Half Life 2 Collectors edition

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Ron

When I put the CD in, I get an error message that says:

"Steam.exe (main exception): Unable to write to the current Steam
application folder. Please move Steam to a folder where you have write
privileges."

I have googled this and, so far, been unsuccessful.

Can anyone help?
 
Hi Ron,

| When I put the CD in, I get an error message that says:
|
| "Steam.exe (main exception): Unable to write to the current Steam
| application folder. Please move Steam to a folder where you have write
| privileges."
|
| I have googled this and, so far, been unsuccessful.
|
| Can anyone help?
|

Let's try a couple of things to get that working for you again:

1. Startup your system in SAFE MODE by pressing F8 repeatedly
while your system is booting up after you've shut down your system

2. Log in with an account you've created as a "Computer Administrator"
account that you'll use to play the game. (Don't use a Limited account)

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I am also encountering this same problem.

Isn't there another way of overcoming this without having to log on to an
administrator account?
 
Hi Ryan,

Yes, you can give your player account Administrative privileges at
least temporarily to install STEAM, otherwise you could setup rights
and privileges for your player account to the registry keys and the
files and folders used by STEAM. Whichever you find the easiest ;-)

--
Cheers, Windows XP MVP Shell / User
Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

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_________________________________________________________

|I am also encountering this same problem.
|
| Isn't there another way of overcoming this without having to log on to an
| administrator account?
|
| "Ron" wrote:
|
| > When I put the CD in, I get an error message that says:
| >
| > "Steam.exe (main exception): Unable to write to the current Steam
| > application folder. Please move Steam to a folder where you have write
| > privileges."
| >
| > I have googled this and, so far, been unsuccessful.
| >
| > Can anyone help?
| >
| >
| >
 
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