Just Cause 1 error - Failed to find Steam.

[SonsOfLiberty86]

Hello, I get this error when I try to start Just Cause 1.

It says:

Application error

X Failed to find Steam.

[OK]


I am running Win7 64 bit, and have tried enabling Administrator mode and compatibility modes, and it still does not work - I keep getting that same error.

Any help would be greatly appreciated, thank you!

[Barakko]

hello,

did you started steam.exe with admin rights?
this could help....

lg

[harpelmop]

I'm running XP Pro and I get the same error. I have verified local files and they check. any idea how to get around this?

[Tody_too]

Hello. I had this problem with Dreamfall. And this is what I did (copied this info from this thread: http://forums.steamgames.com/forums/....php?t=2272436).


I believe "Failed to find Steam" happens because the game makes incorrect assumptions about the location of Steam, only looking in the default location for a 32-bit Windows machine:

C:\Program Files\steam

If you have 64-bit Windows or have chosen a custom location, the game will "fail to find Steam" because it's only looking in that location.

Users of 64-bit Windows have Steam located here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\steam

The solution is to add your Steam location to your path. I would love to give thanks to the thread that showed me this solution but it took the mods a day to activate me, and I've lost the link.


Here's how to fix it -without- using copy protection disabling hacked .exe files:


1: Right-click on "Computer" (in XP it was called "My Computer") and click on Properties.

2: in Vista / 7, on the left click on "Advanced System Settings". On XP, Google search for how to change your system path, because I can't quite remember where things were in XP.

3: In the Advanced tab, you'll see a button for "Environment Variables". Click it.

4: In the upper section of that new window, you should see something like "User Variables for [your username]". Scroll through to find the one called "PATH".

5: Highlight the entry for "PATH" and click "Edit...".

6: You'll get a too-small text box that has a field on the top for "Variable Name" and a field under it for "Variable Value". Put your cursor into the "Variable Value" field and hit the [End] key so you know you're not inserting text in the middle of another entry. If you push the right arrow key it should not scroll.

7: Add a semicolon [;] to separate your new entry from the others. This is the key to the right of the 'L' key, without pressing Shift.
Correct -> ;
Incorrect -> :

8: Paste in the path to Steam, which for me on a default-install Windows 7 64 system is:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam

9: Press OK, and re-launch Steam so that it gets the new environment variables. (It might work without re-launching, but hey why not.)

10: Run the game normally!

[-GS-]

Great solution: it worked perfectly and solved my Just Cause 1 problem. Thank you mate. +1 REP

[MahtXL]

works great +1 rep. Solved the issue. Although i did not have a PATH option i had a hullu desktoppath option, and took a shot with this it worked. As long as its a variable for your username and says path in it, it will work. great help!

[Qixky]

Steam intalled on another non system partition, I had the same message. Googled to find out this topic, but I really didn't want to mess with variable path and w/e. I just followed MystMan solution on the bottom of the other thread : just had to restart steam and the game launches absolutely flawlessly

edit : the annoying thing is that if you play another game, you'll have to restart steam to play Just Cause without this annoying message and strange browser pop-up.

Oh well I had my share of troubles with Thief, wrong resolution, problems with launching, some crash, now Just Cause. Eidos and Steam are definitely not the best partnership for semi-old games but it's definitely playable.

[xxxVJ300xxx]

Worked like a charm. This should be stickyed.

[Fargi]

Odd that I've played this game before with no problems only to get this error now, but the solution posted here worked as advertised. Thank you! +rep

[bra2accas]

Originally Posted by Tody_too

Hello. I had this problem with Dreamfall. And this is what I did (copied this info from this thread: http://forums.steamgames.com/forums/....php?t=2272436).


I believe "Failed to find Steam" happens because the game makes incorrect assumptions about the location of Steam, only looking in the default location for a 32-bit Windows machine:

C:\Program Files\steam

If you have 64-bit Windows or have chosen a custom location, the game will "fail to find Steam" because it's only looking in that location.

Users of 64-bit Windows have Steam located here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\steam

The solution is to add your Steam location to your path. I would love to give thanks to the thread that showed me this solution but it took the mods a day to activate me, and I've lost the link.


Here's how to fix it -without- using copy protection disabling hacked .exe files:


1: Right-click on "Computer" (in XP it was called "My Computer") and click on Properties.

2: in Vista / 7, on the left click on "Advanced System Settings". On XP, Google search for how to change your system path, because I can't quite remember where things were in XP.

3: In the Advanced tab, you'll see a button for "Environment Variables". Click it.

4: In the upper section of that new window, you should see something like "User Variables for [your username]". Scroll through to find the one called "PATH".

5: Highlight the entry for "PATH" and click "Edit...".

6: You'll get a too-small text box that has a field on the top for "Variable Name" and a field under it for "Variable Value". Put your cursor into the "Variable Value" field and hit the [End] key so you know you're not inserting text in the middle of another entry. If you push the right arrow key it should not scroll.

7: Add a semicolon [;] to separate your new entry from the others. This is the key to the right of the 'L' key, without pressing Shift.
Correct -> ;
Incorrect -> :

8: Paste in the path to Steam, which for me on a default-install Windows 7 64 system is:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam

9: Press OK, and re-launch Steam so that it gets the new environment variables. (It might work without re-launching, but hey why not.)

10: Run the game normally!

worked perfect thx!

[TheXand]

Tody_too thank you so much for the help.