I recently tried to run Half-Life on my Windows XP PC, which I'm pimping up thanks to you guys. Everything went normal until the shooting tutorial started, the game started being unresponsive and the system too, I tried to use Alt+Tab to change to Windows, then the game closed and I expected "Half-Life has encountered a problem and needs to close", but then I was greeted by this:
*According to BlueScreenView
So I decided to not have Half-Life on my PC because I'm worried to fry it again.
And now that we know that, do you guys have a solution for this problem? If it has to do with hardware (that will take long to get), could you guys recommend me some games that won't crash my PC?
Specs:
Code:
A problem has been detected and Windows has been shut down to prevent damage
to your computer.
The problem seems to be caused by the following file: hal.dll
KERNEL_MODE_EXCEPTION_NOT_HANDLED
If this is the first time you've seen this stop error screen,
restart your computer. If this screen appears again, follow
these steps:
Check to make sure any new hardware or software is properly installed.
If this is a new installation, ask your hardware or software manufacturer
for any Windows updates you might need.
If problems continue, disable or remove any newly installed hardware
or software. Disable BIOS memory options such as caching or shadowing.
If you need to use safe mode to remove or disable components, restart
your computer, press F8 to select Advanced Startup Options, and then
select Safe Mode.
Technical Information:
*** STOP: 0x1000008e (0x80000004, 0x80708ae1, 0xf6cbfeec, 0x00000000)
*** hal.dll - Address 0x80708ae1 base at 0x80700000 DateStamp 0x4802517f
So I decided to not have Half-Life on my PC because I'm worried to fry it again.
And now that we know that, do you guys have a solution for this problem? If it has to do with hardware (that will take long to get), could you guys recommend me some games that won't crash my PC?
Specs:
Code:
Operating System
Windows XP Professional 32-bit SP3
CPU
Intel Pentium 4 631
Cedar Mill 65nm Technology
RAM
1.00GB Single-Channel DDR2 @ 332MHz (5-5-5-15)
Motherboard
Intel 945GCT-M (CPU 1) 39 °C
Graphics
W1943 (1360x768@60Hz)
W1943 (1360x768@60Hz)
Intel 82945G Express Chipset Family (Elitegroup)
Storage
298GB Seagate ST3320820SCE (SATA Consumer Electronics ) 41 °C
Optical Drives
HL-DT-ST DVD-RAM GH22NS30
Audio
IDT High Definition Audio CODEC