Steam.exe not found (Fresh install)

[JackPS9]

So booted up my computer got a could not be found on the steam.exe so was like okay...
I re-installed steam to see if that would fix the issue. Ya no still not working not sure what to do at this point.
This is the pop-up I get: https://imgur.com/a/xbZvEnV

Edit: Saw a post where someone renamed their stream.exe to something else and worked for them so I tried it. ya it works.

[Yahro]

they have to put "Steam.exe" in the "bin" folder and then rename that folder to "Steam.exe" and run Steam.exe from that folder. Sorry if you don't understand, I speak Spanish.

[The Giving One]

Did you make sure to exclude Steam.exe from your antivirus software, or other security software ?

If security is quarantining the file, then that can be why Windows can find it.

EDIT...You can reinstall it a 100 times, but if you don't have antivirus exceptions for Steam and games, the same thing can just keep happening.

Also, do you have Steam installed on an external hard drive or internal hard drive ?

[Stoibs]

Ah, thanks for this.
Moving Steam.exe into Bin worked (Didn't need to rename the folder though)

Farewell, proper streamlined library.
Sucks that the overlords at Valve CO are forcing us to use the eye cancer one =(

[The Giving One]

You should not have to put Steam.exe in any folder named Bin, or any workarounds like that.

So if you have to and that works, then something is still wrong.

[Stoibs]

Originally posted by The Giving One:

You should not have to put Steam.exe in any folder named Bin, or any workarounds like that.

So if you have to and that works, then something is still wrong.

Steam broke for so many of us recently with the new update.
Those of us who were still using the proper library couldn't run it anymore today, and people on reddit are saying even with a fresh install something isn't installing right.

This Bin trick worked to run steam but now none of my games are being detected
Sigh

[The Giving One]

Originally posted by Stoibs:

Steam broke for so many of us recently with the new update.
Those of us who were still using the proper library couldn't run it anymore today, and people on reddit are saying even with a fresh install something isn't installing right.

This Bin trick worked to run steam but now none of my games are being detected
Sigh

If none of your games are being detected, then no, apparently this does not "work" at all, as something is still wrong.

What update are you talking about ? A Windows update, or a Steam update ?

[Stoibs]

Steam update I guess?
I dunno, I just woke up my timezone and it wont open anymore whereas I was playing fine last night.

Went to here and reddit to see if I was the only one and it appears to be a new mandate on Steam to force us all to patch up, although it's still not working on fresh installs seemingly.

[The Giving One]

People sometimes jump to "reinstall Steam" when there is a problem, and I don't really understand why.

For one, you can repair Steam without having to uninstall it, if people also uninstall it first, and they do, as they post here often about the games being deleted also when they reinstalled.

So is that what you did ?

Because if you uninstalled Steam without saving your steamapps folder, then you lost your game installations, and have to redownload them all over again.

[Stoibs]

I didn't uninstall anything yet, and the game in question is on a separate SSD install drive anyway.

[The Giving One]

Originally posted by Stoibs:

I didn't uninstall anything yet, and the game in question is on a separate SSD install drive anyway.

So is that an internal hard drive or external hard drive ?

Games not appearing as installed, when the files are still on your PC, is covered here :

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=8379-RYIP-2998

Sorry, as I have not heard about this "bin folder thing", as that sounds like some kind of workaround, that should not be needed.

You should be able to install Steam, and run it and let it update and then it works.

If there is a problem with Steam, then the issue that is causing it is often something else.

[Stoibs]

Steam.exe is not launching.
That is the problem outlined by OP and the rest of us
Someone posted the bin workaround and it sort of half worked.

Would be great if the OP came back and told us exactly what they did what they renamed Steam.exe to etc.

[The Giving One]

If it works, then that is great, but that should not be needed. There must be an issue somewhere else, such as a recent Windows Update, perhaps, that is causing this.

You should not have to use strange workarounds like putting .exe files in folders and renaming them and stuff like that.

[Stoibs]

I agree, we shouldn't need to do this.
Renaming Steam to SteamNew.exe seemed to do the trick however and it's all working now.

[The Giving One]

Originally posted by Stoibs:

I agree, we shouldn't need to do this.
Renaming Steam to SteamNew.exe seemed to do the trick however and it's all working now.

What about what you said where none of your games are being detected ? Is that still the case ?

Originally posted by Stoibs:

This Bin trick worked to run steam but now none of my games are being detected
Sigh

[Ruby]

Originally posted by Stoibs:

Originally posted by The Giving One:

You should not have to put Steam.exe in any folder named Bin, or any workarounds like that.

So if you have to and that works, then something is still wrong.

Steam broke for so many of us recently with the new update.
Those of us who were still using the proper library couldn't run it anymore today, and people on reddit are saying even with a fresh install something isn't installing right.

This Bin trick worked to run steam but now none of my games are being detected
Sigh

So you're telling me that I uninstalled and reinstalled steam for nothing? God I wish I checked discussions sooner. FML.