out of range....

[swg0d0fmusic]

hi guys..

I have half life in a dvd which has a launch icon in it and when i copy the whole dvd to my hard drive the game starts and plays without the dvd.
The problem is a tried to change the games resolution in a resolution my monitor doesnt support..The problem is i cant change it back
Because from the moment i changed it and every time i start the game there comes a message from my monitor that says OUT OF RANGE..And i cant change it because the moment i press the launch icon this message appears..I deleted the whole folder (all the game's files) and i re-coppied it to my hard drive from the dvd but the same thing happened again HOW ON EARTH IS THAT POSSIBLE???I DELETED EVERY FILE!!!SHOULDNT THE GAME START WITH DEFAULT SETTINGS AGAIN ???? PLEEEEEEEEEASE HELP!!! Thanks in advance

[robbbert]

it might have left its preferences in the registry, or an .ini file in the windows folder, or in win.ini

[swg0d0fmusic]

hey..thanks for the reply...

How can i find these files???will they be under the name halflife.ini for example????will they be noticeable???thanks!!

ps:where is the registry??(im n00b) lol

[TheWeedMan]

Once you have uninstalled the game, use any one of the following 2 programs...Registry Mechanic or PC Rescue. Both programs hunt for reg files left over from uninstalled programs and software. These will then be deleted from your system leaving the registry clean for a fresh install.

Second option is use your onboard graphics card (if you have one) to launch the game (may look like crap though) but that way you can atleast get in to change the reso back.

And 3rd option is...Buy a new monitor that can support higher reso and refresh rates.

I personally would try option 2 first!

Hope this helps bud.

[swg0d0fmusic]

i used 2 different reg cleaners...i also found some half life files in system 32 and deleted them..i erased all half life files..I defragmented my drive..i restarted my pc and the same thing happened when i tried to play again..i dont have an onboard graphics card..what can i do ?? is this posible to be happening????????

[Morpher]

Open the properties of the shortcut to half-life2 and add in the targetbox "-width 800 -height 600" without the quotes, see if it works

[swg0d0fmusic]

ive already tried that mate...and ity didnt work....at all....

[essexman]

sounds like a refresh rate problem.
try going into the graphic's setup and see if you can override it. set it to something like 60hz and see if that helps

[swg0d0fmusic]

no it didnt work...

[swg0d0fmusic]

i ve tried a resolution of 2048....do you think a change in refresh rate will make a difference????