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dewood   01-25-2009 at 04:53:19 PM

Well I replaced Vista 64 bit with Windows 7 64 bit and I can say I am happy with this except for 1 thing!

When I start-up Steam and try to play Counter-Strike 1.6 all I get is the darn background, I cannot see the options like New Game, Find Servers, Friends, Options. When I hover over them with my mouse I hear the clicks so I know they are there and I can connect to a server via console (~) but still, I can't see anything but the 1.6 background.

Source works fine though :heink:

Any ideas?

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chupeta   01-26-2009 at 02:25:31 AM
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wll i am a ATI user... and yap.. the CS dont work in win7 64bits.. the OpenGL drivers are poor in win7 64 bits but.. if u use win7 a 32bit work amazing... and CS:source is a game based in DX9 not in openGL for this reason CS:S run normaly =)

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dewood   01-26-2009 at 02:43:03 AM
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I just thought everything that worked in Vista would work with 7 =/

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amdfangirl   01-26-2009 at 09:19:07 PM
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^ everything should work with Win 7, but its still young

Tell me, do other games work?

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Shadow703793   02-04-2009 at 09:38:14 PM
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Have you tried installing with compatibility mode?

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Scotteq   02-05-2009 at 02:31:26 PM
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Steam apparently has a lot of problems with 7:

http://search.sevenforums.com/results.aspx?k=Steam


I found some potential solutions on the Seven Forums -


Courtesy of user AnXa:

Which he got from: http://chris123nt.com/2009/01/18/s [...] windows-7/


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Sollution is that you will download Winrar from RarLab and then extract the SteamInstall.msi into some folder, like C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\ and then rename steam.exe1 into steam.exe and run it.

I tried older steam installers just to find out that those install ok but don't run at all.

For some reason Microsoft Install Service is bugging in Windows 7 about some programs. I thinks related to region and language settings but I am not sure.

There is also built in MSI Extrator in Windows which you can try like this:

In command prompt:
msiexec /a c:\temp\steaminstall.msi /qb TARGETDIR=c:\temp\steam\

but it caused msi to crash here leaving external program as only option.

I managed to find a fix for Windows Installer problems (aka. problems with .msi files).

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1. Delete the string values (Except for (Default)) in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\SQMClient\Windows\DisabledSessions

2. Start gpedit.msc

3. Expand Computer Configuration, expand Administrative Templates, expand System, expand Internet Communication Management, and then click Internet Communication settings.

4. In the details pane, double-click Turn off Windows Customer Experience Improvement Program, and then click Enabled.

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Courtesy of user Shamitzu:

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An issue with the Customer Experience Improvement Program (CEIP) client in Windows 7 beta is causing Explorer and some MSI-based installers to stop working properly.

To solve this problem, follow these steps:
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  • Click the Start button http://wer.microsoft.com/Responses/include/images/StartButton_16x16.gif, click All Programs, and then click Accessories.


  • Right-click Command Prompt, and then click Run as administrator. http://wer.microsoft.com/Responses/include/images/SecurityBadge_16x16.gif In the User Account Control window, verify that Program name is Windows Command Processor, and then click Yes.


  • In the Administrator: Command Prompt window, type or paste the following text at the prompt:


reg delete HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\SQMClient\Windows\DisabledSessions /va /f

  • Press Enter to install the solution.


  • If "The operation completed successfully" displays, close the Administrator: Command Prompt window to complete this procedure. If "ERROR: Access is denied" displays, repeat this procedure from the top, making sure you clicked Run as Administrator in step two.

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Anonymous   03-30-2009 at 04:40:52 PM
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I had this same issue, not with build 7000 but with build 7068. I fixed it by turning off my second monitor. It didn't matter whether I had SLI enabled or not, but as soon as CS-Source only had one monitor to deal with it worked perfectly. Hope this helps.

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