maybe someone here can help me

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this is what happens to me almost every new round of a game, vs or coop, within 5-10 minutes into the round. i have to go afk or else i cant move and i hold back the team. it lasts for 2-3 minutes then goes back to normal as u will see at the end.

if anyone knows what this is, how its caused or how to fix it, i will forever be greatful

also my game crashes to desktop at the end of every succesful finale (meaning if survivors escape, vs or coop) and at end of carnival as soon as the event starts, (surv or inf my game crashes). if anyone knows how to fix that too... again, eternal gratitude.

 

i knew this question would be the first one.. can u tell me what to look for and where? thank you, this will be a tough one as i do not know much about these things

:have mercy:

 

Start --> Run --> type dxdiag and hit enter. Click "no" when it asks to check whether your drivers are digitally signed. Click "Save all information."

 

Does it only happen in l4d? If it does that in other games too, it's probably due to faulty hardware. Have you installed any updates lately? Changed any settings?

 

Good questions to ask. Also 3rd party software that updates drivers or functions as "registry cleaners," etc., they can cause issues. Dxdiag, btw, is a safe way to save PC Specs. Many freeware programs (that produce simple .txt reports like dxdiag) publish personally exclusive information that you don't want on a public forum. Dxdiag is just basics, and is not 3rd party = safer. You can also just refer to Start Menu / Control Panel / System <- gather information off of that.

 

ok now my game crashes randomly even when not in finale and i got this too:
source warning "only one instance of the game can be running at one time"

gonna try to do what was suggested here though i didnt understand most of what u said but will do my best.
did the run dxdiag thing and got a pretty huge list, dont know which part of it to put here

and honestly i dont play other games so i dont know if this happens only on l4d

 

In dxdiag, on the main page copy "system information"
And try clicking Display, it might prompt you to install some newer drivers.

Maybe disable multicore rendering?


This is a very obvious one, yet it solves most problems.

Steam > Right click l4d2 > Properties > Local Files > Verify integrity of game cache

If that doesn't work, you could always try a fresh install.

 

my game just crashed as i JOINED a server, which is a brand new issue in the list of issues i have with this game.
did the verify thing (which didnt work), now uninstalled the game and downloading again.
this is frustrating.

if re-installing doesnt help i will come back with the system information from the dxdiag list

 

re-installed steam on F drive cause C drive was running out of space
re-installed l4d and verified integrity
now my game crashes from game's main menu. pretty useless. cant even connect to a server

here's the system information
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System Information
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Time of this report: 7/28/2013, 20:27:09
Machine name: USER-PC
Operating System: Windows 7 Enterprise 32-bit (6.1, Build 7601) Service Pack 1 (7601.win7sp1_gdr.130318-1533)
Language: Hebrew (Regional Setting: Hebrew)
System Manufacturer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd.
System Model: H61M-S2-B3
BIOS: Award Modular BIOS v6.00PG
Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM) i3-2120 CPU @ 3.30GHz (4 CPUs), ~3.3GHz
Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 3320MB RAM
Page File: 2206MB used, 4430MB available
Windows Dir: C:\Windows
DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
DxDiag Version: 6.01.7601.17514 32bit Unicode

when it crashes it makes steam freeze too this is crap i cant even try to do anything in game menu to fix this.
edit: crash from main menu was caused by addons (the US custom) i removed them and was able to play but still crashed at finale

 

I had this exact problem. Look in http://mgftw.com/showthread.php/8468-I-wonder-if-anyone-could-help-me and see if you can find an answer.

 

i looked at it, its even worse than the confusion here. i mean, i really dont understand about these things.
if theres anyone who can help me with a step-by-step instruction on how to do this or how to do anything basically please add me on steam.
i can't play at all. and i'm losing my booster for nothing and losing cash and exp for not being able to fight tanks at finales or get rewards for surviving a finale and escaping with everyone.

why does it say i am in game if it crashed and i closed steam -_- its not even in processes to be shut down.

 

You forget to write what video card you have ( GPU NAME?)
Looking from the video you must have video card problems, you get lags, resolution maybe, change to lower, dont play in 1080p, in game go to option,video options and put all on low then try.
Maybe card get overheated, do you have GPU fan on full when you play?
Clean your c drive (free some place move to f) install steam and game on :c drive

 

video card is nvidia gforcegt 220
i tried different resolutions but it doesnt help
i cant install back on c drive cause steam weighs too much and it makes my c drive full, theres nothing i can move to f to free more space

 

not quite sure how he did it but |MG| Popshotz came to the rescue and helped me fix the problem with a few simple instructions
wanted to say thank you once again for adding me and helping me fix this, i really appreciate it so much



;_; <-- tears of joy for finally seeing the campaigns' end credits after months of crashing and leaving games early and losing spots on servers

 

Wow, you should really get a new video card but glad to hear everything worked out for you in the end!
I assume you had a problem with the nvidia panel or something? I'm glad I switched to AMD.

 

bet she installed new drivers for the videocard and all was good

 

actually didnt install anything, just changed some settings as he instructed and since then everything works fine..
and yes my pc upgrade is long overdue but i need to be able to afford it first