daveodeth presume so m8 as thats the link he also posted in the thread on the steam forums.... I think the directory he specifies may also be incorrect... I think the files may be in the bin directory and not the one he quotes.... check the thread on the steam forums a little later on than his...
Recent post re the memory cannot be read from DougV on steamforums
May help some I haven't tried it yet but at least another response from VALVe on the matter and a possible future patch to resolve the issues!! Apologies if this already been posted :)
Original link to official forums ...
:P ermmmm could work for a laptop although I really have no idea why it works on my machine to be honest... presumably the memory cannot be read at an address between 769 and 1024mb (1GIG) of ram on my machine. By removing the 256mb stick this error does not happen.
I really dont know much...
well I finally got to play the game.... perhaps SHOULD have tried this earlier however I didn't really think it would make a difference.
My machine memory config is 1X512mb DDR266 CAS2.5 and 2X256mb DDR266 CAS2.5 (all Crucial memory sticks).
I decided to remove 1 of the 256mb sticks and...
I to am now left with a product which has cost me £40 which is basically unplayable :(
Tried all the fixes patches etc etc I have managed to get to Klieners Lab but now the game crashes within 10 seconds with the memory error... guess I have to wait for VALVe to sort it and issue a patch...
patch seemed to have helped me in so far as the sound stuttering however I STILL cant play the game due to the memory cannot be read error :(
cummon VALVe ;X I wanna play this beast :)
:cheers: :cheers: woooh00000 may get to play the game yet :) although I fear my wet patches on the sheets in the morning are getting less and less :eek: :eek: ;)
didnt solve anything for me :( same memory crash time after time :( seriously thinking of asking for a refund now before I miss my chance to get a refund
Hi guys thought I would post comething that a VALVe employee posted over on the steam forums....
DougV
Valve
Registered: Jul 2004
Addressing Memory Problems
I realize that there is a lot of frustration here in this thread regarding people having memory problems. I want to apologize...
I know your pee'd off m8 as we all are about the bugs it does suck but I dont really think there is the need to bring comments such as above in to the equation. It certainly is not going to attract any attention from VALVe posting comments like that.
I am angry also but try and have a little...
ok I redownloaded last night ... Im still getting the memory error however I can play for a short while not before it bombs out :/
I am running the command line -console -w 1600 -h 1200 -refresh 60 and have forced my refresh rate to 60hz in dxdiag to... the reason I run 60hz is because I have...