Steam Account

zom247 · 18 Dec 2006 at 07:48

I haven't used my steam account for ages and I can't remember what my username or password is. I've also changed my email address several times since I opened the account as well.

The steam help pages are not very helpful at all, they keep asking me for my username or product ID code. However, if I put the ID code in it sends me an email to the address I joined with. Bit frustrating but my fault for not keeping track of it

If I now open a new steam account will I still be able to play half life 2 or is it tied to my original account?

MisterTee · 18 Dec 2006 at 08:08

Tied to your original account im afraid.

zom247 · 18 Dec 2006 at 09:11

MisterTee said:
Tied to your original account im afraid.

Cheers, I'll have to fire off an email to Steam then.

DirtyJester · 18 Dec 2006 at 09:48

I did this ALL the time as well until I started writing my usernames and passwords down in a notebook which I keep close at hand beside the computer ... nothing saved on computer is safer plus only I know which pile of crap to look under to retrieve it

Pookie Bear · 18 Dec 2006 at 10:48

zom247 said:
I haven't used my steam account for ages and I can't remember what my username or password is. I've also changed my email address several times since I opened the account as well.

The steam help pages are not very helpful at all, they keep asking me for my username or product ID code. However, if I put the ID code in it sends me an email to the address I joined with. Bit frustrating but my fault for not keeping track of it

If I now open a new steam account will I still be able to play half life 2 or is it tied to my original account?

If you take a digi-pic of the HL2 box and code and create a new account, they will allow you to transfer it. It's what I did.

Saint · 18 Dec 2006 at 12:08

gl with a reply. I emailed steam about my account being hijacked almost a week ago and still no reply

bloodline76 · 18 Dec 2006 at 14:45

Isnt there an option on signing in to retrieve your password by clicking a button?

Your username will be in your program files. Enter that and send for the password.

zom247 · 18 Dec 2006 at 15:23

bloodline76 said:
Isnt there an option on signing in to retrieve your password by clicking a button?

Your username will be in your program files. Enter that and send for the password.

Formatted quite a few times since I last used steam so that's no good. You can put in your product code and they will email the details to you but I don't know what email I used to register with!

Just have to trust in the email to steam.

DaveyD · 18 Dec 2006 at 17:59

Surely you can't have *that* many different e-mail addresses out there?

If the account is for a Half-Life 2 retail game, then you can get it switched to a new account pretty easily by proving to valve you own the game. However it's a little more tricky with Half-Life 1 based games.

Fr0dders · 18 Dec 2006 at 18:41

i've got this problem with HL1.

When i try and register HL1 to the steam account i registered HL2 with, it gives me "this key has already been registered". I have the option to e-mail me my username and password, but i know the e-mail address i probably have it registered under is an old hotmail one that doesnt exist anymore.

Either that or somebody has hijacked my HL1 serial because there were so many keygens kicking around. because the HL1 serial wasnt the hardest of serials to hack apparently.

zom247 · 18 Dec 2006 at 22:16

DaveyD said:
Surely you can't have *that* many different e-mail addresses out there?

If the account is for a Half-Life 2 retail game, then you can get it switched to a new account pretty easily by proving to valve you own the game. However it's a little more tricky with Half-Life 1 based games.

Every time I changed ISPs I changed email addresses. I'm now sticking with google cos it's easier