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Steam client update released

Client Update - Valve

Jun 10, 2009

A Steam client update is now available. To apply the update, click the File menu inside of Steam and then select "Check for Steam Client Updates...". The specific changes include:

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Changed the Steam service to warn users when it's disabled
Added Steam HD usage to the hardware survey
Changed system information dialog & hardware survey wizard page to show before system info gathering starts
Fixed system info summary showing the last of the text, instead of starting at the top
Tools tab can now be opened with steam://open/tools
Clicking on the download complete notification for a movie now opens the media tab, and a tool opens the tools tab
Fixed server browser crash when trying to add a favorite
Fixed the in-game overlay not capturing/blocking input in some games using buffered Win32 raw input
Improved the reliability of reconnection attempts after a dropped connection to the friends/VAC servers
Fixed locking and unlocking of group chats
Fixed incorrect reporting of rate in bandwidth graph dialog
Fixed potential crash on game launch
Fix potential issues during screen resolution change
Improved URL detection in friends chats to
Fix memory leak in some Steamworks apps
Fixed a bug where if you had received multiple gifts or guest passes you may only see a pop-up notice about one of them on starting the client
Fixed the "Failed to open key" error when trying to update Steam

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