Steam not running error

[michaelm75au]

Try this.
Find the command EXE in the Steam folder (..\steamapps\common\Command Modern Air Naval Operations ). Un-click the 'run as admin' on the EXE and apply. Double click the command EXE (bypassing the Matrix launcher)

[RevReese]

Thanks for your reply.

I cannot change the run as admin tickbox as it is greyed out (but ticked).

The message about steam not running still pops up when running command.exe.

I can click change for all users and it is unticked then but on clicking ok it is ticked again.

[Oberst_Klink]

Can you access the properties of the CMANO.EXE in question as admin? Even when you usual user mode, AFAIK, you can hold the Shift-key and right-click on the file's properties. There'a also an option to chance the settings for all users.

Klink, Oberst

[RevReese]

I can access the properties tab but i cannot change the admin option as it is ticked and greyed out.
I can change the setting for all users then it is unticked, but as soon as i click ok it is ticked again and greyed out.

[Dimitris]

Try this: https://steamcommunity.com/app/321410/d ... 6003902803

[RevReese]

Thank you for your reply but i have already tried the text file and it did not work. The only way i can get beyond the launcher is to run Steam as administrator.

[Stonedog]

I have not forgot you my friend, and I think its a conflict between zonealarm and steam. Soon as I can get a better answer I let you know.

[RevReese]

ORIGINAL: Stonedog

I have not forgot you my friend, and I think its a conflict between zonealarm and steam. Soon as I can get a better answer I let you know.

[:)] i thought that too and disabled my firewall for a short time to see and it made no difference.

I am definitely intrigued to hear more information though.

Edit: Just tried the beta update on steam as posted by Tamas but sadly it did nothing for me, i still have the problem.

[marioa]

Hi RevReese

i have the same issue and if this can help i have resolved the problem launching the game from the exe of the only expansion in my library Northern Inferno afther uncheking the box " run as administrator " either in the Northern Inferno folder and in the Cmano folder now i can play the game.
The problem appeared on my computer afther the recent Steam upgrade

[RevReese]

Hi Marioa, thanks for your reply.

Sadly, i cannot uncheck the box, it is greyed out.

I can click "change settings for all users" button and the tick disappears, but when i click okay it is back and greyed out again.

Thanks for the suggestion though. [:)]

[AKar]

I chime in to note that I find myself having the same problem. I've not launched nor done nothing on the Command for last maybe two weeks so it is something that has happened recently.

Win7 Pro.

[RevReese]

It does seem to have affected people since the last update but i originally noticed it back in December and upon posting on the Steam forums was told it is common to have to do this.

It would be nice to have some official word on why this is happening though i am sure they are working on it.

There is a beta on steam you can subscribe to that may work though it didn't for me.

[zakblood]

simple question is,

are you an administrator on the said pc?

if the answer is yes, then you already login to a full administrator account with full admin permissions, with or without a password, as that's your choice and call to make, you don't have to have a password on bootup for full administrator permissions account unless your on a network, which then you do.

now to make things work better, for years now most games need admin permission to install, so run as admin on the installer sets up the firewall and built in antivirus and other permissions needed to work and run and except incoming and outcoming coms etc etc,....

now some programs, steam for one, works better also running as admin, if you don't trust admin run programs, then maybe a tin hat is needed or a lesson in what is and what isn't safe to do with a pc, eg fingers in power socket wet or dry isn't a good idea, but running as admin also isn't a bad things, that's a myth and a old issue with older O/S not the new ones, once patched etc etc,...

if you have an issue, you more than likely have a 3rd party AV or firewall or both and not running as admin either maybe? eg a none full admin account on your system, easy to check, just goto,

How do I know if I have Windows administrator rights?

Access the Control Panel.

Click on the User Accounts option.

In User Accounts, you should see your account name listed on the right side. If your account has admin rights, it will say "Administrator" under your account name.

[zakblood]

now if your a administrator it's simple, just alter steam to run as admin, if your not, then you will need the administrator to alter it for you, as most wont give you a password to do it yourself, if you wish to use a pc without administrator permissions and are stuck in the stone age, then you will find it hard to play almost anything newer now days, as operating systems are changing and so are games, default programs like AV and firewalls are easy, run and install as admin sets it up for you, but third party ones aren't so user friendly, with some doing it still with the run as admin and install as admin commands and others, well only option is a manuall alter, the better the system and software, the easier it is, it's that simple

[zakblood]

first user had 3rd party, so harder than most,

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https://blog.avira.com/avira-antivirus-game-mode/

if a given app has game mode, then set steam and or the game or both / all etc to use it

[zakblood]

zonealarm isn't so easy either, as it really depends on what version is being used, as some part of it are easier than others

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https://www.zonealarm.com/learning-center/application-control/

again if it's the pure Firewall one, simple add exceptions to the game and steam, if it's the AV and firewall version, for a start, you can't have two active anti virus programs on one version on windows, so one must be set to run in passive mode, which neither has btw and one set to be an active scanner.

if install as admin and run as admin doesn't setup the correct permissions to run and play, then your version or 3rd party items / software aren't as user friendly as they could be, and more research is needed on how to get a given app or program to fully run and work, if without it, it works, eg safe mode but doesn't work with, then normally the logs of either will or should show a given reason why a app and or game / program has failed to be let to run / install or work correctly

[zakblood]

I have tried moving Command to internal HDD rather than external just in case as I have had one or two games in the past that needed moving to internal but same problem.

many things point to a none standard problem causing extra issues for the user in question, and maybe another reasons why so few have had an issue with it, so for me it's something in the mix of a few users which stops something, which for everyone else, it works fine, with no issues.

so once the common ground is found, eg software installed, how it was installed and run and what other software is running in the background etc and etc plus add in the O/S used etc and then a better understanding on what is the cause and how to find a fix which suits everyone effected, which is always the hardest, as so far all i can see is a few things the same and not for everyone[:@]

[RevReese]

Hi, thanks for your replies.

My AV (Avira) does not have that game mode function as i am not using the pro version (which i assume is how you get it) just the free version.

Turning off real time protection does nothing either, same problem.

No i am not using an Administrator account out of habit, i have been using Windows for years and never had this issue before, in fact only two other games in my large steam library have this requirement.

I know i can run steam as admin permanently and while i am sure it is safe to do so, i do not see why i should have to.

I know it maybe seems an archaic way of thinking, but it is what i am used to.

I do have a password for the admin account for when UAC pops up (and i am not disabling that either) which has served me well for years with no trouble at all until Command started to ask for admin back in December (at least for me).

I have tried the hotfix beta too and that didn't help me.

Disabling my firewall (Zonealarm) made no difference either.

Edit: Also i don't like running steam as admin because it messes with my saves not being available.

[zakblood]

sorry was going onto UAC next, and that's the issue your having and there is no safe way around it, as i wouldn't recommend disabling it either,

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https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/975787/guided-help-adjust-user-account-control-settings-in-windows-7-and-wind

[zakblood]

disabling either your AV or firewall makes no difference once installed, issues with permissions, which is why it asks for passwords once enabled eg steam run as admin