Resolved - Steam error

[Cast 1st MRB]

Name: Laura Cast

Rank: TSgt.

Type of issue: Steam

Brief Description of Issue:

So I can't open steam. I click on it to run and it starts doing a platform update. It gets to 99% then comes up with this 'ERROR: Could not open file vstdlib_s.dll'. Steam doesn't pop up after that and everytime i go to start it, it comes up with that error.

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Current Status: Resolved

Main Technician: N. Holland

Supporting Technician:

[Holland 1st MRB]

You don't happen to be using Avast as your anti-virus, are you?

Disable it. Try again.

You should put an exception into Avast for Steam. I believe it is something along the lines of Real-time Shields >> File System Shield >> Expert Settings >> Exclusions >> add the Steam folder.

Only really heard of this problem from Avast users. It seems to believe that certain components to Steam are malicious.

[Cast 1st MRB]

Worked ty.

[T. Brown 1st MRB]

holland to the rescue again! you, sir, are amazing : )

[Holland 1st MRB]

Happy to see the problem was resolved.