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[Raz0r]

The overlay also crashes Minecraft somehow (Usually when opening a conversation window to reply) but it's not too much of a hassle to just alt-tab to the conversation.
I believe the rest of the overlay is functional, as I can't remember it crashing from anything else

Is there a specific time it crashes, or just as soon as you open the overlay?

I might actually file a bug report to Steam and Mojang if there isn't one already.
I'm not sure which side would have to make a modification, but I feel I'd have more luck with Mojang.

[>Omen<]

Overlay in some situations can be problematic in Windows. It's the same way with video overlay conflicts with WMP and Clipboard. Just on a whim you might try using Ctrl+Alt+F9 after launching Steam before starting the game to see if disabling the overlay W7 Aero uses allows it to work without conflicts. I doubt it will but it's worth a shot.

[Raz0r]

That's the first thing I tried - no luck.

[*Daedalus]

^ Ctrl+Alt+F9 didn't help.

Out of about the thirty or so time I've tried, it crashed only once when I was in the main menu. I'm not sure what that was. Funny thing is it doesn't crash when I get messeges, only right when the game should have loaded.

I don't get the Minecraft crash actually. The overlay just doesn't work in MC for me.

[*The.Doctor]

I haven't had any problems with Steam for a long time. I used to think it was crap a few years ago when my internet couldn't keep up. Now i love it. 95% of the games i've bought the last year or two have been during Steams awesome sales. I don't use the overlay though, so i can't comment on any issues with that.

The only thing i would like is the ability to turn off games automatically downloading updates. My ISP sets a 5GB DL limit per month so it kinda pisses me off when a game starts auto-updating and i don't notice it right away. I just use my friends unlimited 10MB/s cable for downloading my games and big updates.

[>Omen<]

I've read that some have problems with games updating through Steam even when updates for the game are turned off. One person said it's because when Steam auto updates itself the settings are automatically reverted to game updating.

Anyways, there's a support solution related to it but I'm not sure it works. Have you seen/tried this?

Steam repeatedly updates or verifies game files
To resolve this issue please do the following:
On Windows
Restart Steam
If the issue persists, exit Steam, rename your ClientRegistry.blob, and restart Steam. The ClientRegistry.blob can be found in your Steam installation directory. C:\Program Files\Steam by default.
If the issue still persists, you may have issues with your local Steam files. You may refresh these files without deleting your game files. Please follow this process to refresh your Steam files:
Exit Steam
Navigate to your Steam installation directory. (C:\Program Files\Steam\ by default.)
Delete everything in that directory EXCEPT the following:
steam.exe
steamapps directory (All of Steam's game files are kept here.)
Restart Steam to test the issue

Source: https://support.steampowered.com/kb_...2971-RUAG-7390