Okay, so I download this torrent that supposedly contains all current GCF's for Hl2 episode one, installed it, and then it comes up with this dos window which doesn't do anything (if I close it it says "installing..." and it doesn't do anything). I also tried starting the application via the hl2.exe, but it just changes the resolution and then my computer beeps at me.
If you could give me some advice as to what I am looking at here it'd be much appreciated.
I think that the torrent you downloaded isnt the GCFs it is a NON-Steam installer and the black windows that shows up, is actually installing the game, so what you have to do is run that again and w8 a long time until it say something like "The proces is complete". Or you can search here the GCFs for the HL2:EP1.
I have launched steamup! via Launcher.exe already, and it seems to be the same as when launching regular steam except sometimes steamup! will crash before loading.
Is is supposed to signal something other than pre-loaded?