Three things (SSDK, GCFSCAPE, STEAM)

[Leetgrain]

Help Request Subject:

#1 - Source SDK - I need help getting it even working again, it looks like it starts to load (Preparing to launch...) and then just closes, nothing else. And when it does work, I get an error message when trying to access or create any map (Error is: "Failed to load the default scheme file. The map views may be missing some visual elements"), and crashes right after. No bloody clue what's up with it. And just FYI, I am not going to do a total reinstall of it or source games, I have A LOT of work that I can't back up anymore or move, and I am not going to lose them.

#2 - GCFSCAPE - No idea what's up, but whenever I try to extract anything, pops up with this error, even with steam off: Error writing REDACTED (Error: Unexpected end of GCF stream (0 B of 39192 B). Has the GCF file been completely acquired?)

#3 - Steam - When I try to play Source games (any below L4D's engine), I get the error message: SteamStartup() failed: SteamStartup(0xf,0x0012EF64) failed with error 1: The registry is in use by another process, timeout expired . And I have no clue what to do, done quite a lot to try and stop it from doing it, nothing I've tried works - well, it works once every time steam is restarted, then continues to fail. I don't know if there actually is another registry in use, and I'd rather not mess around with the registry.

Importance level(low,medium,high): High, I need to get this sorted, was making a lot of things.

Steam related?: Yes

[nucleartaco]

As for the steam issue have you tried uninstalling its files. Not your game files (steamapps). Just delete everything but steamapps then use the installer to reinstall all the steam files.

I used to use GCFScape a lot and i know that sometimes after i would start a game it wouldn't let me use the GCF. Not sure how I got it to work, or if its even the same error.

I couldn't get my SourceSDK work after all the steampipe updates. I would get the same issue. Looking around and i found this Didn't try it so i have no clue if it works. Might help.

[Christovski]

#3 - Steam - When I try to play Source games (any below L4D's engine), I get the error message: SteamStartup() failed: SteamStartup(0xf,0x0012EF64) failed with error 1: The registry is in use by another process, timeout expired . And I have no clue what to do, done quite a lot to try and stop it from doing it, nothing I've tried works - well, it works once every time steam is restarted, then continues to fail. I don't know if there actually is another registry in use, and I'd rather not mess around with the registry.

Importance level(low,medium,high): High, I need to get this sorted, was making a lot of things.

Steam related?: Yes

I've had this problem for like a month I just have to restart steam each time to play ZM or ZPS, other games I don't have a problem.  It still sucks having to restart steam all the time :|

[Finniespin]

For the #3
Make sure all sourcegames are updated.

You need to manually add them again. Your source games are now located in your /steamdir/steamapps/common not your username anymore.

So manually add them just like you do with Gmod.