Left 4 dead 2 Steam won't install

[Witcher1979]

Hey guys

I see lots of people have this problem, does anyone here have any ideas?

Incomplete Installation(16)

I tried to delete the .ncf files, it then seemed to verify the download but still got stuck on 2% installing. I don't run avast so that wont help me. I run microsoft security essentials which I also disabled to install.

Steam check said steam was upto date, I also tried to disable the firewall.

Specs:
q6600
4gb ram
6950 2gb
win 7 64 bit.

I have tried pretty much everything on the steam forums. My Steam and games are installed to F:

Thanks for any help.

 

[Witcher1979]

Anyone else here ever had this issue? Still waiting to hear back from Steam, which I doubt will happen. In fact I paid via paypal on this one so I can open a case if I hear nothing. Lucky we have the sales of goods act here in the UK so the none refund agreement they have is kinda rubbish

I mean this is just wrong, dates all the way back from 2008 until now:

http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1038956

 

[Limenote]

what isp do you use?

 

[Witcher1979]

BT m8, believe it or not, that last post on that forum about using hotshield worked. It got past the 2% and installed. I then removed hotshield from the PC. Rebooted and it plays everytime. What on earth could be causing it and what could hotshield do to fix this issue? Been waiting all day and I still can't post on steam forums until a mod allows my account. What a stupid setup they have. I want to post to say thanks to that guy

Cheers

 

[Limenote]

well good to know yours is working, I had this exact same problem with deus ex yesterday and today, its BT screwing around on their end but my game works now so they must have changed something.

 

[Rroff]

As above its a BT Broadband problem seems to be intermittent over the last few days hope they get it sorted quick as it getting to be a bit of a pain.