Comments on: Solved: Steam and the Visual C++ Runtime Error http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/ Logged in and smoked out. Tue, 06 Jan 2009 01:55:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: kawee http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/comment-page-1/#comment-20 kawee Mon, 15 Sep 2008 06:59:39 +0000 http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/#comment-20 I applied the hotfix edi but not work for me.... [I made a new user account on my machine and wouldn’t you know it? Steam started right up like a charm. If you are unsure how to create a new user account, simply click the “Start” button then find and click the option “Control Panel.” You will see an option called “User Accounts;” this is where you can create a new account. Make sure to give it administrator privileges since you will probably want to start using this new account in place of the older, corrupt account.] same cant...any more solution? I applied the hotfix edi but not work for me….

[I made a new user account on my machine and wouldn’t you know it? Steam started right up like a charm. If you are unsure how to create a new user account, simply click the “Start” button then find and click the option “Control Panel.” You will see an option called “User Accounts;” this is where you can create a new account. Make sure to give it administrator privileges since you will probably want to start using this new account in place of the older, corrupt account.]

same cant…any more solution?

]]> By: Lindsay http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/comment-page-1/#comment-19 Lindsay Wed, 13 Aug 2008 00:10:31 +0000 http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/#comment-19 I had this problem also, and this advice fixed it! But now i have yet another problem...My brother bought the orange box, and it works for his computer. So now I installed steam, and I tried to get TF2 BUT it wont install because I need a new serial key code or something. I need help! Do I need to buy a whole new game? I had this problem also, and this advice fixed it! But now i have yet another problem…My brother bought the orange box, and it works for his computer. So now I installed steam, and I tried to get TF2 BUT it wont install because I need a new serial key code or something. I need help! Do I need to buy a whole new game?

]]> By: Pacabol Fortuente http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/comment-page-1/#comment-15 Pacabol Fortuente Fri, 06 Jun 2008 06:11:26 +0000 http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/#comment-15 Charini: Without really knowing what your problem is, I did find this thread on the WoW EU forums: http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=1610111077&sid=1 According to this thread it happens with WoW due to the presence of a trojan/virus on your computer! You will probably want to do a virus scan and contact Blizzard support for better help. Charini: Without really knowing what your problem is, I did find this thread on the WoW EU forums:
http://forums.wow-europe.com/thread.html?topicId=1610111077&sid=1

According to this thread it happens with WoW due to the presence of a trojan/virus on your computer! You will probably want to do a virus scan and contact Blizzard support for better help.

]]> By: charini http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/comment-page-1/#comment-18 charini Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:41:18 +0000 http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/#comment-18 hey im having this problem too. but for world of warcraft, i have brand new vista pc. will this work for me, even tho its for wow? hey im having this problem too. but for world of warcraft, i have brand new vista pc. will this work for me, even tho its for wow?

]]> By: dadopap http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/comment-page-1/#comment-17 dadopap Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:25:17 +0000 http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/#comment-17 I resolve this in another way, by simply copying 5 dll files in the halflife2 directory: It seems that the Half life installation misses some files or it does not look for them in the right directory. I did this: search your hard drive for: winsta.dll shimeng.dll setupapi.dll wtsapi32.dll and copy them into program files\steam\steamapps\\half-life 2\ then copy the file engine.dll located in program files\steam\steamapps\\half-life 2\bin to the following directory: program files\steam\steamapps\\half-life 2\ now the game magically works. I resolve this in another way, by simply copying 5 dll files in the halflife2 directory:

It seems that the Half life installation misses some files or it does not look for them in the right directory. I did this:

search your hard drive for:

winsta.dll
shimeng.dll
setupapi.dll
wtsapi32.dll

and copy them into program files\steam\steamapps\\half-life 2\

then copy the file engine.dll located in
program files\steam\steamapps\\half-life 2\bin

to the following directory:
program files\steam\steamapps\\half-life 2\

now the game magically works.

]]> By: Silver http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/comment-page-1/#comment-16 Silver Sat, 17 May 2008 00:32:38 +0000 http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/#comment-16 thz a lot jer that did the trick, i wonder how it lost its permissions though thz a lot jer that did the trick, i wonder how it lost its permissions though

]]> By: Jer http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/comment-page-1/#comment-14 Jer Sat, 05 Jan 2008 20:23:37 +0000 http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/#comment-14 This worked for me on XP also. I simply did a "Run As..." and selected Administrator and it worked. I was reluctant to create a new user account and loose all the settings. I eventualy determined that the underlying problem was the Steam registry keys in the user account did not have read/write permission. HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve If you cannot view these keys, then from the popup select Permissions... and enable Full Control & Read for your user name. After that, I deleted the key, and from then on steam started fine in my user account. Good Luck. This worked for me on XP also. I simply did a “Run As…” and selected Administrator and it worked. I was reluctant to create a new user account and loose all the settings.

I eventualy determined that the underlying problem was the Steam registry keys in the user account did not have read/write permission.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve

If you cannot view these keys, then from the popup select Permissions… and enable Full Control & Read for your user name.

After that, I deleted the key, and from then on steam started fine in my user account.

Good Luck.

]]> By: Carlo http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/comment-page-1/#comment-13 Carlo Sun, 09 Dec 2007 12:53:18 +0000 http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/#comment-13 Great!! It works for me too!! (windows vista 32bit)!! You're a genius! Now post this solution in Steam's website..I know that many other gamers have this problem.. thx! Great!! It works for me too!! (windows vista 32bit)!! You’re a genius!
Now post this solution in Steam’s website..I know that many other gamers have this problem.. thx!

]]> By: Billy Turf http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/comment-page-1/#comment-12 Billy Turf Fri, 16 Nov 2007 19:35:36 +0000 http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/#comment-12 It really worked. Thank you. Windows XP Professional SP2 : ) It really worked. Thank you.

Windows XP Professional SP2

: )

]]> By: Tim http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/comment-page-1/#comment-11 Tim Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:12:03 +0000 http://fortuente.com/2007/10/solved-steam-and-the-visual-c-runtime-error/#comment-11 Thanx. I've been trying to fix this with the 'help' of the steam techs for nearly 2 weeks :-) Thanx. I’ve been trying to fix this with the ‘help’ of the steam techs for nearly 2 weeks :-)

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