Steam installed on new PC, can't get to My library

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anglisshq May 3 @ 10:21am

I hope someone can help me with this. I've just installed Steam on my new PC but I can't find a way to get to my Library from my account page so I can start to instal games. If I go to MY Games I can see everything I've got, but I don't seem to be able to download from there, and if I click View in My Library nothing happens. Why is this and what do I need to do to fix it? Grateful for any help.

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Iceira May 3 @ 10:33am

Have you even install steam client , it almost sounds like you arer in a browser with steam webpage.

Do understand why we ask you this. most that had several pc over the many years do not understand why you cant install a game now. and thats why we ask are you even in steam own online client.

And the way you explan it sounds like you have done it, most have not install games at new pc , do you have fiters on with install and recent show only, then you will see nothing even this dont fit ( I can see everything I've got )

So technicaly nothing seem to fit here, client and see games and yet you cant DL them.
on a brand new pc. ( not sure what to fix , then there is nothing that could have change this i bet.

I hope you get why we aak this. ( new pc there is nothing to fix ) unless something is not what it seem to be.

Have you added a steam libray multi drev steam library under steam menu storage.

Man i hope you are a new pc user, to explan all this to a experience pc user is way off i bet.

Last edited by Iceira; May 3 @ 10:42am

Iceira May 3 @ 10:41am

even suggest add steam.exe to exception rule, that require you have change security app already and cause own issue with new pc.

Just so you get it i think i have install steam over 20 times never got a issue with it unless security app did it

Last edited by Iceira; May 3 @ 10:44am

anglisshq May 3 @ 11:35am

Originally posted by Iceira:
Man i hope you are a new pc user, to explan all this to a experience pc user is way off i bet.

Mate, I'm 72, I've been using PCs for 30 years and they still do my ***** head in. I have no affinity with these machines at all, and I swear they sense this in me, because whenever I try to do something like set up a new PC, something always goes wrong and when I try to fix it I just get lost in the streams of jargon this provokes.

Originally posted by Iceira:
Have you even install steam client , it almost sounds like you arer in a browser with steam webpage.

That may be the issue - I thought it installed automatically but apparently not. However, when I try to install it it asks me to prove I'm human but won't accept my repeated attempts to verify this

Originally posted by Iceira:
Have you added a steam libray multi drev steam library under steam menu storage.

I've no idea what that means or how to do it

NB. I don't have any security installed yet, I've literally just set the PC up today and Steam is the first thing I've tried to install

RPG Gamer Man May 3 @ 11:40am

Originally posted by anglisshq:
Originally posted by Iceira:
Man i hope you are a new pc user, to explan all this to a experience pc user is way off i bet.
Mate, I'm 72, I've been using PCs for 30 years and they still do my ***** head in. I have no affinity with these machines at all, and I swear they sense this in me, because whenever I try to do something like set up a new PC, something always goes wrong and when I try to fix it I just get lost in the streams of jargon this provokes.

Originally posted by Iceira:
Have you even install steam client , it almost sounds like you arer in a browser with steam webpage.
That may be the issue - I thought it installed automatically but apparently not. However, when I try to install it it asks me to prove I'm human but won't accept my repeated attempts to verify this

Originally posted by Iceira:
Have you added a steam libray multi drev steam library under steam menu storage.
I've no idea what that means or how to do it

NB. I don't have any security installed yet, I've literally just set the PC up today and Steam is the first thing I've tried to install

First thing you should do on newer pc's is make a backup iso, and put security software before doing anything. Not having security software or no backups is a big mistake. Learn to do this next time you get a new pc.

For the backup, most OS like windows 11 even tells you this in a orange box on your desktop and should be blatently clear this should be done ASAP, even before installing steam. Also, security means you could be on a non-steam site giving away your info. Windows has it's own security software that is user friendly, so i hope you got a actual version of windows os because the illegal versions have it disabled, like bootleg ones.

Last edited by RPG Gamer Man; May 3 @ 11:43am