Steam Loading Too Fast!

Snaggle · 04-30-2012, 05:38 PM

Funny problem! I today got an SSD and i've put Steam on there. But I fear this now may be a problem as Steam loads pretty much instantly. This gives me the following error

Code:

"Steam.exe (main exception): To run Steam, you must first connect to the Internet"

Anyway around this? It seems Steam is loading before my network makes a connection

teknogeek12345 · 04-30-2012, 05:41 PM

Take Steam off startup?

Snaggle · 04-30-2012, 05:43 PM

I don't really want to do that no.

NightBirdDS · 04-30-2012, 07:39 PM

What you want to do is change the startup order so that Steam will load later. To do this, you'll want to try using Autoruns. It's a Sysinternals app, which is now owned by Microsoft themselves.

You can grab it here:
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963902.aspx

If that doesn't work, there is another program called Start-Q which says it's able to change the order of startup items. I have not tried this one yet though, so YMMV.

TeKraken · 05-01-2012, 01:48 AM

cant you create a task in task manager to do this?

NightBirdDS · 05-01-2012, 12:10 PM

I didn't see any way to do this in Task Manager. You can run something, but that's about it.

damaged · 05-01-2012, 12:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NightBirdDS

I didn't see any way to do this in Task Manager. You can run something, but that's about it.

I think he meant task scheduler.

TeKraken · 05-01-2012, 12:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by damaged

I think he meant task scheduler.

Yes i did, sorry. It was the end of lunch time.

Satoru · 05-01-2012, 12:44 PM

The thing is Steam loads AFTER the networking stack. So I'm not sure why Steam cannot access the Internet, unless it takes a really really really long time for you to get a DHCP address via wifi or something? See if going wired helps with the issue. If that's the case then there' something up with the wifi stack if it's taking that long to get a DHCP address.

04-30-2012, 05:38 PM	#1
Snaggle Join Date: Feb 2008 Reputation: 310 Posts: 2,161	Steam Loading Too Fast! Funny problem! I today got an SSD and i've put Steam on there. But I fear this now may be a problem as Steam loads pretty much instantly. This gives me the following error Code: "Steam.exe (main exception): To run Steam, you must first connect to the Internet" Anyway around this? It seems Steam is loading before my network makes a connection

04-30-2012, 07:39 PM	#4
NightBirdDS Join Date: Mar 2010 Reputation: 63 Posts: 182	What you want to do is change the startup order so that Steam will load later. To do this, you'll want to try using Autoruns. It's a Sysinternals app, which is now owned by Microsoft themselves. You can grab it here: http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/s.../bb963902.aspx If that doesn't work, there is another program called Start-Q which says it's able to change the order of startup items. I have not tried this one yet though, so YMMV. Last edited by NightBirdDS: 04-30-2012 at 08:00 PM.

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04-30-2012, 05:41 PM	#2
teknogeek12345 Join Date: Oct 2010 Reputation: 71 Posts: 380	Take Steam off startup?

04-30-2012, 05:43 PM	#3
Snaggle Join Date: Feb 2008 Reputation: 310 Posts: 2,161	I don't really want to do that no.

05-01-2012, 01:48 AM	#5
TeKraken Join Date: Nov 2011 Reputation: 4620 Posts: 6,068	cant you create a task in task manager to do this?

05-01-2012, 12:10 PM	#6
NightBirdDS Join Date: Mar 2010 Reputation: 63 Posts: 182	I didn't see any way to do this in Task Manager. You can run something, but that's about it.

05-01-2012, 12:44 PM	#9
Satoru Join Date: Jul 2008 Reputation: 3146 Posts: 9,084	The thing is Steam loads AFTER the networking stack. So I'm not sure why Steam cannot access the Internet, unless it takes a really really really long time for you to get a DHCP address via wifi or something? See if going wired helps with the issue. If that's the case then there' something up with the wifi stack if it's taking that long to get a DHCP address.