My steam is messed up please help. =)

[ApplejuiceCaboose]

Everything is broken in my steam program. I am posting from a browser right now.

I can't post to forums or anything because the "Post" button is broken. A lot of icons that I can click are broken, and I cannot click them. Get random picture icons of games or people's avatars in random places.

Trying to post to forums has given me some gray hair.

Here's a few pictures to show you the damage.

http://imgur.com/a/MeHQJ

Happened a week or two and it's driving me crazy. Please help, and thank you.

Edit------------------------
Deleting my comments to keep the thread small.
Things I've tried that haven't worked:
Refreshing files.
Moving steamapps, deleting steam, reinstalling, and moving steamapps back.
Went to safemode w/ networking and it looked the same as in the pics.
Uninstalled/reinstalled in safe mode w/ networking.

Originally posted by Snapjak:

Have you removed Steam's html cache?

While Steam isn't running:
Start > Run > %localappdata%\steam
Delete htmlcache.

Fixed it for me. Thank you!

[eram]

Refresh Your Steam Files

Follow all the steps in the guide below and see if that fixes it.
https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=3134-TIAL-4638

[The Giving One]

If a refresh did not help, the perhaps uninstalling Steam and then reinstalling it can help. WARNING...you need to follow this page so you do not uninstall your games by mistake if you decide to do this.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=9609-OBMP-2526

In step 2, you are told to move the steamapps folder to keep your games.

[Charlie]

Navigate to where Steam is installed and delete everything except 'steamapps', 'userdata' and the Steam(.exe) file. Launch Steam and it will update, re-login to your account and hopefully Steam will be running much better. I do this ever few months to keep the client running faster.

[Charlie]

Originally posted by Applejuice:

Youre not just trolling me right? :(

No, I do it all the time. Games are stored in the steamapps folder and all user account info, saves and screenshots are in the userdata folder.

[Charlie]

Originally posted by Applejuice:

Ah I see. Trying this! Thanks guys!

Hope it works, if you get stuck I'll happily make a video.

[The Giving One]

Have you scanned your PC for viruses and/or malware recently ? Try this to maybe give us some direction to take this and hopefully help you out...

Boot your PC into safe mode WITH networking and try to log in on your Steam account again. See if you notice any changes or improvment.

[The Giving One]

I gave you a suggestion to try above. Have you tried that yet or not ?

[The Giving One]

Originally posted by Applejuice:

Originally posted by The Giving One:

I gave you a suggestion to try above. Have you tried that yet or not ?

Above, I said I scan it every night. I'll boot in safe mode though be right back!

Safe mode WITH networking, please. THAT was the suggeston I was talking about.

[The Giving One]

I suggest you back up the steamapps folder at this point and fully uninstall Steam before reinstalling it. I am not sure what is going on there with your issue either, but it sounds like a corrupt installation or malware or a virus. Just because you have scanned does not mean you have found the infection if there is one of course.

You should be able to do what I have suggested here in safe mode WITH networking. Uninstall Steam before reinstalling it. Back up the steamapps folder or you will uninstall your games also.

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=9609-OBMP-2526

EDIT..Did you just delete a bunch of your posts here in this thread ?

[The Giving One]

Originally posted by The Giving One:

EDIT..Did you just delete a bunch of your posts here in this thread ?

[ApplejuiceCaboose]

Originally posted by The Giving One:

Originally posted by The Giving One:

EDIT..Did you just delete a bunch of your posts here in this thread ?

Yes. I listed everything up top that I've done so people don't have to scroll endlessly through my excess posts.
Also I uninstalled and reinstalled in safe mode w/ networking and it didn't work.

[Snapjak]

Have you removed Steam's html cache?

While Steam isn't running:
Start > Run > %localappdata%\steam
Delete htmlcache.

[ApplejuiceCaboose]

Originally posted by Snapjak:

Have you removed Steam's html cache?

While Steam isn't running:
Start > Run > %localappdata%\steam
Delete htmlcache.

This fixed it! Thank you!! And thank you everyone who helped as well. I can now use forums and nothing looks messed up anymore.

[hutawa]

I true :)

[K. Penney]

Tried, still does not work for me. Restarting my steam does nothing, restarting my computer randomly does nothing. seems to work when it wants to. Sits with loading icon in corner just spinning forever.