Steam Client Error -130: Unknown Error, could not connect to the page

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Okay, this happened completely all of a sudden. This morning, I was getting the "-130" error message even more than normal. That's the one that says

Unknown Error, could not connect to the page

I was also unable to update any of my games. I tried:

restarting my computer and internet multiple times
I then decided to completely uninstall Steam, not just everything excluding the /SteamApps folder, there was no trace of steam on my computer afterwards.
I then re-downloaded the steam setup file.

The installation of Steam completed, but now that it's time for steam to do the "Checking for updates" stuff that the Steam installer itself does. Every time I try to finish the download, I get an error message that says

Steam needs to be online to continue. Please confirm your network connection and try again

My internet is completely fine. I can even access steam by using my internet browser, I can get to Google, Facebook, Youtube, so my internet is not a problem. I've closed, then opened my ports, disabled my firewall, disabled my anti-virus.

Also, if this helps, I tried doing a security scan with McAfee, which, apparently requires me to be connected to the internet, and it couldn't get to the internet either.
At the time, I was also still on Facebook, and Google, etc.

Best Answer

Here is a Steam forum discussion about error 130 including how to troubleshoot it.

It's also possible you got nailed by a recent botched Windows patch which has been causing many problems. Make sure you have all Windows updates installed.

Steam has a number of troubleshooting articles you should follow.

I highly suggest you follow the basic troubleshooting instructions to determine if it's your router: plug your computer directly into your modem and see if you still have the problem. If you don't, it's your router.

Some ways to fix Steam

Rebuild your ClientRegistry.blob

This is pulled off the Steam KB

Completely exit from the Steam client.
Go to C:\Program Files\Steam (or the Steam directory that was specified during  installation).
Locate ClientRegistry.blob and rename this file to ClientRegistryOld.blob.
Restart Steam to allow the file to be recreated.
Test the issue once more.

Watch out for other programs!

It is known that programs such as Airfoil and F-Secure may cause problems with steam. Valve lists many of them here. Try toggling your virus protection, firewall, etc. to see what is causing steam to be unhappy. Try starting your computer in safe mode by pushing f8 before the windows logo comes up.

Try out the Steam Fix Program

This program claims to fix a wide variety of issues. Simply run it and follow the directions. The downloads are on various KB articles such as this one.

Validate game cache

If a game is having problems, rather than mess around with installs, try validating your cache! Cache validation is accomplished by right clicking the game in library and clicking the Local Files tab on top. Now, click the button that says Verify integrity of game cache. Be patient as this takes a long time

If all of this fails...

First, try a restart of your computer. Give steam another shot and if it doesn't work, it's time to reinstall. In this steam KB, it is outlined how to do a complete reinstall. ALL OF YOUR STEAM FILES WILL BE GONE. Please, make sure you know your password and you are willing to wait for games to re-download. If you want, move your steamapps ( C:\Program Files\Steam or C:\Program Files(x86) )

Make sure steam is closed
Open Control Panel
Select Add or Remove Programs
Scroll down to Steam
Double click Steam
Use the automated uninstall process

FOR ADVANCED USERS: If you really want to wipe out your old install, head over to your Program Files or Program Files(x86) folder. Find the Steam directory and delete it. And, with regedit:

For 32-bit operating systems:
In the left-hand column of your registry editor, navigate to:           HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Valve\. 

Right-click on Valve and select Delete.

For 64-bit operating systems:
In the left-hand column of your registry editor, navigate to:     HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Valve\. 

Right-click on Valve and select Delete.
In the left-hand column of your registry editor, navigate to:     HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\Steam.
Right-click on Valve select Delete.

Don't do this if you don't know what you are doing, and please, make backups.

Steam Trading Error – “Your Inventory Is Not Available At This Time”

I experienced exactly the same thing some time ago.

I have no exact explanation, but my bet is that it's something with steam servers. Either maintenance or some outage. So the only solution would be to just wait for server to go back to normal, unfortunately.

Writing to support might help(or at least give a bit more info) but they do not answer questions quickly and the problem would go away when they would answer, I guess...