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    Steam help please! important!

    Hi! something weird happend today i logged on my steam account and then i can see that im in a game called csgo and when i go to task manager then i can't see the file called csgo.exe so i can't even close it and im really scared if my steam is hacked because i have alot of exspensive skins on...
  2. MultiCofy

    Opening adds instead of hyperlinks

    Hey guys, I've recently come across a rather (to me) unusual problem - sometimes when I click the links (or open anything HTML related, like Steam), I get redirected to weird sites (namely Reimage Repair and utrack), which I find reeeeally annoying. I've tried running an antivirus (original...
  3. D

    Website layout wont load on some pages

    Most websites load fine, but some (like this steam page) look like this image: This happens in all browsers and nothing seems to fix it.
  4. P

    Computer typing by itself

    So I was talking to Steam Support about my account then my computer started to retype the things I said. I thought it had to do with my macros because it has been acting up recently, so I opened a new tab to let the typing finish. But now it was typing different things. It ended with...
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    What games can my laptop run?

    Hi, I have an HP EliteBook 840 G1. I'm wondering what games from steam and elsewhere my laptop can handle and are good to play? Specs: - Intel Core i5 4300U (2.5GHz) - 8GB DDR3 (1x8) - 500GB HDD + 32GB SSD Cache - Intel HD Graphics 4400 (128MB) - Windows 10 Pro x64 For comparison, I can run...
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    Will my parents know if I buy a steam game with my card

    My parents are quite over-protective over what I link my card up to, but I want to buy some steam games after I earned some money working a job. I am 16 and my card is mine, only I know the PIN, and my mother doesn't open my monthly bank statements, I do. If I spend lets say £20 on a steam game...
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    Kaspersky and Steam servers

    Hi, Could anyone help me out with Kaspersky and Steam Servers. When I go to Steam>view>servers and try to connect to a game server I just get Server is not responding (ARK Survival). I tried about 30 different servers. Should I just remove Kaspersky and get AVG or is there a way around it. I...
  8. H

    PC help please

    How do you transfer steam games and a league of legends account to a new PC?
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    Steam Client won't install games correctly

    Hello. I recently tried to install Fallout 4 on Steam and got the following error "An error occurred while updating Fallout 4 (download corrupt)". It says that it's queued, although it's staying like this. On a rare occasion it starts downloading again, but then immediately goes back to being...
  10. Marshall Honorof

    Alienware Steam Machine Review

    The Alienware Steam Machine has a gorgeous interface and powerful specs, but its game selection and extra features fall short. Alienware Steam Machine Review : Read more
  11. Rossdowling321

    A game downloaded from steam had a virus for the .exe file, is this a false positive?

    The game overture was downloaded successfully from steam servers on the steam client (fully updated) and then the next day when i'm not playing it at all bullguard tells me to quarantine it because it attempted to hijack another process/program to control/administrate/disguise itself as it. ????
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    Lowest possible priced laptop to run steam games?

    Hello! When I was like 3 my dad bought a laptop that was shared by the whole family. Fast forward about 10 years and there were so many things wrong with it, it wouldn't even turn on. So a year ago I saved up money to get a chromebook. It was cheap and is easy to use but I miss playing the games...
  13. foolishcreature

    Steam not working?

    Yesterday I installed a game torrent for a steam game. I played the game for a few hours then went to go play a steam game. It said steam was offline, even though my connection was working. I use an Ethernet port if that helps. I tried uninstalling and reinstalling steam and it didn't seem to...
  14. ImPrettyIrish

    My Mic does not work for Steam

    Hello I have come across an issue with Steam. I cannot get my mic to work. I have tried different USB ports as well as a whole different mic. I am using the M-Audio U1000 and a Blue Snowball. They both work in other applications, just not steam. Is there any fixes for this? Thanks in advance
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    Need Help Choosing Gaming Laptop!

    Im looking for a laptop mainly for everyday use, thin and light, but that can handle some gaming. I have a few options but I would appreciate fresh suggestions, I am open to a laptop running ubuntu if it is worth the performance drop. The main things I'm looking for are portability...
  16. HR_Luka

    Gmail :: How to Save All Emails from Specific Sender to My Gmail Folder?

