Steam Service Error [Solved]

[Jurassic Fart 3]

"The Steam service component is not working properly on this computer. Reinstalling the Steam service requires administrator privileges."

The two available buttons on the Steam messagebox are "Install Service" and "Cancel."

Google Drive Share-Link[drive.google.com] for screenshot of Steam error messagebox

This started happening about an hour ago: Every time I launch Steam, this messagebox appears. Every time I click "Install Service" and then the login interface appears. Clicking the shortcut to Steam doesn't launch Steam; the link doesn't work, so I have to open the EXE file itself [manually] in its installation directory.

I have uninstalled and reisntalled Steam with the EXE provided at the Steam website, not a cached installer stub stored locally.

How do I fix Steam?

[Wizard_of_Nozs]

Im also having this problem. Any fix?

[Jurassic Fart 3]

There didn't seem to be anything in particular that users could do to fix this problem; it resolved on its own. The only thing I can conclude is that the problem was bad code in a client update which was patched / fixed by a subsequent update.

It happens: Coders don't always perfrom due diligence (although not a Steam coder, I am a coder—a properly-trained one, unlike some employed by not only Steam, but many other sompanies). Step one is to diagram / flowchart code changes. Step to is to write pseudocode. Step three is to write actual high-level language code. Step four is where they fall down on their faces—test the code, which involves error-checking for bad input. I don't care HOW smart a coder you think you are—mistakes get made, and if you don't adequately TEST your code (compile and run it), it's gonna bite you on the "ash."

So, some lazy dipsquat's screwup was fixed by some other guy who actually did his job the way he was PAID to. Problem solved.

[Wizard_of_Nozs]

Doh, sorry. I forgot all about this. Actually the fix was to run steam as admin for me. Fixed everything. It updated properly and resumed as normal.

[Jurassic Fart 3]

Originally posted by Nozs:

Doh, sorry. I forgot all about this. Actually the fix was to run steam as admin for me. Fixed everything. It updated properly and resumed as normal.

Prime example. I've had a similar problem with [other] games: The games would run fine, but because they weren't run with Admin privileges, the save writes were denied by Windows. Irritating.

[Wizard_of_Nozs]

Yeah extremely. No idea why this ever happened in the first place. Troubles of playing on PC's instead of climbing trees.

[.SpEkTrA.]

Run apps in adminitrator mode, worked for mei

[SuperGoofy]

Hello! I have that same issue and i am too lazy to run everytime adminitrator mode and i found another solution. My virus protection/firewall block some connections. When i go firewall settings there application and choose valve and give all aplications permission all connections/network connections/traffic and done! Problem solved!