Ok when I open up Steam and click on CSS it brings up the "Preparing to Launch Counter Strike Source" window. That goes away about 3 seconds later and it says hl2.eve has stopped working. Here is the error I dunno if any one can do any thing with this or what.

Problem signature:
Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: hl2.exe
Application Version: 0.0.0.0
Application Timestamp: 4445c334
Fault Module Name: shaderapidx9.dll
Fault Module Version: 0.0.0.0
Fault Module Timestamp: 46b3cee6
Exception Code: c0000005
Exception Offset: 0002e59a
OS Version: 6.0.6000.2.0.0.256.1
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: f708
Additional Information 2: 2d645f9807c58f9e6bcea951e3ac2c9c
Additional Information 3: 17f5
Additional Information 4: 20b2f30032978b4dfa858317ad3ba934


New computer

That link has my computers specs and I am running vista ultimate 32 bit.

I have done every step that it has said on the website about the preparing to launch crash, none worked. Windows is completely updated and I have reinstalled CSS twice.
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problem solved, if this is happening to any one else I can help you fix it

Has it worked at all since you had vista?

it looks to me like its a directx thing, try going to the MS website and downloading DX9 installing it, restart and see if it works ok.

Matty

I edited the post at the bottem, I fixed it. Turns out a lot of people get this error with Vista and XP. Its s WMI error. Tutorials-Win.com >> Vista >> [SOLUTION] shaderapidx9.dll related crashes on Vista - Microsoft Windows Forum Thanks though