Steam Question

so i have The Orange Box on my laptop and i know that steam games are linked to the users account does that mean all i will need to do when i get my new laptop is to install steam and just reinstall the games?

 

Yes.
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great i just wanted to check

 

Or you could backup the games to an external drive or to CD/DVD for less downtime.

 

this. Its what i did, and its a lot better than downloading the games again, or copying them from your steam directory. The backup games with an .exe and installs by itself.

 

i dont think that really matters for me at the moment as the only things other then the The Orange Box (i have the disc) is Garrys Mod Trackmainia, ZPS and the Source SDK

 

yes, you can install it on any pc as long as you have you steam user ID and Pass.

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after hearing about someones account got hacked now im worried that it might get hacked, any tips to stop that from happening?

 

don't tell anyone your password

 

well i know that one
i mean i heard of things like keyloggers that send your log in details to someone

 

Don't install software you don't know about.

And use a complicated password.

 

im going to change my password to something more complicated

 

Well if you got infected by a keylogger you would have more important things than Steam to worry about...

 

yeah they would know my Paypal, Ebay and amazon accounts
well ive changed the password its 19 digits long

 

I keep steam and the games installed on seperate partition, so when i do a clean install on my OS partition i just need to re-install steam and im back up and running.

 

I've also heard that number of steam accounts are getting hacked, but the good part is, Valve will get it back for you. All they need is just a proof that you're the account owner. to I think the most popular way for hackers to get your password is using a keylogger.

 

how can you prove that the account was yours, if they still the username and password?

 

Well, you have to report that you're account is stolen, and to prove that its yours, I think you should send Valve your game CD key (if you bought the game from a retail store) or give them the last 4 digits of the credit card(s) you used to buy your games on. You'll get it back though .

 

Yup, thats why I love Steam!! Everything is so easy

 

They have your credit card info on file which also correlates to your address. I'm sure a variety of that and email confirmations will be enough.

 

Also got a question about Steam. Is there any way to change my user name? I set it up when I was like 14 and I haven't touched it until last year LOL.

 

You can't change username, only display name (login name will be the same, what people see will be different)

For example, I login with "penguinator####"
People see "[AH] THE BAT"

Open steam friends, click settings, then change your "nickname"