Windows 7 - Crashes to Desktop
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So... I've decided to play Half-Life from the very beginning all the way to EP2.
However, Half-Life, Blue Shift and Opposing Force crash to desktop before the main menu has even loaded (main screen appears then goes).
No error message or anything. I take it the original HL games don't work on Windows 7 (64-bit) ???
Are you playing the original disk ones or newer Steam versions?
Steam version. Original HL though, not the "Source" version.
Seems strange because a direct Steam download is usually fine. I've tried integrity and cache as per usual... still nothing :/
Hmmm It happens to me too.
Want me to send you the disk?
Found solution here!
Posted for anyone else having problems and comes to this page via Google:
Question
I'm running Windows Vista or Windows 7, and some or all of my GoldSrc games (Half-Life, Half-Life: Blue Shift, Opposing Force, Counter-Strike, Day of Defeat, Team Fortress Classic) will get to the loading screen just before the menu appears, then crash to desktop. How can I fix this?
Answer
Data Execution Prevention This may be caused by Data Execution Prevention (DEP) which is a security feature enabled on recent operating systems. Older games, such as GoldSrc games, were not created with DEP in mind and may trigger DEP's security features inadvertently. Please try the following:
1.Go to Start > Control Panel > System > Advanced > Performance > Data Execution Prevention.
2.Select "Turn on DEP for all programs and services except those I select:"
3.Select "Add", navigate to C:\Program Files\Steam (or your default Steam directory), and add Steam.exe to the exception list.
4.Additionally, you will need to add the executable (hl.exe, for example) for any game you are seeing issues with. These files will either be in \Steam\steamapps\common\
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