I just bought a new PC (no wireless adapter yet) but due to my internet being provided as a wireless amenity I cannot directly connect it to the internet. I connected it to my laptop via LAN and can get it to recognize my shared files, but I hit road blocks every time I try to share my laptop's wireless connection.

Laptop is running XP Pro sp1 (i know, i know), PC is running Vista Ultimate

The reason I need the PC connected to the internet is so I can play Half-Life 2 It's a legit 5-cd copy I bought back when it came out but have never played due to not having a PC capable of running it till now. Steam won't allow the game to run until it's done its online verification BS.


So I need either
a) help connecting my PC to the internet via my laptop's wireless connection, or
b) help finding a working patch to allow the game to run sans the Steam client


Thank you much!

3/13/2009 10:21:52 PM

btw one problem is that on the laptop when i'm in the advanced tab of my wireless connection properties and i click "Allow other network users to connect through this computer's internet connection" I get an error that says "the specified service does not exist as an installed service"


could be an sp1 issue? installing a laundry list of updates with windows update now...finding the no-steam crack would be much easier methinks


edit: okay just kidding, after finding the first guide to cracking steam that actually sounds legit, i'm not so sure http://forums.prophecy.co.za/f76/final-hl2-no-steam-required-walkthrough-5532/

[Edited on March 13, 2009 at 11:11 PM. Reason : ]

3/13/2009 10:57:24 PM

Here's to hoping SP2 makes the laptop's ICS work again...

3/14/2009 3:56:12 AM

trying that right now

3/14/2009 3:57:59 AM

heeeeelll yes son, posting from my PC right now


thanks for all the help tww!!


actually though thanks to ^^ for showing me how it's done previously

3/14/2009 4:05:14 AM

congrats.

3/14/2009 4:22:00 AM

GREAT SUCCESS!

3/14/2009 11:37:23 AM