Its not really Steam's fault you not only forgot your Account's name,but also lost you cd-key. Its not absurd to think you should look after these things if you want to keep your game.
Even a game lacking online activation would require you have your cd-key.
Wetall_basic

It is absurd to think I can spend 50 dollars on a videogame, only to not have access to playing it within a few months because I don't keep junk laying around. And if I don't have access to the internet, oh well? I alsohave two very young children in the house, so keeping videogame boxes and every piece of paper that comes with it is more absurd for me than a man living in his parents' basement.

So I decided after about a year and half of trying Half Life 2, I would give it another go as I'm bored as hell. All I have is the CE CD, and apparently to play the damn single player I need a key, which I don't have anymore. Is there ANY way around this, because I never heard of something so absurd to play a single player game....And I don't even remember my old account name.

*BTW, you would think the geniouses at Steam would put the CD Key on the actual CD, that way you have no way of forgetting it as long as you still have the CD...

As for unreal, COD4, and orange box I'm awaiting them all for PS3 (no matter how long the delays lol).

As for Hellgate, I don't even care if I break the NDA because I just cancelled my preorder. The beta was chalk full of bugs, which you would expect from a beta, but every patch that came out filled the game with more bugs rather than take some away. The latest patch gives you an infinite download loop while trying to load the game, which crashes to the desktop and restarts the game every time. Didn't happen before the patch. And I think having problems in an early beta is one thing, but the game is being SOLD at the end of the month (meaning it will start to be manufactured and distributed very soon) so these major bugs are really not acceptable in my opinion for an online-heavy game. As for gameplay, this is a personal feeling, as many would disagree with me, but it was completely bland, there was absolutely zero skill whatsoever. You hold the attack button, wait to kill the guy (rarely, RARELY dying), and move to the next guy. The bosses were the same, except you ran in circles while shooting/fighting, and it just took a few minutes to kill rather than seconds. This could completely change by retail, and you may find that type of gameplay fun and justifying, it just isn't for me; way too boring! I'm probably going to get raped by HG:L fans now, so see ya.

I had pre ordered hellgate London, and was hoping to play that for quite some time. I even went as far as to upgrade my system 350 dollars, adding an 8600gts OC. Now I am realizing that HG:L is the biggest piece of **** I ever laid my eyes on, and so I cancelled my preorder. Rather than saving the 60 dollars and investing it in the bank like any logical person would do, I want to blow it on another videogame, preferably for the PC since I just spent that money upgrading it and for what now, online poker? To give you an idea, I am looking forward to Unreal (PS3), COD4(PS3), and I mainly enjoy first person shooters. Typically traditional ones such as WWI and WWII I am realizing are my best bet, though I am open to any and all suggestions. I also have a PS3, though I only rent games from gamefly for my PS3, so I want to buy a good game for the computer. I am thinking BioShock, though I am afraid for 60 dollars it might be fairly short? Also, I wouldn't mind trying an older game as long as the graphics don't make me vomit. Would Vampire:Bloodlines look decent for todays standards and have good gameplay? Just looking for something out there to try, thanks!

If I can't find the CD, and the computer is a gateway, and I don't have a clue of the mobo (and it's not on the actual moboI don't think) can I find the drivers using my serial number? And do I install the NVidia drivers first, THEN install the mobo drivers? And this will fix my audio and wirless adapter you think? It is currently saying the wireless adapter (which is connected to a PCI slot) is not supported, or working, or something stupid, and the GeForce is connected to a PCI-E slot. Sorry for the 78 questions, but I will try to find the CD.

Today, I installed 2GB RAM, a 500W PSU, and an EVGA Geforce 8600GTS OC. The PC is recognizing the RAM, the PSU is hooked up correctly, and the computer is running fine, other than it says the audio output device is not found/cooperating, and I have no internet. I installed the latest NVidia drivers, and I have a wireless adapter hooked into a PCI slot, and it is recognizing it, only it says now that it isn't compatible or something of the sort. Any help here? Geek Squad isn't calling me until tomorrow, and I tried everything I can think of.

PS--I was previously using Integrated Video/Sound, and I have Vista, so when I installed the 8600, the int vid was automatically disabled. Also, everything about audio in the BIOS is enabled.