Hammer Crashing... Created 19 years ago2004-12-30 07:31:49 UTC by CrAzY

Yes, I have had a problem where if I use Hammer for about 10 minutes, it will either freeze (Mouse pointer doesnt move, nothing works, etc) or it will freak out (When you save, it doesnt save, it acts like every program for steam is uninstalled) All you have to do for this is close down Steam, re-open. BUt its really anoyying when you put alot of work into a map, then all of a sudden it freezes, or the PC shutsdown. (yes I save often ) but.....whats the problem? How do I fix? should I install another fan for the proccessor? what DO I DO! ahhH HELP ME!

http://steampowered.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/steampowered.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=282

refresh the sdk by clicking refresh sdk content and that might work but hardly does or try the site above hope this helps

The solution is rather simple, for what seems like a really annoying error :P.

Just close the Play games, Steam, and Source SDK windows after launching Hammer.

Hey thanks guys, and rabid, I will try that...but it sounds rather doubtful, oh well.....ty I love mapping HL2 Custom Physboxes rock!

Jeff Lane from VALVe says that's the best bet to fix the problem until they can fix the error otherwise. It's worked for me...