"Half Life 2: Platform Error module Failed to Initialize"

I've been having a crap time trying to get HL2 and HL2:E1 to get to the start menu without :
Platform Error module Failed to Initialize
appearing before I download Episode 2 but I now have a work arround for any1 still having trouble.

In steam go to File->Settings

Select the "In Game" tab

untick "Enable Steam Community In Game"

Click OK

Run Game

Nobody? I felt so pleased I found a solution I felt I needed to share

Aww. Well done matey :o)

Thanks buddy. I just rebuilt my system and was hoping that the new hardware wasn't causing the problem. You saved me a lot of pain.

You are King, thanks for saving me lots of time!

regards
rhinoviper
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GiarcYekrub wrote:
I've been having a crap time trying to get HL2 and HL2:E1 to get to the start menu without :
Platform Error module Failed to Initialize
appearing before I download Episode 2 but I now have a work arround for any1 still having trouble.

In steam go to File->Settings

Select the "In Game" tab

untick "Enable Steam Community In Game"

Click OK

Run Game

You my friend are a genius! I've been trying for quite a while to get Empires 2.0 to work, and you just solved my problem! Thanks again =)

GiarcYekrub wrote:
I've been having a crap time trying to get HL2 and HL2:E1 to get to the start menu without :
Platform Error module Failed to Initialize
appearing before I download Episode 2 but I now have a work arround for any1 still having trouble.

In steam go to File->Settings

Select the "In Game" tab

untick "Enable Steam Community In Game"

Click OK

Run Game

LOL! Oh my god! What the FUCK!?

Thanks man, I've been looking for this thread for two days now! Had the same problem but with CS:S. I just reinstalled Vista, before reinstall everything was perfect! But then! OMG!

Anger leads to hate... etc... leads to shit...

What's happening?

I'm glad I could help, I totally forgot about this but just got a PM from someone it helped so :)

you are the man! saved me wow lots a time in looking for an answer to my question.

Well done.

Cheers
Indi

:) I wish I could remember how I found this solution

Through trying everything to stop yourself from crying in frustration?

Yeah I think so, I remember almost convincing myself that my graphics card had died luckily Command and Conquer 3 worked fine soo I was looking for something else

No Bullshit, Man ... that's a great tip. Thank you.

Ever since getting my new Vista-based machine, I've been pulling my hair out trying to get HL2 games to run.

Thanks & props.

I love you. You brought my precious Counter Strike back to me..

So does that mean he's Islamic and he hates people for his religion?

Either that or he's got a mate called Islam who keeps peeing on the toilet seat.

GiarcYekrub wrote:
I've been having a crap time trying to get HL2 and HL2:E1 to get to the start menu without :
Platform Error module Failed to Initialize
appearing before I download Episode 2 but I now have a work arround for any1 still having trouble.

In steam go to File->Settings

Select the "In Game" tab

untick "Enable Steam Community In Game"

Click OK

Run Game

Thank you very much for posting this fix. Now I can play CS:S once again. :)

Thank you!

God i've almost been smashing my pc wondering why on earth the freakin game wouldnt start.
Im running server 2008 so i thought it was my bad untill i found your post. Been installing drivers, directx, regtweaks and ofc following bs articles on the steam community.
You are my hero, i registered just to reply to you!

Dude, you are a blessing sent from god! I've had this issue for some while now and finnaly a got a salution to it!
Made an account just to coment you!!

Thank you so much!

Edited by Samic at 17:25:12 08-07-2009

Dude, i am totally gratefully to you. you are a f-n genius. ive been looking all over the net for a solution for HL2:Ep1. i thought i had to change my graphics card in order for the damn thing to start. thank you so very much. i registered just to thank you dude.

have a good one =D.

Apparently according to my inbox this is still causing people grief so just bumping it

Also For all the above people glad I could help.

T.H.A.N.K. Y.O.U.

i was about to break my pc...

thanks :)

I JOINED THIS SITE TO SAY....

THANK YOU SO MUCH!!!

This thread is like an long term good karma generator for GY. :-)

On an unrelated note. Your username is impossible to pronounce.
It just turns into "Guy Kerouac" in my mind.

This is the thread that keeps on giving.

I've not read the thread but something tells me "Platform Error module Failed to Initialize" is not the title of Episode 3.

:(

Wasn't this something to do with 64-bit HL2?

I just put -32bit in the launch options to get rid of it...