FM2012 Support: Update stalls and stops downloading
Sometimes when using steam you might find the update of a game stalls and won't update. We cover a few scenarios below.
- First solutions is the most common fix, simply shutdown steam then reload it again.
- Sometimes its just because the steam servers are being overloaded, especially if another game has just been released.
- If all else fails then there is a chance steam is corrupted. The fix for this is properly removing steam and all its contents and reinstalling. This will mean redownloading the full game if you downloaded it in the first place or installing off of the cd if you have that.
Removing steam:
FM Gaffer accepts no responsibility if by doing the following damages your windows installation or hardware. Incorrectly configuring the registry could easily nerf your windows installation so be very careful!
* Remember you can use the uninstaller but sometimes these leave files behind.
Manual removal.
- Go to your steam folder, usually C:\Program Files\Steam or C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam.
- Delete all contents from these folders.
- Edit the registry
- Restart your computer and reinstall steam using the link below.
>In the left-hand column of your registry editor, navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\Steam.
Right-click on Valve, select Delete.
- For 32-bit operating systems:
In the left-hand column of your registry editor, navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Valve\.
Right-click on Valve, select Delete.
- For 64-bit operating systems:
In the left-hand column of your registry editor, navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Valve\.
Right-click on Valve, select Delete.
