All my source games need to be re-downloaded? What the ****?

[diluted]

A little earlier I installed the Half-Life HD pack through Steam. I played Sven Coop for like 10 minutes then it suddenly crashed. So I decided to play some Tim Coop instead, I tried to start it but it gave me a message saying that HL2 Deathmatch needs to be updated. So I thought whatever, I guess there must be an update for that tonight too. Then I noticed that it said "37 minutes remaining" for the download. That's right, it's re-downloading HL2 Deathmatch in it's entirety. Okay, weird. So I see if I can play CS:S. Nope. HL2? Nope. Steam wants to re-download all of my source games. Seriously, what the ****?

 

[giant384]

ive had it happen one time idk y but it just deleted them its not that big of a deal though

 

[Asus]

I've had something like that happen to me. It just thought they were gone but when I restarted or relogged into steam they showed up. idk
Maybe validating your game files would help.

 

[sinkoman]

Try start up HL2 using the .exe in the steam folder. Maybe then steam will recognize it.

 

[diluted]

Heh, I tried that. ;( I restarted Steam a bunch of times, tried to validate them, but it kept saying they need to be re-downloaded. So I uninstalled HL2/CSS/HL2DM, and I tried re-installing it from the CDs and now it's telling me that hl2.cab on CD1 is corrupt. I've heard of this error before and I recalled people saying it was a problem with DVD burners, so I swapped the DVD burner out and tried a CD burner and an old CD-ROM drive, both of them produced the same error. FFS! So now I'm just downloading it from Steam. Bleh. After I got it all downloaded again I'm burning all my source games to a DVD, in case this ever happens again. **** you Steam.

 

[giant384]

did u ever check to see if u had hl2 files

 

[diluted]

Yeah, the GCF files were there in the Steam/SteamApps folder.

 

[diluted]

I just finished re-downloading HL2, I restarted Steam and it started downloading it AGAIN! WHAT THE ****!!!!??? Holy shit I am pissed, I can't keep doing this I only have a limited amount of bandwidth per month or my ISP is going to contact me. WTF IS GOING ON?!

 

[diluted]

Ah to hell with it. I'm taking the game back to EB Games when I wake up later and getting a new copy. Good thing I got that 1 year warranty last November. Sorry for the triple post, I just need to vent.
/me goes and breaks things

 

[giant384]

ur going to be waiting along time if u go to the store to return it your better off calling support

 

[Foebane]

You're better off binning the whole thing and forgetting about Valve altogether.

 

[MorneHeru]

I've heard of this error before and I recalled people saying it was a problem with DVD burners, so I swapped the DVD burner out and tried a CD burner and an old CD-ROM drive, both of them produced the same error.

Isn't the HL2 disk a DVD anyway? Hence CD drives not working...

 

[Insano]

You're better off binning the whole thing and forgetting about Valve altogether.

Thank you for your suggestion. He'll consider it. Not.

 

[diluted]

Isn't the HL2 disk a DVD anyway? Hence CD drives not working...

The collectors edition is, I have the regular retail version, which is 5 CDs.

Anyway, I went back to EB GAmes and they gave me another copy of the game. I get home and it still gives me the same ****ing error about a cab file being corrupt. God dammit, **** you valve.
Does anyone know if it's possible to make a disk image of the HL2 CDs and install them using Daemon Tools or something?

 

[giant384]

The collectors edition is, I have the regular retail version, which is 5 CDs.

Anyway, I went back to EB GAmes and they gave me another copy of the game. I get home and it still gives me the same ****ing error about a cab file being corrupt. God dammit, **** you valve.
Does anyone know if it's possible to make a disk image of the HL2 CDs and install them using Daemon Tools or something?

did u try jsut deleting the local game content and just destroy the steam folder then reinstall

 

[diluted]

Turns out the problem with the discs was caused by Daemon Tools, heh. I uninstalled the program and HL2 installed without a hitch. That doesn't explain why Steam decided to delete all of my Source games, but I guess I'll never know why that happened.
Now I have an extra HL2 cd-key, lol.

 

[Afterburn3r]

sadly i think your out of luck, i hate to say it but i believe your going to have to redownload it ;_;

 

[Jintor]

Well, he has the extra cd's... so...

*shrug*

Well, You're happy now... contact Valve though, report the thing in. It's probably copy-protection. Did you have Daemon Tools beforehand? MAybe a steam patch, i dunno.