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S.Boardman - 25 Jan 2005 19:04 GMT

Hello. I posted earlier cos I couldn't get Steam to install. Finally managed
it by installing on a another PC, and then copying the installation over
(took all afternoon!). This time my PC connected first time.

Half life 2 updated, but only shows 99%, and refuses to budge, so I can't
play it. There used to be a support question about the very same thing, but
that seems to have disappeared.

Any ideas?
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Eric Lebecque - 25 Jan 2005 20:37 GMT

I wouldnt be surprised if you dont have ADSL... since it took a whole
morning for me the first time with a 6 Mbps internet connection.

It was like closing to 99% then going back to 75%...

I am afraid waiting is the only option (unless there is yet another problem)

Regards,

Eric

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S.Boardman - 25 Jan 2005 22:55 GMT

> I wouldnt be surprised if you dont have ADSL... since it took a whole
> morning for me the first time with a 6 Mbps internet connection.
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> Eric

I do have ADSL. My first PC is a XP2500, 1Gb RAM, 9800Pro. I couldn't get
this to work with Steam. The second PC is an XP220, 256Mb RAM, GeForce4 MX.
Both are connected by a wireless modem/router to the broadband connection.

(I contacted support, but they don't read what you write - they kept saying
it was the firewall, even though I had explained that I'd turned it off and
used the DMZ - *sigh*)

When I gave up on my fast machine, I tried on the slow machine. Which
connected and decoded the game files (from the DVD). When I'd done as much
as I could on it, I copied the whole Steam directory to the fast computer...
That's what took all afternoon!

Then on the fast PC it connected first time, there was no winsock error or
problems with the connection. It seems to work OK now, except HL2 is stuck
on 99% updated. However, I read that the first game has to be online, and
then it goes to 100%, and you can play offline? I *hope* so! Unfortunately,
it always seems to be busy, so I can't get on :-(
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