You didn't create a stream account when you 1st installed? You shouldn't need anything more than that to install w/o the CD over the internet.
zaske wrote: > I bought HalfLife2 from Walmart for $40 and my 4 month old WD hardrive > died. I tried to reinstall HL2 and Steam cried like an ass raped beotch > telling me that my cd key was already in use. No Duh! In the end they > wanted me to cut my barcode from the box and send it with $10 to get my > game reactivated. Screw Valve, I bought the game and I will never buy > another of their DRM crap product! Long live Warez! > > > > j maccraw wrote: >> Something specific Stan? >> >> I know I was not happy with it at HL2 release and >> there have been troubles with availability.... >> >> All I can say is after a year of my game box being >> dead, I simply signed on to my steam account & had a full patched >> version of HL2 >> downloaded & installed without the need for my discs. This is DRM done >> right >> in my book though I don't care for it's regular calls home to validate. >> >> In fact the call home method is one aspect of Alcohol >> 120% I really hate when I launch it from the wrong machine and have to >> go online >> to swap the active copy back to the right machine. >> >> >> zaske wrote: >> >>> Speak of the devil and he will appear. Steam is >>> >> another DRM disaster! >> <snip> ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/