Verify your game launch options?

[Dominic]

My PC recently had a startup issue and I wont even know what is wrong with it for three days. So now I need to be able to play CS so I decided to pull out my sort of old Windows 8 Asus Laptop. Thing is the laptop didnt have enough space to update CS, and yes I know there was probably a much easier way to make space and I started messing with stuff trying to move my Steam files to another harddrive.

 

Now I ended up being able to start CS:GO, but the second I thought it was all finally worked out CSGO tells me I cannot join VAC secured servers (which all SG servers are). Basically the message told me I launched CS:GO in insecure mode outside of Steam or with a -insecure flag. So here I am one step closer to being able to play the servers and I got shot down by this thing.

 

I've already tried putting -verify and Verify in my launch options then restarting which were both fixes I found online, now note that all my shortcuts on my desktop are no longer usable because I moved my Steam files. So I am opening CS:GO by going into steamapps and going to Counter Strike: Global Offensive and clicking "csgo".

 

I will try any fix anyone comes up with, thank you. (Or you can tell me I've completely fucked myself over and I cant play secured servers but I'd rather that not be the answer).

[Luke]

Most cs go players experience that message at one point during their time in this game. There are many different fixes if you google it, however they're very situational, some work for some people, others work for others. The people I know that had it simply tried everything they found, with different things working for each.

 

Seeing you changed the drive of your csgo files etc, this is the one I'd recommend for you:

 

1) Completely exit the steam client.

2) Press windows + r or manually open 'run'.

3) Type 'steam://flushconfig' without the quotation marks and hit enter.

4) Restart your computer.

5) Launch steam directly from the folder it is installed in.

 

This may very well not work, however this was the specific one for me (after a similar situation to yours).

 

Hope this helps.

 

EDIT: Just as a side note, did you move it correctly?

[Dominic]

@Dylan InsertLastNameHere told me to go to Properties > Local Files > Verify integrity of game cache

 

Didnt work, just an update

[roux]

If Luke's directive don't work, try to use Windows compatibility versions, launch Steam and CS as an admin, these things fix a lot of problems.

[Luke]

@Dylan InsertLastNameHere told me to go to Properties > Local Files > Verify integrity of game cache

 

Didnt work, just an update

 

You should try this for any cs problem ever just incase it fixes it, though I just assumed you'd already done it.

[Dominic]

Most cs go players experience that message at one point during their time in this game. There are many different fixes if you google it, however they're very situational, some work for some people, others work for others. The people I know that had it simply tried everything they found, with different things working for each.

 

Seeing you changed the drive of your csgo files etc, this is the one I'd recommend for you:

 

1) Completely exit the steam client.

2) Press windows + r or manually open 'run'.

3) Type 'steam://flushconfig' without the quotation marks and hit enter.

4) Restart your computer.

5) Launch steam directly from the folder it is installed in.

 

This may very well not work, however this was the specific one for me (after a similar situation to yours).

 

Hope this helps.

 

EDIT: Just as a side note, did you move it correctly?

 

I definitely didnt move it correctly, but it's already moved over so I guess there's no going back.

 

Ill try what you said right now though, thank you.

[Dominic]

Most cs go players experience that message at one point during their time in this game. There are many different fixes if you google it, however they're very situational, some work for some people, others work for others. The people I know that had it simply tried everything they found, with different things working for each.

 

Seeing you changed the drive of your csgo files etc, this is the one I'd recommend for you:

 

1) Completely exit the steam client.

2) Press windows + r or manually open 'run'.

3) Type 'steam://flushconfig' without the quotation marks and hit enter.

4) Restart your computer.

5) Launch steam directly from the folder it is installed in.

 

This may very well not work, however this was the specific one for me (after a similar situation to yours).

 

Hope this helps.

 

EDIT: Just as a side note, did you move it correctly?

 

Just tried this and I got on and everything seemed to go smoothly but then it gave me the same message. Thank you!

[Dominic]

I just tried updating my game because in game it said my client needed updatng. Still says there isnt enough disk space, is there a way to set CSGO to use a different harddive? The update could be the problem.

 

EDIT: Because it still seems to be using the hard drive I switched it off of

[Jake]

https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=7710-TDLC-0426

[michellec]

This has happened to me so many fucking times and honestly it's as easy as restarting your router. I mean, at least that's what done the trick for me