Running HL Without Installing

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Should be no problem.. I still have my original install and can play
without Steam...

On Thu, 24 Mar 2005 15:20:04 -0500, "Gordon" <ghartley@msn.net> wrote:

>I am replacing my old PC and the new PC already has Half Life 2 installed.
>However, I would like to finish the original single-player Half Life before
>starting on the sequel. In light of the various issues with Steam I was
>hoping to finish the original game without getting it involved with Steam at
>all. Therefore I transferred the Half Life game folder from my old PC
>(where it was installed normally) to the new one. After a brief test it
>appears to run fine, once I enter the CD key that is.
>
>Since I haven't played through the whole game this way I'm wondering if it
>will cause any issues of its own. Has anyone else tried running the
>original Half Life from a transferred game folder? TIA
>



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