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Unable to load library Steam.dll on Steam.exe
Unable to load library Steam.dll on Steam.exe
This is such a joke - a not very bloody funny joke!
I just bought this game the other day (half life 2). I load it up, then I get:
steam.exe (main exception): unable to load library Steam.dll
I scanned for viruses, spy ware, ad ware. I turned off my firewall, turned off my virus protection, turned of spy ware, turned off adaware, I don’t have any other guardian progs, deleted that blob file people have been talking about, installed steam from website and I get
another error problem with "8e8" ... That is only a fraction of what I can remember from the pop up that comes up.
Now I don’t mind the stuffing around, as with most games you do have to mess around to get the best experience out of your computer - but what I do hate is the lack of support from Steam.
I have noticed and contributed to a 17 page forum on steam on exactly this problem and the only solution steam have come up with is "this is a corrupt install. reinstall and you should be cool."
Well guess what, I'm not cool about crap service! I paid about $90 for this game. I'd just to get some value for money please!
(Forum thread)
http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&postid=5226759#n...
I have Pent 4 2.8, 2 gig ram, 256 6600 geforce vid card - not that this is going to bloody help at all.
I paid a lot of money for a product that I have to configure, problem solve, alter files, delete files & bend over backwards for. I thought gaming was supposed to be fun?!
Can someone please ease my frustration?
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Re: Unable to load library Steam.dll on Steam.exe
There is nothing to be gained in coming here and telling everyone how frustrated you are. This is not the Steam help desk and we do not owe you anything. We can only help if you ask nicely enough.
RE: "I have noticed and contributed to a 17 page fourm..."
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Date Registered: 08-07-2006
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I guess the definition of "contribution" can be a subjective topic.
My suggestion to you: start your own thread in the Steam forums and wait patiently for someone to reply to YOUR thread.
Posting the same question in 2 separate forums does not fall within forum etiquette.
Regards,
Daniel
Steam.dll
Same problem but I stopped PeerGuardian2 and it worked :)
Re: Unable to load library Steam.dll on Steam.exe
Okay, I had the same problem and realised that I was getting the message everytime steam was trying to update when I wasn't online.
Don't know about you but I need to click an icon to get online after everything else has booted up. I installed css without clicking the icon to go online and kept getting the same message. Tried it while online and hey presto, it works.
Hope this helps anybody else who gets the same problem :)
Re: Unable to load library Steam.dll on Steam.exe
Do you have a bluetooth stack on your PC?
My Toshiba Bluetooth driver recently expired, didn't load, and presto! My Steam mysteriously appeared back.
Hope this helps...
my solution
i have panda antivirus, and i needed to reinstall steam thanks to some problem, while installing i got the same error, but i didnt know what was causing it. i shut down panda antivirus(with firewall) and *Presto* problem solved!
hope it helps!
need help asap
i need 2 download steam for saints row 2 but every time i try 2 it says it cant but im online al the time help need help asap