    Hello, all. I would like to send all of my emails from specific sender from gmail into my gmail folder. The sender I want to "isolate" is Steam, I always trade something, buy, sell and etc. But it sometimes gets lost in the crowd. Is there a way I can do it? Thank you for reading this and...
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    Need a New Laptop

    I'm in the market for a new laptop and stumbled upon these : http://www.box.co.uk/Cube_Chameleon_CZ-5840_1811159.html http://www.saveonlaptops.co.uk/CB-CZ5840-1010SP-Cube-Chameleon-CZ-5840_1811157.html I mainly play football manager on 2d settings and LoL but I have Skyrim on steam that I've...
  18. A

    RESOLVED: Unable to play any games, graphics card seems to fail

    --Issue is fixed, see my response post for solution-- Hey guys and gals, a few days ago I decided to reinstall Diablo 3 and get back into it. After about 20 minutes into playing, my laptop crashed, making that loud and obnoxious air horn like noise (not sure how to describe it), screen went...
  19. D

    Invalid SSL Certificate / Your connection is not private

    Hi, well basically a few days ago i noticed that i wasnt able to purchase anything on steam, i wasnt able to redeem codes or anything because i was getting this error: Invalid SSL Certificate The SSL certificate for https://store.steampowered.com/account/store_transactions/ is invalid and the...
  20. A

    How could this happen?

    One day I updated my Steam application and turn off my 2 year old Dell Inspiron 5521 Laptop. Just a few hours something like 2 - 3 hours then turning it on again. My MASTER PASSWORD is not working anymore. tried reseting the CMOS battery and RAM .. nothing works.. most laptop now adays are...
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    How long does steam support take to respond to lost accounts?

    Locked my steam account and now want to reopen it. Wrote a ticket 5 weeks ago. Ref. No. 7527-QTAV-4658. Didn't got reply till now. How long does it take them to respond? Please help.
  22. S

    What laptop should i get ?!?!

    Hi i need a laptop for the following Gaming steam Editing and rendering smoothly Also it needs to be available in the Uk:) any recommendations :)
  23. O

    Access to Steampowered

    I joined steam earlier this year and bought a few games. Today I wanted to update my email address and fount my Steam account has been blocked. I don't know why and I can find no way of contacting them.. The web site sent me round in circles. The community forum wouldn't let me post to it...
  24. L

    Flight Simulator X

    Will my Lenovo Horizon 2 Multimode Table PC run Flight Simulator X Steam Edition, if does where else I'm going to need, thanks.!!
  25. P

    does Acer support steam?

    Hey I'm about to get the Acer one 10 and i need to know if it supports steam. The reason why is because I have a Robocraft account and haven't been on because Apple doesn't support steam, so it anyone knows please tell me right away! THANKS:D.
  26. Wing0

    How long does steam support take to respond to lost accounts?

    It has been a month since I submitted my ticket. I don't mind waiting, just as long as it eventually gets a reply. How long has anyone here waited, if you had to?
  27. W

    Looking for Specific Laptop Specs & Question

    Hello, I am looking to buy a laptop and I'm having trouble finding one that fits my criteria. I'm going to use it mostly for school but also game on it so it needs to be able to handle Steam games. Criteria: - Intel Core i7 processor (preferably greater than 2.4 ghz) - 1080p res screen - NVIDIA...
  28. S

    someone controlling my steam

    Hello all, So here's the story, I was afk for two hours then when I got back, I start seeing my cursor moving and start to open up steam then start to go through my inventory. Please help thanks.
  29. _creature

    Steam connectivity problem since Windows 10

    Hi, I hope this is the right place to post this. I've been having this issue with connectivity related to Steam, I think it started happening about 20 days ago after upgrading to Windows 10. So basically I think something is blocking the connection to servers. For example on games with...
  30. R

    Hp stream 8

    I have a few questions about this tablet. 1. The micro SD says max at 32gb, but can it go higher like 128gb? People have said 64gb, but I can't find anyone who used 128gb. 2. Anyway a game like need for speed most wanted 2012, on lowest settings could play? I have played a few games from steam...
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    Graphics Settings Problem

    I have a brand new MSI GS60 Ghost Pro 4k-605 with Nvidia 970m Graphics card and all the other bells and whistles that go along with it. For some reason I cant run GTA V at any quality above normal...all I keep seeing is how this laptop specifically can run this game at very high/ultra settings...
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    Steam Support Help??

