Downloading on Netbook

[prabs]

I generally download large games on my netbook and then transfer files over LAN to my main PC and then verify and play games.

The netbook runs Windows 7 Starter edition. I get an error when I try to download GTA V saying not available on your system. I was able to download Watch Dogs 2, The division etc. Is there a way to avoid this error message. I don't want to keep my main rig downloading overnight for the next few days as with my download speed it will take at least 3+ nights of downloading

[wirs]

Nothing you can do. If R* decided that the game can't run on starter version, steam won't let you download it.
It's a safety precaution they added after all the Macbook players started giving games bad reviews because they got missing executable errors since most games do only support windows

[Ancient]

The problem you face is that Steam's client detects that your Win7 is 32-bit and will not allow you to install any 64-bit games.

There is something you can do, but it requires using SteamCMD, a command prompt-based way to access steam's library, to download the client and you merely have to use the command @sSteamCmdForcePlatformBitness 64 before using the app_update command that downloads the files.

Basic steps would be like this:

1) Download SteamCMD and extract it somewhere
( http://media.steampowered.com/installer/steamcmd.zip )

2) Run SteamCMD.exe as administrator.

3) Type the command: login <steam username> <steam password>
(these are your Steam login details for the account you own GTA5 on)

4) Complete the SteamGuard request to authenticate your login if you have it enabled.

5) Type the command: force_install_dir C:\Games\GTA5
(or wherever you'd like to install the game to).

6) Type the command: @sSteamCmdForcePlatformBitness 64
(to indicate the PC is 64-bit and to let you DL a 64-bit game on a 32-bit OS)

7) Type the command: app_update 271590 validate
(this will begin the actual downloading of the game files to the location you set with the force_install command earlier)

8) Wait until it's done and copy it all over to your other PC to play.


Additonal info can be found in this thread: https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/617328967241853692/

(edited for clarity)

[wirs]

Originally posted by Ancient:

The problem you face is that Steam's client detects that your Win7 is 32-bit and will not allow you to install any 64-bit games.

There is something you can do, but it requires using SteamCMD, a command prompt-based way to access steam's library, to download the client and you merely have to use the command @sSteamCmdForcePlatformBitness 64 before using the app_update command that downloads the files.

Basic steps would be like this:

1) Download SteamCMD and extract it somewhere ( http://media.steampowered.com/installer/steamcmd.zip ).

2) Run SteamCMD.exe as administrator.

3) Type the command: login <steam username> <steam password>

4) Complete the SteamGuard request to authenticate your login if you have it enabled.

5) Type the command: force_install C:\Games\GTA5 (or wherever you'd like to install the game to).

6) Type the command: @sSteamCmdForcePlatformBitness 64 (to indicate the PC is 64-bit and to let you DL a 64-bit game on a 32-bit OS)

7) Type the command: app_update 271590 validate (this will begin the actual downloading of the game files to the location you set with the force_install command earlier)

8) Wait until it's done and copy it all over to your other PC to play.


Additonal info can be found in this thread: https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/617328967241853692/

Good to know! Thanks mate

[Ancient]

Originally posted by wirs:

Good to know! Thanks mate

No worries. I went through this when trying to DL games to a 32-bit netbook on my company's OC-3 rather than on my gaming rig and much slower home connection.

Hopefully, it helps OP out too.

[prabs]

Originally posted by Ancient:

The problem you face is that Steam's client detects that your Win7 is 32-bit and will not allow you to install any 64-bit games.

There is something you can do, but it requires using SteamCMD, a command prompt-based way to access steam's library, to download the client and you merely have to use the command @sSteamCmdForcePlatformBitness 64 before using the app_update command that downloads the files.

Basic steps would be like this:

1) Download SteamCMD and extract it somewhere
( http://media.steampowered.com/installer/steamcmd.zip )

2) Run SteamCMD.exe as administrator.

3) Type the command: login <steam username> <steam password>
(these are your Steam login details for the account you own GTA5 on)

4) Complete the SteamGuard request to authenticate your login if you have it enabled.

