HouseParty.exe removes itself

[wetheau]

So, as the title say, my HouseParty.exe keeps removing itself, i've tried verify cache, but it's stuck in a constant validate loop in the download section.

[wetheau]

Okey, so i tried to uninstall and install, but now, in the download section, it says PAUSED: CONTENT FILE LOCKED

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[wetheau]

UPDATE: Restarting my computer fixed the CONTENT FILE LOCKED thing, and my house party is back to normal, but what if the exe delete itself again? pretty annoying to uninstall and install all the time.

[erasmus]

This is all part of our master plan to...actually IDK, sounds weird.

I do not believe this is an issue on our end, but I will look into it with our lead dev.

Check out this Steam Article that sounds related:
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=8379-RYIP-2998

Originally posted by pompaci31:

i have this problem too. how 2 fix it ? @erasmus

Did you try rebooting like "wetheau"?

I am going to copy paste a large blurb courtesy of FacePunch Studios (unrelated products) as they already have a nice troubleshooting guide for several related symptoms:

Game constantly re-downloads and re-validates

Sometimes a game on Steam will non-stop update and validate itself, and when trying to launch it, it will update and fail with reason "Corrupt update files" or something similar.

This can be caused by your anti virus or similar software deleting the update files before steam has a chance of copying them to their intended location to update a game.

Try temporarily disabling your anti-virus (or similar) software and see if the problem is resolved. Check your anti virus (or similar) software logs to see if they did in fact interfere with Steam or your games.

The solution to this problem is to do a full reinstall of the game:

• Right click on the game in Steam Library and select Delete Local Content...
  
• Once the game has finishing uninstalling, install it again.
  
• Please keep in mind, that reinstalling a game will remove all user content, so backing up your content is highly recommended.

Disk Read or Write Error or Content File Locked

If when installing or updating a game on Steam displays one of these messages:

• "An error occurred while updating [game title] (disk write/read error)"
  
• "An error occurred while installing [game title] (disk write/read error)"
  
• "An error occurred while updating [game title] (content file locked)"

Causes:

• A file Steam needs to access is locked and cannot be opened or edited. This usually happens when the game in question is currently running, or any of its files are opened on another program.
  
• File is opened for scanning or quarantined by your Anti Virus software by real time filesystem scanning. This is also known as a false positive.

Possible solutions:

• Close the game that fails to update with the error
  
• Usually restarting Steam or your PC helps too.
  
• Exclude game's or Steam's folders from your antivirus scans.
  
• Temporarily shutdown your antivirus completely.

Also, here's an official Steam Support article about this issue:
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=9709-FKCB-4230

A game is stuck on "Preparing to launch"

Possible fixes:

• Restart Steam
  
• Restart PC
  
• Disable Steam Cloud
  
• Make sure nothing blocks Steam from accessing the Internet.
  
• Make sure nothing blocks Steam Cloud servers.
  
• Try again later ( in a day )

For more information see this article from Steam Support:

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=6218-USFX-5568

[wetheau]

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