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	<title>ETF2L &#8211; Latest activity in &#8220;TF2 not launching&#8221;</title>
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    	    <title>Reply by dodgydogman</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/support/topic-19193/page-1/?recent=346826#post=346826</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[Protip.
Delete local game files.
Reinstall overnight.
Uninstall and reinstall latest graphics card drivers.

If that doesnt work, then and ONLY THEN is it lupis.]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 12:32:42 +0100</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by Spike Himself</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/support/topic-19193/page-1/?recent=346826#post=346622</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[<i>Quoted from AnimaL</i>
		<blockquote>try whitelisting tf2 in ur antivirus app, my tf2 usually starts in 5-10sec even after restarts and im not on ssd</blockquote>

Won't fix it (I don't even have anti virus)]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:23:38 +0100</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by Animal</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/support/topic-19193/page-1/?recent=346826#post=346584</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[try whitelisting tf2 in ur antivirus app, my tf2 usually starts in 5-10sec even after restarts and im not on ssd]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 01:36:05 +0100</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by tosznightmare</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/support/topic-19193/page-1/?recent=346826#post=346352</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[<i>Quoted from Tommy Testosterone</i>
		<blockquote>Mine takes ages as well. It does go after a while but it's one damn long while.</blockquote>]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:58:24 +0100</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by sorrowz</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/support/topic-19193/page-1/?recent=346826#post=346351</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[<i>Quoted from AnimaL</i>
		<blockquote>delete everything in steam dir except steamapps folder and steam.exe

and start steam, let it update itself

and defrag is good idea, might just be ur hdd not steam :D</blockquote>
I now did the defrag thingy, it works.
Still takes a minute to launch, but its better than nothing ;)
But thanks for the help guys, much appreciated.]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 21:35:05 +0100</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by Animal</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/support/topic-19193/page-1/?recent=346826#post=346321</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[delete everything in steam dir except steamapps folder and steam.exe

and start steam, let it update itself

and defrag is good idea, might just be ur hdd not steam :D]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 18:10:13 +0100</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by sorrowz</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/support/topic-19193/page-1/?recent=346826#post=346294</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[<i>Quoted from Spike Himself</i>
		<blockquote>Yep, same here. Takes long, but it always works, so I'm not too fussed.

[...]

If it didn't fix it after the first restart, what made you think that restarting it a 2nd time (or more) would change that? :D</blockquote>
dunno, sometimes it works :]]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:36:40 +0100</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by Spike Himself</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/support/topic-19193/page-1/?recent=346826#post=346291</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[Yep, same here. Takes long, but it always works, so I'm not too fussed.

<i>Quoted from SorroW</i>
		<blockquote>I tried restarting steam tons of times already, doesnt seem to be working</blockquote>

If it didn't fix it after the first restart, what made you think that restarting it a 2nd time (or more) would change that? :D]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:29:08 +0100</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by trath</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/support/topic-19193/page-1/?recent=346826#post=346289</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[try a defrag. make sure no process is taking high on RAM/CPU. then run the game and wait 10 minutes on the clock, if it does not launch, a format should fix it.]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:28:29 +0100</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by Specter91</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/support/topic-19193/page-1/?recent=346826#post=346288</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[same]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:27:12 +0100</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Reply by Tommy Testosterone</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/support/topic-19193/page-1/?recent=346826#post=346286</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[Mine takes ages as well. It does go after a while but it's one damn long while.]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:25:46 +0100</pubDate>
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    	    <title>Created by sorrowz</title>
    	    <link>https://staging.etf2l.org/forum/support/topic-19193/page-1/?recent=346826#post=346281</link>
    	    <description><![CDATA[So yeah, lately my TF2 doesnt launch (and if it does, it takes REALLY long).
It just says "Preparing to launch Team Fortress 2..." steam isnt even stuck, its running smoothly :(
I tried restarting steam tons of times already, doesnt seem to be working, if anyone knows how to solve this problem please do say :p
thnx]]></description>
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    	    <pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2011 16:13:54 +0100</pubDate>
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