[ishanjain]

Hey all....

I have been trying to make a Half life dedicated server to host counter strike 1.6 games. I have read all the instructions provided on the steam support pages, followed each and every step perfectly and tried all the settings and tweaks provided. But i cannot get my server working at all. It is not being listed in the master server list. I have tried downloading from both steam and hlds update tool, but none of them worked. At the console area, it shows me this msg --

couldn't exec listip.cfg
couldn't exec banned.cfg
Usage:
Setmaster unavailable, start a server first.
Connection to Steam servers successful.
VAC secure mode is activated.




I searched on the net for this and found that if the servers are not being listed, then add the following lines to the server.cfg

setmaster add 207.173.177.12:27010
setmaster add 207.173.177.11:27010
setmaster add 72.165.61.189:27010
setmaster add 69.28.151.162:27010
setmaster add 68.142.72.250:27010
setmaster add 69.28.151.162
setmaster add 72.165.61.189
setmaster add 207.173.177.11
setmaster add 68.142.72.250
setmaster add hlmaster.jolt.co.uk
setmaster add 65.73.232.251:27040
setmaster add 65.73.232.253:27040
setmaster add 207.173.177.12:27010
setmaster add 207.173.177.11:27010
setmaster add 69.28.151.162
setmaster add 72.165.61.189
setmaster add 207.173.177.11
setmaster add 68.142.72.250
setmaster add hlmaster.jolt.co.uk
setmaster add 65.73.232.251:27040
setmaster add 65.73.232.253:27040
setmaster add 207.173.177.12:27010
setmaster add 207.173.177.11:27010
setmaster enable



Now i added these lines but still the server is not being listed noe any players are able to join. I purchased the game only because i want my own server to promote my website, but this is not working at all. Is this because of Vista 64-bit ?? I am going to downgrade to XP to get my server working as i have heard that there might be a problem with vista. So, is it vista or the 64-bit windows??

Also, i have downloaded many maps and sounds for various cs mods which i want to add to my counter strike installation, but i cannot do that as the steam keeps the whole game into a single file. So how to add them all to the installation ??