Steam will not update, kill me now

iviv · 10 Aug 2011 at 11:11

delete everything in the steam directory except for steam.exe and the steamapps folder? Then run Steam.exe and it should download everything, see if that works?

Disable the firewall completely?

https://support.steampowered.com/ Hit the contact support, create an account (Its not the same as your steam account), and make a ticket?

iLorah · 10 Aug 2011 at 11:12

iviv said:
delete everything in the steam directory except for steam.exe and the steamapps folder? Then run Steam.exe and it should download everything, see if that works?

Disable the firewall completely?

https://support.steampowered.com/

Also tried both of those, Sorry to be a pain haha! Still no luck

andicole0 · 10 Aug 2011 at 11:15

Are you using an Administrator account? Can you try turning down User Account Control?

Andi.

iLorah · 10 Aug 2011 at 11:17

andicole0 said:
Are you using an Administrator account? Can you try turning down User Account Control?

Andi.

I had a go with turning it down but steam still acts the same

Sho · 10 Aug 2011 at 11:21

Try installing Steam on a diffrent drive?

andicole0 · 10 Aug 2011 at 11:22

I think I'd try uninstalling Steam from the control panel and starting again looks like something has got screwed up.

Andi.

Kazz · 10 Aug 2011 at 11:26

The only problem I ever had with updating Steam was fixed by updating it in safe mode, worked a treat.

iLorah · 10 Aug 2011 at 11:38

Kazz said:
The only problem I ever had with updating Steam was fixed by updating it in safe mode, worked a treat.

Tried those 3 things and still no luck

Clav · 10 Aug 2011 at 11:41

Tried installing it in a folder other than Program Files?

Sleepery · 10 Aug 2011 at 11:47

Done a disk check on the drive it's on yet?

iLorah · 10 Aug 2011 at 11:57

I have done a disk check and nothing came up.

It seems the only way I can even get slightly into steam is if I reset my router and the second it switches back on, Click on steam. The problem then is that I manage to get into it but the client is VERY slow and buggy. Any ideas why I can get into it like this but not usually?

Clav · 10 Aug 2011 at 11:58

Are you on wireless? If so is it secure?

iLorah · 10 Aug 2011 at 11:59

I'm running through ethernet

Sleepery · 10 Aug 2011 at 12:01

Starting to grasp at straws here, but try updating the ethernet card driver on your PC?

iLorah · 10 Aug 2011 at 12:06

Sleepery said:
Starting to grasp at straws here, but try updating the ethernet card driver on your PC?

Sorry to be a noob, How do I go about that?

mattjd · 10 Aug 2011 at 12:13

iLorah said:
Sorry to be a noob, How do I go about that?

Start, Right click Computer, Properties, Device Manager, Network Adaptors, Right click ethernet controller, Properties, Driver tab.

Check the version.

Go onto the manufactures website for the ethernet controller and go on the support/downloads section and search for the latest drivers and see if it is newer than your current ones.

Download if it is and install it like any other programme.

iLorah · 10 Aug 2011 at 12:19

mattjd said:
Start, Right click Computer, Properties, Device Manager, Network Adaptors, Right click ethernet controller, Properties, Driver tab.

Check the version.

Go onto the manufactures website for the ethernet controller and go on the support/downloads section and search for the latest drivers and see if it is newer than your current ones.

Download if it is and install it like any other programme.

Up to date already

iLorah · 10 Aug 2011 at 12:28

Oops double post

Sleepery · 10 Aug 2011 at 13:01

How's internet access in general from the PC, fast enough?

I thinking of background programs that are either hogging the bandwidth or interfering with Steam.

iLorah · 10 Aug 2011 at 13:21

I'ts totally fine other than this, When I try the router trick to get into steam that's okay for about a miunte then everything slows down and downloads stop.