Counter Strike/Steam Help Plz

[crxdriver]

I just bought Counter Strike today, was trying to play it on steam and everytime I try to join a server I get a timed out error, and when I do join a server my comp crashs, what could be wrong? My system info is on bottom. I am in the process of building a new comp.

http://www.miamihost.net/ims/u/sa_crx/pics/cs-3.jpg

System info:
Compaq Pressario
1ghz AMD Athlon
128MB Ram
8MB Savage4Video Card (How sad)
40gb Hard Drive
Running on cable

Thanks

[Radi0h3ad]

I'd be tempted to say it was your video card.. but CS has never been a system hogging game. It's famous for it's ease on system resources. Are you running any firewalls? These could prevent you from connecting to a server.
Can you play the game on LAN? Or does it crash when the map loads up too? Need to establish whether this is a system error or internet related.

[germanNiklas]

just ask in steam forums maybe or ask in #steam in irc?!

[Radi0h3ad]

Originally posted by germanNiklas
just ask in steam forums maybe or ask in #steam in irc?!

I'd come to sysopt rather than the CS community for help any day.

[crxdriver]

Ok, ill try their forum as well. I am running no firewalls, I just reformated that day I got the game so there shouldnt be anything inside my comp keeping it from working. I heard cs only needs a 2MB PCI video card, are there any updates I need other then steam to be able to play cs?

[FrnchDp]

Originally posted by crxdriver
Ok, ill try their forum as well. I am running no firewalls, I just reformated that day I got the game so there shouldnt be anything inside my comp keeping it from working. I heard cs only needs a 2MB PCI video card, are there any updates I need other then steam to be able to play cs?

Steam provides the latest update (v1.6) when you install Steam. so no updates are required.. personnaly, I stayed with 1.5 to stay away from steam servers.. but whatever.

I would also suggestuninstalling and reinstalling the steam software and trying that... I'm assuming that you can play other games online, as well as just plain web browsing..

:cool:

[cbh]

Yesterday, I received the same error when I join some servers. But the last sentence is KICKED. I'm still logging on and the servers can kick me out??

Is that possible??

:eek:

[FrnchDp]

Of course servers can kick you out.. for any number of reasons..

they could be full, your ip could have been flagged... etc etc..

[cbh]

But still logging on can result in kick??

I haven't even log in yet.

I'm still waiting for the yellow bar to complete.

:t

[AMD1014]

I had no prob with steam now its being a BIG pain in the @$$ not updating right so im stickin with good ol' 1.5...for now.

[crxdriver]

Where could I get the 1.5 at? I went to www.counter-strike.net but they are lazy and told me to search for the problem:mad: , well since 1.5 worked for some of u all I might as well give it a try.

Thanks

[Radi0h3ad]

I might have misunderstood what you're after, but CS 1.5 uses the WON network, as far as my knowledge goes ( I stopped playing CS a year ago ) is WON still even active? If not it may be a waste of time getting CS 1.5

Servers can kick you out before you've completely connected for a number of reasons, most times though it is when you haven't met certain paremeters, i.e your internet connection is giving you too much lag that the server will accept.