HL1 - Duplicate CD Key steam/valve registration

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Installed HL1 about 2 weeks ago, playing offline OK.

Today I installed steam and created an A/C. When I tried to register HL1, got "Duplicate CD Key" error. The key printed on the back of the CD sleave is in use by someone else!!!

Emailed vugames support here in Oz ... to be honest, I'll be surprised if they answer my email and even more surprised if they do anything about it. But time will time. Maybe they will tell me to contact Valve, who will probably tell me to contact vugames. Yes, I'm very pessimistic that the illegal steam A/C will be cancelled.

If what I think will happen, does in fact happen ... what do I do next? Find a keygen for HL1?

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Barry...

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<chadwick110@hotmail.com> wrote

> I could be wrong, but I thought Steam would scan your harddrive for
> Valve games and copy them into it's own directory at install time. You
> wouldn't need to register HL1 again because your Steam account is all
> you need?
>
You need the CDkey to register HL1 with Steam

- Peter

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"Peter Lykkegaard" wrote...
> "Bazza" wrote
>
> > Installed HL1 about 2 weeks ago, playing
> > offline OK.
> > Today I installed steam and created an A/C. When I tried
> > to register HL1, got "Duplicate CD Key" error.
> > The key printed on the back of the CD sleave is in use by
> > someone else!!!
>
> Probably by one been using a keygen or caused by the mistake of the
> publisher flooding the market with duplicate serials
>
> Look at the Steamppowered site
>
> If you bought your game recently
> http://surl.dk/e3/
>
> Or if it's more than 90 days sine you bought the game
> http://surl.dk/e4/
>
> - Peter
>

Had already read both of them. However, as I understand it, the 90 days return applies only to the US and Canada. The duplicate CD key issued by Sierra/Vugames could be a issue since I *believe* I have the US version of HL1.

There's nothing about a 90 day return, etc. on the vugames.com.au. I even had to go to the Vugames US site to get the Aussie support email address !!!!

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Barry...

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"Bazza" wrote...
Installed HL1 about 2 weeks ago, playing offline OK.

Today I installed steam and created an A/C. When I tried to register HL1, got "Duplicate CD Key" error. The key printed on the back of the CD sleave is in use by someone else!!!

Emailed vugames support here in Oz ... to be honest, I'll be surprised if they answer my email and even more surprised if they do anything about it. But time will time. Maybe they will tell me to contact Valve, who will probably tell me to contact vugames. Yes, I'm very pessimistic that the illegal steam A/C will be cancelled.

If what I think will happen, does in fact happen ... what do I do next? Find a keygen for HL1?

--
Barry...

++++++

Somewhat surprised there was a email from Vivendi support requesting pics of the CD, CD Key & Box.

Sent as requested.

OK, hurdle #1 has been cleared ....

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Barry...