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tralph3 / Steam-Metadata-Editor

An easy to use GUI that edits the metadata of your Steam Apps
GNU General Public License v3.0
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Improve Windows install instructions #30

Open EnforcerRidley opened 1 year ago

EnforcerRidley commented 1 year ago

How do I run this on Windows? The info in the Readme are not clear.

PinkSerenity commented 1 year ago

You need to open a terminal window and type python main.py. Alternatively, you can create a shortcut and set this as the target.

EnforcerRidley commented 1 year ago

That worked! Thanks!

EnforcerRidley commented 1 year ago

I finally finished copying all the edits with SteamEdit into your App, however when I save, nothing happens in Steam. I save the changes in your Editor, I exit Steam so that it is taskkilled from TaskManager (not the X on the upper right), then I relaunch Steam to restart it.

tralph3 commented 1 year ago

There's not much I can do with "it doesn't work". Try launching it via terminal and see if there's any output.

PinkSerenity commented 1 year ago

Have you tried first closing Steam, then saving? I have to do it in that order.

TheWaslijn commented 1 year ago

You need to open a terminal window and type python main.py.

What does that mean? Also, I cannot seem to get a shortcut working.

GLaDOS49 commented 12 months ago

What does that mean? Also, I cannot seem to get a shortcut working.

I think it means cmd prompt, but I'm not sure.

PinkSerenity commented 12 months ago
  1. Install Python (Thank you, @nondetect)
  2. Locate the main.py file in the folder you extracted
  3. Right-click and click "Copy as path"
  4. Press Win + X or right-click the Start icon
  5. Click either "Terminal" or "PowerShell" or Command line" or something like that
  6. Type python followed by the path you copied and press enter

To create a shortcut, right-click the Desktop, select "New" and "Shortcut". Enter python followed by the copied path. Click "Continue", type a name of your choice and finish the Shortcut wizard.

nondetect commented 12 months ago
  1. Type python followed by the path you copied and press enter

To create a shortcut, right-click the Desktop, select "New" and "Shortcut". Enter python followed by the copied path. Click "Continue", type a name of your choice and finish the Shortcut wizard.

should be mentioned, that Python needed first to be installed in system

PinkSerenity commented 12 months ago

should be mentioned, that Python needed first to be installed in system

True. On the other hand, the installation instructions are pretty clear about that. Still, gonna update the post, maybe people have already forgotten that.