Friends

[valdeko]

The "Store" page opens whenever I click on friends, it's really annoying. :sideways:

Too bad, just work with it :devil::devil:

[Doorman]

Too bad, just work with it :devil::devil:

That's the kind of input we need. J.O! :eyebrow:

[Penfold]

I have the same problem but haven't, as yet, found a solution.

Did you have any joy in removing it?

PEN

[Doorman]

I have the same problem but haven't, as yet, found a solution.
 
Did you have any joy in removing it?
 
PEN

No, I'll just have to work with it. :angry:

[Penfold]

I find it's ok once steam is minimised so long as I only right click the steam icon in the tray and then select what I want- be it servers or friends. Doubleclicking on it does open the window but with the store page.

I don't get the message when I load steam but I do have it set to automatically start when I start windows and to start minimised - that's a workaround of sorts (if you're happy to leave it running).

Finally, if y ou look at the store page - on the right handside beneath the close window x there's two arrows. clicking on the right hand arrow changes the store page to the games page and it seems to remember that setting. It still opens but it's less offensive than the store page I guess.

PEN

[Snokio]

Sorry to bring up an old thread, but thought this might be of use....

although the beeping can get annoying at times. :sideways:

You can actually change the steam friends notification sound as i find this sound annoying :ranting2:

all you need to do is go to:   C:\Program Files\Steam\friends

In that folder you will see a file called 'message.wav', make a copy of this (if for some reason you need it again) and replace it with a sound file which is more pleasing to the ear, and call it 'message.wav' (just like the old one)

Once this is done, go into the properties of that file and tick the 'read only' box, otherwise it will automatically replace it with the default steam sound, and that should be it!



Only thing to note is to choose your sound file carefully, nothing too long, loud / intrusive etc, I actually picked some sounds from (as tacky as it may sound) startrek themes as they have plenty of beeps and ding dongs to choose from, i have added a quick sample below (rar)

[ghoule211]

Sorry to bring up an old thread, but thought this might be of use....
 
 
 
You can actually change the steam friends notification sound as i find this sound annoying :ranting2:
 
all you need to do is go to: C:\Program Files\Steam\friends
 
In that folder you will see a file called 'message.wav', make a copy of this (if for some reason you need it again) and replace it with a sound file which is more pleasing to the ear, and call it 'message.wav' (just like the old one)
 
Once this is done, go into the properties of that file and tick the 'read only' box, otherwise it will automatically replace it with the default steam sound, and that should be it!
 
 
 
Only thing to note is to choose your sound file carefully, nothing too long, loud / intrusive etc, I actually picked some sounds from (as tacky as it may sound) startrek themes as they have plenty of beeps and ding dongs to choose from, i have added a quick sample below (rar)
 

 
personally I find disabling the noise all together as the popup that a friend is online is enough of anattention grabber..

[Lee]

Yeah, i've actually not had the beep playing, when I reread it I had to think for a while what the beep was like! I think I just turned it off in the options. But Snokes, that's really useful to know also for customisation purposes.