FYI! For those having sound/menu problems....

JohnCarterofMars · Registered User Joined: 12 Aug 2001 Posts: 1113

Put -nocdaudio in your command line to resolve this issue. It took me multiple re-installs of Half-life to figure this one out. thanks Valve for the debugged update!

I had to dig for a while to find it, so I hope this helps...
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bobins · Posted: Thu May 16, 2002 6:57 am Post subject:

does this resolve all problems

the main problem i get is that when/if i minimize half life while playing, because a mate posts an msn instant message or somthing stupis like that, when i go back into the game the sound has been deactivated -- its really

anoying

.

???does it solve this???

JohnCarterofMars · Registered User Joined: 12 Aug 2001 Posts: 1113

no unfortunately not, however, if you escape out of the game and click "done" as far as you can before it asks if you want to disconnect, this may help you retrieve your sound without having to restart Half-Life.

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§udz · Registered User Joined: 09 Apr 2002 Posts: 88

Theres a way around that alt+tab sheet. just press and hold esc+alt+cntrl. Make sure you press escape first.

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bobins · Posted: Sat May 18, 2002 10:29 am Post subject:

thanks

ill try your sugestions

Vulcan · Registered User Joined: 29 Dec 2001 Posts: 2773

I have heard that that is supposed to fix a lot of different problems. Most I think have to do with winxp. It unfortunately didn't fix my opengl freezing problem.
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JohnCarterofMars · Registered User Joined: 12 Aug 2001 Posts: 1113

Well, what it boils down to, is that the latest patch is CRAP!!

I have windows 98 running on my machine right now, so its not just an XP prob. Between Bill Gates and the bungholes at Sierra, we gotta real pile of you know what for entertainment.

I haven't been playing much at all due to the consistent hard lockdown of my machine, so you all won't be seeing me until I get my new processor and a new OS (preferrably win2000pro, at least when the lock down happens in 2000, its just the program and not the entire machine). So you all have fun on TV and I will just browse around the forums until the bungholes at Sierra come out with another patch to fix the crap they caused with this patch (which is an endless fix since they first released the frickin game!), or i get the OS and CPU upgrade, whichever comes first...
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