TF2 download problems?

[rusty from armorcore six]

Is anyone else havnig problems after downloading updates? As of the most recent updates, every time I've downloaded them I get stuck in this cycle of downloading increasingly large files. When it finishes, it claims it needs to download yet another hundred MB or so. It does this EVERY TIME, and doing things like validating cache files doesn't help. It doesn't seem to need to download anything, either. I've checked the files, and I have everything up to date. The only fix I've found so far is to delete EVERYTHING related to TF2 and re-install, and I don't want to have to do that after every single solitary update. I've tried Steam Support, but they're ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ useless. They just follow a script, and never actually help with anything. Hell, they don't even seem to read your original post before they respond. Does anyone out there have any idea how to fix this in the long term?

Thanks.

[DrThrillKill]

when this hapens i change my screen size to 800 x 600

[rusty from armorcore six]

What? You mean you change your desktop resolution or the game resoultion?

[Thomas_Growley]

Yes. So here I am re-installing it, after an endless validation cycle - appears to be a reward for buying something from the Mann store, instead of giving me something useful like a rainblower. Oh, co-incidentally, I am downloading some other non steam game as we speak.

[rusty from armorcore six]

So other people are having these problems as well? Awesome.

[rusty from armorcore six]

Look, does anyone out there know a permanent solution to this? Since the latest update it's been happening again. I don't want to have to re-install my game every ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ update. This is getting absolutely retarded.

[DefectiveCrayon]

Well, Let's back up a little bit here. Do you think you might have a virus or root-kit?

Are all of your system drivers up-to-date?

Do you run a firewall?

These questions may sound dumb and unrelated, but sometimes the dumbest things can cause even dumber problems.

[rusty from armorcore six]

No, maybe, not while I'm gaming. How would I check my system drivers?

[DefectiveCrayon]

Publicado originalmente por Min Headroom:

No, maybe, not while I'm gaming. How would I check my system drivers?

Controll Panel>Device Manager. Don't update the drivers through Device Manager, though. Download them from the OEM website for the component.

So, say you have an AMD GPU, You go to AMD's site to get the updated video driver. Do the same for everything else.

[rusty from armorcore six]

Wait, why shouldn't I do it through control panel?

[DefectiveCrayon]

Publicado originalmente por Min Headroom:

Wait, why shouldn't I do it through control panel?

It almost always never finds the latest reccomended driver for anything. Even if you don't have the driver installed it will sometimes say it is up-to-date.

[rusty from armorcore six]

Well, I just tried to use the autodetector from Radeon, but it doesn't work. Regardless, I don't think that's the problem.

[DefectiveCrayon]

Publicado originalmente por Min Headroom:

Well, I just tried to use the autodetector from Radeon, but it doesn't work. Regardless, I don't think that's the problem.

Alright, How about malware or root-kits?

And you say you do or do not have a firewall? If so, Is it on when your system is downloading from Steam?

Publicado originalmente por Min Headroom:

No, maybe, not while I'm gaming.

[rusty from armorcore six]

I do have a firewall, and it is not on when I'm downloading from Steam.