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[poo]

ive tried doing the change user several times and still hasnt fixed it.

[CCsaint10]

Could just be you internet. How long has it been doing it? It might just stop randomly. It sometimes does that and just starts working. Steam is like a temperamental woman....

[PIMP22102]

Hey i am having the same problem as poo i did everything that is said in this topic but nothing at all works my steam is 100% legit and i keep geting kicked about 4-5 sec from connecting in game can anyone help with this

[major]

Close Steam -> delete 'config' folder in steam install location (X:\Program Files\Steam) -> reopen steam -> re-login -> Should be fixed.

[Troy]

http://forums.geshl2.com/index.php/topic,5699.msg69073.html#msg69073

[noisuf]

Deleting the config folder worked for my roommate, however did not work for me. I'm not about to delete my entire steam apps folder to play this thing. Hopefully the GE:S guys come up with a workaround that's actually feasible for people, or figure out a way to fix it.

[terps4life90]

Hey noisuf, It has nothing to do with GE:S. It is because of Valve being a piece of shit.

[Proxie]

Deleting the config folder worked for my roommate, however did not work for me. I'm not about to delete my entire steam apps folder to play this thing. Hopefully the GE:S guys come up with a workaround that's actually feasible for people, or figure out a way to fix it.

Delete everything in your Steam except:

Steam.exe
steamapps folder

If that doesn't fix it, wait for Valve.

[namajnaG]

If that doesn't fix it, wait for Valve.

That will take some time.
Excuse me, I mean a lifetime.

[Troy]

Deleting the config folder worked for my roommate, however did not work for me. I'm not about to delete my entire steam apps folder to play this thing. Hopefully the GE:S guys come up with a workaround that's actually feasible for people, or figure out a way to fix it.

You don't have to delete your entire steam folder.  Read the post again.

[Ruone Delacroix]

I can't believe this error. My two friends and I wanted to play one night and we all got the Invalid Steam User ID ticket upon connection. I deleted my config folder and got squared away.

My two friends both did the same and one couldn't get Steam to work, and the other had the issue of "The game isn't available". If this is what it's going to be like every other month, I'm not going to be too happy overall.

[killermonkey]

Valve needs to seriously look into these issues it does not bode well for the steam service in general. What if authentication suddenly broke down for a popular game like MW3?

[namajnaG]

Thousands of 12 year old kids will cry, Nothing more. Lame joke, I know.
I get your point though, But Valve is way too lazy to look into their current issues to fix it, They'd rather release more hats for TF2.
Remember the master server for HL1 based games being hacked? It's still not functional, Even after three, Maybe four years, And they'll never fix it, Even though they are well aware of the issue.
This SteamID ticket issue has been around ever since Source was released, And they are also aware of it, But let's face it, They just don't care.