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You could set up hijack_hl2.exe to launch by putting a shortcut in your startup directory, and making sure that the "working directory" of the shortcut actually points to the correct location where steam.exe is located.

If that fails, then a simple batch file that manually switches to the correct directory and launches hijack_hl2.exe should do the trick.

Someone asked about (and was subsequently banned for asking about) installations on multiple computers. I'm not sure that this actually violates the license agreement, as Steam makes it pretty easy to do this. The problem is that once a CD key is registered with Steam, it will appear as though it is impossible to register the game again, because installation always asks for a CD key -- and this will be a problem if you reformat and reinstall the game on the original machine, so it affects more than just those who are installing on multiple computers. The solution is to simply hit "Cancel" when asked for the CD key after you've already registered it. Since you've already registered the game, Steam will authenticate when you log in again.