STEAM CLIENT BOOTSTRAPPER CRASH

[76561198203637861]

i tried to lunch steam but this message keep appearing after 30 sec ''steam client bootstrapper crash''
i reinstalled steam but it's not working
i also removed all files exept steam.exe and steamapps but no result
pls anyone can help me,i would be thankfull

[Yixiao DENG]

It seems lots of people got this problem, including me, after the latest update. Steam, Plz fix your s*h*iiiiiiii*t!
For now, you could try this:
1, Uninstall Steam
2, Run [ netsh winsock reset ] in cmd then restart your PC
3, Reinstall Steam

This worked for me.

[76561198203637861]

it works without reinstall just restart thanks alot

Originally posted by Yixiao DENG:

It seems lots of people got this problem, including me, after the latest update. Steam, Plz fix your s*h*iiiiiiii*t!
For now, you could try this:
1, Uninstall Steam
2, Run [ netsh winsock reset ] in cmd then restart your PC
3, Reinstall Steam

This worked for me.

[f64_falcon]

wolfcubs Jul 11 @ 8:52am
I've had tons of problems with the steam client crashing and not being able to log in over the last couple of weeks, for me these were connected with the following file:

\Steam\userdata\STEAMID\config\localconfig.vdf

Being over 500MB in size. Not sure if this is the same issue, but I was able to login just fine after deleting it (had the bootstrapper stopped working error before).

Warning: Doing this will reset your Steam Client settings (e.g. chat-settings) and game startup options.

this worked for me

[killamoney]

Originally posted by Yixiao DENG:

It seems lots of people got this problem, including me, after the latest update. Steam, Plz fix your s*h*iiiiiiii*t!
For now, you could try this:
1, Uninstall Steam
2, Run [ netsh winsock reset ] in cmd then restart your PC
3, Reinstall Steam

This worked for me.

Thanks alot, it worked for me without restarting too,

[Darth Marenghi]

Originally posted by f64_falcon:

wolfcubs Jul 11 @ 8:52am
I've had tons of problems with the steam client crashing and not being able to log in over the last couple of weeks, for me these were connected with the following file:

\Steam\userdata\STEAMID\config\localconfig.vdf

Being over 500MB in size. Not sure if this is the same issue, but I was able to login just fine after deleting it (had the bootstrapper stopped working error before).

Warning: Doing this will reset your Steam Client settings (e.g. chat-settings) and game startup options.

this worked for me

Didn't work for me.

[Jake From State Farm]

I have tried everything that has been said here. still doesnt work. As soon as it starts to connect it stops working and i have to close it.

update. it randomly starting working again.

[NeonGoo]

I've tried deleting the supposed effected file then, also tried uninstalling then reinstalling. both of which have done little to change the effect. It would be great to hear something back from the Admins about this so we can know what's going on

[legas117]

I have the same problem and none of the solutions of this page worked for me.

[MaxFire]

Same problem. Tried a bunch of different things, but nothing has changed. I noticed it only happened after a Windows update, but I can't be 100% sure that the real problem.

[MaxFire]

I tracked the problem down, it was a broken Source Mod, of all things. The mod is called "Mystery Combat Man 3" and removing it completely fixed it.

[legas117]

deactivate my antivirus, update steam and now it worked perfectly. You can reactivate it after don't cause any problems

[Misaki]

same thing has happened i tried what you said but nothing's working, it happened after i manually installed some plug ins? what should i do?

[ZD7]

Originally posted by Misaki:

same thing has happened i tried what you said but nothing's working, it happened after i manually installed some plug ins? what should i do?

same thing happened to me but i didn't install any plugins it just stopped working a few days ago help

[Misaki]

i managed to fix mine by deleting all the plugins i put in.

[ZD7]

This is what I always get in my logs when I try to open steam

[2020-02-28 01:29:25] Startup - updater built Feb 11 2020 11:28:21
[2020-02-28 01:29:25] Verifying installation...
[2020-02-28 01:29:30] Verification complete
[2020-02-28 01:29:47] Background update loop checking for update. . .
[2020-02-28 01:29:47] Checking for available updates...
[2020-02-28 01:29:47] Downloading manifest: client-download.steampowered.com/client/steam_client_win32