Had Enough - L4D locking up and no solution has worked...

**Slipstream** · 08-10-09, 12:12 AM

I am so sick of this. For the past two months, I have been trying ti fix this problem and it only gets worse. When I was running XP, L4D was simply slightly annoying. It would lock up for five seconds and then it would resume. I did the research and poof, there was the solution. Affinity -- single CPU selection, problem solved. Now I have more ram and Windows 7. Now doing that doesn't work. Now it kicks to Windows for five seconds before going back in...THIS, I could handle...but there was no solution that worked. I reloaded every single NVidia driver there was...ever for the past eight months...nothing. I tried the same for my SB XFi, nothing. I tried single CPU, I tried Windows XP compatibility. I tried turning off settings in my bios. I tired terminating every single program running. None of it worked. NOW, it kicks to windows and stays there...it won't go back into L4D and I will have to close the program and go back into again, loosing everything I had done, including often my spot in the campaign. I am simply not doing this anymore. I have erased the game and re-downloaded it. I have changed all my graphic settings. When I checked my error log, it said the problem was with my video card but nothing I have done has fixed this. This is now TWO operating systems with dozens of combinations of video drivers and sound drivers. Is there no one at Valve reading these hundreds of posts I have seen regarding this issue?

I don't know what else to do. I have been playing this game loyally for months but if this problem has not been fixed, I will not be buying L4D2...I can't take the risk I will purchase a game that cannot be played...

**Darth Betty** · 08-10-09, 12:01 PM

dxdiag?

**Slipstream** · 08-10-09, 01:58 PM

Code:

Operating System: Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit (6.1, Build 7100) (7100.winmain_win7rc.090421-1700)
           Language: English (Regional Setting: English)
System Manufacturer: System manufacturer
       System Model: P5K-E
               BIOS: BIOS Date: 09/08/08 18:33:33 Ver: 08.00.12
          Processor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU     E8400  @ 3.00GHz (2 CPUs), ~3.0GHz
             Memory: 4096MB RAM
Available OS Memory: 4096MB RAM
          Page File: 1814MB used, 6373MB available
        Windows Dir: C:\Windows
    DirectX Version: DirectX 11
DX Setup Parameters: Not found
   User DPI Setting: Using System DPI
 System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)
    DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled
     DxDiag Version: 6.01.7100.0000 32bit Unicode

          Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
       Manufacturer: NVIDIA
          Chip type: GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
           DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
         Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0612&SUBSYS_08BA19F1&REV_A2
     Display Memory: 2289 MB
   Dedicated Memory: 497 MB
      Shared Memory: 1791 MB
       Current Mode: 1920 x 1200 (32 bit) (59Hz)
       Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
      Monitor Model: SyncMaster
         Monitor Id: SAM02B6
        Native Mode: 1920 x 1200(p) (59.950Hz)
        Output Type: DVI
        Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver File Version: 8.15.0011.9038 (English)
     Driver Version: 8.15.11.9038
        DDI Version: 10
       Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
  Driver Attributes: Final Retail
   Driver Date/Size: 7/14/2009 11:54:00, 9375232 bytes
        WHQL Logo'd: n/a
    WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
  Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4552-11CF-0F59-B12802C2C535}
          Vendor ID: 0x10DE
          Device ID: 0x0612
          SubSys ID: 0x08BA19F1
        Revision ID: 0x00A2
 Driver Strong Name: oem8.inf:NVIDIA_SetA_Devices.NTamd64.6.1:Section003:8.15.11.9038:pci\ven_10de&dev_0612
     Rank Of Driver: 00E62001
        Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_C ModeWMV9_C 

        Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
       Manufacturer: NVIDIA
          Chip type: GeForce 9800 GTX/9800 GTX+
           DAC type: Integrated RAMDAC
         Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_10DE&DEV_0612&SUBSYS_08BA19F1&REV_A2
     Display Memory: 2289 MB
   Dedicated Memory: 497 MB
      Shared Memory: 1791 MB
       Current Mode: 1280 x 1024 (32 bit) (60Hz)
       Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor
      Monitor Model: L1952TX
         Monitor Id: GSM4AE7
        Native Mode: 1280 x 1024(p) (60.020Hz)
        Output Type: DVI
        Driver Name: nvd3dumx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvwgf2umx.dll,nvd3dum,nvwgf2um,nvwgf2um
Driver File Version: 8.15.0011.9038 (English)
     Driver Version: 8.15.11.9038
        DDI Version: 10
       Driver Model: WDDM 1.1
  Driver Attributes: Final Retail
   Driver Date/Size: 7/14/2009 11:54:00, 9375232 bytes
        WHQL Logo'd: n/a
    WHQL Date Stamp: n/a
  Device Identifier: {D7B71E3E-4552-11CF-0F59-B12802C2C535}
          Vendor ID: 0x10DE
          Device ID: 0x0612
          SubSys ID: 0x08BA19F1
        Revision ID: 0x00A2
 Driver Strong Name: oem8.inf:NVIDIA_SetA_Devices.NTamd64.6.1:Section003:8.15.11.9038:pci\ven_10de&dev_0612
     Rank Of Driver: 00E62001
        Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C ModeVC1_C ModeWMV9_C 

           Description: Speakers (Creative SB X-Fi)
 Default Sound Playback: Yes
 Default Voice Playback: Yes
            Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0005&SUBSYS_00211102&REV_00
        Manufacturer ID: 1
             Product ID: 100
                   Type: WDM
            Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
         Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1373 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
            WHQL Logo'd: n/a
          Date and Size: 6/4/2009 02:49:08, 684312 bytes
            Other Files: 
        Driver Provider: Creative
         HW Accel Level: Basic
              Cap Flags: 0xF1F
    Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
              HW Memory: 0
       Voice Management: No
 EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
   I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

            Description: SPDIF Out (Creative SB X-Fi)
 Default Sound Playback: No
 Default Voice Playback: No
            Hardware ID: PCI\VEN_1102&DEV_0005&SUBSYS_00211102&REV_00
        Manufacturer ID: 1
             Product ID: 100
                   Type: WDM
            Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
         Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1373 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
            WHQL Logo'd: n/a
          Date and Size: 6/4/2009 02:49:08, 684312 bytes
            Other Files: 
        Driver Provider: Creative
         HW Accel Level: Basic
              Cap Flags: 0xF1F
    Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000
Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0
 Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0
              HW Memory: 0
       Voice Management: No
 EAX(tm) 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No
   I3DL2(tm) Listen/Src: No, No
Sensaura(tm) ZoomFX(tm): No

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Sound Capture Devices
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            Description: Microphone (Creative SB X-Fi)
  Default Sound Capture: Yes
  Default Voice Capture: Yes
            Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
         Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1373 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
          Date and Size: 6/4/2009 02:49:08, 684312 bytes
              Cap Flags: 0x1
           Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

            Description: Digital-In (Creative SB X-Fi)
  Default Sound Capture: No
  Default Voice Capture: No
            Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
         Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1373 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
          Date and Size: 6/4/2009 02:49:08, 684312 bytes
              Cap Flags: 0x1
           Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

            Description: Auxiliary (Creative SB X-Fi)
  Default Sound Capture: No
  Default Voice Capture: No
            Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
         Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1373 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
          Date and Size: 6/4/2009 02:49:08, 684312 bytes
              Cap Flags: 0x1
           Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

            Description: "What U Hear" (Creative SB X-Fi)
  Default Sound Capture: No
  Default Voice Capture: No
            Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
         Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1373 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
          Date and Size: 6/4/2009 02:49:08, 684312 bytes
              Cap Flags: 0x1
           Format Flags: 0xFFFFF

            Description: Line-In (Creative SB X-Fi)
  Default Sound Capture: No
  Default Voice Capture: No
            Driver Name: ctaud2k.sys
         Driver Version: 6.00.0001.1373 (English)
      Driver Attributes: Final Retail
          Date and Size: 6/4/2009 02:49:08, 684312 bytes
              Cap Flags: 0x1
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