What is buildbot_winslave04? (Steamclientservice)

[AeroclawZX]

I can't run Super MNC without an windows admin password-thingy request for Steam Client Service(buildbot winslave04_...blah)

[Satoru]

It's using the Steam service to install the extra things that games usually need to like install directx or other such utilities.

[AeroclawZX]

@Satoru

Thanks for the help,but what if you have the things needed?

Shouldn't it just stop?

[AeroclawZX]

Or should I get rid of the stuff needed to install?

[Satoru]

I would nto cancel those installs.

Seriously a good 50% of support issues are because people think 'i dont need this' and then mysteriously wonder why their game doesn't load. There was an explanation from a Steam dev that especially the DirectX one is important due to an odd directx implementation where you have to have a very specific version of some dll, and that doesn't get installed unless you run through the installer from Microsoft. And each game might use a differnent dll version which is why you have to keep installing directx. It's weird.

Also vcredist is another thing where you may need some specific version of it to play a game. Though to be honest this fails a lot and users end up having to manually install vcredist a lot for troubleshooting.

[AeroclawZX]

Well,I honestly think it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ that after you've installed the directx stuff then you have to keep on launching it with admin commands.

Especially since I'm not an admin on my computer.

[Satoru]

If it's still doing that it means the install failed for some reason. You should manually go in and install it and see what error message it gives you.

[Smooth613]

Originally Posted by AeroclawZX

Well,I honestly think it's ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ that after you've installed the directx stuff then you have to keep on launching it with admin commands.

Especially since I'm not an admin on my computer.

How can you not be an Admin on your computer?

[richard.eid]

Originally Posted by Smooth613

How can you not be an Admin on your computer?

It depends on the user account. Not all user accounts have administrative privileges.

[Satoru]

Even if you have administrative rights on Win7, it will still pop that up depending on the UAC settings you have set.

[Krevedko012]

It should pop up only until it finally SUCCESSFULLY installs directx, visual c runtime, etc... After that UAC prompt shouldn't pop up anymore.

[Smooth613]

Originally Posted by richard.eid

It depends on the user account. Not all user accounts have administrative privileges.

Right, but it was worded like the OP doesn't have access to the admin account, which was the reason for my question.

[ikar]

This problem is caused by incorrect installation of the Steam client, it is recommended solution:

1 to create a folder temp on the same disk / partition
2 to move steamapps, userdata, config, appcache \ stats, logs, steam.exe, *.blob, ssfn* into temp
3 Export the registry branch HKEY_CURRENT_USER \\ Software \\ Valve
4 uninstall the client Steam, restart your computer
5 remove the registry branch HKEY_CURRENT_USER \\ Software \\ Valve (if it is left)
5 download Steam client - http://cdn.steampowered.com/download/SteamInstall.msi
6 to start the installation as Administrator
7 after the installation is complete, exit the Steam client and complete its work
8 to move back contents of the steamapps folder
9 if you have third-party firewall - check out all the rules relating to client and games, if necessary, recreate them again

bin \ SteamService.exe - is Service "Steam Client Service", like a built-in Windows service "RunAs"
- it is necessary to allow users with limited rights to use Steam, installing the game,
their components and third-party components required for the normal functioning of the Games

[Jigoku]

Originally Posted by ikar

This problem is caused by incorrect installation of the Steam client,

From my own experience I have seen these errors occur because of typos in the installscript.vdf ...

[ikar]

Originally Posted by Jigoku

From my own experience I have seen these errors occur because of typos in the installscript.vdf ...

you may recall, in which game / demo was it? (I think you sent a bug-report, and now everything is fixed)

it possible, but it says this error is a problem with the client - if the script is not correct, or is trying to replace up to date coponents with outdated components problem will look different
(maybe he has both of these problems )

I have before installing the new game / demo just run the client as an administrator - and the restart after the first run as usual
so I did not encounter these problems
By the way, all this is described in the articles of support, and in some detail