MAMEWorld Forums - The Loony Bin

> > > > I bought it because it looks awesome and the price is right but I don't like
> this
> > > > Steam shit one bit.
> > >
> > > Just before Thanksgiving, I bought a $9.99 Star Trek game at Target.
> > >
> > > I didn't look close enough at the package and didn't notice the Steam logo until
> > > after I was installing it.
> > >
> > > Everything seemed to be OK but the next morning my PC was acting sluggish so I
> > tried
> > > to reboot it.
> > >
> > > The "Windows is shutting down" message was up for way too long so I hit the reset
> > > button.
> > >
> > > Big mistake!!!!! Boot -- blue screen -- boot -- blue screen.... I couldn't even
> > boot
> > > into Safe Mode or any other mode!?!?!?!?!
> > >
> > > My data was OK but I ended up installing a new drive with Windows 7 on it and
> > copying
> > > everything over. (I was intending to do this eventually anyways but it sucks
> having
> > > to copy and reinstall and update everything.)
> > >
> > > I didn't even think about Steam being the culprit until 2 days later but I'll bet
> > it
> > > was THAT STEAMING PILE OF SHIT!!!!!!!!!!!!
> >
> > doubt it.
>
> Seconded. Been using Steam since the first public beta, never ran into any
> Starforce-like behavior.

That sounds to me like something an ANTIVIRUS would do.

I had Comodo and it kept insisting Steam was a threat to my system and wouldn't let me play a single game. It's just a threat to my wallet, but nothing more.