Broken Steam

[Bisley_Bob]

Anyone know how to fix this bad boy? The updater gets to 26%, then goes back to 0 and shows me this error


Google didn't seem to return much in the way of answers, but maybe i'm just doing it wrong?

Cheers

[Hellsent 2.0]

Re: Broken Steam

Maybe firewall is blocking it?

[=98=]

Re: Broken Steam

Reinstall :awes

[Bisley_Bob]

Re: Broken Steam

I tried a reinstall of steam and i just tried with my firewall off and still got the same error.

[iQue]

Re: Broken Steam

Uninstall and then check if it left any files are left behind, like some settings files or so. Delete those manually and then try a reinstall.

I'm not too sure it will work, but I know steam leaves a lot of files behind if you try to delete local content for a game. Maybe it's the same thing with the actual steam program

[Sniper1432]

Re: Broken Steam

Try deleting the clientregistry.blob and restart steam.

[Bisley_Bob]

Re: Broken Steam

Cheers for the input guys.
I managed to trade the old error message for a new one! I opened the steamtmp.exe manually and the firewall notice popped up and told the firewall it was a trusted app, so now i have a new one. The ridiculous thing is that it still didn't work with my firewall disabled as well. I have checked that windows firewall is disabled too.



Found this on the new message, gonna install commodo and see if that helps. https://support.steampowered.com/kb_...9828-SFLZ-9289


Edit: Cheers for the input all. I un-installed commodo firewall and ran ccleaner to scrub all the gash out and it works now.

[megawhompertoo]

Re: Broken Steam

Cheers for the input guys.
I managed to trade the old error message for a new one! I opened the steamtmp.exe manually and the firewall notice popped up and told the firewall it was a trusted app, so now i have a new one. The ridiculous thing is that it still didn't work with my firewall disabled as well. I have checked that windows firewall is disabled too.



Found this on the new message, gonna install commodo and see if that helps. https://support.steampowered.com/kb_...9828-SFLZ-9289


Edit: Cheers for the input all. I un-installed commodo firewall and ran ccleaner to scrub all the gash out and it works now.

hmmm...odd. i have comodo and didn't have any trouble installing. did you put the blasted av/af in "install mode" prior to? i've found that comodo, to a large degree, stays resident even after you terminate.

glad ya' got it fixed up, anyhow.

[TheHeartSmasher]

Re: Broken Steam

What Internet Security Suite/Antivirus/Firewall are you using?

If all else fails reinstall your protection software.

[=98=]

Re: Broken Steam

I'm using Comodo and Avast and i installed and ran Steam fine :|:

[Bisley_Bob]

Re: Broken Steam

Yea, i was using Commodo and Avira Antivir on my last install of windows too, it makes no sense.

[=98=]

Re: Broken Steam

Did you install all of the crapware with Comodo. I install just the firewall, no extra active defence rubbish.

That just monitors your registry and breaks things.

[Bisley_Bob]

Re: Broken Steam

I definitely didn't install the extra gash this time, i cant imagine i installed it the 1st time either but i can't really remember. Maybe that's the answer.

[AlecJ32]

Re: Broken Steam

The only thing even kind of relevant I could on Steam's support site was this.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=2198-AGHC-7226

Although, you're probably a lot better off asking on Valve's forums. I don't normally hang out in the Help & Tips section, but a lot of people do, and are probably more familiar with this issue than I am.

[Bisley_Bob]

Re: Broken Steam

Cheers, well as i said its working now so all is well and good.