    My friends steam account got hacked about a month ago and his email got hacked also and changed to another persons email. The day his account got hacked we both sent in a steam support ticket with all the information required in order to recalim the account like address and proof that its your...
  33. D

    Steelseries Headset Problems After WIn10

    Hi all, My Steelseries headset was working perfectly on Steam and in games such as CSGO prior to updating to Windows 10. It seems to make a robotic kinda noise now, like I have a voice changer. The mic still works perfectly on TeamSpeak though So baffled as to why it's so bad on Steam and in...
  34. T

    Does steam abandon you ???

    Hi , i recently switched computers cause my old one died with all the passwords in it .. Luckily i remember my steam password but i dont remember my gmail password . When i try to login steam it asks for an email confirmation password. I created a ticked about a week ago but no one answered , is...
  35. A

    How much of a risk am I taking...

    If I have no antivirus and went on Google to download steam and maybe check pcgamer?
  36. T

    rendersystemempty.dll safe or virus?

    Hitmanpro detected the file in the steam system folder and I'm wondering if it safe?
  37. Storm Crow

    Kaspersky blocking steam and curse

    I have had my computer since may 28 2015, and I have had kaspersky 2015, steam, and curse all working fine. But now I have problems with curse and steam when I start up the computer. I cant automatically load both applications, I get popups from curse saying kaspersky is a potential incompatible...
  38. A

    steam virus attention!!!!!!!!!!

    do not friend unknown people in steam as they may text you this something like a screenshot (i don't want to publish the link cause someone might press it) especially if you are trading in cs:go lounge they may friend you so they van text you the above do not press **run** under no...
  39. joebro865

    Gtx 840m gameable?

    So I bought a laptop (HP Pavillion) with a gtx 840m. I was on a tight budget, and when I saw that it had a i5 5th gen cpu and 800 series gpu for only 599 I went against everything I had learned when I built my computer and did no research. Turned out it was a dual core cpu and an 840m. (I knew...
  40. M

    hard drive space disappearing or leaving blazing fast

    I downloaded a few torrented games (i know its bad but i don't have money for steam now) but i realized that they took way more space than they said, example, i downloaded a 34 GB game and i had 680 GB left, then after i installed it it took MORE THAN 80 GB. and i ended up with 598 GB, this is...
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    no net work

    My z97 extreme 4 internet is conected but cant do anything steam origins teamspeak nothing conects
  42. P

    Notebook Crash after few minutes playing games

    Hello gentlemen, my friend has a problem with notebook. When she run steam game the pc crash after a few minutes and for example non steam game call of duty 2 it also crash. Is it problem with heat or could that be software problem ? Any ideas or tips what to try or how to fix it ?
  43. S

    GTA IV Infinite Loading Screen

    I am getting the GTA IV Infinite Loading screen. I don't have the steam Edition. I do have windows 8 and I think that is the problem. Please Help
  44. A

    Steam downloads at 5kbps?

    I've been having this weird problem with steam since two days. Dota2 has been getting a few new updates and steam downloads them at 5-10kbps. Same with an update for 'loadout'. I have a 4Mbps connection and my normal downloads and browsing seem to have no problem at all. I've tried changing...
  45. CAaronD

    Screensaver virus removal?

    I've clicked on one of those links to download the screensaver virus, that traded all your items out of curiosity.I had logged out of my Steam account before I did it though. Nothing was lost. I'll probably change my password later too. Now, how do I remove it? I haven't touched it yet. It's...
  46. TheAterix

    Help, quickly this is important, pc has been infected what to do

    My friends steam account has been hacked and it was a file that someone had infected his pc with, when he joined a lobby it downloaded a file and then his account was gone, i think it is an infection that has been injected into his pc. He is extremely worried as it could potentially take credit...
  47. F

    Steam .Scr virus/keylogger/malware?