5) Type the command: force_install C:\Games\GTA5
(or wherever you'd like to install the game to).

6) Type the command: @sSteamCmdForcePlatformBitness 64
(to indicate the PC is 64-bit and to let you DL a 64-bit game on a 32-bit OS)

7) Type the command: app_update 271590 validate
(this will begin the actual downloading of the game files to the location you set with the force_install command earlier)

8) Wait until it's done and copy it all over to your other PC to play.


Additonal info can be found in this thread: https://steamcommunity.com/discussions/forum/1/617328967241853692/

(edited for clarity)

This is fantastic, I will try it out tonight. Thanks :)

@wirs - Thanks to you too mate for replying :)

Cheers!

[prabs]

@Ancient - I tried the method. force_install_dir is the command right? Because got force_install I got the error stating command not found.

I managed to follow the remainder of the steps and the download started but I was hoping it would be in the client itself. Because I will need to download in batches of 8 hours max. And if I do ctrl+c the window closes.

Will I have to repeat from step 5 onwards the next time to resume. Also does this method support resume alongwith checking files for corruption in case there is a break.

Regards.

[wirs]

Originally posted by prabs:

@Ancient - I tried the method. force_install_dir is the command right? Because got force_install I got the error stating command not found.

I managed to follow the remainder of the steps and the download started but I was hoping it would be in the client itself. Because I will need to download in batches of 8 hours max. And if I do ctrl+c the window closes.

Will I have to repeat from step 5 onwards the next time to resume. Also does this method support resume alongwith checking files for corruption in case there is a break.

Regards.

The validate at the end of the command tells steamcmd to review all the downloaded files and check for corruptions.
And as far as I know you will need to repeat all the steps mentioned above in order to continue.

To make things easier you could create a script that you'll simply need to execute

Put the following in a text file and name it gta5.txt

@ShutdownOnFailedCommand 1
@NoPromptForPassword 1
@sSteamCmdForcePlatformBitness 64
login <username> <password>
force_install_dir C:\Games\GTA5
app_update 271590 validate
quit

save it (do not forget to fill in username and password without the "<>") and put the txt file next to your steamcmd.exe.

next create a shortcut for steamcmd.exe

-right click it
-go to properties
-click the field named Target
-It should look like something like this: "C:\wherever\youSAVEDsteamcmd\steamcmd.exe"
-add +runscript gtav.txt BEHIND the quotation marks
-it should now look like this: "C:\wherever\youSAVEDsteamcmd\steamcmd.exe" +runscript gtav.txt

It should now always start downloading gtav when launching from the shortcut

[Ancient]

Originally posted by prabs:

@Ancient - I tried the method. force_install_dir is the command right? Because got force_install I got the error stating command not found.

I managed to follow the remainder of the steps and the download started but I was hoping it would be in the client itself. Because I will need to download in batches of 8 hours max. And if I do ctrl+c the window closes.

Will I have to repeat from step 5 onwards the next time to resume. Also does this method support resume alongwith checking files for corruption in case there is a break.

Regards.

Yes, the missing "_dir" was a typo on my part. Corrected in my original post in case someone else reads it.

And yeah, it will resume if you terminate the window or have power loss, it will validate what's there and just pick up where it last left off. wirs beat me to it but the validate command at the end of the "app_update 271590 validate" is essentially just like validating a game cache in the steam client, so if only half of one file is DL'd, it will detect that and delete it and re-download that incomplete or corrupt file.

[Ancient]

Even easier to re-run if you need to DL it over a few sessions, here's a .bat file: https://www.dropbox.com/s/4w65zmi49hs677z/SteamCMD-GTA5-Install.bat?dl=0

Just place that into the same folder as steamcmd.exe, Right-click > Edit and add your login info and change the install folder if needed, and run it.

The main reason I didn't suggest that to start with is you have to at least start steamCMD and login and authenticate with SteamGuard once before you can use a command string like you would in a .bat file, otherwise it'll just get stuck at the SteamGuard part and be waiting for your input.