steam problems

pbrx7 · 09-03-2007, 03:38 AM

i was wondering if anyone here has any experiance with steam. 9 times out of 10 it wont work and i started messing around with other gaming platforms and nothing seems to work (xfire, wow, etc). steams tech support is horrible and their forum is almost worthless. any thoughts?

PC eye · 09-03-2007, 09:10 AM

In the last 2yrs. the main problems seen with Steam/Source have been with the Half Life trilogy of Half Life, HL2, Episode One, and after October 9th Episode Two arrives. Others have had their problems with Counter Strike: Source at times. Vista saw a few sound glitches in EP1 in two game maps only while the Steam engine is always wanting you to download another ATI update for that type of card.

You will find a good number here play the multiplayer games like CS:Source as well as games made by other companies. The must connect online even for single player concept is still rather recent in many case like Steam was in 2005. Older games simply required having a disk in the drive while there you have to log into an account first just to see whch games are installed as well as the popup for gaming news.

4NGU$ · 09-03-2007, 11:02 AM

ive never had a problem with steam that i didn't fix in a day or that didn't just fix its self that fast

addle_brains · 09-03-2007, 01:34 PM

Check port forwarding for those kind of clients?

hermeslyre · 09-03-2007, 07:12 PM

I've installed steam twice, and subsequently uninstalled quickly afterwards. I forget the first reason, but the second time was because it started hogging the CPU, up to 30%, when I wasn't online, or had limited functionality online.

spanky · 09-03-2007, 07:19 PM

I've never had any troubles worth mentioning. I think it's crashed once or twice? I just let it auto-update. Meh.

PC eye · 09-03-2007, 07:41 PM

I leave Steam unchecked in the msconfig utility and simply load it manually when either going to HL2 or see if anything new is worth a look on the ad window. Sometimes those popup on their own with it configured to load with Windows seeing a reason for that. That can tie up IE at times to a degree.

Any game can see lockups at times. A sound file getting caught in a loop is typical. With EP1 on Vista it was simply beta sound drivers while waiting for the finished driver set from Creative at the time. What make video card are you running there?

With ATI models the problem seen with Steam was on the older AGP cards with the catalyst control center enabled on some occasions depending on which version was installed. For problems with both video and sound sometimes the latest drivers are a cause. Other things like antivirus programs are also well known to cause problems with various games when left active.

09-03-2007, 03:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
pbrx7 Bronze Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Posts: 34	steam problems i was wondering if anyone here has any experiance with steam. 9 times out of 10 it wont work and i started messing around with other gaming platforms and nothing seems to work (xfire, wow, etc). steams tech support is horrible and their forum is almost worthless. any thoughts?

09-03-2007, 09:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,279	In the last 2yrs. the main problems seen with Steam/Source have been with the Half Life trilogy of Half Life, HL2, Episode One, and after October 9th Episode Two arrives. Others have had their problems with Counter Strike: Source at times. Vista saw a few sound glitches in EP1 in two game maps only while the Steam engine is always wanting you to download another ATI update for that type of card. You will find a good number here play the multiplayer games like CS:Source as well as games made by other companies. The must connect online even for single player concept is still rather recent in many case like Steam was in 2005. Older games simply required having a disk in the drive while there you have to log into an account first just to see whch games are installed as well as the popup for gaming news. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

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09-03-2007, 01:34 PM	#4 (permalink)
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09-03-2007, 07:19 PM	#6 (permalink)
spanky Diamond Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: KC, MO Posts: 2,419	I've never had any troubles worth mentioning. I think it's crashed once or twice? I just let it auto-update. Meh. __________________ CS:S [.:CF:.] site: http://forums.cfclan.net/ Formerly theresthatguy CPU: Intel Core 2 Extreme X6800 HSF: TK IFX-14 with 120 mm @ 114 CFM GPU: XFX 7950 GX2 RAM: 2GB Corsair XMS2 Pro DDR2 800 MOBO: Intel D975XBX HDD:80GB/750GB Seagates CASE: P180b

09-03-2007, 07:12 PM	#5 (permalink)
hermeslyre VIP Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Portland, Oregon Age: 18 Posts: 4,973	I've installed steam twice, and subsequently uninstalled quickly afterwards. I forget the first reason, but the second time was because it started hogging the CPU, up to 30%, when I wasn't online, or had limited functionality online.

09-03-2007, 07:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,279	I leave Steam unchecked in the msconfig utility and simply load it manually when either going to HL2 or see if anything new is worth a look on the ad window. Sometimes those popup on their own with it configured to load with Windows seeing a reason for that. That can tie up IE at times to a degree. Any game can see lockups at times. A sound file getting caught in a loop is typical. With EP1 on Vista it was simply beta sound drivers while waiting for the finished driver set from Creative at the time. What make video card are you running there? With ATI models the problem seen with Steam was on the older AGP cards with the catalyst control center enabled on some occasions depending on which version was installed. For problems with both video and sound sometimes the latest drivers are a cause. Other things like antivirus programs are also well known to cause problems with various games when left active. __________________ Turning the Tongue into a Device Controller http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/Sma...ory?id=5647175 Is EBay going out of the Auction Business? http://abcnews.go.com/Business/story?id=5626840&page=1

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