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Since: Aug 17, 2009
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:25 pm
Post subject: Running Steam in dual boot environment
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Hi everybody!
I just installed the new Win 7 RC1 on my pc.
I usually run Win XP, but installed Win 7 so I can dual boot.
When I run Win XP, I have no problems running Steam, but if I try to run
Steam from within Win 7, Steam fails to load. Something about being
unable to write to the file Steam_54.mst, access denied.
I've tried deleting the blob-files, but Steam wont' work in Win 7.
Is it the dual boot environment? I'd hate to throw out my XP
installation, there's too much to back up.  )
It isn't a matter of life and death, I'd just like being able to play my
Steam games in Win 7.
Any ideas, anyone?
Regards,
Claus
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 3:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Running Steam in dual boot environment [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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CKŪ wrote:
> Hi everybody!
>
> I just installed the new Win 7 RC1 on my pc.
> I usually run Win XP, but installed Win 7 so I can dual boot.
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> When I run Win XP, I have no problems running Steam, but if I try to run
> Steam from within Win 7, Steam fails to load. Something about being
> unable to write to the file Steam_54.mst, access denied.
>
> I've tried deleting the blob-files, but Steam wont' work in Win 7.
> Is it the dual boot environment? I'd hate to throw out my XP
> installation, there's too much to back up. )
>
> It isn't a matter of life and death, I'd just like being able to play my
> Steam games in Win 7.
>
> Any ideas, anyone?
>
> Regards,
> Claus
> (lurker extraordinaire)
I had exactly the same problem.... I think this is correct but if you
still have probs shout and I'll reboot into Win7 later to check but I
believe gave up and I uninstalled it from Win7, then went to my Vista
Steam folder on a different drive and just put a shortcut to that.
Worked like a dream ever since.
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Mon Aug 17, 2009 5:25 pm
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I am running Steam on W7 64 bit without issues, if this helps. Steam is not
in my C partition. |
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:25 pm
Post subject: Re: Running Steam in dual boot environment [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Carl skrev:
> I am running Steam on W7 64 bit without issues, if this helps. Steam is
> not in my C partition.
Thank you for trying to help.
I have XP on my C: drive, Steam on my F: drive and Windows 7 on my K: drive.
No problems running Steam in XP, but no luck in Win 7.
I tried making a shortcut to Steam in Win 7, but it would not work.
So I am still looking for a solution.
Claus
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(Msg. 5) Posted: Wed Aug 19, 2009 6:25 pm
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Have you downloaded Steam a second time, in W7 and installed it in the same
place as Steam for XP? |
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(Msg. 6) Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 1:25 pm
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Carl skrev:
> Have you downloaded Steam a second time, in W7 and installed it in the
> same place as Steam for XP?
....No...
Should I?
I'm worried that I might corrupt the 'original' Steam files.
You really think I should?
Claus
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(Msg. 7) Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 1:25 pm
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On Thu, 20 Aug 2009 16:51:21 +0200, CKŪ <kaplov.RemoveThis@image.dk> wrote:
>I'm worried that I might corrupt the 'original' Steam files.
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>You really think I should?
Personally I did a clean install to a separate directory of Steam when
testing Windows 7 and it worked great. I didn't try copying my current
Steam directory over.
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(Msg. 8) Posted: Thu Aug 20, 2009 1:25 pm
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> You really think I should
That's how I do it. I was running Vista and XP dualboot, then Vista and W7.
Worked for me. |
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(Msg. 9) Posted: Sun Aug 23, 2009 5:25 am
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Carl skrev:
> > You really think I should
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> That's how I do it. I was running Vista and XP dualboot, then Vista and
> W7. Worked for me.
Okay, I might give it a try sometime next week.
Thanks, guys!
Regards,
Claus
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(Msg. 10) Posted: Tue Aug 25, 2009 5:25 pm
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CKŪ skrev:
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> Okay, I might give it a try sometime next week.
....And it worked fine!
Thanks a lot, guys!
Regard,
Claus
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