please help , i have lost the box with the product codes for all the games, and i had to re-install my operating system, I still have the original CD's . is there a way I can Aquire these codes , or am I screwed ? . If so could you please help me find the codes, or a resolution to re-aquire them. ... Thank you !!!!!!!!!!
If you remember, or can get the steam username and password that you installed under, you've got a good shot. Reinstall and login to steam.
If you have a registry from a system that you installed the games on, you have a poor shot.
Otherwise, you're reduced to begging Valve for a solution. They are most influenced by pictures of what you've got, and documentation of your purchase.
They are unusually overloaded right now, because of some "interesting" implementations of their region lock policy, so I would'nt expect too much, and certainly not very fast.
In any case, you're best bet is to ask Valve directly.
You no longer the box or code, just install Steam and then log in with your account name and password. All the games you have through Steam will be there and available to be downloaded.
I quite like that system, until they start losing that information. Let's hope that never happens...