I had to uninstall steam then reinstall which deleted my games too so I
spent 10 1/2 hours while steam downloaded the games.
Don

"Uwe" > wrote in message
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> On Thu, 10 Dec 2009 08:54:25 -0500, Don Schwartz Jr wrote:
>> Says I have to be online.
>>
>> "Boofhead" > wrote in message
>
> Happens to me all the time, too. I launch GTR Evo maybe twice a year,
> and every time I do, I'm downloading updates to steam and the game,
> and it usually takes around 30 Minutes before I'm in the cockpit.
>
> cheers, uwe
>
>
>
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>>> Launch the game in offline mode. That's how I've always played steam
>>> games. No need to be online.
>>>
>>>
>>> "Don Schwartz Jr" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Trying to run a little GTR Evo offline and I can't launch the game
>>>> because the servers are busy! My first and last game that needs steam
>>>> to
>>>> run. It's been 2 days now what a joke.
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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