This is more infuriating than any of YOUR HL2 woes

[MrHoatzin]

I just bought the game and while installing from the 4th CD (out of five), the game reported error 1334 in halflife2.ico1 -- saying that it is not on the CD... and then it aborts and the game deletes what it has installed so far. I tried installing it twice and got the same shit both times.

AAAAAAHHHH!!!

If any of you motherfuckers mention downloading the game through Steam, or ask why I didn't buy the DVD-ROM version, I swear I'll ban your unconstructive ass.

[Erkki]

Why didn't you buy the DVD version?

[MrHoatzin]

Nevermind.

[Chris]

I know this is probably what you just told me not to say, but is it possible to download through Steam using your CD-key that you bought? I'm assuming the thing you meant not to mention is "Why didn't you buy through Steam?". If I'm wrong and I am in fact being unconstructive, I guess it doesn't matter since I'm pretty sure you can't ban me.

[MrHoatzin]

I know this is probably what you just told me not to say, but is it possible to download through Steam using your CD-key that you bought? I'm assuming the thing you meant not to mention is "Why didn't you buy through Steam?". If I'm wrong and I am in fact being unconstructive, I guess it doesn't matter since I'm pretty sure you can't ban me.

I can try really, really hard...

Besides, I solved the problem.

[Erkki]

How?

[Intrepid Homoludens]

...I solved the problem.

How? Because I may end up getting the bronze version myself.

[MrHoatzin]

Apparently, installing Counterstrike when you're installing Half-Life does the trick... the first two tries I clicked off Counterstrike from the install the following games list...

[Erkki]

The bastards. I didn't want counter-strike either but there was no option of not downloading it (as far as I noticed).

[Ninja Dodo]

Aww, it only takes up, what... one gig?

Damn that cramped hard-drive of mine.

[Erkki]

Yep, about 1 GB.