Error verifying Steam user ID ticket

[Mostly Harmless]

For those of you who get that message and get disconnected from the server after an update here is the fix:

If restarting Steam does not resolve the issue, please exit Steam and delete the following files:

Steam.dll
SteamUI.dll
ClientRegistry.Blob
These will be found under your Steam installation directory - by default, this will be C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam\ (this may vary if you specified a different installation folder, or if you have moved your Steam installation)

This will make steam reupdate your user id ticket and Game key.

*Taken from steampowered.com

Hope this helps

 

[Crimson]

Of course it does.. Happened to me before and thanks to deathscythe he gave me this info too.

 

[imported_gosuB33R]

That's what SteamSupport tells you to do.

 

[Mostly Harmless]

I made this a stickie because ive had alot of PMs about this as of late. Now, its easier to find.

 

[Techdre]

Had to do this so many times I made a batch file and have it sitting om my desktop

 

[Candlejack]

I keep having to do this
Would you mind sharing this batch file or some information about it?

 

[Bugen]

I also tend to fix these problems by logging out of steam (not exiting steam). Bring up the games page and hit "File" -> "Change User.." which logs you out.

 

[Kill Me]

thanks for this sticky
i've been seeing a lot of threads asking about how to resolve this problem lately and i'll usually PM them this link

 

[thepunisher457]

Very nice thread for all those noobs out there good job

 

[Fuse]

!up mostly

 

[Techdre]

This is the batch file that I run I am running Vista 64bit this will work for XP64

Code:

CD "Crogram Files (x86)\Steam"
del Steam.dll
del SteamUI.dll
del ClientRegistry.Blob
exit

This should work for XP and for the few unlucky souls that are running Win2K


Code:

CD "Crogram Files\Steam"
del Steam.dll
del SteamUI.dll
del ClientRegistry.Blob
exit

You need the quotes around the path

These batch file assumes that you installed steam in the Program Files folder.

Copy the code
Open a new text file
Paste the code (change the path to where you installed Steam if needed)
Save the file to any location ( mine is on the desktop)
Rename the extention from .txt to .bat

Make sure you close Steam before running the batch file

 

[Gagoloth]

well done works perfectly

 

[Rocketarm20]

Thank you so much that was a huge help.

 

[Grumpy_Marine]

i cannot delete the Steam.dll file, i deleted others and it is updating now, will edit post and let know if that works as well.

 

[MrSnugglez]

yea i just log out and log back in..fixes the problem.

 

[Razor]

Thanks for the info

 

[Swordsman12]

ok

 

[zulers]

No, I fixed it without doing this, just restart steam, nothing more.

 

[Nosnibor]

Thanks for this thread.

 

[UnderLord]

Logging off my steam account and back in seems to work fine for me as well, i'd try that before going though my files to delete some (easyer for me)