failed to load steamui localization file

[L.Fox]

will not start, what to do?

[Owozymandias]

Just had this problem and fixed it, just do this and should be fine. First you should close off steam, then go to where you installed Steam (for most users C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam OR C:\Program Files\Steam).

Delete the following files (back them up somewhere just to be sure): ClientRegistry.blob, steamclient.dll, SteamUI.dll; and then restart steam. It should download whatever necessary files to replace those you deleted and you should retain all your purchased/downloaded games.

[cry]

Thank you. This sorted me out first time. I don't understand why Steam has so many problems updating itself, but at least this time round I managed to find a fix for it in minutes rather than hours.

[babuner]

Thank you, this also got the "recent played" list working for the first time ever.

[Owozymandias]

Yay for being helpful!

[Sam (no sound)]

Thanks bro, this totally worked for me!
#furrypower
That hashtag is just to annoy you guys...

[Owozymandias]

No problem, happy to help. I will kill you for the hashtag though.

[hebi]

Originally posted by Yellow Arrow:

Just had this problem and fixed it, just do this and should be fine. First you should close off steam, then go to where you installed Steam (for most users C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam OR C:\Program Files\Steam).

Delete the following files (back them up somewhere just to be sure): ClientRegistry.blob, steamclient.dll, SteamUI.dll; and then restart steam. It should download whatever necessary files to replace those you deleted and you should retain all your purchased/downloaded games.

I can't even start steam? How would I restart it? Please please help me

[Owozymandias]

Originally posted by I'm the Hornyspy:

just restart your computer

It really isn't you don't think people would ahve tried this?

[Daedpul]

I still have this issue?? As The Legend of Wanka said, how can I restart what I can't open? And also if I try to delete both .dll files it just complains and throws back an error saying something like "cannot load steam.dll" so I have to re-add them back. And whenever I try to uninstall steam it messes up massively not even installing properly, it's difficult to explain what happens but none of the proper files are there and I have to actually system restore to get it back.
I'm so confused can anyone help please? This is really pissing me off now going on for over 4 days now.

[Owozymandias]

I don't have a clue, sorry.

[crunchyfrog]

Originally posted by Tom:

I still have this issue?? As The Legend of Wanka said, how can I restart what I can't open? And also if I try to delete both .dll files it just complains and throws back an error saying something like "cannot load steam.dll" so I have to re-add them back. And whenever I try to uninstall steam it messes up massively not even installing properly, it's difficult to explain what happens but none of the proper files are there and I have to actually system restore to get it back.
I'm so confused can anyone help please? This is really pissing me off now going on for over 4 days now.

Can you check your anti-virus suite to see if there's any exclusions or Steam is on some sort of list? This can often cause such uninstallation and running problems.

[Owozymandias]

If its McAfee, it hates steam.

[MadHerper]

Thank you Nezbit, that worked!! You saved a steam ticket reader ;)

[J u t `]

it work !! thx :)

[Wrongness]

I played yesterday evening everything was ok. Today steam lunched with update and then crashed with "Failed to load steamui.dll". I removed 3files mentioned in this thread. Steam lunched with updating and then again crashed - the same error. Not Working for me! Maybe its downloading broken .dll from broken update. Btw I turned Anti-Virus off.