YAHL2T: Yet Another Half-Life 2 Thread- Install Problems

[Chaotic42]

It turns out that I got Half Life 2 for Christmas, like a bunch of people. My problem, other than my dislike of that Steam stuff, is that it won't install.

4 tries, two different drives. I get this on Disk 4:

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I'm assuming that the disk is screwed up. What are my options here? Just return it? Can I get it over steam? Could it be my system (Specs in my sig).

Thanks. I know you guys are sick of HL2 threads, but I couldn't find another thread with this problem.

:beer:

 

[skaarj]

you can register you cd key on steam and download it off it

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: skaarj
you can register you cd key on steam and download it off it

Well, I thought about that, but I don't want to have to be connected to the internet to install this.

I'm old fashioned. If I own a game, I want the disks.

 

[skaarj]

well you would still have the discs only you don't have to use them, and you can always send them back to valve and they'll have to replace them or you can just return the game and get a new set, the quickest way as I see it is install it off steam and then you can either keep the cds or send them to valve and get them replaced

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: skaarj
well you would still have the discs only you don't have to use them, and you can always send them back to valve and they'll have to replace them or you can just return the game and get a new set, the quickest way as I see it is install it off steam and then you can either keep the cds or send them to valve and get them replaced

I got the reciept back. I just explained what was going on.

Once the traffic calms down in a few days, I'll go exchange it, assuming I can't get it to work as-is.

 

[jcwagers]

Don't exchange it. That is a known issue on the standard HL2 game. The solution is to install Counter-Strike AND HL2. If you don't install both of them, it will error out on Disc 4. I had the same problem and searched some forums for the answer. You can always uninstall Counter-Strike if you don't want it on there.

jc

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: jcwagers
Don't exchange it. That is a known issue on the standard HL2 game. The solution is to install Counter-Strike AND HL2. If you don't install both of them, it will error out on Disc 4. I had the same problem and searched some forums for the answer. You can always uninstall Counter-Strike if you don't want it on there.

jc

Thanks!

Maybe one day the combined knowledge of the Valve programming staff will give birth to an installer that works.

Maybe.

 

[jiffylube1024]

Originally posted by: Chaotic42

Originally posted by: skaarj
you can register you cd key on steam and download it off it

Well, I thought about that, but I don't want to have to be connected to the internet to install this.

I'm old fashioned. If I own a game, I want the disks.

You're going to have to connect before you play one way or another...

 

[dabuddha]

I'll just add my post about how steam sucks major ass
But I guess it's the same as saying the earth is not flat.

 

[Chaotic42]

Originally posted by: jiffylube1024
You're going to have to connect before you play one way or another...

Yeah, I know.

Steam is why I wasn't going to buy HL2.