Reinstalling Skyrim on a new PC - what can be transferred?

Post » Tue May 29, 2012 4:10 am

I just picked up a new PC after my old one died, and I have a couple of questions:
  • Will Steam allow me to install on the new machine from the same CD using the same key?
  • Is there any way to transfer characters from the old machine to the new one?
  • Can game saves from the old machine be transferred to the new machine and recognized?
The HDD on the old machine is still readable, so I can retrieve whatever I want from it.

Thanks!
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Charleigh Anderson
 
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Post » Mon May 28, 2012 7:48 pm

Yes, you log in to the Steam account.

Yes, copy your save files.

Yes, see above.
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Michael Korkia
 
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Post » Tue May 29, 2012 4:23 am

Copy the entire steam folder over to the new PC and run Steam.exe

Copy any profile directories for your games from C:\Users\\Documents and C:\Users\\Documents\My Games
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Kelvin
 
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Post » Mon May 28, 2012 8:59 pm

Worked fine...thanks!
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