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Steam game not starting
Sometimes a game on steam may not start up, so you may be able to get it working by:
Library>(Game that isn't loading)>Right click>Properties>Local files>Verify Integrity of Game Cache
It will take around 10> minutes to detect the bad files and replace them
Steam gets stuck on update
Steam updates sometimes get stuck at a certain ammount of percent, however, you can usually fix it by doing this:
C:\>Program>Steam and delete "clientregistry.blob"
or
C:\>Program (x86)>Steam and delete "clientregistry.blob"
This will delete your saved password for steam, and force it to re-download the Steam client update. This method usually always fix other problems with Steam, so it is usually a good idea to delete this whenever steam enocunters an error.
Steam will not launch at all
If Steam will not launch on a Windows 7 system (64 bit) you can try this trick. Delete the appcache directory found here: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\appcache Restart steam it will then re-download and launch successfully.
Saving Steam games for re-install
If you're re-installing steam or ever need to uninstall and you want to save your games - move the folder steamapps too a new location like the desktop or Documents folder Depending on the size,It may take awhile...Grab a cup of tea once you have re-installed steam just start steam up once then exit and put the steamapps folder back
Offline Mode
For some reason, if your internet connection is limited (i.e. if ports required for Steam to run are closed), Steam will not start in offline mode and will return the following error:
Could not connect to steam network. This could be due to a problem with your internet connection, or with the Steam network. Please visit www.steampowered.com for more info.
Solution:
Step 1 : Find a proper network. Open Steam whilst internet connection is working.
Step 2 : Click "Steam" > Go Offline. Steam should now restart.
Steam offline mode should now work even with limited connection.