{"id":130086,"date":"2009-11-18T08:59:44","date_gmt":"2009-11-18T13:59:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.gamingnewslink.com\/?p=958"},"modified":"2009-11-18T08:59:44","modified_gmt":"2009-11-18T13:59:44","slug":"fixing-left-4-dead-2-crashes-freezes-and-steaminstall-errors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/130086","title":{"rendered":"Fixing Left 4 Dead 2 crashes, freezes and steam\/install errors"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/img692.imageshack.us\/img692\/5971\/1257284465left4dead2log.jpg\"\/><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#FF9900\">Gamingnewslink.com&#8217;s self-help guide for fixing Left 4 Dead 2 crashes, freezes and steam\/install errors<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#E5D6CD\">Spread the link to this page if you find this post useful ^_^<\/span><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-8860383659911884\";\n\/* GNL-L4D *\/\ngoogle_ad_slot = \"1224457440\";\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\n\/\/-->\n<\/script><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\nsrc=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<p>One last note before proceeding to the list of Left 4 Dead 2. <span style=\"color:#ff9900\">If you encounter errors or issues with Left 4 Dead 2 that are not included in the list below, issues which the solutions listed does not resolve<\/span>, <span style=\"color:#00FF00\">Tell us about it by Posting it in the comment box at the bottom of this page (No registration required)<\/span>. Include details about the Left4Dead 2 error and the specifications of the system you are running L4D2 on. It doesn&#8217;t have to be a fullblown dxdiag log, just the Video Card, Processor and amout of RAM and of course the Operating System (and service pack versions) you are playing Left 4 Dead 2 on. REMEMBER to check the comments at the bottom of this post.<\/p>\n<p>List of Known Left 4 Dead 2 errors and solutions\/workarounds<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#FF9900\">Problem #1 : Left4Dead 2 error message &#8220;Incomplete Installation (35)&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#00FF00\">Fix :<\/span> make sure your firewall allows outbound TCP connections to port 27019 and 27031.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#E5D6CD\">credits: Richkaethler<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#FF9900\">Problem #2 : L4D 2 slowdown\/lagging everytime the map is changed<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#00FF00\">Fix :<\/span> Tab-out and get back in the game again<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#E5D6CD\">credits: Heino Kaveri<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#FF9900\">Problem #3 : Left 4 Dead 2 freezing\/stuttering\/lagging every x seconds<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#00FF00\">Fix #1 :<\/span>  Turn off mutli-core rendering<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#00FF00\">Fix #2 :<\/span>  Turn off Vsync<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#E5D6CD\">credits: Dunastrig<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#FF9900\">Problem #4 : L4D2 Pink\/dark texture problem<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#00FF00\">Fix :<\/span> no known fix as of this posting<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#FF9900\">Problem #5 : Left4Dead 2 headless models problem<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#00FF00\">Fix :<\/span> Update your graphics card to the latest version <\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#FF9900\">Problem #6 : L4D2 error &#8220;Unable to load library client&#8221;<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#00FF00\">Fix :<\/span> no known fix as of this posting<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#FF9900\">Problem #7 :<\/span>  Left 4 Dead 2 always crashes on Windows Vista 64bit<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#00FF00\">Fix :<\/span>  START > MY COMPUTER > WINDOWS > RIGHT CLICK &#8216;CSC&#8217; > PROPERTIES > SECURITY<br \/>\nMake the ADMINISTRATOR own the folder<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#E5D6CD\">credits: Havok<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#FF9900\">Problem #8 : L4D2 always crashing randomly<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#00FF00\">Fix :<\/span><br \/>\n1. Close Steam<br \/>\n2. Go to ..