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    Left For Dead 2 Crash to Desktop

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by blab8811, Nov 14, 2010.

  1. blab8811

    blab8811 Notebook Consultant

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    I have been playing L4D2 for 2 weeks now and all of a sudden, it crashes to dektop after the loading screen right before you get to the main menu. I havent updated anything that would make this happen.

    Please Help!
     
    blab8811, Nov 14, 2010
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    what settings do you have it on, what version of the computer. all that info?
     
    Vless17, Nov 15, 2010
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    driver version? I seem to recall there was a specific driver issue related to this. Be sure you are on the current driver. Actually, thinking about this more, it was an in-game setting. Try scaling back shader, model and texture - thinking it was the texture setting. This may have been corrected with the current driver - so do ensure you are current.
     
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    I have tried reseting all my settings from out of game but since I cant get to the settings in-game without crashing, there is no way I can change the texture settings (so this is why I need your guys help!)
     
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    Time to reinstall the game then... With this type of error, this should be one of the first steps anyway.

    You can try verifying the integrity of the game files. Steam----> Library ---->Right click on L4D2, select properties and then Verify.

    This is a software issue - be it game files or display driver. No HW issue here.
     
    BatBoy, Nov 15, 2010
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    Have you tried uninstalling / reinstalling the game?

    You could also try deleting the config settings file from the game, so that the game uses default settings when it runs.

    Are you overclocking or using ThrottleStop at all?
     
    kent1146, Nov 15, 2010
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    I used to have the exact same problem, and that worked for me....
     
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    Worked! Thanks for the help!
     
    blab8811, Nov 15, 2010
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