Windows 2012 r2 (hldsupdatetool)

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Windows 2012 r2 (hldsupdatetool)

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I'm trying to get server files on to my dedicated.
And it gives me this error.


Microsoft Windows [Version 6.3.9600]
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C:\Users\Administrator> -dir valve
'-dir' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\Administrator> -dir
'-dir' is not recognized as an internal or external command,
operable program or batch file.

C:\Users\Administrator>dir
Volume in drive C is Magnetic drive
Volume Serial Number is EE9E-62B4

Directory of C:\Users\Administrator

06/03/2014 01:43 PM <DIR> .
06/03/2014 01:43 PM <DIR> ..
05/15/2014 11:50 PM <DIR> Contacts
05/15/2014 11:50 PM <DIR> Desktop
05/15/2014 11:50 PM <DIR> Documents
06/03/2014 02:01 PM <DIR> Downloads
05/15/2014 11:50 PM <DIR> Favorites
06/03/2014 01:43 PM 0 HldsUpdateTool.exe
05/15/2014 11:50 PM <DIR> Links
05/15/2014 11:50 PM <DIR> Music
05/15/2014 11:50 PM <DIR> Pictures
05/15/2014 11:50 PM <DIR> Saved Games
05/15/2014 11:50 PM <DIR> Searches
05/15/2014 11:50 PM <DIR> Videos
1 File(s) 0 bytes
13 Dir(s) 1,981,733,855,232 bytes free

C:\Users\Administrator>dir hldsupdatetool.exe
Volume in drive C is Magnetic drive
Volume Serial Number is EE9E-62B4

Directory of C:\Users\Administrator

06/03/2014 01:43 PM 0 HldsUpdateTool.exe
1 File(s) 0 bytes
0 Dir(s) 1,981,733,855,232 bytes free

C:\Users\Administrator>HldsUpdateTool.exe -command update -game left4dead -dir c
:\serverpath
Access is denied.

C:\Users\Administrator> HldsUpdateTool.exe -command update -game left4dead -dir
c:\serverpath
Access is denied.

C:\Users\Administrator>



then it gives me an error saying to find a version for your pc find the software publisher
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Re: Windows 2012 r2 (hldsupdatetool)

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Left 4 Dead has moved over to using SteamCMD as of the latest update. I would read through the following wiki page for SteamCMD, to get an idea of how it works:

https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/SteamCMD

The AppID you'll need to install Left 4 Dead via SteamCMD is 510.
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Re: Windows 2012 r2 (hldsupdatetool)

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Thank you so much that helped a lot I have the server running now :)
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Re: Windows 2012 r2 (hldsupdatetool)

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I came onto another problem. The srscd launcher to launch left 4 dead. It doesn't come with a start up line like it used to so I can't apply specific ips on to it.
I tried using auto exec to execute the launch settings but it's not working
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Re: Windows 2012 r2 (hldsupdatetool)

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What are you currently using to launch the server? Would you mind pasting your startup line here?
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Re: Windows 2012 r2 (hldsupdatetool)

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im using the srcsd.exe launcher
but unlike how it used to be it doesnt give me the option of adding a start up line

this is my start up line on my autoexec
-game left4dead -ip 74.91.114.101 -port 27015 -maxplayers 12 -console -nocrashdialog -norestart -threads 1 -nohltv +map l4d_vs_smalltown01_caves -tickrate 100
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The startup line would be placed either into the startup parameters to a shortcut to launch the server, or into a batch file. The autoexec.cfg file would be separate, located within the /cfg/ folder of the server. In this file, you would place config settings that must be set before the first map is loaded.

Try using something like the following batch file to launch the server:

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start C:\path\to\my\server\srcds.exe -game left4dead -ip 74.91.114.101 -port 27015 -maxplayers 12 -console -nocrashdialog -norestart -threads 1 -nohltv +map l4d_vs_smalltown01_caves -tickrate 100
Save this as "launchl4d.bat" after editing the path to your srcds.exe file.
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