Why wont Steam detect my pre-existing installation of HL?

Lone_IsleLone_Isle Join Date: 2003-11-24 Member: 23484Members, Constellation
in Tech Support
I just installed my GOTY edition of Half Life and Steam refuses to detect it and insists on downloading it from the net. Which frustrates me no end. How can I get steam to detect pre-existing retail installation of HL?
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  • ChimpZealotChimpZealot The Elite Demo Detective Join Date: 2002-11-30 Member: 10315Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    You don't. You don't even need your cd (just the cdkey). Just install steam, enter your key (go to Games->activate a product on Steam) and it will download and install half-life for you.
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  • Lt_PatchLt_Patch Join Date: 2005-02-07 Member: 40286Members
    Are you sure that it wants to download it all again from the net.

    If you're telling it to pluck an installation dated as the CD version, it will need to upgrade SO many files.
    And anyway, if you know that it's updating, or downloading it from the web, then it must have picked up the installation anyway.
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  • SatertekSatertek Join Date: 2002-12-22 Member: 11372Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Supporter
    edited December 2006
    At one point it was possible to convert it to Steam, though I don't see the option for it any more.

    Half-Life 1 is only 400MB anyway, so except if you are on dial-up it shouldn't be a huge hassle. (It would have to download the patched portions anyway, possibly why you can't copy it over any more)
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