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As of May 2011, all of the UCC's Windows machines run Steam. Steam presents an annoying set of problems, as it has not been engineered for a multi-user environment.

To fix steam, you need to set Advanced Permissions (these instructions are for Win7):

  • # Right click Steam directory # Choose Properties # Click Advanced button # Choose "Change Permissions..." # Delete any group listed except "Everyone", "gumby (UCCDOMAIN\gumby)", "wheel (UCCDOMAIN\wheel)", "winadmin (UCCDOMAIN\winadmin)" and "SYSTEM". If the list is missing any one of these groups, please add them. # Set groups "Everyone" and "gumby (UCCDOMAIN\gumby)" with all permissions to Allow EXCEPT "Full control", "Take ownership" and "Change permissions", which should not be ticked either way. # Set other groups to allow "Full Control" # Select option "Replace all child object permissions with inheritable permissions from this object" # Choose "Apply" # Close dialog and choose "Owner" tab # Ensure that owner is "SYSTEM"; if it is not, change it. Ensure you tick "Replace owner on subcontainers and objects".