swapping PC - trauma begins

[Lester]

OK, I'm buying a new PC (well, one of Trem's cast-offs) and I could do with knowing how to easily transfer my Steam files and games to the new one. I know I could log-in and download them but I only have a small pipe (ahem..) so would prefer to burn the relevant files to disc.

Are there particular ones I need to copy and are there any gotchas?

Also if I give the old PC to my son, if he logs in with his own steam ID, I assume he'll be able to just play the games?

thanks for the help.

 

[Dr_Weasel]

Steam is easy to copy across. All you need to do is drag the whoe Program Files/Steam directory to the new machine.

Send the steam.exe shortcut to the desktop and it runs like a charm.

My current Steam installation has followed me from my last 4 PC installations.

 

[Lester]

cheers

 

[Trem]

*poohs inside pc*

 

[TdC]

*wee on Trem's p00*

 

[Lester]

Trem

can you repair that PC as the shit has hit the fan...

 

[Trem]

Trem

can you repair that PC as the shit has hit the fan...

Erk......bad.....jokes........past.....work.....days........all.....coming......back....to.......me.

*spunks on Teedles wee thats on the pooh*

 

[Wij]

Erk......bad.....jokes........past.....work.....days........all.....coming......back....to.......me.

*spunks on Teedles wee thats on the pooh*

*eat the lot*

 

[TdC]

*spunk on Wij*



ZOmg THis coulD go on forevar!!11

 

[Overdriven]

*spunk on Wij*



ZOmg THis coulD go on forevar!!11

=< OI! Some of that hit me! =<

 

[Trem]

*lick Overdriven*

 

[TdC]

it says I can't give it to Trem again

 

[Wij]

He's too sore ?

 

[Ch3tan]

No, just too wide

 

[Overdriven]

*lick Overdriven*

Score \o/

TdC, can I give it to Trem? =( Or would that be a invasion?

 

[Trem]

*lets Overdriven give it me*

*demands reach-around*

 

[Overdriven]

*lets Overdriven give it me*

*demands reach-around*

What do I get for it? =< I mean, I'd have to pretent I was a girl for a start... That's not easy! =(

 

[Lester]

All sorted, thanks for the help.

Lester

 

[Trem]

My lovely pc, you be kind to her

Great ain't it?

 

[Trem]

Lester exploded my beautiful pc within a week

 

[Ch3tan]

I told you there was spunk in the fans!

 

[Skyler]

There is a backup game files function in Steam too.