    I got this message from a "friend" who added me about wanting to trade he sent me some link and out of my ignorant stupidity i clicked it and it downloaded i opened it thinking it was some screenshot since it had the whole .scr thing at the end and it basically exited me out of steam and...
  48. V

    Absolutely Awful Adware

    I have this stupid adware on my computer, and I haven't downloaded anything apart from a game from Steam this week, and all of the sudden, I have this thing called "SauleePPluso" under my extensions. No matter where I click on a page (even here on TH), I get popups and all of this crap now. I...
  49. D

    Two options... only one can win

    I'm looking for surfing and installing Steam for a few crappy games. I need the 4GB for Pillars of Eternity (at least at launch). AMD A8-6410 Processor 4 GB DDR3L SDRAM 500 GB 5400 rpm Hard Drive 13.3-Inch Screen, AMD Radeon R5 graphics Windows 8.1 or Intel i3-4020Y 1.5 GHz 4 GB DDR3L...
  50. B

    How to copy games in steam???

    I had to format my pc, so i copied all my games from steam->steamapps-> common, i copied the common folder in which the games are present, so after reinstalling the OS, i installed steam nd copied back the common folder with games in it. Inside the steamapps. And logged in, in steam, it starts...
  51. akattkisson

    GDC 2015 Day 2: Top 6 Stories

    Valve, AMD, Nvidia, Oculus and Nintendo all had big news during day two of the Game Developers Conference 2015 in San Francisco. Here are the highlights. GDC 2015 Day 2: Top 6 Stories : Read more
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    Excluding Scanning Steam Safe?

    Hello. I use the free version of Avast antivirus and it has given me multiple false positives, mostly from random game exe files in my steam common folder. So I decided I think I am going to try keeping an exclusion for this folder and it won't be regularly scanned in my full system scans. Is...
  53. G

    Avast Exclusion does Nothing?

    Over the past few months I've gotten multiple (what I assume are) false positives from full system virus scans from Avast. Two were from random steam exe files from steam games I downloaded through steam. One today was from a core temp installer.exe I had sitting in my downloads folder for the...
  54. giantbucket

    laptop for Steam games - do i need dedicated graphics?

    if i were to buy a laptop to mainly use for my Steam games (casual, nothing too serious), would i need a model with a dedicated graphics card (820M, 745M, etc) or would the CPU's own graphics be sufficient? is a game bought via Steam somehow less graphically demanding than the same game bought...
  55. A

    How often is the Steam Credit Card Verification restriction?

    So,I recently added funds to my Steam Wallet for like 4-5 times(on separate days as per my needs) and I got the Steam Credit Card Verification restriction which won't allow me to use Community Market for 6-7 days(I'm okay with waiting as I'm using my parent's credit card of-course with their...
  56. M

    Lag spikes on Steam games (ASUS G751JY)

    Just recently bought a new laptop and it works great, for the most part... Except on almost every game I own, I have a random lag spike in which the framerate drops from a smooth and consistent 60FPS to 45-30. It lasts for only a split second, but for that moment, the screen freezes up and then...
  57. N

    Steam App Location For Download

    I'm am planning to make my own pc. it will include a regular hard drive and an ssd. for the ssd i plan to put the OS and my games. How can i put it so when i download steam it will save to my ssd instead of the hard drive?
  58. B

    Steam loosing connection

    So whenever i play Arma 3 on steam after like 10-20 minutes randomly my steam connection goes away and then i get kicked from the Arma 3 server and it is annoying me. I don't lose my net but just my Steam connection some please help.
  59. M

    Need advice about a virus!

    Hey guys, so I'm stupid, and I downloaded a link a random guy sent me on Steam, yeah. Basically, he has been able to take control of my computer and drag my Steam inventory into a trade and hit the accept button, so somehow he has took control of my computer as I watch it happen. Do you know...