Steam Startup error

[HylianLink]

So yesterday i tried to start up steam and i got this error, now today I was trying to uninstall steam and then was going to reinstall it. As i clicked on the steam setup i got the same exact message. I have no clue what this is or why its happening. This is the first time something like this has happened, Thanks

[manikyath]

open CMD as administrator and type this:

sfc /scannow

it'll at least cancel out windows derpyness as a potential cause.

[tim0901]

Just now, manikyath said:

open CMD as administrator and type this:

sfc /scannow

it'll at least cancel out windows derpyness as a potential cause.

As well as this, I'd try reinstalling .net framework and C++ redistributable . just to wipe them out as potential causes. It looks like steam can't find a DLL file it needs for startup and judging by the strange file name something along the way has gotten corrupted. 

[Master Disaster]

7 minutes ago, HylianLink said:

So yesterday i tried to start up steam and i got this error, now today I was trying to uninstall steam and then was going to reinstall it. As i clicked on the steam setup i got the same exact message. I have no clue what this is or why its happening. This is the first time something like this has happened, Thanks

Looking at the error I'd also suggest you download Malwarebytes, let it update and run a full system scan just to eliminate Malware as a cause.

[HylianLink]

2 hours ago, manikyath said:

open CMD as administrator and type this:

sfc /scannow

it'll at least cancel out windows derpyness as a potential cause.

Ok im running it right now

[HylianLink]

2 hours ago, tim0901 said:

As well as this, I'd try reinstalling .net framework and C++ redistributable . just to wipe them out as potential causes. It looks like steam can't find a DLL file it needs for startup and judging by the strange file name something along the way has gotten corrupted. 

Ok i have had to in the past install something that had to do with c++

[HylianLink]

3 hours ago, manikyath said:

it'll at least cancel out windows derpyness as a potential cause.

It just finished the scan it said "Windows Resource Protection did not find any integrity violations."

[HylianLink]

3 hours ago, Master Disaster said:

Looking at the error I'd also suggest run download Malwarebytes, let it update and run a full system scan just to eliminate Malware as a cause.

I tried to download Malwarebytes and its giving me the same error as when i try to install steam

[tim0901]

1 hour ago, HylianLink said:

I tried to download Malwarebytes and its giving me the same error as when i try to install steam

That makes it sound like somethings fucked with your windows install. I'd recommend a full system rebuild as it'll just be the easiest solution. Remember to backup everything you need. 

[HylianLink]

2 hours ago, tim0901 said:

That makes it sound like somethings fucked with your windows install. I'd recommend a full system rebuild as it'll just be the easiest solution. Remember to backup everything you need. 

So if i do a full system reinstall what exactly do i have to do? I have an ssd and a hard drive. Would i have to backup all the stuff i want to save and will i have to reenter a windows key and reinstall literally everything?

[tim0901]

3 minutes ago, HylianLink said:

So if i do a full system reinstall what exactly do i have to do? I have an ssd and a hard drive. Would i have to backup all the stuff i want to save and will i have to reenter a windows key and reinstall literally everything?

You will have to reinstall all your programs yes as even those installed on the other drive to your OS will not link correctly with your new installation. Most of them simply will not run, citing registry errors or asking for missing dependencies. 

 

Assuming you're running windows 10 and that it is installed on your SSD:

 

1. Back up all the files you want to keep (from both the SSD and HDD) to an external hard drive. 

 

2. Go here and download the correct windows 10 installation media for your PC. I recommend using a USB drive. 

 

3. Load into your bios and ensure that the USB drive is the preferred boot option. You may need to look up how to do this for your motherboard.

 

4. Boot to the USB drive. When asked for a licence key, press SKIP - windows will automatically activate from your motherboard when installation is complete. When asked where to install it, select your SSD drive's windows install partition (the largest one on your SSD most likely).

 

5. This should now install windows. Set it up as you wish. Check your PC properties to ensure Windows has activated correctly.  

 

You then have 2 options with your secondary drive. Either reformat it and replace with the files you backed up earlier, or just delete the broken installations and unwanted junk. 

 

Everything should now, fingers crossed, work correctly. 

[HylianLink]

2 hours ago, tim0901 said:

You will have to reinstall all your programs yes as even those installed on the other drive to your OS will not link correctly with your new installation. Most of them simply will not run, citing registry errors or asking for missing dependencies. 

 

Assuming you're running windows 10 and that it is installed on your SSD:

 

1. Back up all the files you want to keep (from both the SSD and HDD) to an external hard drive. 

 

2. Go here and download the correct windows 10 installation media for your PC. I recommend using a USB drive. 

 

3. Load into your bios and ensure that the USB drive is the preferred boot option. You may need to look up how to do this for your motherboard.

 

4. Boot to the USB drive. When asked for a licence key, press SKIP - windows will automatically activate from your motherboard when installation is complete. When asked where to install it, select your SSD drive's windows install partition (the largest one on your SSD most likely).

 

5. This should now install windows. Set it up as you wish. Check your PC properties to ensure Windows has activated correctly.  

 

You then have 2 options with your secondary drive. Either reformat it and replace with the files you backed up earlier, or just delete the broken installations and unwanted junk. 

 

Everything should now, fingers crossed, work correct

Wow thanks so much im gonna have to work on it later it seems this is gonna take a while