Problem With Steam, anyone? — FaceWAN Forum Archive

2010-04-30 04:38 UTC

Yeah, I've been having a problem with Steam lately.... After they decided to give us that new interface, my client won't load.
It keeps giving me this error:

"Fatal Error: Failed to load platform modules"

Now look, I DID look at their support page for help.
I did the thing with the task manager... I went into regedit.
But, it just... won't... work!
I restarted, then nothing. (Nothing would show but the message after login)
If anyone has any idea how to fix this, BESIDES uninstalling and putting Steam back on, I would appreciate the help.

2010-04-30 15:41 UTC

Originally posted by MoonDawg, post: 44295:
Yeah, I've been having a problem with Steam lately.... After they decided to give us that new interface, my client won't load.
It keeps giving me this error:

"Fatal Error: Failed to load platform modules"

Now look, I DID look at their support page for help.
I did the thing with the task manager... I went into regedit.
But, it just... won't... work!
I restarted, then nothing. (Nothing would show but the message after login)
If anyone has any idea how to fix this, BESIDES uninstalling and putting Steam back on, I would appreciate the help.

Since the steam update my computer that is hosting my server which is windows 7. Steam will popup saying some message i forget the message but either hit offline mode or cancel but anyways steam works fine in safe mode but once taken off safe mode it doesn't work. I have 3 other computers in the house running steam but they're not windows 7 and had no issues with the update. I tried from reinstalling steam to replacing files to erasing it totally wiping the registry and still it only would work in safe mode.

yeah that's me.

Fuckin Brando Baby.

2010-04-30 21:54 UTC

I RUN STEAM.. NORMALY.. EVERYTHING WORKS FINE..
I HATE HTE NEW INTERFACE IT SUCKS *****

+ i noticed a server i used to go in some other game
is now down since steam new update :S they cant get it to work any more strange...

*starts giving away torches and pitch forks*

LETS START A RIOT!!!!!

Together For Ever & Never Apart Maybe By Distance But Never By Heart :lovewcc: :wcc:

Raise your hands now to testify... your confession wil be crucified..You're a sacrificial suicide. Like a dog that's been sodomized.

2010-05-01 23:34 UTC

Hey! I got Steam to work!
I deleted my client registry then it magically decided to work.
I have to agree with you... The new UI is awful.
What's new isn't always better.

2010-05-02 02:34 UTC

It's not bad for me, I guess because I used it since it was first in beta and I got used to it, so when they forced it on people I did not even notice.

> Trust your technolust

2010-06-14 17:24 UTC

I haven't gotten a taste of the new UI since my computer went and shit itself.
I wish I could install it on my flash drive, but apparently that won't work either since it needs a valid hard drive for an install. It may be another 3 months before I can see the new Steam UI.

:wcc:When life gives you lemons, don't make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! GET MAD. I don't want your damn lemons! What am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life's manager. Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons. Do you know who I am? I'm the man who's gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! I'm gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that BURNS YOUR HOUSE DOWN!:wcc:

2010-06-14 20:43 UTC

I'm running steam off an external harddrive just fine - loading speeds are just a tad slower than usual due to the limited bandwith you get on USB connections.