Steam.exe(main exception): deleted Steam.exe but the file is still there?
When I tried reinstalling steam, I kept getting the following error: Steam.exe(main exception): ERROR: deted Steam.exe but the file is still there? The problem is that you won’t get elevated rights without the steamservice.exe being installed. I fixed it by extracting the files from SteamInstall.msi with 7zip.
- Right Click then choose extract to steaminstall\.
- Rename steam1.exe to steam.exe.
- Right Click steam.exe and choose properties. Click the compatability tab and check ‘run as administrator’.
- NDouble click steam.exe and it will try to update and fail.
- Exit the update and double click steamservice.exe.
Now it will install normally when you run steam.exe
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pb steam message d erreur steam.exe(main exeption) error: deleted steam.exe but the files is still there.
I had this same problem and I finally figured it out. Completely uninstall steam. Then re-install with the installer as normal. Once it says it has completed, DO NOT press finish. Leave that window open and navigate to the steam folder where it was installed to i.e. C:\programfiles\steam. Right click on the steam application and go to properties. Under the security tab, select advanced. Go to the Owner tab and you will see that the SYSTEM is the current owner. Select edit… Select your logon and apply then ok. Just in case, I selected to run as administrator as well. It will give you a window about reopening properties to see the changes. Press ok. Back in the steam directory in the bin folder, there is another application named SteamService. Do the same thing for that file to take ownership of both the Steam and the SteamService applications. Once you’ve done that, select finsh on the installer and it will finish. A window will open saying it is not recommended to run in compatibility mode. I selected cancel and so far, so good. Good luck!
+1 Nick it worked great for me , except that i had to copy myself the SteamService , once extracted using 1st method .
Gj anyway
dont work for me
same error like at beginning
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Worked like a charm. Make sure you do the Run as Admin as well.
gracias Nick!!!! perfecty function steam now!!!
Totally worked for me, thanks.
I Did what Nick said exactly, but this didn’t work for me
Same idiotic message. This is so bad programmed… They only want the money as fast as possible, proggraming a good installer was not in their priorities, just making money.
THANKS A LOT IT FINALI WORKED!!!! Why can’t steam fiy ths Problems??????
Give that guy a medal
Nick you just did something countless emails to Steam support have not done. I owe you one. A big one.
Got the same problem. Mine is solved by enabling the “Application Experience Service” (AeLookupSvc) from the windows services (Windows 7).
Ozan you’re a lifesaver. Finally got it working after re-enabling the Application Experience Service. Awesome!