i jsut got this computer its a lot better than my old one which was a 12 year old pease of junk. but this computer has one problem it crashes every time i try to play hl2 it wil play ep1 and ep2 just fine but right as i start the first chapter of hl2 the computer goes haywire and crashes with a black screen and gman saying no repeatedly can any one help
specs?
how do i find them. (my comp uses windows seven if that helps you tell me how to find them.)
is this them
model: s5212y
Processor: pentium ® Duel-core Cpu E5200 @ 2.50GHz 2.50GHz
Installed memory (ram): 3.00 GB
system type: 64-bit Operating System
Right-click “Computer” (on your desktop) and in the menu click “Properties”. The window that pops up will have the specs.
Edit: Forgot that it won’t give you the video card. On second thought, just give us the model of your PC.
ok i just clicked random buttons in my computer. and i think i got it (the edit to my last post.)
Hm. When all else fails, I blame Intel Graphics.
Have you updated the drivers for your graphics card at all since you got the new PC?
yes it told me to do it 5 times so i did.
Is Half Life 2 running under 32-bit mode?
I remember having many issues running Half-Life 2 with 64-bit mode, so put this in launch options: ‘-32bit’
i got a temp fix i found out if i skip the first to levels i can play it but i can’t play any bit of the first 2 levels.
Wuts ur vid card?
There’s your problem.
I am thinking the video card is the culpret
Did you pray to the Machine God in your computer, maybe you just need to sacrifice a silicon wafer? That’s what I always do, works every time 
How when I can run hl2:ep2 on high detail and can’t run the intro to hl2 on any detail.
Have you tried running it in the 32-bit mode described above? I remember my Half Life 2 failing miserably because of that.
What’s your video card?
If you don’t know your PC’s specs, just download and run cpu-z. It’ll tell you almost all the major parts that’re in your computer.
Ur full system specs would be useful.
Or, alternatively, Run–>DXDiag. No need to download anything.
Maybe you have to accept no as an answer, he just doesn’t want you to play!
He gave you the model number. Try google.
Here you go, for the lazy.
Pentium E5200 2.5GHz
3GB DDR2 SDRAM
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3100 (up to 256mb shared video memory)
Windows 7 Home Premium x64