Stupid Steam

joffy · 15 Aug 2009 at 16:29

I had Empire Total War installed before formatting and installing Win7.
I've now tried to install E:TW again using the same steam account, same retail copy of game and it's saying...
"Duplicate product code. A retail CD Key may only be registered to one Steam Account at a time. CD Keys are associated with you Steam Account, not your computer."

Anyone know how easily solve this crap?

linktoinsanity · 15 Aug 2009 at 16:44

Just install the version on the account. It should be on the Not Installed list.

Mr.Nick · 15 Aug 2009 at 16:44

Shouldn't E:TW be in your MyGames list as not installed, If you don't solve you problem couldn't you just download it.

I see your point though.

edit: LinktoInsanity beat me to it!

Born Acorn · 15 Aug 2009 at 16:46

I haven't bought the game on disc yet, I downloaded it, but I know with Half Life 2 you just need to be logged into Steam when you start installing from disc, it should find your Steam installation directory, install to there, and Steam automatically recognises you have the game associated with account.

Steam should disappear when installation occurs.

Then again, HL2 is a lot older so disc installations for Steam may have changed.

joffy · 15 Aug 2009 at 16:50

My games section say's...
You currently have not yet added any games to your list.

I should have Half Life 2, TF2 and E:TW there :confused:

Viper² · 15 Aug 2009 at 16:58

You sure you've logged into the right account?

joffy · 15 Aug 2009 at 17:07

Viper² said:
You sure you've logged into the right account?

Thanks, forgot I had another account, DOH!!!

subbytna · 15 Aug 2009 at 18:42

lol...spanner

Mr.Nick · 15 Aug 2009 at 18:49

This thread should now be titled Stupid Me

Kenai · 15 Aug 2009 at 18:55

This is why I have my Steam install on a seperate partition, don't need to reinstall anything, just browse to the directory, run the steam.exe, it installs a service if it needs to and then everything works just as before, all the games, settings etc.

I just changed from XP to 7 and all I did before playing my Steam based games was install graphics drivers.

SinaiSound · 15 Aug 2009 at 19:56

Kenai said:
This is why I have my Steam install on a seperate partition, don't need to reinstall anything, just browse to the directory, run the steam.exe, it installs a service if it needs to and then everything works just as before, all the games, settings etc.

I just changed from XP to 7 and all I did before playing my Steam based games was install graphics drivers.

I was not aware it could do this

Will have to remember that

bledd · 16 Aug 2009 at 07:44

yup

steam is portable

just close steam, copy the steam folder

then run steam.exe from the new place, and all your games will be there as they were before.