Maybe you should whine about it on slashdot. (Score -1)

I don't know the answer to your problem, but maybe you should try complaining about it on slashdot. That way all the geeks can suggest hackeneyed ways of fixing steam when none of them know anything about it's internals. Furthermore, no one here has any power to influence Steam, so whining about it on slashdork will be even more productive.

I think someone also mentioned its a Saturday night...