Steam help? No other forums will reply :?

[shugz117]

About a month ago i went to open steam and i got the error message "Failed to load Modules". So after a bit of research i tried the usual fixes a Google search would find, such as " Delete ClientRegistryBlob" etc.

This then lead to the same error. I then uninstalled steam completely ( including from registry ) and now i get the error " There was a problem with your steam installation, Please re-install"

This again has failed to work, I even switched between my two connected hardrives, erased both and several times, reformatting on to each drive and it still will not work :/

Sorry for wall of text but can anyone help?

[NightrainSrt4]

I don't know if this will work for you, but it seems to have worked for a few people with similar problems.


Start services.msc in run.

Find application experience, enable it, start the service, and set it to automatic start.

Uninstall steam from control panel and use ccleaner to clean out its registry entries.

Start installing steam again.

Edit: Also, from what I've learned over the years: When in doubt, check for bad memory. It could be a bad bit in memory that is being accessed by Steam's install causing the failure. Never hurts to run memory tests to see if they are in top shape.

[shugz117]

I don't know if this will work for you, but it seems to have worked for a few people with similar problems.


Thanks for the reply buddy I'll give that a go now and report back :)

[shugz117]

I just did what you suggested above about ccleaner ( yet to try install steam again just yet)

What program would you recommend to check memory with?

thanks :)

EDIT: Just got MemTest so i will run that now

[killergamer]

Could not connect to Steam network.
This could be due to problem with your Internet connection, or with the Steam network. Please visit http://www.steampowered.com for more info.

Talk about confusing, I can't get my network to open the ports I need because I'm super confused on how what the trigger point is.. I have a few games on there, but it wont let me connect and its very frustrating...

[shugz117]

Ran MemTest to find no errors :( have you any more suggestions buddy ?

[TLHarrell]

How many times did you run MemTest? Best to let that thing run overnight.

[shugz117]

Ahah I see, I only had it on for 2 hours lol i'll leave it on tonight

[NightrainSrt4]

Did you try the entire procedure listed before that, or just pieces of it? From my googling, there were a few people with the same / similar problem that process worked for. I would try the entire process in that order. You can also check if UAC is causing problems, try the install with it off if it isn't already.

The memtest was an edit to my post, as I've gone through long winded fixes of software only to have it have been a memory hardware problem.

[Cale_Hagan]

try the things listed here
http://forums.steamgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1316865

also try sfc /scannow. hope that helps some :D

[shugz117]

@ NighttrainSrt4 Yeah i followed all them steps buddy thanks, I didn't however try without UAC, I'm about to leave for uni now so i'm leaving MemTest running until i'm back.

If that fails i'll try UAC :), thanks for the help so far :).

@Cale_Hagan Thanks for the info, i'll give that a go aswel :)

[shugz117]

Alright so im back now from uni and MemTest found no errors thankfully :) so i'm having a read through that link now above ^^

[diluzio91]

This is gonna sound a little funky, but did you try uninstalling, running CCleaner, scan for registry errors, then when you re install try putting steam in a different location, even if it's just root C:/ instead of C:/Programs(x86)

[shugz117]

This is gonna sound a little funky, but did you try uninstalling, running CCleaner, scan for registry errors, then when you re install try putting steam in a different location, even if it's just root C:/ instead of C:/Programs(x86)

I'll give that a go now to see, I have even reformatted windows and changed location between my two hard drives but it can't hurt to try thanks :)

[AmEv]

ISP blocking ports?

[shugz117]

ISP blocking ports?

How would i go about checking/ fixing that:redface:

[pcclan]

have you tried sfc /scannow ?

[pcclan]

this might do it (http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/)

[shugz117]

this might do it (http://www.yougetsignal.com/tools/open-ports/)

I have that open now and its recognized my address, i checked port 80 and it said that it is in fact closed. ( Not to sure what to do here as iv'e never done this before :redface: )

EDIT: I ran sfc /scannow and it found no errors buddy

[diluzio91]

factory reset the router. haha... you said you're at uni? because if you are then i would just call up the IT department and start talking... IT nerds are much less helpful if you bitch or scream... Speaking from experience

[shugz117]

factory reset the router. haha... you said you're at uni? because if you are then i would just call up the IT department and start talking... IT nerds are much less helpful if you bitch or scream... Speaking from experience

ahhh i see i'll do that now thanks, I'm at home now although i'm studying Bsc Computer Science:redface: lol

EDIT: Reset the modem and the ports are still closed :( Thinking of trying XP at this rate to see and a fresh hard drive?

[Ichbin]

I had a similar issue. All I did was grab a Steam install and install over it. Seemed to work fine.

[shugz117]

Finally got it sorted, after many many attempts lol.

I took both HDD's out and connected one to my brother in laws computer by usb, formated and installed XP then upgraded to 7 again and voila :D

EDIT: Stopped working yet again, getting very frustrating now.. It worked fine, i installed all my usual programs, restarted PC everything was great.

I come back to it an hour later and turn on the PC and it gives me the same error :(

[AmEv]

Now I'm almost thinking remnant malware.

Last-ditch effort:
Get GPartEd (http://gparted.sourceforge.net/download.php), delete all partitions, shutdown, keep off for at least a minute, re-create the partitions, reinstall.

[shugz117]

I have officially gave up :( nothing I do will work :( ?

[pcclan]

what if the problem is that your upgrading winodws ? and some how steam won't work. yes, i know it's a long shot but that could cause an issue

[shugz117]

what if the problem is that your upgrading winodws ? and some how steam won't work. yes, i know it's a long shot but that could cause an issue

Thanks for the reply, although I tried that also :)

I carried out a complete format of my hard drive, installed windows, then installed steam and it worked until i restarted my pc.

The problems have only started since the last title update, so does anyone know when the next one is due possibly?


EDIT: Finally fixed it now, I have to disable my internet connection and start it up for it to work n then just enable and sign it :)

Thanks to everyone for the suggestions and help :)