

Hl2.exe appears for a few seconds and then disappears To fix the problem, you should delete or rename the following files: Do not worry, this will not have any negative side effects on your PC or those applications. In order to run Garry's Mod, those files must be deleted or renamed. In some cases, applications you install will put specific files that Garry's Mod uses into the Windows folder. To fix this problem, you first should try Verifying Integrity of Game Cache. It is possible that some other symptoms or start up crashes can be fixed by this. Sometimes this error with popup when either one or more of your game files are missing or some other application installed some files into wrong directories. Couldn't Load Library 'x' (looking for interface y) (Windows) If that doesn't help, see "Forcing screen resolution" section below. Steps for this depends on the manufacturer of your dedicated graphics card, you can find the information about this on their official website or on YouTube. To fix that you will need to force Garry's Mod to use your dedicated graphics processor. Be aware that most new laptops come with two graphics processors and Garry's Mod may be using an internal one which is used for your display and video playback, etc to save on power. In this case your video card is incompatible with the game.

Sometimes you may get this error on start up: Failed to create D3D device!Įrror 0x8876086A: D3DERR_NOTAVAILABLE: This device does not support the queried technique. You could also try temporarily disabling any antivirus software you might have installed, as they may conflict with the game. If uninstalling is not an option, temporarily disable or exit the software before starting playing. It is advised to uninstall those programs or disable their Overlay functionality and try to launch the game again if you are having start up problems, such as black screen on start up.

Select "Properties" from the dropdown menu.If that doesn't work for some reason, you can do it manually: Sometimes game files might get corrupted and a file verification is necessary. If when you start Garry's Mod the screen is black - your display settings might be wrong.
