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Debriefing => Bug Reports & Fixes => Topic started by: Multiplayer_X_ on December 28, 2025, 12:20:24 am
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GOLDENEYE SOURCE WORKING SOURCE SDK 2007 FIX
Step 1: Force Downgrade the Client
You can use a command-line argument to force Steam to download an older version of its own client files from the Internet Archive.
Completely close Steam (ensure it is not running in the system tray).
Right-click your Steam Shortcut on your desktop and select Properties.
In the Target box, add a space after the existing text and paste the following:
-forcesteamupdate -forcepackagedownload -overridepackageurl http://web.archive.org/web/20230531113527if_/media.steampowered.com/client -exitsteam
Note: This specific URL points to a May 2023 version. You can replace the date (20230531...) in the URL if you need a specific version found on the Wayback Machine.
Click Apply and launch Steam via this shortcut.
Steam will open, download the older package files, and then immediately close itself (due to the -exitsteam command).
Step 2: Block Auto-Updates
If you launch Steam now, it will immediately detect it is "out of date" and update back to the latest version. You must disable this check.
Navigate to your Steam installation folder (usually C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam).
Create a new text file and name it steam.cfg (ensure it is not steam.cfg.txt).
Open the file with Notepad and paste the following lines:
Plaintext
BootStrapperInhibitAll=Enable
BootStrapperForceSelfUpdate=False
Save and close the file.
Step 3: Cleanup and Launch
Go back to your Steam Shortcut properties.
Remove all the extra commands you added in Step 1 so the target ends with steam.exe".
(Optional) If you want to use the classic UI, you can add -vgui to the end of the target.
Launch Steam.
NOTE: Your FRIENDS list may not be accessible due to this older version of the client however it does fix GESOURCE Just use a web browser if you have to use chat to talk to friends MultiplayerX
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Edited title to clarify that this is an unofficial (community-supplied) fix.
Please note that this is not sanctioned or tested by the GE:S team. Proceed at your own risk.
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You can log in to your account on your web browser to CHAT as well. It works fine. The coding is completely different for the Steam UI so it no longer connects properly using Steam 2023. This seems to be the most stable source sdk 2007 fix for now. Thank goodness it works. Happy New Year to all of you :)