Steam Story

DelarosaDelarosa Naturally Custom Join Date: 2002-11-29 Member: 10214Members, NS1 Playtester
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<div class="IPBDescription"> - a good one... finally</div> ok so... many of you might not now it, but i am the format king...

i have an average of 3 formats per year. If you can't imagine what would be lost, think off all your programs, all your bookmarks, all your programs, files, documents... everything, not to mention these are un-prepared for formats.


BUT, this story involves steam, so what's the story?


I registered an account, using an e-mail address i couldn't remember, and then the format came... so being SOL for my e-mail addy that i registered for, i created a new one, only to find out that my account won't be valid, because of my key...anti-leeching junk like that.


anyway, i tried for steam forums, and founf them useless... i started looking around, and found that a random steam employee had given out his e-mail (what an id10t) so, i e-mailed this "Taylor Sherman" and well, he responded with the answer to my question, and it only took 6 hours!!!!



i mean, that's service... service with a shaft as all my gcf files are out of date, but hey, i can play my games now.
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  • Smoke_NovaSmoke_Nova Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8697Members
    Steam forums = worthless

    Steam = not-as-worthless

    Still...That's pretty bad Del. You should have like a second and third hard drive.
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  • XodlikeXodlike Join Date: 2003-06-03 Member: 16985Members
    edited November 2003
    Dude i format my comp once a month.
    You aint no format king.
    <span style='color:white'>nothing to see here...</span>
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  • DubersDubers Pet Shop Boy Edinburgh, UK Join Date: 2002-07-25 Member: 998Members
    edited November 2003
    <span style='color:white'>nor here...</span>
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  • CommunistWithAGunCommunistWithAGun Local Propaganda Guy Join Date: 2003-04-30 Member: 15953Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Delarosa+Nov 6 2003, 11:46 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Delarosa @ Nov 6 2003, 11:46 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> ok so... many of you might not now it, but i am the format king... <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Sorry for the off-topic reply but, I reformat once a month man
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  • DelarosaDelarosa Naturally Custom Join Date: 2002-11-29 Member: 10214Members, NS1 Playtester
    ohh, and i don't do any warez, as it's illegal...

    but the question remains...

    do you have YOUR windows cd-key memorized? <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • lolfighterlolfighter Snark, Dire Join Date: 2003-04-20 Member: 15693Members
    I work with multiple partitions. I take regular backups of my bookmarks, and work and other important data is never kept on the system volume. A system crash is a major inconvenience, but no disaster. I've yet (knock on wood) to see the entire drive fail.
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  • Smoke_NovaSmoke_Nova Join Date: 2002-11-15 Member: 8697Members
    heh.hehehe. I don't format except if neccesary!

    HAHA! that means my mother's computer (and formerly mine) has gone 3 YEARS without a format. 2 years without a Defrag.
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  • MajinMajin Join Date: 2003-05-29 Member: 16829Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--Smoke Nova+Nov 7 2003, 12:38 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Smoke Nova @ Nov 7 2003, 12:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> 2 years without a Defrag. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    OMG!!!!
    I defrag every week.
    I run a virus scan 2 times a day (on top of the auto protect)
    I run Ad Aware everytime I get off the net!
    I replace my Firewall with a different one every month! (then move back to old ones)
    I back up everything to my second partition 2 times a month!
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  • TorgoTorgo Join Date: 2002-12-30 Member: 11626Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Majin+Nov 7 2003, 02:03 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Majin @ Nov 7 2003, 02:03 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Smoke Nova+Nov 7 2003, 12:38 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Smoke Nova @ Nov 7 2003, 12:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> 2 years without a Defrag. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    OMG!!!!
    I defrag every week.
    I run a virus scan 2 times a day (on top of the auto protect)
    I run Ad Aware everytime I get off the net!
    I replace my Firewall with a different one every month! (then move back to old ones)
    I back up everything to my second partition 2 times a month! <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Wow, I think someone needs to quit being so paranoid. Not <i>everyone</i> is out to get you, you know.
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  • BigMadSteveBigMadSteve Join Date: 2003-02-12 Member: 13472Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Torgo+Nov 7 2003, 06:05 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Torgo @ Nov 7 2003, 06:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Majin+Nov 7 2003, 02:03 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Majin @ Nov 7 2003, 02:03 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--Smoke Nova+Nov 7 2003, 12:38 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Smoke Nova @ Nov 7 2003, 12:38 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> 2 years without a Defrag. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    OMG!!!!
    I defrag every week.
    I run a virus scan 2 times a day (on top of the auto protect)
    I run Ad Aware everytime I get off the net!
    I replace my Firewall with a different one every month! (then move back to old ones)
    I back up everything to my second partition 2 times a month! <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Wow, I think someone needs to quit being so paranoid. Not <i>everyone</i> is out to get you, you know. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Ditto. Unless he has something that he wants no one to see...

    <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->

    I just use a router with a built in firewall (I think, I didn't set it up). Then I run Ad-Aware, Defrag or the virus scanner whenever my computer gets slow.
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  • Nil_IQNil_IQ Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15520Members
    Haven't formatted in 2 years nearly.

    Well I can't due to..... reasons.....

    Damn you microsoft.
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  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    edited November 2003
    we once had some quite annoying computer troubles in this house (a kind of trojan/virus that just would NOT go away) and we ended up formatting the three computers about 3 times each in about 3 days.

    happy times.


    **EDIT**

    I wrote quote instead of quite. GG forums, GG
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  • RellixRellix Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13572Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin--Delarosa+Nov 7 2003, 05:46 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Delarosa @ Nov 7 2003, 05:46 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> so, i e-mailed this "Taylor Sherman" and well, he responded with the answer to my question, and it only took 6 hours!!!!



    i mean, that's service... service with a shaft as all my gcf files are out of date, but hey, i can play my games now. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Wow I tried the steam forum and got flamed for searching and STILL no help.

    Guess I got myself a unique bug or everyone else with the bug cant be bothered to complain and intends to wait it out till someone else finds and fixes it.
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  • coilcoil Amateur pirate. Professional monkey. All pance. Join Date: 2002-04-12 Member: 424Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    <!--QuoteBegin--Torgo+Nov 7 2003, 01:05 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Torgo @ Nov 7 2003, 01:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Wow, I think someone needs to quit being so paranoid. Not <i>everyone</i> is out to get you, you know. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Just because you're not paranoid doesn't mean people aren't out to get you!!!!





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