hl2.exe error

everytime i exit out of css that msg pops up, i dont know if this has been posted when i search i cant seem to find it, i heard this may be a common problem but is there any work around it?

Sopolias Falst said:

Did you try using Compatibility mode? Running the game as admin?

No I did not try that. just a simple right click properties

Sopolias Falst said:

Yes, definitely try them out, one at a time, then both. Poke around until you get it.

i remember i tried running something else in compatibility mode. but i didn't have xp, all i had was vista vista sp2 and windows server i didn't see XP. this is when i was trying another application.

Sopolias Falst said:

Counter Strike runs through hl2.exe just like all Half-Life2 games, so it should work, as it did for me :)

now here is the question do i do all of steam or just css??????

Gonna try this. I thought it was a RC problem, but I just went to the full version and it was still crashing.
Ill post back if it fixes it :)

worked the first time, if it goes back to the error, ill be back