Gmod 13- Can't connect to Multiplayer Server OR single player

[CatoOoch]

I got the update today. I'm part of a community that has been running a server on gmod for a few years now, and the owner/coder of the community made a new custom roleplay server for Gmod 13. I try to join the server, I go through all the downloads, then it [U][B]freezes up at "sending client info".[/B][/U] Upon joining the server, a window is supposed to pop up letting you create an in-game character. My game gets stuck in between "sending client info" & that window popping up to start the game. Sending client info has always taken around 2 minutes for me in the past, but now I was sitting there letting it load for well over 15 minutes, multiple times, and no progress was made. I then went ahead to do the basics: reinstall the game, delete the folders, and validate the game, but none of those worked. I [U][B]had the same problem trying to run single player, and it froze up there with no progress[/B][/U] too. [U][B]I'm also running windows XP[/B],[/U] which I heard that XP users are having problems running the game. Any suggestions would be great. Thank you.

[Piett]

If you're facing the same issues WinXP users are facing, I'd recomend waiting till a patch is releaced since I read that Garry is building an XP machine to do some texting and bugfixing.

[CatoOoch]

[QUOTE=Piett;38171911]If you're facing the same issues WinXP users are facing, I'd recomend waiting till a patch is releaced since I read that Garry is building an XP machine to do some texting and bugfixing.[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the response. Do you have any clue when this patch would be out by? I don't want to wait too long because I'm an admin for my community's server, and it's got a lot of regulars that play, and a lot of new people discovering it and joining, and I need to be able to get on ASAP to help the other admins. Thanks again.