\\steam\\steamapps\\<br \/>\n3. Delete left 4 dead 2 common.ncf, left 4 dead 2 client.ncf<br \/>\n4. Restart Steam<br \/>\n5. Right Click L4D2 click Install<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#E5D6CD\">credits: Freyar<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#FF9900\">Problem #9 : L4D2 can&#8217;t run after install: Verify steam service is running<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#00FF00\">Fix :<\/span> <\/p>\n<fieldset>\n\tTo Fix (First Try)<\/p>\n<p>\t    * Exit Steam<br \/>\n\t    * Open a &#8216;Command Prompt&#8217; (cmd.exe if you are using &#8216;Run&#8230;&#8217; from the start menu)<br \/>\n\t    * Run: &#8220;c:\\Program Files\\Steam\\bin\\SteamService.exe&#8221; \/repair<br \/>\n\t    * Note: Change &#8220;c:\\Program Files&#8221; to wherever you have steam installed. For a 64 bit OS the default would be: &#8220;c:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\bin\\SteamService.exe&#8221; \/repair<br \/>\n\t    * Start Steam<\/p>\n<p>\tTo Fix (If that didn&#8217;t work)<\/p>\n<p>\t    * Exit Steam<br \/>\n\t    * Delete the file:<br \/>\n\t      32 bit Windows: &#8220;c:\\Program Files\\Common Files\\Steam\\SteamService.exe&#8221;<br \/>\n\t      64 bit Windows: &#8220;c:\\Program Files (x86)\\Common Files\\Steam\\SteamService.exe&#8221;<br \/>\n\t    * Restart Steam<\/p>\n<p>\tTo Fix (at your own risk)<\/p>\n<p>\t    * Exit Steam<br \/>\n\t    * Kill SteamService.exe from the task manager<br \/>\n\t    * Copy the version from <Steam Install>\\Bin into <Program Files>\\Common Files\\Steam<br \/>\n\t    * Restart Steam<\/p>\n<p>\tTo Fix (Safer, or if the above doesn&#8217;t work)<\/p>\n<p>\t    * Exit Steam<br \/>\n\t    * Open the Control Panel<br \/>\n\t    * Open &#8216;Programs and Features&#8217;<br \/>\n\t    * Right Click on &#8216;Steam&#8217; and select &#8216;Repair&#8217;<br \/>\n\t    * This operation can take awhile.<\/p>\n<\/fieldset>\n<p><span style=\"color:#E5D6CD\">credits: JoeR<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#FF9900\">Problem #10 : Left4Dead 2 problematic lag(freezing intermitently), slowdown and eventually crashing<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#00FF00\">Fix 1 :<\/span> Disable multicore rendering<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#00FF00\">Fix 2 :<\/span> mat_queue_mode 0 (console command)<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#00FF00\">Fix 3 :<\/span> Update Nvidia Drivers to Beta 195.39<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#E5D6CD\">credits: oct42, redninja, mic<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#FF9900\">Problem #11 : Left 4 Dead 2 CTD (crash to desktop) fix<\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#00FF00\">Fix :<\/span><br \/>\n1)Navigate to your windows folder (usually c:\/windows\/)<br \/>\n2)Inside there, goto the CSC folder<br \/>\n3)Try to open the folder and it should fail (if it doesn&#8217;t, you have a different problem). It&#8217;ll come up with &#8216;You don&#8217;t currently have permission to access this folder&#8217; at which time you keep pressing continue until it says you&#8217;ve been denied.<br \/>\n4)Right-click the folder, go to properties.<br \/>\n5)Go to the security tab at which point it&#8217;ll say &#8216;To continue, you must be an administrative user with permission to view this object&#8217;s security properties&#8217; at which point you click continue.<br \/>\n6)Click on admin in the owner tab which will swap the owner to the administrator then click OK.<br \/>\n7)You then click on OK once again which will bring up the security tab.<br \/>\n8)Tick &#8216;full control&#8217;, press OK twice to get out of the properties tabs.<br \/>\n9)Run the game.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#E5D6CD\">credits: fuloran<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#FF9900\">Problem #12 :<\/span> Post Your Left 4 Dead 2 error at the comment box below if you are experiencing errors that are not listed here<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight:bold;color:#00FF00\">Solution<\/span> :  Help out and post solutions to L4D2 errors at the comment box below if you know one <img src='http:\/\/www.gamingnewslink.com\/wp-includes\/images\/smilies\/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' \/><br \/>\n<span style=\"color:#E5D6CD\">credits: <\/span> YOU!<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color:red;font-weight:bold\">Important!:<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff9900;\">If you are experiencing errors with Left 4 Dead 2 that are not listed above or is not solved by the specified fixes,<\/span> <span style=\"color: #00FF00;\">Tell us about it by posting in the comment box below (include system specs, OS, and description of the error you encounter in Left 4 Dead 2), NO REGISTRATION REQUIRED TO POST\/ASK QUESTIONS\/POST SOLUTIONS<\/span><\/p>\n<p>No related posts.<\/p>\n<p>Related posts brought to you by <a href='http:\/\/mitcho.com\/code\/yarpp\/'>Yet Another Related Posts Plugin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/M8e0OHxQYpyUnIhE7wrfSw1dOUQ\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/M8e0OHxQYpyUnIhE7wrfSw1dOUQ\/0\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/M8e0OHxQYpyUnIhE7wrfSw1dOUQ\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~a\/M8e0OHxQYpyUnIhE7wrfSw1dOUQ\/1\/di\" border=\"0\" ismap=\"true\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/GamingNewsLink\/~4\/gNwhTaR-ocA\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Gamingnewslink.com&#8217;s self-help guide for fixing Left 4 Dead 2 crashes, freezes and steam\/install errors Spread the link to this page if you find this post useful ^_^ One last note before proceeding to the list of Left 4 Dead 2. 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