Locating your HL1 activation number.

OK, I wanna activate HL1 in Steam. It says it needs my activation code number, which is legal but packed away in storage someplace.

I need the path to my number on my hard drive using WinXP pro.

I know is stored because I saw it ages ago but cannot recall how to access it.

Anyone remember?

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A little google search turned up this, which should help...

http://hl.helpandsupport.net/?aid=54

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Steam note: YOU CANNOT CHANGE YOUR CD KEY WITH STEAM, AS IT IS BOUND TO YOUR USER NAME. YOU MUST CREATE A NEW USER NAME FOR A NEW KEY

My only fear. As I said, I used to have HL1, now its missing.

/me wonders.

My only clue is perhaps it was on my old P4 1.8 and not this newer machine.

Thanx for googling it for me Duncan.

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f**k me. My number is in use, elsewhere. My number.

f**k.

I reckon it will wait till I can get my disks.

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Have you ever changed steam accounts? Perhaps you made a new one when you got HL2 rather than adding it to your existing account? If so then your HL1 key could be in use by that old account, and that may also answer the question of why you don't have HL1 in your steam games list.

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I only have one copy of HL2.

I do however have 3 legit copies of HL1

I might have used one of the other numbers, on my old machine. If so, it would be registered to my account, instead of this number.

Hence, I need to locate my HL1 disks.. But alas, they are in storage.

Oh well. It was merely a thought. Would have been nice to critique HL1 again.

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Perhaps you can try Valves customer support or something - if you have a legal key you should be able to register it under Steam. It may be that it's Sierra's fault - they had some duplicated cd-keys running, but even then you can get it running with some customer support help and quite a bit of patience...

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Pm me orph. I'll give you a spare account I have with HL stuff on it.

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I have 3 legit keys.. All are mine but... I have loaned them out over the past years. They are prolly all used up by now. It didn't used to matter before steam, all you had to do was not be online at the same time.

I am pretty sure I loaned them all though :/

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Just got back from store after buying another HL1 :smile:

At least, now I can critique them again. Thanx for all your help guys.

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Next dumb question.. To turn on r_speeds, you need but type "R_Speeds 1"

Now, refresh my memory. "How can I view them outside of console?"

I guess I need to research the commands again. With the new install, all my old stuff is AWOL. :sad:

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Answer:

In steam, you have the option of setting the properties. Do so.

In the properties you have the option of setting the launch params. add "-dev"

(without the quotes.)

Simple as pie.

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Yippah.. I can frag HL1 at a modest 212 ping... Assuming the server is at 212. :razz:

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WOW!!, I actually fragged HL2 today at 225 ping, I didn't think you could even connect on 56k. :eek:

Course, the server was empty. I imagine a sharp ping hike with players present.

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I went to storage and located my Op4 and Blue Shift games.

I can now critique those if the need ever arises again..

I'll be glad when the HL2 mods finally drop in price so I can get them. All are still 50 bucks at Wal-Mart. :sad:

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I was going to make a post in bold letters containing the latin-prefix for the word "seven", seeing how Orpheus posted seven times, however I could not locate such information. I would like to apologize for this inconvenience and hope you accept this picture of a goose.



Thanks,

• Vash

Sector 7 Management

Look pube.. Its my thread and if no one wants to converse within it but me... What can I do. :razz:

BTW, will this help?

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The first time I've been called a pube. I don't know if it's an insult, a complement, or if you are coming on to me...Unless you're into S&M, then it's probably a little of all three.

prepubescent..

/giggles

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EXCUSE ME SIR BUT MY GENITALS HAVE BIG BOY HAIRS SO THIS WORD DOES NOT APPLY TO ME.

I keep thinking about all the fun we could have been having.. You self centered prick. Staying gone so long..

Wait till Crono starts cutting up... He is a card I tell'ya.

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The last time I talked to Crono I think I told him to go die in a wheat-thresher somewhere in the middle of Kansas.

I dunno why but, I seem to gravitate to the more abrasive personalities here. Crono is, among my favorite members. You and Cassius are definitely in there as well. Whats funny is, in real life I wouldn't give a single one of you the time of day. My personality would clash so badly that it wouldn't permit me to acknowledge any of you.

That and that alone is why I so dearly love the internet. You get to meet and like so many people. Its like a buffet diner. You can take as little or as much of each as you like and.. Have a great time too.

The one thing I don't like much is, the abrasive personalities that I make friends with, most times cannot stand each other. It kinda ruins the party some.

/ rambling.

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