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Installing retail discs through Steam

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  • 03-05-2010 4:34pm
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    Necronomicon
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    I've installed a number of retail games through Steam, always opted for doing it because it's handy being able to switch games without using the disc. I bought Metro 2033 today and activated it through Steam - but instead of installing the disc, it opted to download the game from the Steam servers. I'm on your fairly standard 3 meg broadband, it's telling me I'm going to have to wait 5-6 hours to finish the download.

    Has this happened anyone else? If I cancelled the download could I start a manual installation, given that I activated the key through Steam?


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    Spear
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators, Help & Feedback Category Moderators Posts: 25,324 CMod ✭✭✭✭Spear


    Necronomicon wrote: »
    I've installed a number of retail games through Steam, always opted for doing it because it's handy being able to switch games without using the disc. I bought Metro 2033 today and activated it through Steam - but instead of installing the disc, it opted to download the game from the Steam servers. I'm on your fairly standard 3 meg broadband, it's telling me I'm going to have to wait 5-6 hours to finish the download.

    Has this happened anyone else? If I cancelled the download could I start a manual installation, given that I activated the key through Steam?

    While I can't comment specifically regarding Metro 2033, other games had the on-disc installer copy the files into place, and then prompt for the Steam activation and serial. Did you run the on-disc installer or use the activate option in Steam?


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    Spear wrote: »
    While I can't comment specifically regarding Metro 2033, other games had the on-disc installer copy the files into place, and then prompt for the Steam activation and serial. Did you run the on-disc installer or use the activate option in Steam?

    It wasn't the key activation in Steam, it was the disc installer (though it had the Steam icon in the corner). Same way I installed L4D 2, MW2, Orange Box and a bunch of others.


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    Spear
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    Necronomicon wrote: »
    It wasn't the key activation in Steam, it was the disc installer (though it had the Steam icon in the corner). Same way I installed L4D 2, MW2, Orange Box and a bunch of others.

    Seems there's a fix here, third post.

    http://metro2033forums.com/index.php?topic=812.0


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    Necronomicon
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    Excellent, much appreciated.


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