I thought I'd fix another problem witht he Lenovo rescue but it wiped out every thing as if it was the first install. I thought I'd backed up every thing but can't find it to reverse it back.
I can't access support as it says my email is already in use. They redid it once before when It crashed.
Sounds like you are trying to create a new account and the email is already part of an account. All you should have to do is download/install steam, then use your email and password to login.