Half Life 2 installation problem.

ReeceKB · 10 Dec 2006 at 12:24

Hi Guys

I have bought Half Life 2 (cd-key) from the MM. he told me to make a new steam account as I allready have CSS and then I could have another account with CSS so can sell the old one or use with a freind.

I go to activate the game and enter the keycode and i get this message

and as I have just got the cd-key I dont have a retail cd/dvd.
The person I bought this from is putting the files on a dvd for me but this will not be the retail cd. so does this mean i need a retail cd to activate my cd-key for Half Life 2

anyone know if i can activate this another way?

Thanks in advance.

ReeceKB · 10 Dec 2006 at 16:47

Thanks for that but i cant seem to get anything there.

what if I borrowed a mates HL2 retail disk when it says enter your retail disk ?

would that work ?

ReeceKB · 10 Dec 2006 at 16:55

its a brand knew key that i just bought from someone on the MM.

heres a link to it. http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17660779

he told me to make a new steam account which i did then when i entered the key i got a message saying insert the retail cd

edit: ok thanks DaveyD

ReeceKB · 10 Dec 2006 at 16:59

no its ok I can get my mates copy as he has a boxed version. i'll get it tonight and use that. the guy I bought it from said he will put the CFG files on a DVD for me so i dont have to download the game.

All sorted now cheers DaveyD

edit: thread might as well be closed now as problem sorted

ReeceKB · 10 Dec 2006 at 20:03

Ronaldo said:
yup he did that and i added the key to his account.

cheers

Cheers mate all done and sorted when I went into steam.

Thanks a lot, much appreciated.