"Andy [YaYa]" <android8675@MAPSONhotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "bikemastermike" <bikemastermike.2ycqd6@no-mx.forums.net> wrote in message
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>>
>> i just bought a brand new computer with windows vista home premium and
>> Counter Strike Source, installed it and when i run it, it starts
>> updating and at about 25% the following message appears:
>>
>> Debug Assertion Failed
>>
>> Program: C:/Program Files/Steam/Steam.exe
>> File: /p4clients/rel_beta/Projects/Common/Misc/Win32Registry.cpp
>> Line: 447
>> bCloseRet == 0L
>> (Press Retry to Debug the Application - JIT debugging must be enabled)
>>
>> What is JIT? How can I enable it?
>
> JIT I believe is a Java thing which Steam may use as part of it's
> codebase, unless you know how to code in java, (or more specifically you
> know how to Debug Code), then you can probably ignore this message.
>
> What you have is a crash of some sort, seems like Steam is crashing, only
> thing I could suggest is to go to http://www.steampowered.com and download
> the latest version of the Steam Client. Run the setup, it should replace
> whatever you have installed now with whatever version is on their website.
>
> Try Steam again, see if it works.
>
> If that fails, you could try removing the Counter Strike files and
> download them again. Right Click on the entry for Counter Strike and
> select Delete Local Content...
>
> I'd only do that as a last resort, may not be the files being updated,
> could be something else.
>
> best a luck,
> A.
Also make sure you have the latest version of J-Initiator installed which I
believe what JIT is referring to
joker