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Offlinehidenseek1
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steam problem
    #19183760 - 11/24/13 05:51 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

when i try to start counter strike (1.6) up i get a error

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Failed to start game(app already running)





i cant find any instances of it running in task manager (although i dont know what im looking for)

ive restarted my computer

ive exited steam and went back in and i still get the same error

i cant even deleted CS to try and reinstall it, it says please close game before deleting it

google hasnt helped, i cant even find anyone having this problem with 1.6  , but lots of people having this problem with CS:GO


i believe it is indeed running cause my hours played are going up


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Re: steam problem [Re: hidenseek1]
    #19183768 - 11/24/13 05:53 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

Try cleaning yo registry maybe.

Could be a temporary steam bug that you might have to wait out also. I've had a similar error once which went away after an update the next day. Contact support and find out.


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Re: steam problem [Re: hidenseek1]
    #19183788 - 11/24/13 05:57 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

Is steam autostarting when you turn on your computer?  The steam service should be, but not the app itself.

Click the Start button -> Run (or search box) -> type 'msconfig' and hit enter to pull up the Microsoft System Configuration utility, then go to the startup tab, click 'disable all' button and hit apply.  Then, go to the services tab, choose the 'hide all microsoft services' check at the bottom, then click 'disable all'... but then make sure the Steam service itself is turned back on (put a check mark back in that box)... you need that one enabled for Steam to work.  Once you've done that, click apply, close, and restart your PC.

This will put your PC into a clean boot scenario (except for the steam service), and it should work.  Then you can go back into msconfig and start turning things back on a few at a time until you find the culprit, at which point you can just leave that one disabled.

If the above does not work (it should), try clearing out your prefetch folder (c:\windows\prefetch), and do a system restore back to a point you know it was working.


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Re: steam problem [Re: Schmendrick]
    #19183839 - 11/24/13 06:06 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

try uninstalling the game.

:highfive: I play CS too


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Re: steam problem [Re: Schmendrick]
    #19184360 - 11/24/13 08:17 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

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Schmendrick said:
Is steam autostarting when you turn on your computer?  The steam service should be, but not the app itself.

Click the Start button -> Run (or search box) -> type 'msconfig' and hit enter to pull up the Microsoft System Configuration utility, then go to the startup tab, click 'disable all' button and hit apply.  Then, go to the services tab, choose the 'hide all microsoft services' check at the bottom, then click 'disable all'... but then make sure the Steam service itself is turned back on (put a check mark back in that box)... you need that one enabled for Steam to work.  Once you've done that, click apply, close, and restart your PC.

This will put your PC into a clean boot scenario (except for the steam service), and it should work.  Then you can go back into msconfig and start turning things back on a few at a time until you find the culprit, at which point you can just leave that one disabled.

If the above does not work (it should), try clearing out your prefetch folder (c:\windows\prefetch), and do a system restore back to a point you know it was working.





hmmmm im very hesitant to turn all that jazz off, so instead i tried starting up in safe mode, and counter strike worked there

restarted in normal mode and my shit was classically fucked, took me a second to realize what happened so i switched back to my normal theme


the worst part was shroomery looked like this

anyways does it working in safe mode mean i should try your steps, or something else?


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Re: steam problem [Re: hidenseek1]
    #19184365 - 11/24/13 08:19 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

I get that error but only if I double click a game right off the bat. Not sure other than google and the good ole uninstall clear all files reinstall.


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Re: steam problem [Re: gzuf]
    #19184381 - 11/24/13 08:23 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

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anyways does it working in safe mode mean i should try your steps, or something else?




Safe mode is a clean startup which also uses only basic included drivers and system-critical services.  Drivers are not likely to be your problem, nor are windows services... so yes, that means turning off startup items as I suggested should work.

I am not suggesting you turn it all off and leave it that way; I am suggesting you turn it all off, then turn them back on a few at a time to find out what is messing with Steam.


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Re: steam problem [Re: Schmendrick]
    #19184404 - 11/24/13 08:29 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

i guess ill try it, any idea why when i go into safe mode, and come back to normal mode, my task bar is grey and my internet looks all wahck till i switch back to the dell theme?


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Re: steam problem [Re: hidenseek1]
    #19184414 - 11/24/13 08:32 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

wait, before i disable stuff , thers a steam in start-up tab as well as service tab, could this be the problem?


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Re: steam problem [Re: hidenseek1]
    #19184415 - 11/24/13 08:33 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

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hidenseek1 said:
i guess ill try it, any idea why when i go into safe mode, and come back to normal mode, my task bar is grey and my internet looks all wahck till i switch back to the dell theme?




Safe mode turns off theming since it is a non-critical function of the operating system... it should come back on automatically though when you go back to normal mode.  Honestly, to me it sounds like you haven't clean this machine out in a while.. gotten rid of malware, etc.  You are probably bogged down with all sorts of shit.  When you are turning things back on after doing the clean boot, keep an eye out for anything which might be detrimental, and leave it off... then, when you are done, you can uninstall those things manually.


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Re: steam problem [Re: hidenseek1]
    #19184416 - 11/24/13 08:33 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)



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Re: steam problem [Re: hidenseek1]
    #19184429 - 11/24/13 08:37 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

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Schmendrick said:


  Honestly, to me it sounds like you haven't clean this machine out in a while.. gotten rid of malware, etc.  You are probably bogged down with all sorts of shit.




ya, i scan it with maleware bytes and spybot, but other then that i dont know how to do like anything

you missed my second post


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hidenseek1 said:
wait, before i disable stuff , thers a steam in start-up tab as well as service tab, could this be the problem?




im pretty sure i found the problem here^ should i try to disable 1 then switch if that dosnt work and disable the other?


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Re: steam problem [Re: hidenseek1]
    #19184436 - 11/24/13 08:41 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

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hidenseek1 said:
Quote:

Schmendrick said:


  Honestly, to me it sounds like you haven't clean this machine out in a while.. gotten rid of malware, etc.  You are probably bogged down with all sorts of shit.




ya, i scan it with maleware bytes and spybot, but other then that i dont know how to do like anything

you missed my second post


Quote:

hidenseek1 said:
wait, before i disable stuff , thers a steam in start-up tab as well as service tab, could this be the problem?




im pretty sure i found the problem here^ should i try to disable 1 then switch if that dosnt work and disable the other?





Disable Steam in the startup tab, but leave it enabled in Services. It might work, it might not.. either way, I recommend you go through the steps I have outlined.. it cannot hurt your PC if you make sure to hit that "hide all microsoft services" check in the services tab... it can only make things better.


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Re: steam problem [Re: Schmendrick]
    #19184499 - 11/24/13 09:00 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

ya i tried it, it didnt work

will system restore delete any new documents, pictures or music ive made/put on my comp in the last few days?


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Re: steam problem [Re: hidenseek1]
    #19184505 - 11/24/13 09:02 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

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hidenseek1 said:
ya i tried it, it didnt work

will system restore delete any new documents, pictures or music ive made/put on my comp in the last few days?





No, system restore only affects the registry.  You might have to reinstall any recently installed programs, since their registry entries will be borked, but that should be it.


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Re: steam problem [Re: Schmendrick]
    #19184519 - 11/24/13 09:04 PM (10 years, 2 months ago)

wtf, i decided to play condition zero instead, and it got the app already loaded error and then tried counterstrike 1.6 and it worked

it seems only one game can be errored at a time

:confused:  :what:  :crazyeyes:


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