Steam games not launching

[TourGuide]

Hi All,

Having this weird problem with all steam games - nothing is launching and I get no error messages - they just won't start. VERY strange. I can't launch anything with a desktop icon, OR the steam library interface. I don't get an error message, just nothing comes up.

Any ideas?


Posted this to the FS/FT by mistake - srry peeps.

 

[Tristicus]

You've tried running Steam as admin or in compatibility mode?

 

[TourGuide]

Yeah, neither of these things changes anything.

 

[ZzZGuy]

I've gotten this a few times since they updated the steam app, try going into offline mode (found under settings).

 

[boran]

have you tried deleting/renaming the Clientregistry.blob file ?
Info:
http://supportwiki.steampowered.com/wiki/ClientRegistry.blob

This helped me when I had similar issues.

 

[AndroidVageta]

have you tried deleting/renaming the Clientregistry.blob file ?
Info:
http://supportwiki.steampowered.com/wiki/ClientRegistry.blob

This helped me when I had similar issues.

Dude...this TOTALLY worked for me...could NOT get MW2 to start no matter what I did and the ingame menu wouldnt work (Shift+Tab) but this fixed everything, thanks boran!

 

[TourGuide]

I located the problem in a troublesome security program. PC Tools makes Spyware Doctor for Win 7x64. After I shut down the program completely, everything is back to normal. It looks like Spyware Dr. is more of a Win XP program. Guess that one gets kicked to the curb.

Thanks for the help.

-TG

 

[pugh]

install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware and Super Antispyware. I have always run them both while steam is open. Game also with 0 problems too. Two of the greatest programs I have used that has saved me and other client's computers.

 

[TourGuide]

install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware and Super Antispyware. I have always run them both while steam is open. Game also with 0 problems too. Two of the greatest programs I have used that has saved me and other client's computers.

Do you use the free or paid versions of those programs. I've been scanning with malware bytes free for a while now.