Hardware Analysis Community Forums http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71891/ 2008-12-03T21:41:19-05:00 http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71891/ http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/halogo.gif text/html 2008-07-03T03:18:06-05:00 Kieran Blenkarne http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71891/#539450 Disconnect, reinstall the game, reconnect, log in with ur steamid and save ur password etc, disconnect, restart steam, play in off line mode<br /> <br /> That may work. text/html 2008-07-03T01:01:56-05:00 Gerritt http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71891/#539439 Hmmm, a 380MB update takes days across a 26Kbps link...who'd of thought?!?! text/html 2008-07-02T19:05:41-05:00 Tam the Bam http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71891/#539410 <br /> Lol yea i forgot u mentioned you'd dial-up just now <i>ouch</i> maybe a good <br /> idea <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile5.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":P" title=":P"> text/html 2008-07-02T18:56:59-05:00 Phil http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71891/#539409 i give up....<br /> <br /> i mean, whats the point of having a retail game on a dvd when u have to download stupid updates EVEN BEFORE you install the bloody thing <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile16.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":/" title=":/"><br /> <br /> i might leave it till i get Broadband sorted out.<br /> <br /> <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile2.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":(" title=":("> text/html 2008-07-02T18:43:49-05:00 Tam the Bam http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71891/#539407 <br /> I had a similar problem a few month back with episode 2.In the end i just thought<br /> f**k it, and deleted it. Never played it since. I got bored with it when I played it. text/html 2008-07-02T18:37:39-05:00 Phil http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71891/#539406 its saying:<br /> <br /> Restoring Backup Half life 2 Episode Pack<br /> <br /> <br /> Creating Local Game Cache Files...<br /> <br /> progress bar ent moved in 2 hours <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile2.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":(" title=":("> text/html 2008-07-02T18:32:35-05:00 Tam the Bam http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71891/#539405 <br /> Is it still installing??? Lol that's a record!<br /> text/html 2008-07-02T18:29:09-05:00 Phil http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71891/#539404 <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile2.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":(" title=":("><br /> <br /> this sucks<br /> <br /> lol text/html 2008-07-02T18:21:24-05:00 Tam the Bam http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71891/#539402 <br /> Your dvd will install, but the updates will come from server. Pain in the arse eh!<br /> Next time, back up and it'll be less time consuming <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile1.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":)" title=":)"> text/html 2008-07-02T18:12:04-05:00 Phil http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71891/#539401 If its downloading how do i make it so it doesnt?<br /> <br /> i'm running the set up from the DVD. <br /> <br /> cant install the games in offline mode, and this cach crap is doin my nut in.<br /> <br /> <br /> Tam me last rant about steam was when it wouldnt update. found out they had problems with certain servers.. <br /> <br /> Steam itself runs fine...just none of the games will install lol <img src="http://media.hardwareanalysis.com/smilies/smile12.gif" width="14" height="14" border="0" alt=":blush:" title=":blush:"> text/html 2008-07-02T14:05:10-05:00 Tam the Bam http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71891/#539383 It'll be downloading the game, and believe me, STEAM can take fookin ages.<br /> I'll say it again.. I HATE STEAM! I want to choose how I install and how I update.<br /> Did you not post something similar a good few months back?? text/html 2008-07-02T13:51:24-05:00 Afrow UK http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71891/#539382 Are you sure it's not downloading the game lol?<br /> Try running the setup on the disk instead. text/html 2008-07-02T11:22:04-05:00 Phil http://www.hardwareanalysis.com/content/topic/71891/#0 ok well fresh install of XP on a new PC <br /> <br /> AMD 5000, Abit Mobo, 2GB DDR800, ATI X1950pro, 250GB Hitachi SATAII HDD.<br /> <br /> Now...everything else works fine, Steam installed and updated. <br /> <br /> ****I must stress at this point, due to just moving i'm on Dial up cus the wonderfull people at BT havent activated the line yet****. <br /> <br /> I never used to have a problem with installing Halflife 2 before...just cant work out why its so slow now. <br /> <br /> It gets stuck on ' Creating local game cache files...' i tried it yesterday and after 3 hours i just gave up. I'm running the installation straight from the DVD which spins up on setup then after 2 mins dies off.<br /> <br /> I've checked with steam and no solution on there and i dont know if anyone else has had the same problem. <br /> <br /> whats really p*ssin me off is the fact that i've also got Ep1&amp;2 to put on yet.<br /> <br /> IS this because this machine is on dialup? because i didnt think it had to download anyhing when installin from DVD....:/