Left4Dead Problems

[Paulowns]

Hello everyone, I have a problem here with game "Left 4 dead". It instals pretty well, but when i lauch it the screen goes blue and i can see nothing, still i can hear the trailer and menu sounds. i've checked and tried everything, but nothing worked, my screen resolution is 1152 x 864. Please help.

[Mcninjaguy]

Hello Paul, Welcome to TSF!

So you must have a laptop with that odd resolution. Whats the make and model of your laptop?

[Paulowns]

hi, my computer is not a laptop, it's stationary pc and for the record this problem persists in games like "Gothic 3" and "Mirror's edge" too.

[Zealex]

Well atleast upload your system specs, that monitor has a weird reason and I'd love to know the make and model.

[Mcninjaguy]

That is an odd resolution usually I see that for 14" laptops or some kind of laptop, you must have a small monitor then. Yea sorry about the confusion I just never see a desktop monitor with that resolution. So do you have a 17" wide screen monitor? Sorry that this is getting the better of me, I'm just really curious.

I need these specs

RAM
CPU
Motherboard
Graphics Card
PSU (power supply unit)
OS (which service pack and is it 64 bit XP?)

[Paulowns]

Ok sorry for missing specs guys :(. Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9550 @ 2.83GHz,2,93GB of RAM and i got ATI Radeon HD 3870 X2.I am also using XP service pack.

[Paulowns]

I am a total newb so i do not know where to check my motherboard model ;(((. About my screen: it is Samsung LE 19R86 Lcd - tv monitor.

[RockmasteR]

go to control panel -> display -> settings -> Advanced -> monitor
set a lower refresh rate (like 60 hertz)
also try to lower the desktop resolution a bit
set it to 1024 x 768, maybe some games doesn't accept that resolution you have

[Paulowns]

When i try to lower resolution/increase it or lower screen refresh rate the screen goes blue and it says something like "The mode can change, it's not stable" in russian. ;/

[RockmasteR]

have you installed the right divers for your LCD?
do you have the latest drivers for your video card?
in my signature there is a link to update the ATI drivers

[Paulowns]

Sir, when i try to install ATI drivers in the middle of the process i get this "Zero display service error", what do i do? ;(

[RockmasteR]

download revo uninstaller from my sig and open it
wait for the list to loads up and search for the ATI drivers, right click on it and select uninstall
follow the onscreen instructions to remove all its remaining from the registry and from your Hard Disk
restart your PC
install the latest drivers and see if that helps

[Paulowns]

i am sorry to say it, but it didn't work i got the same error.

[RockmasteR]

if you have the CD that came with the video card
insert it and install the drivers from it
you did not report back if you have installed the drivers for your monitor?

[Paulowns]

sorry for not responding so long, it seems the same screen problem occured when i removed my drivers and they failed to reinstall.When i restarted my computer the screen turned blue and i voila i can't see my desktop.I am posting this message from school computer.So anyways, my computer is being repaired by technicians at the moment, believe.If i have any problems further i'll write them here, OK? thanks everyone and especially you,RockmasteR.

[RockmasteR]

you are welcome, when you get your PC back, please tell us if your problem is solved

[Paulowns]

Now it all makes sense.You see, my monitor is more like TV, so it is able to function only on certain resolutions and if i get a game, which supports a higher resolution than 1152 x 864 it shows "Mode not supported". So i either have to change resolution WITHOUT entering the game(somehow) or i can just look to the blue screen lol.I guess i should buy new monitor, whant ya think ? ;/

[Mcninjaguy]

Whats the size of your monitor?

DO you have a budget for a new monitor?

[Paulowns]

what do u mean size? well i don't think i'll buy new one soon.