Orange Box Install Problem

Kesava · 05-09-2008, 04:36 PM

ok so i buy the orange box.

then i come home. activate it in steam. then run the installer off the disk. wait like an hour. it says its gonna take 2 days to finish.

i scream.

so i cancel it and look around on the web. found this sort of problem quite a bit.

Quote:

Orange Box Installation Problems
There has been discussion over the Internet on installation problems with Orange Box. Apparently Valve was not able to release detailed instructions on how the game should be installed given that there are two CDs in the package. So, for those of you who chanced upon this site searching for “Orange Box install problems” or “how to install disk 2 of Orange Box” then you’re in luck.

After installing the Steam client, do not update the games listed in your purchase after entering the CD key. This will make the computer assume that you’re downloading 6 GB worth of data (all 5 games). Rather, cancel the install and run the disk setup again. You will see two new options - one of which is to reinstall Orange Box. Click on this choice and you will be able to install the first and second disks containing the game data of all five games. There will be a small update required to play afterwards but it should not take very long.

anyway basically im not sure what to do. i have been told that i was supposed to install the games and then activate them in steam.

too late for that.

i tried to do what that thing up there said to do. but reinstall doesnt show up. someone please help me before i suffer a nervous breakdown.

thankyou

mrjack · 05-09-2008, 06:12 PM

Have you tried uninstalling the Orange Box games and then install them from the disks without having Steam running before you start the installation?

Kesava · 05-09-2008, 06:17 PM

ill give it a go. this is really annoying me. im stuck on 256 kilobit speed internet. so i really dont want to download the games.

when i click install from the cd it just starts steam and does it that way.. is that not what you ment me to do?

Kesava · 05-10-2008, 03:29 AM

ok whats going on? i got an email... did you delete your other post? haha

um well everyone online seems to say that i should start the install and then use the reinstall option on the disk setup.

that fixes it for them.

i tried that a few times, never works. this really sucks.

i reinstalled steam and everything

voyagerfan99 · 05-10-2008, 03:42 AM

Both Valve and Steam are annoying.

Kesava · 05-10-2008, 03:46 AM

thankyou, solved my problem

nah i love steam. its so useful. especially because of how i treat my cd's. its so useful to have all my games in steam.

**mep916** · 05-10-2008, 05:41 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kuzba

nah i love steam. its so useful. especially because of how i treat my cd's. its so useful to have all my games in steam.

Yeah, I think it's great. I've never had any problems with Steam, although it seems like a ton of people do. Glad you worked everything out.

Kesava · 05-10-2008, 06:26 AM

i didnt work anything out haha

still not installed

JlCollins005 · 05-10-2008, 07:24 AM

instead of using the disc have u chose just to install through steam via download.. unless thats what u were sayin was taking so long.. but either way id just let it go i assume ur on a faster internet connection via dsl or cable.. well id just let it download through steam

Kesava · 05-10-2008, 02:15 PM

as i said above im on 256 kbps internet.

so very slow. thats only like 4 times the speed of dialup.

downloading them really isnt an option. according to what i have seen on other forums, it would have worked if i hadnt activated the game in steam and then tried to install from the disk.

but the solution that worked for them isnt working for me

05-09-2008, 06:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
mrjack VIP Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Finland Age: 17 Posts: 2,322	Have you tried uninstalling the Orange Box games and then install them from the disks without having Steam running before you start the installation? __________________ Main rig: Intel Core 2 Duo E7200 @ 3GHz \| MSI P7N Zilent 2x2048Mb OCZ Titanium 800MHz DDR2 Samsung Spinpoint T166 320Gb SATAII Seagate Barracuda 7200.10 250Gb SATAII Western Digital Caviar SE 160Gb SATAII MSI NX8800GT OC 512Mb @ 660MHz/950MHz Creative Sound Blaster X-Fi Xtreme Audio \| Antec Truepower Trio 550W

05-09-2008, 06:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 2,991	ill give it a go. this is really annoying me. im stuck on 256 kilobit speed internet. so i really dont want to download the games. when i click install from the cd it just starts steam and does it that way.. is that not what you ment me to do? __________________ formerly Kuzba Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L Case:Centurion 532 3dmark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com

05-10-2008, 03:29 AM	#4 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 2,991	ok whats going on? i got an email... did you delete your other post? haha um well everyone online seems to say that i should start the install and then use the reinstall option on the disk setup. that fixes it for them. i tried that a few times, never works. this really sucks. i reinstalled steam and everything __________________ formerly Kuzba Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L Case:Centurion 532 3dmark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com

05-10-2008, 03:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
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05-10-2008, 03:46 AM	#6 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 2,991	thankyou, solved my problem nah i love steam. its so useful. especially because of how i treat my cd's. its so useful to have all my games in steam. __________________ formerly Kuzba Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L Case:Centurion 532 3dmark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com

05-10-2008, 06:26 AM	#8 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 2,991	i didnt work anything out haha still not installed __________________ formerly Kuzba Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L Case:Centurion 532 3dmark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com

05-10-2008, 07:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
JlCollins005 Platinum Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Michigan Age: 21 Posts: 923	instead of using the disc have u chose just to install through steam via download.. unless thats what u were sayin was taking so long.. but either way id just let it go i assume ur on a faster internet connection via dsl or cable.. well id just let it download through steam __________________ My Latop Hp zv6000 AMD Athlon 3200+ 2GB Ram 60GB Hdd Cdrw/DVD rom Ati 128 Vid 15.4" Glossy Widescreen

05-10-2008, 02:15 PM	#10 (permalink)
Kesava Diamond Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Australia Age: 17 Posts: 2,991	as i said above im on 256 kbps internet. so very slow. thats only like 4 times the speed of dialup. downloading them really isnt an option. according to what i have seen on other forums, it would have worked if i hadnt activated the game in steam and then tried to install from the disk. but the solution that worked for them isnt working for me __________________ formerly Kuzba Cpu:Intel Q6600 2.4Ghz @ 3.4Ghz Hsf:Zalman CNPS 9700 LED Ram:Generic 2 Gb 800 Mhz Gpu:XFX 8800 GT 512mb @ 700/1750/2000 Mobo:Gigabyte P31-DS3L Case:Centurion 532 3dmark06:13518 MSN=kesava8@hotmail.com

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