steam error please help.

[Racoon]

when i try and run counter strike from xfire most of the time my steam with login for me automaticly. over the past little while when i try and open it i get an error saying: Steam .exe (main exception) Unable to write to the current steam application folder. please move steam to a folder where you have write privileges.

now i know its stupid to ask what to do when it says right there... but how do i do it lol.

Thank you,
Racoon.

[Craig]

right click on your steam folder...set the permissions to read and write. see if that helps

[Racoon]

alright ill try that thanks craig.

[NoobToast]

I had this same problem and went to the steam site and tried everything they said and it didn't work, so i ended up reinstalling it, which was a bit drastic