Thanks for the information guys and the help. I found out that the problem was a bad wad file - it got corrupt.
As for insulting a respected member, I only responded to him in the same fashion that he responded to me.
I guess it's ok for respected members to call new members, such as myself, a stupid fucking idiot.
Yes perhaps, I'll get banned for this message but I'm only trying to follow the advice set out in so many of the other posts in this forum that clearly indicates DON't start multiple threads on the SAME topic.
Who cares if it's an old post originally? The issue is I have a problem that is simialr in nature and things COULD HAVE changed in Hammer since then. I came here to figure it out and to add it onto an exhisting topic so that if some other new person has the same issue then they too won't have to search multiple threads.
I hope that this clarifies the issue - respect is eraned in both directions - starting off with a new person to your community by calling them stupid imo doesn't show a lot of respect either.
So Mr. MuzzleFlash, I hope this explains the point of why I posted it here in the first place and why calling people stupid is a very nice thing to do. If this or anything else, has offened anyone, well then I appologize.