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Ze Demon Pyro Dec 10, 2013 @ 9:37am

Unable to install steam

I install the steam setup, but when I run it gives me an error saying: error opening file for writing:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe

Please help, i have quite a few games i want to play but i can't access them...

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Bad 💀 Motha Dec 10, 2013 @ 10:04am

Try uninstalling it. Then reinstall it to C:\Steam and see if it runs after that.

EvilSteven! Dec 10, 2013 @ 12:58pm

you will need to register with the very first email and password you started with. give the program some time and you may need support. steam is very protective and it might seem to much, in the long run this is a very good thing

Simon SUPERFAST Dec 10, 2013 @ 1:20pm

Try Reeinstall it

Bad 💀 Motha Dec 11, 2013 @ 6:38am

Sounds to me like OP is trying to install Steam using a Limited Windows User Account.
Try installing from the Admin account.

Ze Demon Pyro Dec 13, 2013 @ 2:52pm

Ty Bad-Motha, its working now.

Bad 💀 Motha Dec 13, 2013 @ 4:19pm

Same for any games u install, if they fail to run under a Windows User Account that is set as Limited privledge, go on the Admin user account, go to root folder of where game has downloaded/installed to and then set the game .EXE to "Run As Admin" for All Users within the game .exe properties.

Overall u shouldn't have this issue. By installing a trusted app such as Steam Client to a non-System folder such as C:\Steam; the Windows feature UAC should not have any effect on apps that get installed to non-system folders.

Last edited by Bad 💀 Motha; Dec 13, 2013 @ 4:22pm

Milanista Feb 1, 2014 @ 12:40am

Originally posted by Bad-Motha:
Try uninstalling it. Then reinstall it to C:\Steam and see if it runs after that.

Thanks man this has worked for me just installed it to C:\ Steam

yonymama Mar 2, 2014 @ 9:46pm

I have this same problem to except when I tried the method above, I still couldn't open steam, but I was able to uninstall it.

Last edited by yonymama; Mar 2, 2014 @ 9:48pm

RICH Mar 6, 2014 @ 7:09pm

same with me yonymama^

RICH Mar 6, 2014 @ 7:09pm

i reinstalled it in C:\Steam but the shortcut on my desktop is dead when i click on it.

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Bad 💀 Motha Mar 6, 2014 @ 8:59pm

Just edit the shortcut so it is pointing to the correct Folder + File

Or go to C:\Steam, locate Steam.exe (application) right click that file, Send to > Desktop and a new shortcut will be made.

Last edited by Bad 💀 Motha; Mar 6, 2014 @ 9:01pm

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