I Give up.

Said I could play it from 3pm yesterday after downloading it off Steam, 'servers are too busy message keeps coming up', any suggestions? I'm desperate now. Thanks in advance.

restart steam?

Try this

first possible fix

exit steam

go to steam folder and erase the clientregistry.blob file and start stam

Second fix if that doesn't work :

On Windows

Start Steam

Go to Steam > Settings > Downloads tab

Under Download region, select a different but relatively close region.

Try launching or installing the game once more

On Mac

Start Steam

Click on Steam > Preferences > Downloads tab

Under Download region, select a different but relatively close region.

Try launching or installing the game once more

other possible solution

On Windows

If the issue is isolated to a few Steam games, please exit from Steam and go to the Steamapps folder (default is C:\Program Files\Steam\Steamapps) and delete any listed .ncf files for the specific games. Once complete, please restart Steam to test the issue.

On Mac

If the issue is isolated to a few Steam games, please exit from Steam and go to the ~/Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/Steam/SteamApps and delete any listed .ncf files for the specific games. Once complete, please restart Steam to test the issue.

restart steam?

Na tried that already mate

I'll try others first, where is preferences in Steam tho?

Right click on steam icon near the clock and select settings

check the steam menu maybe? :3

I'm on Mac and it literally doesn't say preferences anywhere

Oh boy facepalm is it so hard to think a little

it should be something on the lines off this:

On my life i do not have the settings part on my steam, wtf!

Thats what you get for using mac

post a screenshot of that please

I just bought it from steam right now and I checked. I have those settings, My first time ever using steam, Its a fast tool to use. I am getting great speeds

I have the STORE LIBRARY ETC part but not the little tabs above tht

Quick steam question, Because I am buying it now, Will it come patched ?

Yes mate. And I've found the preferences, it is already on London, just change it to anything?

@malleria Change it to other region

@ ronaldo_1978 yes

Still didn't work on Manchester, wtf is going on

I am in manchester, My speeds just gone crappy lol

ty Aim_Less

Trust me to open my big gob lol. Its installed but when I try to launch the game, Steam goes into not responding mode

I want to know how to get my money back if this doesn't work soon, it doesnt evn let me uninstall now, pathetic I'm afraid, not good enough

Guys check your firewalls and malleria check the other solution

ronaldo_1978 exit steam ,delete the clientregistry.blob on steam folder and start steam

Got any screenshots for it as I'm new to Mac and clueless, thanks for the help btw really appreciated.

i rebooted pc and all is ok now, Working great

Malleria have you tried the second solution yet??? I have a Mac so can help you find the file you need

No I don't know how to get to the ncf files to actually delete them lol.

Click finder bottom left on your Dock and then click on The small icon that looks like a house i've labelled it 1 for you and then just follow each step untill you've deleted the files and then reboot your mac.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/crewey/ link to flickr mate with pictures labelled I GIVE UP. showing you what to do. let me know if it helps

The step by step thing isn't opening mate, could u write it out? Be really appreciated, thanks a lot.

Yea my bad.....I've edited it with a link. Try the link

Moved it to trash and emptied trash so hopefully this works...

It's now reinstaling so hopefully this is good news as that might of been the problem as last time it froze whilst installing then just said it had downloaded when it might not of done, i dpn't know really lol but if it works I'll be ur personal slave for a year

Fingers and toes crossed everyone...Keep us posted

2 30mins to go, if u care enough or stay up l8 neway then u can and i'll keep u posted, u deserve it for ur effort for no reason, thnks every1

Is that 2 hours 30 to go?? I'm in the US so only 18:45 here so plenty of gaming time left for me today (FM 2010)

What Mac did you get mate....desktop or laptop. Just wondered how well FM2011 works on it assuming you played the demo??? I got a Macbook duo core and fm2011 don't run to good on it. Was thinking about getting a macbook pro 15"

Unfortunatly i dont have a mac all my steps are from what i found on the web

IT'S WORKING! :'). Thanks so much everyone who helped can't thank u enough.

These forums sometimes make me weep but something like this is very hearwarming, well done to all concerned.

Haha, I wouldn't have had a clue otherwise. I know it sounds really sad and cheesy, but I'd just spend 30 quid on my favourite game and it looked like it wasn't working, meaning I've have to wait 4 days for a post delivery for another 30 quid, so again, thanks.

Also, anyone with a MacBook Pro, can you tell me how to exit the game to go on the internet, like the windows key? Thanks.

Did you buy a Mac because you like Ipods?

Well done malleria :-) ... I came on just to see how you was getting on lol

Na I bought it just because my mate recommended it to me. And thanks ronaldo lol,all credit should go to Crewey and Aim Less really though

IT'S WORKING! :'). Thanks so much everyone who helped can't thank u enough.

but since it is now working you are now his slave for 12 months and therefore do not have the time to play FM 2011

True.So far so good though.

Happy days mate!!! Glad you got it working.

You have to play FM in windowed mode to switch between the internet and the game. Unfortunately you cant quite se the whole screen unless you go to system preferences which is found by clicking the apple on the top left---------->Dock------------->reposition on the left or right and also turn hiding on. This way the Dock only appears when place the mouse pointer to which ever side the dock has been repositioned.

I relieve you of your personal slave duties don't think its good for you to up sticks and move to America. How does the 3D run on your MacBook Pro??? and dude,you need to get to your buddys house and get some Mac lessons lol

Loved reading this thread, great to see everyone pitching in to help.

Now if only mine had been delivered in Oz already................