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Digital Fragger

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I think portal 2 uses some shared files with other source games. try copy pasting the portal 2 folder and steamapps/your username/ folder into respective locations in steam installation in win xp. or just create backup of portal 2 in win 7 and extract the backup in xp.
 
Vyom

Vyom

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Re: Steam related discussions

Well, since I have just created Symlink, so Steam folder has exact same replica in XP, as it is in Windows 7. And I can't really do "Backup and restore" since, Portal 2 is 11.3 Gigs, and there is not enough space on the partition where XP is installed.

I guess, I will have to just play it on Win 7, after lowering some eye candy maybe. Thanks though. :p
 
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arijitsinha

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If you want to only play portal 2 in win xp, no need to create replica of your entire steam folder. Install steam in win xp. Then copy the portal 2 folder from win7 Program files\steam\steamapps directory to your Windows XP Program Files\Steam\Steamapp folder . Then when you run the game from xp, first it will verify all the files. And if any extra files needed for xp, it will download.


For your case i guess it is because of win xp and win 7 uses different location for my documents, app data etc. So when u are trying to run the win 7 instln from xp, it will look for win 7 folder structure.
 
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sygeek

sygeek

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Re: Steam related discussions

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Digital Fragger

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Re: Steam related discussions

@gt0gagan.. that's a common bug.

@who got defence grid . download it immediately. it's awesome! one of my most played games...
 
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Vyom

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Re: Steam related discussions

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arijitsinha said:
If you want to only play portal 2 in win xp, no need to create replica of your entire steam folder. Install steam in win xp. Then copy the portal 2 folder from win7 Program files\steam\steamapps directory to your Windows XP Program Files\Steam\Steamapp folder . Then when you run the game from xp, first it will verify all the files. And if any extra files needed for xp, it will download.

For your case i guess it is because of win xp and win 7 uses different location for my documents, app data etc. So when u are trying to run the win 7 instln from xp, it will look for win 7 folder structure.
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I tried copying just the Portal 2 folder from Win 7 to XP. It did detect the folder, but still started to d/w entire 6 gigs from scratch. I though it was #Epic fail. Before I restarted PC. After which, it picked up the folder again, and after downloading some files, game was ready to play!
So thanks for giving that idea.

(I actually, make a symlink of just the portal 2 folder and not the entire steam this time!)

Lesson Learnt: Copying entire Steam directory from Win 7 to XP doesn't work. :p But copying just the games does. FTW!
 
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arijitsinha

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Re: Steam related discussions

Does The Orange Box include Half Life 1 and Portal 2? I am thinking to buy it from FK. or shall I wait for steam summer sale??
 
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Vignesh B

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Re: Steam related discussions

^^ Even I get consistent speeds of around 450 KB/s. But certain games download staggeringly at certain times. Perhaps a(n) server overload issue.
 
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