"Failed to find steam"

[wikimancz]

I just got steam and purchased R:TW and Alex cause my discs died on me. However no matter what i do, i get the same error saying the program shut down and windows will now exit. The support on the steam page didnt help. Im on vista. What should i do?

[irishron]

Verify the game cache would be a good place start.

[wikimancz]

Sorry i meant to mention ive done all the suggestions on the support section. From removing my AV's turning off UAC and DEP

[irishron]

Can you log into Steam?
Have you tried launching it after logging into Steam?

[wikimancz]

Yes, I log into the steam.exe. From the program itself when i try to load, i just get an error saying a problem has caused the program to stop working. From the individual .exe's in the steamapp folder it says "cant find Steam".

[Bonez]

Try starting it from your steam library, the .exes in the game folders are useless to try and start the game with if you have a straight steam install. If not I have no idea what to do otherwise except either reinstall it or change back and files you have nodded. If you are the one that was having RTR issues then you may need to reinstall to completely uninstall it.

[irishron]

Delete the clienregistry.blob, then try to log into Steam.

[wikimancz]

What does removing that file do? It automatically makes a new one when i load steam up again.

[wikimancz]

Also, i get a pop up saying Data Execution Prevention is blocking it, but im fairly certain i turned it off for the Rome.exe's. What exactly is required to make DEP stop working.

[irishron]

Check it, again, just to make sure.

Have you taken ownership of C: drive for your account name?

[wikimancz]

Check it, again, just to make sure.

Have you taken ownership of C: drive for your account name?

What do you mean by take ownership? As in my permissions?

[irishron]

If I understand you correctly, yes.

Have you done this? http://www.twcenter.net/forums/showthread.php?t=397636

[wikimancz]

Yes i did. I had to remove my UAC completely to install a mod for RTW, but that was when i was using a disk.

[Plumo]

İ never had problems until recently this one ...

got ıt to work after verıfyıng ıt ı thınk. but when ı exıted the game the same problem agaın..

[irishron]

Contact Steam about it. If they updated their client recently, maybe another one messed up.

[irishron]

Recap, then.
1. UAC disabled.
2. Computer login now owns C: drive.
3. Check the permissions through your antivirus, firewall, and/or router? Most routers even have a builtin firewall.
4. College/uni firewall?
5. Delete th clientregistry.blob?
6. Can you log into Steam.
7. Go to www.steampowered.com anonymously, download the latest client anonumously, log into Steam, launch game from there, not the desktop.
8. Reinstall the game.
9. Contact Steam. They pulled the same bs with NTW ten days ago.

[wikimancz]

The only one i dont know how to do is log in anonymously and try to launch from the site. Also how do i contact them. I sent them a suppost thing a week ago but havent gotten anything back yet

[irishron]

Just click the link I posted which should get you there without logging in.

On that page is their download link, the last time I checked was on the right side of the page. click on it and install it.

Now, log in.

Go to your My Games page I believe it is, and launch RTW from ther, if it will.

[wikimancz]

Nothing worked. What do i do to contact them

[irishron]

Your other ticket is already a week old? I'd turn in another one.