EDIT: Please look at the start of the second page.

HL: Source, or HL regular?
Big difference between the two.

Uhh. It's non-Steam, if that's what you're asking.

EDIT: Also, I may as well try a defrag, as it's quick, free, and certainly easier to do than buying and installing a new video card.

Ragdoll, screenshot the menu.

Ok, that probably isn't HL: Source then. Which makes things more difficult.
First, mess with the rendering method. OpenGL, DirectX, those. I've had problems with HL crashing on different graphics settings.
How does it crash? Freeze up and have to use Task Manager to end it, close with no error, BSOD, what?

I have the WON version, and it's a ♥♥♥♥♥ to get running. That sequence alone has at least a two minute load time. Honestly, just try leaving it for a while. On another note, we could get some Hamachi LAN games going. TFclassic or OpFor, anyone?

When it crashes, it's basically a total system freeze- alt+f4, ctrl+alt+dlt, alt+tab, etc, don't do anything. I've had to manually turn off my PC twice. It's using OpenGL at the moment, I'll put it on DirectX and see if it makes any difference.

alpha; I've tried that for about a minute or two, and then given up on it

I'm inclined to try a conglomeration of the suggested fixes here: do a defrag, switch the rendering mode to DirectX, and let it load for however long it wants.

If you switch out of Fullscreen, you might be able to recover when it crashes. Aside from that, keep messing with quality and the rendering method.

You can also try running it in compatibility mode.

Hyperkultra nailed it. Switched the graphics processing from OpenGL to "Software" and it works like a charm now. Also fixed a little issue I had with the mouse cursor flickering in the menu. Thanks for the support, guys.

Bloody GoldSource engine.

I <3 goldscource, only because of HL. Anyone up for a massive drl game of TFClassic?

I'd be up for TF Classic, if we could get enough people. I have the whole gold box thing, with Blue Shift, OpFor, CS, HL, TF Classic, and Deathmatch Classic.

More issues, but this time with Half-Life 2 Didn't want to make a new topic, so: Basically, the game runs fine for the most part, but whenever people say something, their mouths don't move- they just stay closed. Any ideas?