Steam and other multiplayer games

[Simon]

Hello, please help! I have been using steam to play
Counter Strike online for ages now and I also play COD
and Medal of Honor. Lat week I went in as normal but I
couldn,t get a list of servers running games on any of my
multiplay games?? This has never happened before, I have
tried to reinstall them but it did nothing. I have a
broadband connection which is very fast so it is not the
connection so what is it? Any help ppplease!!

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Simon,

If you used to be able to connect to those games, and cannot now, then
something was added to your configuration, and that something most likely
would be a firewall. Check for software firewalls on your computer, and
if you're connecting through a home network, remove yourself from it and
connect directly to your cable modem. That will determine whether or not
the network, or your network router is at fault. Good luck Simon!

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| Hello, please help! I have been using steam to play
| Counter Strike online for ages now and I also play COD
| and Medal of Honor. Lat week I went in as normal but I
| couldn,t get a list of servers running games on any of my
| multiplay games?? This has never happened before, I have
| tried to reinstall them but it did nothing. I have a
| broadband connection which is very fast so it is not the
| connection so what is it? Any help ppplease!!

 

[Guest]

I have just done a fresh windows install and I have checked that i have no firewalls on and I have reinstalled the games and still cannot get the server list to display a list of games?

 

[Jimmy S.]

Hi Simon,

Before contacting Steam support, try these steps:

1. To see if it's a software conflict: Temporarily disable Startup
programs one at a time, starting with Firewall, Antivirus, and ad
blockers using: http://new.jtsoft2001.com/windows/startup.php

You can lookup what a program does before you disable it here:
http://www.sysinfo.org/startuplist.php

2. Run a virus scan at: http://housecall.antivirus.com Afterwards
Download & Run Spybot from: http://security.kolla.de to find any
Trojans, Adware, or Spyware which could clog up your system.

3. Click My Computer / Rightclick the Drive & Choose Properties
/ Run the "Disk Cleanup..." / Next Click the "Tools" Tab and run
the "Error-Checking" and "Defragmentation" utilities.

4. Go to the Windows Update site for everything under Critical and
Recommended: http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com Some games
require a patch: http://www.avault.com/pcrl/patches_list.asp?letter=a

5. Update DirectX and your Chipset, Sound, &Video Drivers:
For all Video / DirectX / Game and Hardware Issues, I have a
Checklist of Solutions at: http://mvps.org/nibblesnbits/Video.html

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

Game FAQs: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=FH;[LN];gms
Visit my Zone.com / Gaming Helpsite: http://nibblesnbits.tk or Call / Contact
MS Support at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=sz;en-us;top
My advice is donated "AS IS" without warranty; nor do I confer any rights.
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| I have just done a fresh windows install and I have checked that i have no firewalls on and I have reinstalled the games and still
cannot get the server list to display a list of games?