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GameRager: Was gonna post this to the "Bitch about life" thread but I also wanted to bump this for the day as well....so here goes: Today I got the "Steam cannot start it's main exe" or some such nonsense "error", so I tried various ways to fix it before realizing that the only way I could fix it would be to repair my steam installation....because of how I did it I now have to reinstall around 60GB of steam games and I lost all my progress/settings in/for them as well. Dammit. :\
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Licurg: There is another solution to your problem: Stop using Steam:)
I could do that, but I kinda like the steam sales and achievements(Don't laugh...:p...). :\

Plus it's kinda more my fault(For installing steam originally to a drive other than C drive)/the steam installer(repairer app)'s fault, in a way. I have my steam client installed to the H drive as my C drive is nearly full(And mainly for programs/OS files.), and when I tried repairing the steam installation via the steam website it "repaired" it by installing a new copy of the folder/application/client in C drive(There seemed to be no option when I tried to repair that would allow me to actually just repair the old installation in H drive.) As such when I did it it did something that made all the games become "uninstalled" in the steam client window, so I just decided to run the installer again, uninstall my steam client & files, and reinstall in another drive(O drive, currently.).
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GameRager: Was gonna post this to the "Bitch about life" thread but I also wanted to bump this for the day as well....so here goes: Today I got the "Steam cannot start it's main exe" or some such nonsense "error", so I tried various ways to fix it before realizing that the only way I could fix it would be to repair my steam installation....because of how I did it I now have to reinstall around 60GB of steam games and I lost all my progress/settings in/for them as well. Dammit. :\
Couldn't you leave the steamapps folder be or back it up? I'm sure half of those things had nothing to do with the problem and were easily transferable except for some of the .cfgs in the first part of the folder.

I may be misunderstanding something, though.
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GameRager: Was gonna post this to the "Bitch about life" thread but I also wanted to bump this for the day as well....so here goes: Today I got the "Steam cannot start it's main exe" or some such nonsense "error", so I tried various ways to fix it before realizing that the only way I could fix it would be to repair my steam installation....because of how I did it I now have to reinstall around 60GB of steam games and I lost all my progress/settings in/for them as well. Dammit. :\
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Profanity: Couldn't you leave the steamapps folder be or back it up? I'm sure half of those things had nothing to do with the problem and were easily transferable except for some of the .cfgs in the first part of the folder.

I may be misunderstanding something, though.
When I tried repairing the steam install it wouldn't allow me to pick where my current steam install was(H drive.) and it installed a new steam install instead(On C drive.)

The new steam install(made by the repair) wouldn't detect the installs unless I transferred them, and the place where the new steam install was(C drive) was full. Yeah, I probably should've/could've moved the new steam install folders from the c drive to the o drive, and the copied all the data files for the games from the H drive(old steam install folders) to the o drive(Where I eventually moved the new steam install folders.). But I didn't...stupid, stupid me. Ah well, live and learn.
Post edited June 24, 2012 by GameRager
I wish we had more decent Singleplayer based Zombie games(No, not multiplayer only zombie games/simplistic [barrier/town/shelter] defense games/coop focused titles/etc, but actual zombie singleplayer zombie games[FPS/3ps/Action-Adventure].). Walking Dead seems decent so far, but we need more games of a similar vein. Stuff like Road to Fiddler's Green(Simplistic in gameplay but still good, imo.), Dead Rising(Good game but the time limit sucked for those who like(d)/want(ed) to explore & take their time.), and the original Resident Evil games....etc.

(Preferably with some interaction beyond killing/healing type actions & interactions, and not too simplistic like House of the Dead series/L4D.)
To whoever downrated my Party all the time thread(Especially when there are other music related threads on the board that aren't low rated, and it isn't spammy/rude/etc.) : You suck, and have no life whatsoever, if threads filled with music links bother you so much. Thanks for your time.
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GameRager: To whoever downrated my Party all the time thread(Especially when there are other music related threads on the board that aren't low rated, and it isn't spammy/rude/etc.) : You suck, and have no life whatsoever, if threads filled with music links bother you so much. Thanks for your time.
LOL :P don't worry, i'll uprate it for you.
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GameRager: To whoever downrated my Party all the time thread(Especially when there are other music related threads on the board that aren't low rated, and it isn't spammy/rude/etc.) : You suck, and have no life whatsoever, if threads filled with music links bother you so much. Thanks for your time.
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Licurg: LOL :P don't worry, i'll uprate it for you.
I dunno if it's because it's a music thread/link thread & they don't like such(But if that was the case then wouldn't the other music threads on the forums be low rated as well?), because it's marked as a question(Some don't like when threads that aren't questions are marked as such, but this is such a trifling reason that it can't be the one.....can it?), etc.

Sorry, venting.........I just don't like when people "piss on my front lawn" in this manner.
Post edited July 02, 2012 by GameRager
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Licurg: LOL :P don't worry, i'll uprate it for you.
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GameRager: I dunno if it's because it's a music thread/link thread & they don;t like such(But if that was the case then wouldn't the other music threads on the forums be low rated as well?), because it's marked as a question(Some don't like when threads that aren't questions are marked as such, but this is such a trifling reason that it can't be the one.....can it?), etc.

Sorry, venting.........I just don't like when people "piss on my front lawn" in this manner.
Might be they just don't like you :P
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Licurg: Might be they just don't like you :P
Well you could be right......judging from how my previous offtopic threads fared(Feel free to "go through the wayback machine" and skim them if you like.), you just could be right.

But people wouldn't be that petty and hold a grudge against me for so long, would they?
Post edited July 02, 2012 by GameRager
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GameRager: *snip*
I think they just want to party, but are "kicking it old school" and want to "get down". Downvoting is the only thing that has the same general direction :p
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GameRager: *snip*
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Adzeth: I think they just want to party, but are "kicking it old school" and want to "get down". Downvoting is the only thing that has the same general direction :p
Perhaps.....

(Also thanks for the laugh....I needed one....:)...)
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Licurg: Might be they just don't like you :P
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GameRager: Well you could be right......judging from how my previous offtopic threads fared(Feel free to "go through the wayback machine" and skim them if you like.), you just could be right.

But people wouldn't be that petty and hold a grudge against me for so long, would they?
It's cool, GR. Haters are gonna hate. Speaking for myself, I find your posts to be entertaining and different to say the least.
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GameRager: Well you could be right......judging from how my previous offtopic threads fared(Feel free to "go through the wayback machine" and skim them if you like.), you just could be right.

But people wouldn't be that petty and hold a grudge against me for so long, would they?
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Hovis1974: It's cool, GR. Haters are gonna hate. Speaking for myself, I find your posts to be entertaining and different to say the least.
Entertaining and different.....dunno if that's a compliment or not. Oh well, i'll take it as one anyways. :)

(Btw, I got that it was a compliment....I was just being purposefully dense.)
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Licurg: Might be they just don't like you :P
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GameRager: Well you could be right......judging from how my previous offtopic threads fared(Feel free to "go through the wayback machine" and skim them if you like.), you just could be right.

But people wouldn't be that petty and hold a grudge against me for so long, would they?
You know nothing, Jon Snow...
I fucking love newegg. Ordered a laptop in the late afternoon yesterday, choose free super saver shipping, and it's due to arrive today! Also helps that I got $100 off the laptop thanks to a special :-) Looking forward to an afternoon of bloatware removal and stress testing.

I do miss my desktop, though. Curse these infernal tiny living quarters!
Post edited July 06, 2012 by EC-