C++ runtime error on Counterstrike, Windows XP home edition

Question

I have a really crappy computer. when i try to play counter-strike it plays at about 1tps. I tried to lower the graphics to make it run smoother but every time i click apply i got this "Microsoft runtime C++ error" and I have to use task manager to get out of it. if anyone can help me with this problem i would be very grateful.

Answer 1

hey, thanks for the help but it didn't really work. I went into the performance tab and looked at the graphics but there want's a slider bar. I also messed around with some options that and that didn't do anything either. and rebooting isn't an option since I got the game off my friend's flash drive. I guess I'll just wait until I get a better computer lol

Answer 2

Have you tried uninstalling then reinstalling the game? It may be just a corrupt file, that has some conflicts.

Also, try this:

Control Panel | System. Performance tab, then click the Graphics button.

Here you will see a slider to adjust the hardware acceleration in Windows. What this does is adjust the control Windows has over your video card. The video card's built-in instructions and features may cause a conflict with the game. The lower the setting, the less features the video card will have to use. The higher settings will allow the video card to use more of it's features. Games with high 3D requirements will usually work best with this setting on Full. Some older games may not work correctly until you lower this setting to None or Basic. Each time an adjustment is made to this slider, the computer will need to be restarted before changes can take effect.

Remeber what the initial setting was, as you may want to slide it back for other stuff.

This may/may not work in this case, but try the reinstall first.

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