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Game Forum / Action Games / Half Life / November 2006Installing a game I own into Valve folder
If I already own a game that's recently been offered through Steam, can I uninstall and reinstall into my Valve folder to take advantage of auto updates, file integrity checks, file defragging, etc? TIA > If I already own a game that's recently been offered through Steam, can I > uninstall and reinstall into my Valve folder to take advantage of auto [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > On the main Steam window, click "Activate a Product on Steam". >> If I already own a game that's recently been offered through Steam, can I >> uninstall and reinstall into my Valve folder to take advantage of auto [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> > On the main Steam window, click "Activate a Product on Steam". I Googled this group and found no step by step instructions. So....Install the game from CD's into ....steamapps/(my username)folder, then click "Activate a product on Steam"? There used to be an "activate a product I already own" link, but it's no longer there. > >> [quoted text clipped - 16 lines] > > Did you try just clicking the button? >>>> If I already own a game that's recently been offered through Steam, can >>>> I uninstall and reinstall into my Valve folder to take advantage of [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] >> > Did you try just clicking the button? Yes and double checked for accuracy. Clicked the button and entered the cd key. Said it was an invalid key. It's not, because I've been playing the game for 10 months. The game is COD2 by Activision. Bought it retail last Christmas. The key is validated online every time I play MP. I was just wondering if I could move it into the steam folder to take advantage of the updates, defragging and file integrity. Maybe that would help with occasional bugs like freezing and lagging. Thanks for the help. Randy >Yes and double checked for accuracy. Clicked the button and entered the cd >key. Said it was an invalid key. It's not, because I've been playing the [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >updates, defragging and file integrity. Maybe that would help with >occasional bugs like freezing and lagging. It would have helped if you had mentioned the game before. Of course a third party CD key like that won't work and it won't get updates. The Steam CD key input is for Valve games.  SignatureAndrew, contact via http://interpleb.googlepages.com Help make Usenet a better place: English is read downwards, please don't top post. Trim replies to quote only relevant text. Check groups.google.com before asking an obvious question. >>>>> If I already own a game that's recently been offered through Steam, can >>>>> I uninstall and reinstall into my Valve folder to take advantage of [quoted text clipped - 24 lines] > Thanks for the help. > Randy I'd e-mail Activision and Valve. It'd make sense to have it all in Steam. > I'd e-mail Activision and Valve. It'd make sense to have it all in > Steam. That's the spirit :) - Peter SignatureHi! I'm a .signature *virus*! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! COD2 isn’t distributed through Steam > "Inglo" <ioo@??.¿¿¿> wrote in message > news:4YX_g.17196$e66.13702@newssvr13.news.prodigy.com... [quoted text clipped - 40 lines] > Thanks for the help. > Randy SignaturePosted at author's request, using fully moderated http://www.GameHourz.com/Half-Life-forum-38.html interface Yes, it's right here: http://www.steampowered.com/v/index.php?area=game&AppId=2630& > COD2 isn't distributed through Steam. > [quoted text clipped - 39 lines] > > Thanks for the help. > > Randy > If I already own a game that's recently been offered through Steam, can I > uninstall and reinstall into my Valve folder to take advantage of auto > updates, file integrity checks, file defragging, etc? Look here: http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=496667 seems many people are annoyed with Valve's policy of not allowing existing retail CD keys to be used. > seems many people are annoyed with Valve's policy of not allowing > existing retail CD keys to be used. And they should be - imho Hmm Looks like COD + COD2 *is* made available through Steam Hard to admit one is dead wrong - lol - Peter SignatureHi! I'm a .signature *virus*! Copy me into your ~/.signature to help me spread! > >> seems many people are annoyed with Valve's policy of not allowing [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Yep, that was definitely a "no sh.t?" moment. Signature"We admit that we are like apes, but we seldom realise that we are apes." Richard Dawkins Stephen Pehrson Oakland, CA 510-533-6582 > If I already own a game that's recently been offered through Steam, can I > uninstall and reinstall into my Valve folder to take advantage of auto > updates, file integrity checks, file defragging, etc? > > TIA [Furious02 u563550] Games I like to play! <a href=http://www.gamestotal.com/>Multiplayer Online Games</a> <a href=http://www.gamestotal.com/>Strategy Games</a><br><a href=http://uc.gamestotal.com/>Unification Wars</a> - <a href=http://uc.gamestotal.com/>Massive Multiplayer Online Games</a><br><a href=http://gc.gamestotal.com/>Galactic Conquest</a> - <a href=http://gc.gamestotal.com/>Strategy Games</a><br><a href=http://www.stephenyong.com/runescape.htm>Runescape</a><br><a href=http://www.stephenyong.com/kingsofchaos.htm>Kings of chaos</a><br> |
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