My kids got Fallout New Vegas for xmas. I've spent the better part of the day trying to install it. I couldn't get steam to install, but after three failed attempts, it finally got installed. I signed up and then tried to install the game. Instead of installing, it started downloading and said it would take around 6 hours. I searched the Steam forums, as I couldn't believe anyone would expect a person to go thru this, just to install a game. I found a workaround in the tech support on Steam, which I'll paste at the bottom. I went ahead and followed the instructions, got to step 7, but the disc never launches to install. I'm not familiar with Steam and I hope I never buy a game associated with them again. Would anyone out there be able to help me out? Thanks very much in advance.


Using Steam launch options to install retail games from disc
1.Log in to Steam and click on Library.
2.Right-click on the game, select Delete local content, and confirm.
3.Insert the first disc into your computer.
4.Close Steam (Steam > Exit).
5.Press Windows Key + R to open Run
6.In the Run window type:

"C:\Program Files\Steam\Steam.exe" -install E:

Replace E: with the CD/DVD drive you are installing from if is not correct.
Replace C:\Program Files\Steam if your Steam installation is not in the default location.
7.Press OK. Steam will launch and ask you to sign in if you do not have your password saved. Your installation should continue from the disc.

Please disregard, I think I just got it to work. Looking in the manual, there aren't any instructions for install either. You'd think Beth would put install instructions in the manual, especially when it's a different process from typical. Thanks, Merry Christmas.