mikeclough

Firstly, thanks to all who have replied to my call for help. @ orrosta Yes, I know NOW that in order to run in offline mode you've got to let Steam check and install any updates. I can't, because I can't get online. The thing that really bugs me is that I tried running the game in offline mode (wireless access point disconnected) when I was at home and had no problems. @ respectfulrat In order to click on the 'remember password' box you have to be able to run Steam (I think). I can't run Steam because it refuses to start in offline mode. Catch-22. @ Rooker75 I'm using Windows built-in firewall. How do I set it to block all network access? I've already tried turning off the wireless network adapter, and that didn't make any difference.

This is driving me crazy and hopefully someone here can help me. I know the problem is actually with Steam and not Skyrim but maybe someone has found a way round this problem. I installed Skyrim via Steam on my lovely new Alienware laptop and have been happily playing at home with no problems. However, my work takes place at remote locations (oil rigs) where often I can't connect my laptop to the Internet. I'm in one such location right now. Company policy is that not only are we not allowed to connect our personal laptops but we are very restricted as to the websites we can access via our work computers - fortunately Nexusmods isn't one of the blocked sites! Knowing that I wouldn't be able to connect my laptop I made sure before I left home that I could run Skyrim in offline mode. I simply disconnected from my wireless access point and started up Steam/Skyrim in offline mode no problem at all. 24 hours later, on the oil rig, I have just tried to start up Steam. When I clicked on the 'Start In Offline Mode' I got the message 'Steam Error - could not connect to Steam Network' and could get no further. It worked OK yesterday!! I've tried Googling for a solution to the problem but almost all the sites that might have answers are blocked by my organisation. Can anyone help?? I'm stuck here for two weeks and would really like to be able to play Skyrim in my time off duty.