TFC Fails to Launch

[Ice Burn 567]

I've been having problems recently trying to launch TFC. I've tried deleting the files, reinstalling it, all that jazz. I can't seem to get it working. I opened up the most recent minidump file in WinDbg and this is what is contained within.

Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.2.8400.4218 X86
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


Loading Dump File [C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\XXXXXXX\team fortress classic\hl_4554_crash_2012_8_11T22_54_2C0.mdmp]
Comment: 'hl: tfc
'
User Mini Dump File: Only registers, stack and portions of memory are available

Symbol search path is: *** Invalid ***
****************************************************************************
* Symbol loading may be unreliable without a symbol search path.           *
* Use .symfix to have the debugger choose a symbol path.                   *
* After setting your symbol path, use .reload to refresh symbol locations. *
****************************************************************************
Executable search path is: 
Windows 7 Version 7600 MP (4 procs) Free x86 compatible
Product: WinNt, suite: SingleUserTS
Machine Name:
Debug session time: Sat Aug 11 17:54:02.000 2012 (UTC - 5:00)
System Uptime: not available
Process Uptime: 0 days 0:00:15.000
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This dump file has an exception of interest stored in it.
The stored exception information can be accessed via .ecxr.
(1ce4.18c4): Access violation - code c0000005 (first/second chance not available)
*** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found.  Defaulted to export symbols for ntdll.dll - 
eax=00000000 ebx=00000000 ecx=0194be31 edx=000000b9 esi=000003dc edi=302942e1
eip=77450bd2 esp=0018bef4 ebp=0018bf04 iopl=0         nv up ei pl nz na po nc
cs=0023  ss=002b  ds=002b  es=002b  fs=0053  gs=002b             efl=00010202
ntdll!ZwGetContextThread+0x12:
77450bd2 83c404          add     esp,4

Can someone help me out with this?

[Ice Burn 567]

The same type of crash has occurred with a couple of other HL1 games, but I just can't remember at the moment.

[Ice Burn 567]

I've tried using .symfix and using a symbol path but none of it works..

[Ice Burn 567]

Here is an updated version with the symbol search path.

Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.2.8400.4218 X86
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


Loading Dump File [C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\XXXXXXXX\team fortress classic\hl_4554_crash_2012_8_12T4_48_25C0.mdmp]
Comment: 'hl: tfc
'
User Mini Dump File: Only registers, stack and portions of memory are available

Symbol search path is: c:\Symbols;srv*c:\debugmsft*http://msdl.microsoft.com/download/symbols
Executable search path is: 
Windows 7 Version 7600 MP (4 procs) Free x86 compatible
Product: WinNt, suite: SingleUserTS
Machine Name:
Debug session time: Sat Aug 11 23:48:25.000 2012 (UTC - 5:00)
System Uptime: not available
Process Uptime: 0 days 0:00:03.000
................................................................
..........................
This dump file has an exception of interest stored in it.
The stored exception information can be accessed via .ecxr.
(17ac.918): Access violation - code c0000005 (first/second chance not available)
eax=00000000 ebx=00000000 ecx=0194be31 edx=000000b9 esi=000003e0 edi=302942e1
eip=77450bd2 esp=0018bef4 ebp=0018bf04 iopl=0         nv up ei pl nz na po nc
cs=0023  ss=002b  ds=002b  es=002b  fs=0053  gs=002b             efl=00010202
ntdll!NtGetContextThread+0x12:
77450bd2 83c404          add     esp,4
0:000> .ecxr
*** WARNING: Unable to verify checksum for hl.exe
*** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found.  Defaulted to export symbols for hl.exe - 
*** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found.  Defaulted to export symbols for hw.dll - 
eax=01968fa8 ebx=00316250 ecx=0194be31 edx=000000b9 esi=089f8e64 edi=01981000
eip=0194be31 esp=0018e1e8 ebp=089f8e20 iopl=0         nv up ei pl nz na po nc
cs=0023  ss=002b  ds=002b  es=002b  fs=0053  gs=002b             efl=00010202
hl!CreateInterface+0x54aa18:
0194be31 55              push    ebp

[Ice Burn 567]

I could really use some help here.

[pizzahut]

Originally Posted by Ice Burn 567

The same type of crash has occurred with a couple of other HL1 games

Did you try this: Gold Source (GoldSrc) Games Crash During Loading on Windows 7 or Vista

[Ice Burn 567]

Awesome! It works

Thanks man!