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I need help! "Unable to locate a running instance of steam" DayZ Standalone.
staph24 posted a topic in Troubleshooting
I need help. I bought this game through steam yesterday. But whenever I tried to open it, it says "Unable to locate a running instance of steam". I tried everything that has been suggested: 1.) Restart Steam, Restart laptop 2.) Deleted appcache folder from steam then restarted my laptop and steam. 3.) Verified game cache then restarted steam. 4.) Re-installing steam and the game 4 times now. 5.) Tried running steam/DayZ as an administrator. 6.) Disabled any programs that might affect the game e.g. AntiVirus programs. **Nothing worked. Please help. Felt like I wasted $30. ** -
Try this dude. I had the same problem. Took me two weeks to fix it. 1.) Verify game cache 2.) Restart steam 3.) Run game(DayZ.exe) as admin ---> C://Program files/Steam/SteamApps/Common/DayZ If it doesn't work then update your graphics card driver. 1.) Right click my computer 2.) Click properties 3.) Device Manager 4.) Display Adapters 5.) Right click graphics card driver then update. Worked for me. Hopefully it would work for you Sincerely, Staph24
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Dudes try this. 1.) Verify game cache 2.) Restart steam 3.) Run game(DayZ.exe) as admin ---> C://Program files/Steam/SteamApps/Common/DayZ If it doesn't work then update your graphics card driver. 1.) Right click my computer 2.) Click properties 3.) Device Manager 4.) Display Adapters 5.) Right click graphics card driver then update. Sincerely, Staph24
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I need help! "Unable to locate a running instance of steam" DayZ Standalone.
staph24 replied to staph24's topic in Troubleshooting
DUDE IT WORKED! hahaha I figured out how to update my AMD graphics card when you told me how to disable my onboard graphics card! My beans are yours brother. :D Thanks alot! :D -Happy Survivor :D -
I need help! "Unable to locate a running instance of steam" DayZ Standalone.
staph24 replied to staph24's topic in Troubleshooting
How can I disable the onboard card? My dad is a programmer and I actually asked him the same question but he said that If I'm playing a game and the onboard card(intel) cannot handle the graphics it automatically switches to my AMD radeon graphic card. -
I need help! "Unable to locate a running instance of steam" DayZ Standalone.
staph24 replied to staph24's topic in Troubleshooting
I dont use Msi afterburner. :-\ sigh.. I really want to play. Does it work for you know? Appreciate the optimism :) haha Hopefully I can play soon bro :) -
I need help! "Unable to locate a running instance of steam" DayZ Standalone.
staph24 replied to staph24's topic in Troubleshooting
It's all good bro. It just feels as if I wasted $30 on this game. Which is a shame cause I really like this game :( -
I need help! "Unable to locate a running instance of steam" DayZ Standalone.
staph24 replied to staph24's topic in Troubleshooting
Re-installed steam and the game 4 times now. Didn't work. :( -
I need help! "Unable to locate a running instance of steam" DayZ Standalone.
staph24 replied to staph24's topic in Troubleshooting
Processor: Intel® Core i7-3632QM CPU @ 2.20GHz 2.20 GHz (8 CPUs) Installed memory (RAM): 8.00 GB (8192MB RAM) (7.90 GB usable) System type: 64-bit Operating System, x64-based processor Display: Intel® HD Graphics 4000 Chip Type: Intel® HD Graphics Family DAC Type: Internal Approx. Total Memory: 6107 MB I actually have two graphic cards. Intel and AMD Radeon HD 7600M Series *Detail for AMD Radeon graphic card: Memory Size: 2048 MB Graphics Bus Capability: PCI Express 2.0 Maximum Bus Setting: PCI Express 2.0 x 16 Core Clock in MHz: 600 MHz Memory Clock in MHz: 900 MHz