Thanks, I'm not alone then. I see this mentioned here recently: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=987808
On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 11:19 PM, John <[email protected]>wrote: > > Just me, or is hldsupdatetool completely b0rked on windows? > > If yours is crashing, it's not just you. Right now, if ClientRegistry.blob > is missing, hldsupdatetool seems to be creating a new one that is > corrupted, > as further runs of hldsupdatetool either silently crash or say > "CMultiFieldBlob: Unable to grow blob". The problem is easily reproduced: > > C:\test>mkdir hlds > > C:\test>dir > Volume in drive C has no label. > Volume Serial Number is D086-4981 > > Directory of C:\test > > 10/14/2009 03:15 PM <DIR> . > 10/14/2009 03:15 PM <DIR> .. > 10/14/2009 03:15 PM <DIR> hlds > 10/14/2009 03:15 PM 1,082,616 HldsUpdateTool.exe > 1 File(s) 1,082,616 bytes > 3 Dir(s) 791,420,563,456 bytes free > > C:\test>HldsUpdateTool.exe -command update -game cstrike -dir hlds > Checking bootstrapper version ... > Getting version 35 of Steam HLDS Update Tool > Downloading. . . . . . . . . . > C:\test>Checking bootstrapper version ... > Updating Installation > CMultiFieldBlob: Unable to grow blob > HldsUpdateTool.exe -command update -game cstrike -dir hlds > Checking bootstrapper version ... > Updating Installation > > C:\test> > > I didn't notice this before today. > > Existing installs continue to work, so the workaround for this is to > replace > its bad ClientRegistry.blob with a known-good version from another > installation. > > -John > > > _______________________________________________ > To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, > please visit: > http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds > _______________________________________________ To unsubscribe, edit your list preferences, or view the list archives, please visit: http://list.valvesoftware.com/mailman/listinfo/hlds
