Establishing Network Problem...

[cyseah]

well i jus got cs 1.6
i have windows vista home basic
and whenever i join a game, it loads 3 bars and says "Establishing network connection to server..." and freezes there
i searched almost EVERYWHERE but i couldnt find the answer
i also did all the stuff i know and what ppl told me but still doesnt work
for some reason i only does that to old versions of games like cs 1.6, dod while css and dods works just fine

plz answer my question!!!

[cyseah]

i seriously need help
its been like 5~6 days since i got cs 1.6 and no solution!

[mmmdog]

what router or modem do you have?

[Mr.Bob]

Wired, wireless? Firewall, no firewall?

[Bubbi]

I have the same problem i do also have vista and i really dont know what to do please answer if someone know.

edit: I have tried wiered, wireless, with nfirewall ad without fiewall it all dosent matter.

[Mr.Bob]

Vista hates Steam, wait for a fix from Steam or LEGALLY downgrade to XP. The Steam engine was not made to work 100% with Vista and Steam is not releasing a fix anytime soon, from what they are saying, as a very small fraction of Vista users are having problems.

[jZERK]

Open all programs that you will be needing before opening counter strike - Ex. (Vent)
Go to Steam > My Games Tab right click counter strike and create a desktop shortcut
CTRL + ALT + DELETE - "Select Task Manager"
Go to processes tab and locate Explorer.exe and "End Process"
Go to file "New Task (run)"
Select Browse Locate your desktop and select the couter strike icon and click run.
When You are finished playing counterstrike to retrieve your desktop
CTRL + ALT + DELETE - "Select Task Manager"
Go to file "New Task (run)"
Type in Explorer.exe and click run