Steam Support

Forkes

When I first started using Steam, it was terrible. I could not get anything to work properly on it. Then it got better! And I was happy.

Since then I have been singing it's praise, telling everyone to check out the deals, and pretty much bullying people into installing it.

Recently (last Friday), I purchased COD 4, for the sole purpose of playing online. I really don't care about the multiplayer. I purchased it from Steam, and did the old digital download, as it seems like it's the easiest thing to do these days. The thing is, whenever I am trying to play online, it is asking me for the CD Key.

I have followed the steps listed on the Steam support page, and I can't find this key anywhere. I checked the email I got from them, nothing. I set up a ticket/support email with them, but that was last Friday, and I have not gotten a response yet.

Any ideas on how I can speed this process up?

Goofball

Find the game in your Steam Library, right click on it and select "View game CD key".

If that doesn't work for you you'll have to wait for Steam Support. They are notoriously slow but they will eventually respond. Patience.

TychoCelchuuu

Right clicking on the game in the list and selecting "View CD Key" doesn't do it, I presume?

edit: DRAT, BEATEN AGAIN.

Forkes

Yeah, there is just no option for it when I right click it. The single player works fine, but it asks me to verify the CD key when I try and play online.

Ruckus

Forkes wrote: »

Yeah, there is just no option for it when I right click it. The single player works fine, but it asks me to verify the CD key when I try and play online.

I think it might be under "View Support Information" in the right-click menu.

Are their seperate launchers for COD4? I can't remember, but check both the singleplayer and multiplayer launchers if there is.

Forkes

These are the only options that I have.

When I launch it, it asks me if I want to launch the Single or Multiplayer.

BoomShake

The "View Support Info" is in that "Properties" in the right-click menu if I recall.

Forkes

There is no "View Support Info" in there. Only a General tab, Updates, Local Files and Language, none of which have anything like a serial or CD Key.

Sigh. And still no word from Steam.

blakfeld

i think you can view it if you do the shifty tab thing from inside the game

emp123

I believe if you hit the shift-tab thing to bring up the Steam menu in game it may show you the cd key, or at least give you a link to it.

Echo

Should be on the right on the full game page in your library:

Casual

Oh and to head off another H/A thread in the making you'll need to disable the steam overlay to play CoD 4 online otherwise punkbuster kicks you from the game.