Problem launching L4D2

[redbliss]

For whatever reason, the game freezes on the "Source" screen when I start it up and I cannot play the game. That screen is the farthest I have ever gotten. Bought the game on the first day of the big sale and havent found the solution yet. I went through support when I first found the problem but I havent gotten a response yet and I was wondering if anyone could help me.

[Hydra_360ci]

Intro Movie wont' play on your PC for some reason.
You can skip the movies by putting:
-novid
in the startup launch options.
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1040-JWMT-2947

However you may have problems when joining pnion servers, if -novid gets you into the main menu.

[Ben [PortsCenter.TV]]

I'd also recommend updating your graphics card drivers, if they're not up to date. This problem used to happen to me all the time when I bought my new computer, but went away after a driver update.

[sinephase]

first option is the novid command, second option is uninstalling your ♥♥♥♥♥♥ codecs you installed