Grr @ Steam. What are they doing now?

Ten · Registered User Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 636

If you've noticed that:

1) Your ping is retarded (200-2000)
2) The Steam icon in your system tray is the 'uploading' icon as opposed to the 'working' icon.

What's happening is Steam is uploading Counter-Strike: Condition Zero onto your computer from FilePlanet. You still have to pay for it in order to activate it, it's $30 bucks... so it's not like you're getting anything free.

So, after about five reboots, two uninstalls and re-installs of Steam, one new account, one windows restore I FINALLY FIGURED OUT WTF Steam was doing. It wouldn't even let me play on TV I for some GOD KNOWS WHAT reason, I was seriously pissed.

You see, when you automatically upload crap onto people's computers - they need to know. Don't try to sneak it on there, how was I supposed to know something was downloading on my computer without my permission? Jeez. So watch out.

What you need to do is go on your Games list, right click on CS: CZ and click "stop preloading" - especially if your connection isn't extremely fast.

Stevo · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 11:21 am Post subject:

Thanks for the tip.

Damn Steam...
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Paddyjack · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 11:35 am Post subject:

/me shakes his head in disbelief.

I was 72% uploaded

I can't believe stuff like that can happen. That is complete BS. Thanx for the tip "First down" (Ten yards, get it....?

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Ten · Registered User Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 636

lol Paddy, good one.

What's really weird is that you, Vomish and another guy I know were all at 72% when they cancelled it. :\ Spookay!

Bright Red Nipples · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 11:46 am Post subject:

Wow, I didn't even realize those pricks were trying to install that on my machine. I was at 98% on the preload. Thx for the tip, it is now gone #Cussing out

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Blown · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 11:49 am Post subject:

LOL, mine is at 0% preloading

Jfet Zener · Server Admin Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Posts: 3353

weird. i saw that condition zero but it asked me if i wanted to preload. of course i hit the hell no button

Mike · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 12:18 pm Post subject:

Ten · Registered User Joined: 12 Feb 2004 Posts: 636

It didn't ask me if I wanted to preload, it just did on its own.

Violent Pacifist · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 12:52 pm Post subject:

I was never asked if I wanted to preload CZ or not, bu mine still hasn't started to preload itself either. Ahh, the glories of accomplishing nothing

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Bonez · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 1:20 pm Post subject:

Never asked me if i wanted to preload.....and now it's done, never noticed a big jump in my ping or anything. Oh well.

Blue Ruler · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 1:49 pm Post subject:

Thanks for the warning mine was sitting at 96%. How frikken dare those steam assholes load anything without permission which I had not given them. In the past some regulars here have endorsed steam as being next to god. Well this more or less tells me that they to think they are god. I just want to know whom I see to start the legal proceedings #Fist

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Violent Pacifist · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 2:22 pm Post subject:

Now that I think about it, preloading CZ on to people's computers is a bad idea. Hackers are going to find a way to bypass any security they placed on it, and presto! Free game for them.
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Stevo · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 3:41 pm Post subject:

ROOFCUTTER · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 6:52 pm Post subject:

well they are all at a 100 percent except that condition zero....dont want it dont want it preloaded....they should default to nothing.
I agree it is

and this is only the start!
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