or any other products don read the freaking eadme.txt???
file here, is your solution friend and could solve most of the complaints that are produced! Please take an advantage and go and read the ‘readme.txt’ file located at the base of Half-Life directory. [6.1.2]: Scan/Defrag It is recommended that you use ScanDisk to scan for HDD errors and use Disk Defragmenter to defragment your HDD. Visit section 7.3.2.1 for defragmentation information, and section 7.3.2.2 for ScanDisk information. [6.1.3]: Update Files It is best to have the most updated drivers for your components of your computer. -Video Card -Sound Card -OS (Win9x/WinNT patches) -CD-ROM -Mouse The patches/drivers can solve problems that are currently present on your system. It can also boost performance and fix glitches. Another thing to take into consideration, are the updates on Half-Life itself. Currently from the release of this HLFAQ, Half-Life is already up to v1.0.1.3. To get updates on Half-Life, see section 5.2 for further details about getting updates/patches for Half-Life