswold]

when you installed windows 7 did you use a new hard drive or just install over the old operating system?

If so then you might have to reinstall your games and media files including steam.

[Jankovski]

i formated my C: partition ( on that are all my steam games).

[Jankovski]

found the solution via steam forums. For some reason my gpu drivers werent installed -.-

[Holland 1st MRB]

The first thing you might want to look into is the task manager. After it crashed on start up, look to see if you have an instance of hl2.exe running. If you do, either end it manually and try again, or give it a full minute. If nothing happens after that, or if hl2.exe is not running at all, then move to my next suggestions.

Secondly, double check the situation of all your drivers. This would include your graphics, sound, etc. If there are updates available, be sure to do so.

Thirdly, be sure the game installation is aware of the new OS. If the game was configured towards your previous OS, and you copy and pasted all the files over, it may be attempting to utilize non-existing commands and/or resources. As far as I know, this can be done by either 1) Re-installing steam (keeping the steamapps folder to be copy/pasted) OR 2) deleting the clientregistry.blob file in the main steam directory OR 3) delete everything in the steam folder *except for steamapps*, then restart steam to download new files.

*NOTE be sure that STEAM is NOT running if you plan on trying any of the suggestions in the second section.

Fourthly, go into your steamapps/username folder, and delete the Day of Defeat folder. This will result in you having to download the main content of the game through steam again. Many people experiencing this exact problem claim that this has fixed it completely. Be sure steam is closed, and/or you restart it after deleting. This shouldn't be too major, as the DOD folder is only roughly 600 MB.

*NOTE delete only the folder. Leave the .gcf in the steamapps folder. ALSO BE SURE TO BACK UP YOUR FOLDER BEFORE DELETION!(or just move the Day of Defeat folder outside of the steam folder instead)

For information purposes, this was supposedly caused by one of Valve's so-called "updates". After which many people have been complaining of this exact issue, with no fully confirmed fix as of yet.

If all else fails, or you want to cut down on all the bullshit and potential waste of time/effort, skip directly to 2) on the second solution, and do the fourth solution. (doing them simultaneously) This *should* solve your issues.

I will continue to look into this issue, and post back if I find anything new. Feel free to ask if you need further assistance.

EDIT: seems I posted a bit late, but will keep this up in case others have a similar problem.

Edited March 7, 2012 by Holland 1st MRB

[Magoo]

1.) Exit Steam

2.) Browse to your Steam folder on your computer (usually C:\Program Files\Steam)

3.) Now delete the following files: ClientRegistry.blob, SteamUI.dll and steamclient.dll

4.) Restart Steam and it will do an update and hopefully fix your problem

[Dillon 1st MRB]

Yeah, graphics drivers are kind of a big deal. Glad its working for you.