Steam acting up, connecting account and then..

Tilldog · 08-08-2012, 11:07 AM

Since this morning, everytime I have logged onto steam it has said
Connecting to steam: <my account name> then disappeared. I'm not sure what's happening, I've tried to uninstall and reinstall and deleted the ClientRegistry.blob. If it helps I'm using Windows 7 64 bit, also I have just checked the "dumps" folder, and it seems like steam crashes every time I log in.

Satoru · 08-08-2012, 11:12 AM

Do you have Avast running? Recently it caused some weird issues. You may need to update it.

Tilldog · 08-08-2012, 11:18 AM

I've had Avast and steam running together last night, but I'm going to try uninstalling Avast and then trying to get on to steam. I'm just worried that the dumps folder shows files that say steam has crashed every time I try to log in.

Tilldog · 08-08-2012, 11:22 AM

It still doesn't work and came up with another crash in the dumps folder, I'm not alerted to these crashes, if I didnt check the folder I woudldn't of known, if that helps

TimL · 08-08-2012, 11:40 AM

Delete your ClientRegistry.blob file and start Steam again.

That is pretty much the 100% solution to most steam start issues. If that doesnt help delete all files/folders BUT steamapps and the Steam.exe (that way the Steam client downloads the missing files on startup and "automatically repairs itself").

Tilldog · 08-08-2012, 12:00 PM

Just tried that, it hasn't worked, still got the same problem.

Tilldog · 08-08-2012, 12:46 PM

I've noticed something else that might help, if I go onto my Notification Area Icons, Steam is there and underneath steam it says "Steam - Updating - 99% complete"

Tilldog · 08-08-2012, 01:26 PM

Please respond

BirdyToe · 08-08-2012, 01:54 PM

Try uninstalling then reinstalling steam.

Darksimmsy · 08-08-2012, 02:02 PM

i got kind of an issue like that but i can get on my account but my friend list is showing one of my friends as offline for 1 day but when i go to her profile it says 5 hours ago idk why it doing this ik she has not blocked me because i used my other laptop to log my friend in when i logged him out friend list said 20 secs ago but profile said 1 min ago idk wat is going on anyone know

Darksimmsy · 08-08-2012, 02:19 PM

here what happens i log on to steam it syncs up with there profiles then i turn off my friend list then back on then she goes to 1 day ago via friend list but profile still shows a diffident time to friend list anyone else ever get this issue

Tilldog · 08-08-2012, 02:26 PM

I've just tried uninstalling and reinstalling but it hasn't helped, the problem continues, I think the problem is that it never starts properly, it connects my account and then crashes? And Darksimmsy that is nothing like my issue, I think you need to make a new thread?

08-08-2012, 11:07 AM	#1
Tilldog Join Date: Aug 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 7	Steam acting up, connecting account and then.. Since this morning, everytime I have logged onto steam it has said Connecting to steam: <my account name> then disappeared. I'm not sure what's happening, I've tried to uninstall and reinstall and deleted the ClientRegistry.blob. If it helps I'm using Windows 7 64 bit, also I have just checked the "dumps" folder, and it seems like steam crashes every time I log in.

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08-08-2012, 11:12 AM	#2
Satoru Join Date: Jul 2008 Reputation: 3136 Posts: 9,058	Do you have Avast running? Recently it caused some weird issues. You may need to update it.

08-08-2012, 11:18 AM	#3
Tilldog Join Date: Aug 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 7	I've had Avast and steam running together last night, but I'm going to try uninstalling Avast and then trying to get on to steam. I'm just worried that the dumps folder shows files that say steam has crashed every time I try to log in.

08-08-2012, 11:22 AM	#4
Tilldog Join Date: Aug 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 7	It still doesn't work and came up with another crash in the dumps folder, I'm not alerted to these crashes, if I didnt check the folder I woudldn't of known, if that helps

08-08-2012, 11:40 AM	#5
TimL Join Date: Jan 2011 Reputation: 133 Posts: 961	Delete your ClientRegistry.blob file and start Steam again. That is pretty much the 100% solution to most steam start issues. If that doesnt help delete all files/folders BUT steamapps and the Steam.exe (that way the Steam client downloads the missing files on startup and "automatically repairs itself").

08-08-2012, 12:00 PM	#6
Tilldog Join Date: Aug 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 7	Just tried that, it hasn't worked, still got the same problem.

08-08-2012, 12:46 PM	#7
Tilldog Join Date: Aug 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 7	I've noticed something else that might help, if I go onto my Notification Area Icons, Steam is there and underneath steam it says "Steam - Updating - 99% complete"

08-08-2012, 01:26 PM	#8
Tilldog Join Date: Aug 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 7	Please respond

08-08-2012, 01:54 PM	#9
BirdyToe Join Date: May 2011 Reputation: 252 Posts: 215	Try uninstalling then reinstalling steam.

08-08-2012, 02:02 PM	#10
Darksimmsy Join Date: Apr 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 45	i got kind of an issue like that but i can get on my account but my friend list is showing one of my friends as offline for 1 day but when i go to her profile it says 5 hours ago idk why it doing this ik she has not blocked me because i used my other laptop to log my friend in when i logged him out friend list said 20 secs ago but profile said 1 min ago idk wat is going on anyone know

08-08-2012, 02:19 PM	#11
Darksimmsy Join Date: Apr 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 45	here what happens i log on to steam it syncs up with there profiles then i turn off my friend list then back on then she goes to 1 day ago via friend list but profile still shows a diffident time to friend list anyone else ever get this issue

08-08-2012, 02:26 PM	#12
Tilldog Join Date: Aug 2012 Reputation: 0 Posts: 7	I've just tried uninstalling and reinstalling but it hasn't helped, the problem continues, I think the problem is that it never starts properly, it connects my account and then crashes? And Darksimmsy that is nothing like my issue, I think you need to make a new thread?