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Steam Client Update Hangs at 99%

Peter PrinciplePeter Principle Registered User regular
edited June 2010 in Help / Advice Forum
I installed Steam on my new comp through Ninite, and now when I try to install L4D2, the "Updating Steam Client" progress bar pops up and quickly progresses to 99%, and there it hangs. I've left it to sit for an hour, no progress, I've turned off my firewall (zone alarm), and of course shutdown/restarted to no avail. I installed L4D2 and connected to Steam no problem on my older computer, using the same internet connection and network hardware.

Any idea what might be causing this?

"A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people's business." - Eric Hoffer, _The True Believer_
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  • Undead ScottsmanUndead Scottsman Cybertronian Paranormal Eliminator Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Delete your clientregistry.blob file.

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  • ResonantResonant Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Undead Scottsman wrote: »
    Delete your clientregistry.blob file.

    Correct. Make sure that steam.exe is not listed in task manager before doing so.

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  • Peter PrinciplePeter Principle Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    When I googled the issue this morning, that's the first thing I tried. I couldn't seem to find a client.blob file. Using the search feature (win7) didn't turn the file up, either. Of course, I also couldn't seem to find the actual Steam folder. When I went to the folder where the steam shortcut seems to point, all that was there was the Steam shortcut. It was all rather odd.

    I should probably uninstall the Steam client and just install it right off the L4D2 disc...

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    "A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people's business." - Eric Hoffer, _The True Believer_
  • Peter PrinciplePeter Principle Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    OK, well I

    1) Uninstalled Steam

    2) Used Windows Install Clean Up to remove steam install files

    3) Reinstalled from the SteamInstaller downloaded from the Steam webiste

    Now it hangs at 26% instead of 99%. I tried running the Steam.exe file as an administrator, and in varioius compatibility modes. Of course, I've deleted that Clientservices.blob file about 20 different times.

    Now what?

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    "A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people's business." - Eric Hoffer, _The True Believer_
  • Peter PrinciplePeter Principle Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Well, solved I guess. Solution was to wipe hard drive, reinstall win7, install *only* 3rd party av (avast, if it makes a dif), then install Steam from installer d/l'd from steam website. Heh.

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    "A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people's business." - Eric Hoffer, _The True Believer_
  • CasualCasual Wiggle Wiggle Wiggle Flap Flap Flap Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Undead Scottsman wrote: »
    Delete your clientregistry.blob file.

    This is the solution for pretty much every single steam issue I've come across.

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  • Peter PrinciplePeter Principle Registered User regular
    edited June 2010
    Casual wrote: »
    Undead Scottsman wrote: »
    Delete your clientregistry.blob file.

    This is the solution for pretty much every single steam issue I've come across.

    Except this one. I deleted that file so many times I started seeing the fucker in my dreams.

    Either something went terribly wrong with the ninite installation, or Zonealarm/Spybot was blocking Steam and not giving me a "Hey, you want to let this through?" msg, or there was some incompatibility with one of the other ninite programs I installed.

    Whatever it was, now it works. So, if all else fails, nuke the site from orbit. : /

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    "A man is likely to mind his own business when it is worth minding. When it is not, he takes his mind off his own meaningless affairs by minding other people's business." - Eric Hoffer, _The True Believer_
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