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Jakkarra

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Odd Steam error.
« on: October 04, 2009, 06:55:48 am »

Well, as the title suggests i have acquired a steam error, i'm unsure how to rectify said error, other than possibly uninstalling and installing steam.

The error saaaaaays:

"Steam.exe (main exception): CmultiFieldBlob(pSerialized): Bad field-extends past end of blob"

Seems rather simple in itself, but i'm unsure to what it is exactly reffering to. anyone else had a similar error, or is able to help is any way? I'd prefer not to have to install steam and all my games again.

Davion

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Re: Odd Steam error.
« Reply #1 on: October 04, 2009, 08:19:53 am »

Completely exit Steam, go into your Steam folder and delete the ClientRegistry.blob file, or if you're paranoid rename it/move it somewhere else. Steam will create a new one the next time you run it.

This fixes about 99% of the errors that involve Steam.
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Re: Odd Steam error.
« Reply #2 on: October 04, 2009, 08:36:18 am »

Sweet, Thanks Davion.

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Re: Odd Steam error.
« Reply #3 on: October 04, 2009, 09:04:47 am »

I hate that .blob file.  It's so evil.  It's like... evil condensed into an evil... file of evil.  Evil.
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Re: Odd Steam error.
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2009, 07:08:35 pm »

It wouldn't be a blob of evil, would it?
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