Question about steam..

hellmasterx · May 27th, 2006, 08:15

I buyed yesterday a used copy Day of Defeat but the cdkey is registered to another account, i wanna know how much does take to reset the cd key to my steam account?

Steam Sucks....

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hooloovoo · May 27th, 2006, 10:53

AFAIK you can't move keys between accounts. I could be wrong. You should have thought about that BEFORE you bought the game maybe?

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Sklasko · May 27th, 2006, 12:22

Actually you can mail the boxed version WITH the CD Key to Valve and they can move the keys for you, may seem like a pain in the ass but that is in fact the only way to do it.

Edit: Also, in the future I recommend you buy your games through Steam. You could have bought Half-Life 2 Silver and gotten HL2, HL2DM, HL:S, and DOD:S. At least, that's what I did. Meh all this Steam talk makes me want to play through HL2...

**hushypushy** · May 27th, 2006, 17:27

buying used copies of valve games....not worth the hassle

Sklasko · May 27th, 2006, 19:10

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Originally Posted by hushypushy

buying used copies of valve games....not worth the hassle

I still can't even see why Valve bothers with retail except to save people time from downloading the .GCF's and other files.

**hushypushy** · May 27th, 2006, 19:52

pretty much. i have a one word explanation: dialup.

hellmasterx · May 27th, 2006, 20:58

yeah i know but i wanna know how much time does take to reset the cd key to my steam account?

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industrian · May 27th, 2006, 21:07

Haven't you checked Steam's actual FAQs yet.

To save you time:

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Originally Posted by Steam: Retail CD Keys

Once it has been associated with a Steam account, your CDKey is permanently registered to it and cannot be transferred to another account.

Pretty stupid call buying a second hand online-only game. You wouldn't buy Guild Wars second hand, now would you.

hellmasterx · May 27th, 2006, 21:11

from the steam faqs:

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CD Key Reset Process Guidelines

If you recently purchased a used copy of a game which requires activation on Steam and are encountering an error message which states that your CD Key is registered to another account, you will need to contact us to have the CD Key reset so you may use it.

Depending upon the CD Key and the associated subscriptions within Steam, this process may be completed by contacting Steam Support (see the link at the bottom of this FAQ for details) or it may require mailing the physical CD Key in for review.

Note: We cannot reset CD Keys which have been disabled for violations of the Steam Subscriber Agreement and/or End User License Agreement or banned by VAC for cheating infractions.

i hope that is not banned or something..

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industrian · May 27th, 2006, 21:13

Then why didn't you just contact Steam in the first place? Wouldn't they be more educated in helping you with this problem?

hellmasterx · May 27th, 2006, 21:17

im gonna do that today, the thing is i dont have digital camara right now but i gonna go to a cyber cafe to take the pic, im just curios about the time it takes to reset it...

And yes i searched google..

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**hushypushy** · May 27th, 2006, 22:18

i think everyone was confused because, well, your original post was very vague. it seems that you forgot a word or two...

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I buyed yesterday a used copy Day of Defeat but the cdkey is registered to another account, i wanna know how much does take to reset the cd key to my steam account?

maybe if you had said "time" then it would be different...people are trying to give you advice on what to do when it's obvious that for that, you should've just asked Steam in the first place (they have forums too...although, theirs is pretty awful).

Sklasko · May 28th, 2006, 00:05

Wait did you buy DoD retail or DoD:S retail? Just curious, upsets me when people refer to the Source version as just DoD. Same with CS/CS:S

hellmasterx · June 1st, 2006, 02:29

I buyed DOD:S...

So atfer two days steam reseted the cd key, not bad, but steam still sucks but now less.

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May 27th, 2006, 10:53	#2
hooloovoo Craptastical Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: England Posts: 145	AFAIK you can't move keys between accounts. I could be wrong. You should have thought about that BEFORE you bought the game maybe? __________________ OS : Windows XP Pro SP2 CPU: Intel P4 2.8GHz HT 800MHz FSB RAM: 2048MB DDR 3200 HDD: 1xMaxtor 250GB, 1xSeagate 200GB, 1xWD 200GB, etc GFX: NVidia GeForce FX5950u 256MB

May 27th, 2006, 12:22	#3
Sklasko . Join Date: May 2006 Location: . Posts: 118	Actually you can mail the boxed version WITH the CD Key to Valve and they can move the keys for you, may seem like a pain in the ass but that is in fact the only way to do it. Edit: Also, in the future I recommend you buy your games through Steam. You could have bought Half-Life 2 Silver and gotten HL2, HL2DM, HL:S, and DOD:S. At least, that's what I did. Meh all this Steam talk makes me want to play through HL2...

May 27th, 2006, 17:27	#4
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,979	buying used copies of valve games....not worth the hassle

May 27th, 2006, 19:52	#6
hushypushy the only one you've ever SEEN Join Date: May 2003 Location: San Francisco Posts: 21,979	pretty much. i have a one word explanation: dialup.

May 27th, 2006, 20:58	#7
hellmasterx He's watching you. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: RD Posts: 1,221	yeah i know but i wanna know how much time does take to reset the cd key to my steam account? __________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Boom Boom Dollar!!!!!! pushing all the buttons!!!

May 27th, 2006, 21:13	#10
industrian Some Scottish Guy Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Xindian, Taiwan, ROC Posts: 4,276	Then why didn't you just contact Steam in the first place? Wouldn't they be more educated in helping you with this problem?

May 27th, 2006, 21:17	#11
hellmasterx He's watching you. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: RD Posts: 1,221	im gonna do that today, the thing is i dont have digital camara right now but i gonna go to a cyber cafe to take the pic, im just curios about the time it takes to reset it... And yes i searched google.. __________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Boom Boom Dollar!!!!!! pushing all the buttons!!!

May 28th, 2006, 00:05	#13
Sklasko . Join Date: May 2006 Location: . Posts: 118	Wait did you buy DoD retail or DoD:S retail? Just curious, upsets me when people refer to the Source version as just DoD. Same with CS/CS:S

June 1st, 2006, 02:29	#14
hellmasterx He's watching you. Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: RD Posts: 1,221	I buyed DOD:S... So atfer two days steam reseted the cd key, not bad, but steam still sucks but now less. __________________ ---------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------- Boom Boom Dollar!!!!!! pushing all the buttons!!!