L4D and other Valve games flaky

richdave · Jan 1, 2009, 04:14 AM

All my Valve games have gone flaky in the last day. I start the game and I have no mouse pointer or it flickers on/off and I cannot select menu options, in some cases I cant even use keys to navigate to exit/quit game.. L4D, HL, Hl2 Ep2, Peggle are all affected but Far Cry nad Bio Shoch are not.

any ideas?

JC316 · Jan 1, 2009, 04:14 AM

Hmm, sounds like a driver issue. Have you changed anything?

richdave · Jan 1, 2009, 04:22 AM

Thanks JC316 for reply

The only thing that has changed... looking at the restore points... Is I uninstalled FarCry Demo after installin full game from steam... But that game works fine??

I installed latest logitech drivers 4.70 for my Mx518 with no change..

JC316 · Jan 1, 2009, 05:27 AM

Hmm, try reinstalling the video drivers. They may have gotten corrupted. Did you change the refresh rate of your monitor by chance?

richdave · Jan 1, 2009, 05:41 AM

I have not changed drivers since I tried to install Cat 8.12 drivers and had issues. I have not changed anything. I have found that running L4D and HL2 in window rather than full screen they work just fine.

I can live with this but It annoys me that something has changed but I cant figure it out??

I'll try the drivers

richdave · Jan 1, 2009, 06:52 AM

I set "pointer trails" ON and turning this off seems to have fixed issue

Jan 1, 2009, 04:14 AM	#1
richdave Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 12 (0.01/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	L4D and other Valve games flaky All my Valve games have gone flaky in the last day. I start the game and I have no mouse pointer or it flickers on/off and I cannot select menu options, in some cases I cant even use keys to navigate to exit/quit game.. L4D, HL, Hl2 Ep2, Peggle are all affected but Far Cry nad Bio Shoch are not. any ideas?

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Jan 1, 2009, 04:14 AM	#2
JC316 Knows what makes you tick Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: DFW/ Texas Posts: 6,047 (2.26/day) Thanks: 714 Thanked 912 Times in 696 Posts System Specs	Hmm, sounds like a driver issue. Have you changed anything? __________________ Core 2 Duo Overclocking guide Athlon 64 overclocking guide “If I were to do this, it'd be my luck that the door would rip off the hinges, burst into flames, and rape my face with fiery hot death.” -El Fiendo

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Processor:	E8400
Motherboard:	Gigabyte GA-EP35-DS3R
Cooling:	Stock
Memory:	4G Kingston PC6400 CL5 HyperX
Video Card:	Powercolor HD4850 521MB
Hard Disk:	1 x 1TB SATA WD
CRT/LCD Model:	Benq 22in FP222W
Case:	Coolermaster
Sound Card:	intergrated
PSU:	Enermax Liberty 620W
Software:	Vista home premium X64

Jan 1, 2009, 04:22 AM	#3
richdave Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 12 (0.01/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	Thanks JC316 for reply The only thing that has changed... looking at the restore points... Is I uninstalled FarCry Demo after installin full game from steam... But that game works fine?? I installed latest logitech drivers 4.70 for my Mx518 with no change..

Jan 1, 2009, 05:27 AM	#4
JC316 Knows what makes you tick Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: DFW/ Texas Posts: 6,047 (2.26/day) Thanks: 714 Thanked 912 Times in 696 Posts System Specs	Hmm, try reinstalling the video drivers. They may have gotten corrupted. Did you change the refresh rate of your monitor by chance? __________________ Core 2 Duo Overclocking guide Athlon 64 overclocking guide “If I were to do this, it'd be my luck that the door would rip off the hinges, burst into flames, and rape my face with fiery hot death.” -El Fiendo

Jan 1, 2009, 05:41 AM	#5
richdave Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 12 (0.01/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	I have not changed drivers since I tried to install Cat 8.12 drivers and had issues. I have not changed anything. I have found that running L4D and HL2 in window rather than full screen they work just fine. I can live with this but It annoys me that something has changed but I cant figure it out?? I'll try the drivers

Jan 1, 2009, 06:52 AM	#6
richdave Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 12 (0.01/day) Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts System Specs	I set "pointer trails" ON and turning this off seems to have fixed issue

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