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    Steam games crashing upon launch

    Discussion in 'Windows OS and Software' started by Seanzky, Nov 21, 2012.

  1. Seanzky

    Seanzky Notebook Evangelist

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    Has anyone ever experienced anything like this before? I tried launching CSGO and it crashes right at launch with the sound looping. I'd have to CTRL+ALT+DEL and end it. The same goes for DOTA 2, etc. Does anyone know if this is Steam's problem or is it my drivers?

    UPDATE: I've figured it out. It's the latest 7970M performance drivers causing this. I've tried SC2, D3, and practically any game I have and they all froze as soon as they launch.
     
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    Sorry, mods. Wrong forum. Please move to the game section. Apologies.
     
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