Why does Steam take sooooo long to start up?

NeilF · 16 Jun 2011 at 19:21

It's like heading towards a minute!

Why not just a few seconds?

gropingmantis · 16 Jun 2011 at 19:23

Takes about 5 seconds for my client to start?

Shamikebab · 16 Jun 2011 at 19:27

Yeah quite quick here :confused:

I have issues with Steam but that certainly isn't one of them.

Sho · 16 Jun 2011 at 19:29

Quick here.

Evilsod · 16 Jun 2011 at 19:30

Its your pc/internet.

When on my gfs very poor computer with equally poor internet, it would take minutes. My steam here starts up in a few seconds.

Edrof · 16 Jun 2011 at 19:37

Just took me 3 seconds.

sniffy · 16 Jun 2011 at 19:38

Takes me about 5 seconds too.

NeilF · 16 Jun 2011 at 20:08

Evilsod said:
Its your pc/internet.

Quad core system, with a 12Mbit internet connect? :eek:

Evilsod · 16 Jun 2011 at 20:13

NeilFawcett said:
Quad core system, with a 12Mbit internet connect?

Then it can't be working as advertised if its just suddenly happened.

d_brennen · 16 Jun 2011 at 20:16

Go make a cuppa, but remember, watched Steam never boils. Or something like that

NeilF · 16 Jun 2011 at 20:17

Evilsod said:
Then it can't be working as advertised if its just suddenly happened.

What can't be working as advertised? My PC? Of course it is!

Steam being slow - Been like it for as long as I can recall... It's just hit me today how daft it was that it took so long...

So why isn't it taking just a couple of secs then!?

NeilF · 16 Jun 2011 at 20:23

The connecting to Steam message comes up in a couple of seconds. But then to get fully into Steam takes nearly another minute, with some reasonable CPU usage going on !

(Obviously I don't load Steam at boot up, and instead click an icon to load it up if/when I need it)

Evilsod · 16 Jun 2011 at 20:37

*exits Steam*

*clicks Steam*

Took roughly 30 seconds to come on with a fair few windows and stuff open. And as anyone whose played SupCom2 with me will tell you, this PC isn't exactly speedy.

Could just be its taking it too long to connect to Steam so if you can monitor net activity you could at least rule that out.

(ok a few seconds was an underestimate but i generally only run it on startup anyway)

gropingmantis · 16 Jun 2011 at 20:41

I just timed it. Took exactly 6 seconds from clicking the steam button to being on my library page...and it loaded an advert for Dungeon Siege too. On a WD Caviar Black 1TB, 20M Virgin Media connection and FF running in the background streaming an iplayer program???
There must be something wrong with your client or internet.

mattjd · 16 Jun 2011 at 20:41

Took 17 seconds to load on a standard 7200rpm HDD.

Maybe your HDD needs cleaning and defragging?

trigger-happy · 16 Jun 2011 at 20:48

just download the steam installer and repair steam.

anuraj · 16 Jun 2011 at 20:49

30 seconds here for me (bad laptop, good connection).

NeilF · 16 Jun 2011 at 20:52

Evilsod said:
*exits Steam*

*clicks Steam*

Took roughly 30 seconds to come on with a fair few windows and stuff open. And as anyone whose played SupCom2 with me will tell you, this PC isn't exactly speedy.

Could just be its taking it too long to connect to Steam so if you can monitor net activity you could at least rule that out.

(ok a few seconds was an underestimate but i generally only run it on startup anyway)

If I do that, it takes a few (5-10) seconds.. It's just the first run of Steam that takes a minute!

All the time it's loading (for the first time) the steam.exe is using 20-30% CPU for example! So it's doing a lot for that minute!

Gazanimal · 16 Jun 2011 at 20:54

It's Steam being grumpy after losing out on some EA games.

(runs for cover before the whole Steam v Origin debate kicks off again)

NeilF · 16 Jun 2011 at 20:55

trigger-happy said:
just download the steam installer and repair steam.

And that isn't going to mess up my current installation/settings? 100% NOT!