Garry's Mod won't start

[Furah]

Today I downloaded Garry's Mod from Steam, yet every time I try to load it I get up to the loading screen (which is the funniest one I've seen) then it closes saying "hl2[Caution: Executable File] has stopped woking, and has this information...

 

 

 

Problem signature:

 

Problem Event Name: APPCRASH

 

Application Name: hl2[Caution: Executable File]

 

Application Version: 0.0.0.0

 

Application Timestamp: 470c11ae

 

Fault Module Name: ntdll.dll

 

Fault Module Version: 6.0.6001.18000

 

Fault Module Timestamp: 4791a7a6

 

Exception Code: c0000005

 

Exception Offset: 00069dbf

 

OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.2

 

Locale ID: 3081

 

Additional Information 1: bfef

 

Additional Information 2: e8adce1c2b9e7be834b4063ac3c53863

 

Additional Information 3: bfef

 

Additional Information 4: e8adce1c2b9e7be834b4063ac3c53863

 

 

 

 

 

any way to fix this? Half Life 2 Deathmatch works fine, so I can't understand why Garry's Mod won't...

[blackrainbow]

check here

 

 

 

and here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Follow the advice given in those links, if you're still having problems try downloading a good registry cleaner.

[Furah]

check here

 

 

 

and here

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Follow the advice given in those links, if you're still having problems try downloading a good registry cleaner.

 

 

 

I have Vista Home Basic, so the fist one has been fixed, and I am guessing the 2nd one is caused through Internet explorer which I never use so there should be no problem there, unless Steam runs through Internet Explorer, then it would have to be something through Steam that caused it (even though Steam works fine)

[blackrainbow]

Here's some more info on .dll errors which may help

 

 

 

Your Windows operating system usually displays .dll

 

error messages if the .dll file is corrupt or it is

 

missing from the main directory. Here are some of

 

the possibilities that could generate .dll error messages:

 

 

 

* You have uninstalled a program, but that program along with its files has removed a .dll file that is required by some other program.

 

 

 

* You have installed a program that may have overwritten the .dll file with an older version or with a version that is not compatible with the program.

 

 

 

* A bad installation has occurred that caused the .dll errors.

 

 

 

* Another user or program maliciously or by mistake has deleted the .dll and associated file.

 

 

 

* There is a hardware issue with the computer, such as bad hard drive, causing the data on the drive to become corrupt, causing the .dll errors.

 

 

 

 

You could try

 

 

 

1)Updating Windows and your AV program then do a ful scan

 

2) disc clean up

 

3) disc defragment

 

 

 

try running the download in compatability mode

 

 

 

try checking the website for any updates that may be available

 

 

 

try re-installing the software

 

 

 

Edit: you could try running the hl2[Caution: Executable File] from the command prompt (that has worked for me in the past with games that wouldn't load correctly).

[SirHartlar]

My friend says that it has been playing up for a lot of people recently, all I know really.