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Off-Topic => Off-Topic Discussion => Topic started by: Zog on January 17, 2011, 07:39:28 AM

Title: Steam Problems
Post by: Zog on January 17, 2011, 07:39:28 AM: All, I'm having problems installing Steam on my Macbook Pro Laptop.

I already have it on my pc, I just want to play TF2 and HL2 on my laptop, as they can be played on the mac as well as the pc.

Whenever I boot it up, it says: "Unable to connect to Steam Network. 'Offline Mode' is unavailable because there is no login information stored on this computer."

Can someone help me fix it? Cheers.
Title: Re: Steam Problems
Post by: powerrave on January 17, 2011, 07:48:50 AM: is it still logged in on the PC? if so, it won't be able to log in the Mac. Steam can't be logged in on 2 systems at once with the same account.
Title: Re: Steam Problems
Post by: Zog on January 17, 2011, 07:52:30 AM: I'm not certain. I'm at school atm but I'm going home today... I just hope it works then.
Title: Re: Steam Problems
Post by: powerrave on January 17, 2011, 07:58:20 AM: just make sure Steam is NOT logged in or active at all. then try logging in on your Mac and see what happens.
Title: Re: Steam Problems
Post by: Zog on January 17, 2011, 01:38:46 PM: I've switched off the pc. But I'm now faced with another problem. I get up to the name and password part, and I press login, but then it says: "Could not connect to the steam network. This could be due to a problem with you internet connection, or with the Steam Network. Please visit www.steampowered.com (http://www.steampowered.com) for more info."

Now what?

EDIT: I've fixed it! I deleted "clientregistry.blob" and now it works! (It creates a new one)
Title: Re: Steam Problems
Post by: powerrave on January 18, 2011, 12:59:57 PM: good to see it fixed. but when it gives a link for more info, it is wise to click it.
Title: Re: Steam Problems
Post by: Zog on January 19, 2011, 07:26:36 AM: I did click it. It didn't help. I googled it :P

Anyway, Steam doesn't work at school. I'm assuming that that is because of the admin's block on almost every single website apart from google.
Title: Re: Steam Problems
Post by: powerrave on January 19, 2011, 11:32:33 AM: yeah that will very probably be blocked. it's blocked on the school my friends go to too.
Title: Re: Steam Problems
Post by: Sparkey98 on January 19, 2011, 11:48:11 AM: Quote from: Zog on January 19, 2011, 07:26:36 AM
I did click it. It didn't help. I googled it :P

Anyway, Steam doesn't work at school. I'm assuming that that is because of the admin's block on almost every single website apart from google.

Re-name Steam.exe as something like "mozillafirefox.exe" or whatever browser you use.
Title: Re: Steam Problems
Post by: powerrave on January 19, 2011, 11:58:25 AM: and what good what that do, next to other files from Steam probably not being able to find the exe.
Title: Re: Steam Problems
Post by: Stagfish on February 22, 2011, 12:47:55 PM: Bump

My steam download has just stopped at 70%, its taken all day and I dont want to restart it. Is there any way to make it start downloading again?
Title: Re: Steam Problems
Post by: Serge on February 23, 2011, 01:14:23 PM: Quote from: Stagfish on February 22, 2011, 12:47:55 PM
Bump

My steam download has just stopped at 70%, its taken all day and I dont want to restart it. Is there any way to make it start downloading again?

Have you tried turning it off and on again?
Title: Re: Steam Problems
Post by: Stagfish on February 23, 2011, 06:03:13 PM: Yeah I did that.

Anyway, Steam crashed so I had to start it again, it went very quickly this time though. Took 20 mins instead of a whole day.