[SOLVED]GAME WILL NOT LAUNCH: Failed to load the launcher DLL The specific module could not be found

[ScorpionSauce]

Okay, so I've just updated the game and immediatly began to launch the game; and play it only to have the error message (see title) appear. After going into C:Programfilesx86/steam/steamapps/common I could not find Half-Life Source anywhere but the deathmatch add-on. So I backed up my game files and deleted the local content whereby I re-installed the game. The same error message appears. Is this a common problem? Is there any known fix? Does the new update not support Windows 8 OS? If somebody could shed some light on the situation im facing, I would be most appriecative. Thank You.

[Mimmy]

you probably should download half life deathmatch source first since the deathmatch is bigger than half life:source

[ScorpionSauce]

[SOLUTION] After tinkering with a few files it came to me that validating files in steams properties (right click game in libary) and walah, its running again!

[gabriel]

Thanks. This really helped.

[Raphalangello]

i dont understand what you did, your method was very vauge. and i know this is not part of the loading error, but is there a way to get out of the wide screen? i tried playing blue shift, harmless right? well the game play screen wasnt big enough so i thought i should try widescreen. BAD IDEA!! it zoomed in too much and i cant move around the options menu at all! any ideas?!

[mineral water 250ml]

I cant open the game! ffffuuuuuuuuuuu!!!!

[[H34D]L3SSH3D(0f)ST4T3]

Right-click>Properties>Local Files>Verify Integrity of Game Cache

[ScorpionSauce]

Sorry if I confused anybody, I would have gone into more detail, but I honestly didnt think that this would be much of problem. Also thank you to Headless_Head_of_State

[Shaykee4]

Hello, I got the same problem to and i did what Headless_Head_of_State said and it didnt work for me so i need help with that to :(

[grape_]

Same problem and this didn't help at all

[Torna]

Yeah these things did nothing.

Originally posted by TDS Shaykee4:

Hello, I got the same problem to and i did what Headless_Head_of_State said and it didnt work for me so i need help with that to :(

[LambdaBnuuy]

If validating game cache did not work the first time, should I delete cache files first?

[TheGeordieHamster]

Validate the game cache on HL2 itself as well - that worked for me.

[Shaykee4]

Originally posted by TheGeordieHamster:

Validate the game cache on HL2 itself as well - that worked for me.

Thank you so much it worked ! :D

[Torna]

I validated Half-Life: Source and nothing changed.

Originally posted by TheGeordieHamster:

Validate the game cache on HL2 itself as well - that worked for me.

After following this and validating Half-Life 2, it told me that one file was missing and will be recovered. I then launched Half-Life: Source and it worked.

[Shaykee4]

Originally posted by DarkRGames:

I validated Half-Life: Source and nothing changed.

Originally posted by TheGeordieHamster:

Validate the game cache on HL2 itself as well - that worked for me.

After following this and validating Half-Life 2, it told me that one file was missing and will be recovered. I then launched Half-Life: Source and it worked.

Same thing happend to me, it worked to, thanks again TheGeordieHamster