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[H@ze]

i tryed to copy the filles in my steam directory with my steam.exe. the halflife2(icon)file is the right size and is copyd in my <steamaccount> alswel. still i got error: game currently not available. then i download the torrent one but cant open it. what prog do i need? i tryed to install bigtorrent (i dont now if its the right prog for it) and i cant install it unless i make a donation with visa or something (witch i dont want to do). plz help me

[krimson]

im having some serious issues with this, or my cracked hl2.exe or something.

i get a "cant connect to steam" issue about 2 mins after i am in the game, and then if i click ok, the game closes.

if i dont click ok, it plays for about 5 mins tops, and then gives me some memory dump errors and the game crashes.

but NOW, since trying this hijack stuff and all this, all my folders on ALL my drives are read-only and wont change back..

so, im a little upset, and i dont know what could have caused this. formatting isnt exactly what i wanted to do before i played this game.

[Grumpy]

@Krimson
To get it working again why dont you put your original files back where they were and delete Hijacks files for now (just until you get it back to working order) Get it back to all original first, then go back to hijacks files!
Not that I am going to tell you how to do it, just yet anyway, but dont go formatting your drive just because your files have changed to Read Only!! They can be fixed!

[venom4911]

i bought the 5 cd version but i hate having to put the damn cd in drive to play everytime...i tried the hijackhl2 thingy and it dont work...followed the instructions perfectly...i go to load hl2 and then it gives me an error saying this game is currently unavailable...

any ideas?

[Talus]

Originally Posted by venom4911

i bought the 5 cd version but i hate having to put the damn cd in drive to play everytime...i tried the hijackhl2 thingy and it dont work...followed the instructions perfectly...i go to load hl2 and then it gives me an error saying this game is currently unavailable...

any ideas?

Sounds like you never fully completed the registration process. Go to Steam, right click on Half-Life 2 and pick Properties. If it says Offline Mode Not Ready, then you're not done. Just leave Steam online for the day and it should be done by the time you get back.

[venom4911]

Originally Posted by Talus

Sounds like you never fully completed the registration process. Go to Steam, right click on Half-Life 2 and pick Properties. If it says Offline Mode Not Ready, then you're not done. Just leave Steam online for the day and it should be done by the time you get back.

nope..it says offline mode: ready

hijack thing still dont work...

[Arkane0690]

, replaced the hl2.exe with the one I extracted from the source engine.gcf and it says same as venom "The game is currently unavailable". I do remember hijack talking about the unprotected hl2.exe being *DISABLED* . If using hijack's "FIXED" exe is the only way to ENABLE it then, why tell me to extract it in the first place ..

[Talus]

Originally Posted by venom4911

nope..it says offline mode: ready

hijack thing still dont work...

Can you play the game normally AND in offline mode without Hiijack's crack?