'STEAM validation rejected' Team Fortress 2

Valbrandur · 08-18-2010, 12:21 PM

When I try to connect to a server in the game Team Fortress 2, this error comes up 'STEAM validation rejected'

I have no idea what it means. My VAC status is 'In good standing' so I can't possibly have been banned from steam.

I've never seen this before so I'm not sure what to do.

If there are other topics for this, then I can't find them because the search function on the forum is broken for me as well.

Can someone help please?

Bloopy · 08-18-2010, 03:57 PM

Google Is your friend

Valbrandur · 08-18-2010, 04:36 PM

I found it but those topics are very vague in their helping. Some aren't as fortunate as being good navigators.

I managed to find it through searching but those topics are not the best helpers out there.

Bloopy · 08-18-2010, 04:41 PM

Just wondering, did you try any of them?

Valbrandur · 08-18-2010, 06:32 PM

I tried one but I haven't yet tested it. Will do so soon though.

Edit: The one I tried does not work.

Creating a text file with the name steam_appid and putting the correct number in it does not work.

08-21-2010, 03:48 PM

Here is a topic I just made with methods I found which could fix it, including reinstalling steam.
http://forums.steampowered.com/forum....php?t=1408288

08-18-2010, 12:21 PM	#1
Valbrandur Join Date: Jul 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 36	'STEAM validation rejected' Team Fortress 2 When I try to connect to a server in the game Team Fortress 2, this error comes up 'STEAM validation rejected' I have no idea what it means. My VAC status is 'In good standing' so I can't possibly have been banned from steam. I've never seen this before so I'm not sure what to do. If there are other topics for this, then I can't find them because the search function on the forum is broken for me as well. Can someone help please? Last edited by Valbrandur: 08-18-2010 at 01:21 PM.

08-18-2010, 06:32 PM	#5
Valbrandur Join Date: Jul 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 36	I tried one but I haven't yet tested it. Will do so soon though. Edit: The one I tried does not work. Creating a text file with the name steam_appid and putting the correct number in it does not work. Last edited by Valbrandur: 08-18-2010 at 06:37 PM.

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08-18-2010, 03:57 PM	#2
Bloopy Join Date: Aug 2010 Reputation: 19 Posts: 425	Google Is your friend

08-18-2010, 04:36 PM	#3
Valbrandur Join Date: Jul 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 36	I found it but those topics are very vague in their helping. Some aren't as fortunate as being good navigators. I managed to find it through searching but those topics are not the best helpers out there.

08-18-2010, 04:41 PM	#4
Bloopy Join Date: Aug 2010 Reputation: 19 Posts: 425	Just wondering, did you try any of them?

08-21-2010, 03:48 PM	#6
Bandorin Guest Posts: n/a	Here is a topic I just made with methods I found which could fix it, including reinstalling steam. http://forums.steampowered.com/forum....php?t=1408288