Steam

Osherai · 11-10-2008, 04:52 AM

I'm not completely sure if I'm writing in the right forum seeing as this is my first post but anyway.

I've had steam for about a month or two now and have had the same problem since its been installed.
If I want to open it I have to ctrl+alt+del then go to processes, close it down from there and try to open it again; this has to be done many times before I get any result, sometimes I have to restart my computer altogether and try again

I'm running on Windows XP64 (Which is what I think the problem is), it isn't being blocked by any firewalls and I'm certain it's not a hardware problem

Osherai · 11-12-2008, 01:35 PM

No one knows???

mholzem · 11-15-2008, 01:24 PM

Which games do you have installed via Steam? For me, I know that sometimes Steam locks up when starting if I have too many games installed, but this is only like when I have almost all of the apps installed.

Osherai · 11-17-2008, 07:31 AM

It was happening when I had only HL2:Deathmatch.
But now I have CSS, DoD, Orange Box and some shortcuts for other games

Osherai · 11-21-2008, 08:01 AM

Bump!

Still no solution?

Tiber Septim · 11-26-2008, 12:26 AM

Is Steam set to automatically start up when your computer boots?
If it is I recommend you turn it off, it's under the 'Interface' tab of settings.

I used to have the same problem but now it only starts when I want to use it, and I haven't had any problems since.

Osherai · 11-27-2008, 10:10 AM

Yeah I think thats sorted it :D thank-you

11-10-2008, 04:52 AM	#1 (permalink)
Osherai Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cardiff Posts: 34 OS: Windows XP Professional Black Ed. 32-bit SP3	Steam I'm not completely sure if I'm writing in the right forum seeing as this is my first post but anyway. I've had steam for about a month or two now and have had the same problem since its been installed. If I want to open it I have to ctrl+alt+del then go to processes, close it down from there and try to open it again; this has to be done many times before I get any result, sometimes I have to restart my computer altogether and try again I'm running on Windows XP64 (Which is what I think the problem is), it isn't being blocked by any firewalls and I'm certain it's not a hardware problem __________________ Case: Antec 900 Mobo: Asus P5N32-E. CPU: Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo 3.00Ghz. RAM: 4Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2. GPU: XFX GeForce Fatal1ty 8600GT 256Mb. HDD: 2x250Gb Western Digital RAID0

11-12-2008, 01:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
Osherai Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cardiff Posts: 34 OS: Windows XP Professional Black Ed. 32-bit SP3	Re: Steam No one knows??? __________________ Case: Antec 900 Mobo: Asus P5N32-E. CPU: Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo 3.00Ghz. RAM: 4Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2. GPU: XFX GeForce Fatal1ty 8600GT 256Mb. HDD: 2x250Gb Western Digital RAID0

11-15-2008, 01:24 PM	#3 (permalink)
mholzem Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 3 OS: Windows XP SP3	Re: Steam Which games do you have installed via Steam? For me, I know that sometimes Steam locks up when starting if I have too many games installed, but this is only like when I have almost all of the apps installed.

11-17-2008, 07:31 AM	#4 (permalink)
Osherai Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cardiff Posts: 34 OS: Windows XP Professional Black Ed. 32-bit SP3	Re: Steam It was happening when I had only HL2:Deathmatch. But now I have CSS, DoD, Orange Box and some shortcuts for other games __________________ Case: Antec 900 Mobo: Asus P5N32-E. CPU: Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo 3.00Ghz. RAM: 4Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2. GPU: XFX GeForce Fatal1ty 8600GT 256Mb. HDD: 2x250Gb Western Digital RAID0

11-21-2008, 08:01 AM	#5 (permalink)
Osherai Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cardiff Posts: 34 OS: Windows XP Professional Black Ed. 32-bit SP3	Re: Steam Bump! Still no solution? __________________ Case: Antec 900 Mobo: Asus P5N32-E. CPU: Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo 3.00Ghz. RAM: 4Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2. GPU: XFX GeForce Fatal1ty 8600GT 256Mb. HDD: 2x250Gb Western Digital RAID0

11-26-2008, 12:26 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,871 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	Re: Steam Is Steam set to automatically start up when your computer boots? If it is I recommend you turn it off, it's under the 'Interface' tab of settings. I used to have the same problem but now it only starts when I want to use it, and I haven't had any problems since. __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.

11-27-2008, 10:10 AM	#7 (permalink)
Osherai Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Cardiff Posts: 34 OS: Windows XP Professional Black Ed. 32-bit SP3	Re: Steam Yeah I think thats sorted it :D thank-you __________________ Case: Antec 900 Mobo: Asus P5N32-E. CPU: Intel E8600 Core 2 Duo 3.00Ghz. RAM: 4Gb Corsair XMS2 DDR2. GPU: XFX GeForce Fatal1ty 8600GT 256Mb. HDD: 2x250Gb Western Digital RAID0