DANGIT! My Steam games have quit keeping their Options/Settings!!!!

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McGrandpa - 20 Aug 2006 19:16 GMT

Ok, All I did was change out my monitors, and it'd been about 3 weeks since
I'd run Steam even. It did the update thing on several games and all seems
fine. Until I crank up HL2 DM. my new monitor resolution is 1600x1200 for
both, the old ones it was 1280x1024, both. The asterix is still on
"1280x1024 LCD" in Options/Video. BUT, when I change these they're not
saved. I can play the game that session with all the settings I choose, but
next time, I have to set it again. It's defaulting to 1024x768. Also, in
the multiplayer game, the Servers screen doesn't remember any of its
positions, does not save favorites, history etc.
So, what do I need to do to fix this problem?
TIA,
McG.

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Steve Evans - 21 Aug 2006 01:31 GMT

>Ok, All I did was change out my monitors, and it'd been about 3 weeks since
>I'd run Steam even. It did the update thing on several games and all seems
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>TIA,
>McG.

You could try deleting the clientregistry.blob file, the files in the
steam\cfg folder, and also the config files in the actual game
folders, or just temporarily moving them elsewhere.
I have always had problems with the in-game server browser not
remembering favourite servers, and since the last update, the
game/players/ping columns are always squashed to the right - very
annoying!
The only cure I have found for the above, is not to use the in-game
browser, but the one in the steam interface.

Aren't computers fun!?

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steve <AT> steveevans <DOT> org
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McGrandpa - 21 Aug 2006 04:23 GMT

>>Ok, All I did was change out my monitors, and it'd been about 3 weeks
>>since
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> steve <AT> steveevans <DOT> org
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I noticed today that the Steam client launch and 'desktop' server list
worked fine. Even remembered the server history. It also use my new vid
settings fine. I'll try the .blob and \cfg deletes ...
McG.

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Ben Cottrell - 21 Aug 2006 09:35 GMT

> I have always had problems with the in-game server browser not
> remembering favourite servers, and since the last update, the
> game/players/ping columns are always squashed to the right - very
> annoying!

Me too, i think the server browser is just really buggy. I use my
registered copy of All Seeing Eye instead :)

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