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10 years ago
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Ok, so I have finished getting what I need on my new hard drive and have started to notice something odd going on.
So far it has only been Steam and subsequent games on there with the problems.
Here is what happens:
With Steam I close it out or it starts up on reboot. The "Checking for updates" box appears and then nothing. Steam is on the list for 'Processes' but takes 10 minutes to pop up and be usable.
The same with Left for Dead 2, but worse. "Preparing to launch L4D2". And it never launches once that window closes out. It is also in the 'process' under task manager, but there is no usable window, no interface to do anything with. No music, nothing.
I have waited for like 20 minutes, then the program launches.
What could be causing the programs to not launch immediately?
All other programs, VLC, Mozilla and so on launch just fine.
Steam is installed on my Main hard drive (Dive E), while L4D2 is installed on a separate 2tb HD( Drive F), but both have the same problems. The file paths are fine, as the shortcuts and launch options go to the other HD.
Tried uninstalling the game, reinstalling and also removing all the Mods (They just replace the guns in game, but still act exactly the same. A new model/skin really, no fundamental changes to magazine size, fire rate ect.) Still nothing...
Never had this problem and all the 'fixes' look like trolls to be honest.
So far it has only been Steam and subsequent games on there with the problems.
Here is what happens:
With Steam I close it out or it starts up on reboot. The "Checking for updates" box appears and then nothing. Steam is on the list for 'Processes' but takes 10 minutes to pop up and be usable.
The same with Left for Dead 2, but worse. "Preparing to launch L4D2". And it never launches once that window closes out. It is also in the 'process' under task manager, but there is no usable window, no interface to do anything with. No music, nothing.
I have waited for like 20 minutes, then the program launches.
What could be causing the programs to not launch immediately?
All other programs, VLC, Mozilla and so on launch just fine.
Steam is installed on my Main hard drive (Dive E), while L4D2 is installed on a separate 2tb HD( Drive F), but both have the same problems. The file paths are fine, as the shortcuts and launch options go to the other HD.
Tried uninstalling the game, reinstalling and also removing all the Mods (They just replace the guns in game, but still act exactly the same. A new model/skin really, no fundamental changes to magazine size, fire rate ect.) Still nothing...
Never had this problem and all the 'fixes' look like trolls to be honest.
When steam takes 10 minutes to load, is your system under heavy load? Is there a bunch of disk activity? Is there any network activity?
Either way, it may be a good idea to check if you have the proper firewall rules set up for steam: https://support.steampowered.com/kb.....8571-GLVN-8711
Also, check this list of applications that may interfere with steam (firewalls, antivirus/antimalware) and let me know if you have any of them: https://support.steampowered.com/kb.....9828-SFLZ-9289
I never had these problems when I installed them 2-3 days ago. it was just yesterday that this all started. And I know I didn't download or install anything in the past few days...
- Make sure your graphics card drivers are up-to-date
- Make sure you have the latest Windows Updates installed (Check the custom section for driver updates)
- Check the steam logs (C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\logs) and see if there are any errors/interesting entries
- Disconnect your computer from the internet and try to launch steam to see if it's a network related issue
- Do a chkdisk to see if there are any disk errors
- Reboot into safe mode and try to launch steam and see how long it takes steam to launch (http://windows.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/start-computer-safe-mode#start-computer-safe-mode=windows-7)
Let me know if any of these either help your problem or shed any light on the issue.