Page Cannot Be Displayed?!

[Laffers]

Hello.

I have just installed HL2 and connected to Steam. When I click on HL2 to play it I get taken to the dreaded 'Page cannot be displayed' message.

I know theres no probs with my internet conection adn that I am not behind a firewall.

Ive had a look through various threads to find someone iwth the same problem but have not been able to locate one (sorry if ive reposted a thread)

Thanks in advance.

[MMhardKy]

I have this same problem! I want to buy halflife 2. I only get page cannot be displayed. I called my friend and he has got the same problem!!!!

[we11er]

It's because the steam servers are being raped to death (nasty way to go, eh?) so the pages are either timing out or just not being found.

[MMhardKy]

So theoreticaly, if Id go out and would buy the retail version, I cannot activate it???

[we11er]

Well according to the steampowered forums people are having problems authenticating/activating too..... I had no problems myself though. But this was midnight on the release and there actually weren't as many people trying at that point compared to later on.