Windows 7 and css

[Citan001]

So I didnt wanna post this in the windows 7 thread cuz that seems to just be about windows 7. I have windows 7 pro and its great and all but when I try and play css it craps out on me. I can load css up and if im lucky I can join a game but as soon as it loads and I pick a team for some reason it restarts my computer. It will do this once then it will just shut the whole thing off. It does not do this with other games (i have yet to try it with other steam games) anyone got any idea what it is?

[yousillyGoose]

That sounds weird to me man. Did you just change to Windows 7 or did you transport the computer first or something?

[Citan001]

I was upgrading an older computer and put in a new processor and mobo so I figured I might as well put windows 7 on there so I reformated and now it doesnt work I cant find anything about it anywhere. A friend of mine told me something about an xp emulator but I wanted to see what yall though and see if yall had any ideas.

[BJWanlund]

Try using the Virtual XP Mode for CS:S and see if that works.

 

BJ

[MasterP]

XP Mode will not play games that require hardware acceleration.

 

This is not a Windows7 problem because I’m running it and everything’s fine. Maybe some of your new hardware is bad.

[Nickname]

check your drivers; but yeah it could be a hardware problem especially considering you havent tested it with a different OS.

[Kuros]

ITT user error.

[Citan001]

Tested everything and found out what the clicking was (bad hd) went out and get a new one and reinstalled everything and still nothing oh this time though my system just seems to freeze at random moments. It will be fine for like 5 min then it will just freeze for 3 then it will be ok again for another 5 min. Im seriously about to just throw this *edited* thing out the window and use the other pc. Anyone got any new ideas?

[MasterP]

You still haven’t listed what’s in it…

[Nickname]

if its freezing like that, its either configured wrong or has bad hardware. Regardless, it has nothing to do with Windows 7 OR CSS so… fail topic is fail.

[starterat]

but for me after i upgraded to windows 7 i started to have major choke and lag for css and l4d… idk wats the problem

[MasterP]

starterat said:

but for me after i upgraded to windows 7 i started to have major choke and lag for css and l4d… idk wats the problem

Upgrade or fresh install?

[starterat]

upgrade with all my files intact

[MasterP]

starterat said:

upgrade with all my files intact

Upgrading almost always kills games, especially with loaders like Steam.

 

Try reinstalling.

[starterat]

my whole steam file?

[MasterP]

starterat said:

my whole steam file?

Just the part that contains all your game files.

[Lemm]

CITAN: hurry up and get ur rig fixed!!! I wanna see you on the server soon!

[starterat]

i did that and it still has choke and lag for css but l4d have sound lag

[MasterP]

starterat said:

i did that and it still has choke and lag for css but l4d have sound lag

Choke is a computer problem, not OS related, and lag is an internet problem.

 

Maybe check drivers and turn kazaa off?

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