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Hello Albert, Thank you for contacting Steam Support. Please ensure that you are entering the correct code in the correct field. First, please do the following: -If you are running in Windows Vista or Windows 7, please completely exit Steam, and right-click on the shortcut which you use to launch Steam and select "Run as Administrator." -If you are running in Windows XP, take the following steps (ignore these if you are using Windows 7 or Vista): 1) Exit Steam. 2) Go to the "Start" menu, select "Run", type "regedit" and click "OK". 3) Navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USERSOFTWAREVALVE 4) Right click and select "Permissions" 5) Check the "Allow" boxes for "Admin" and "System" for both "Full control" and "Read". Then verify the GCF for this game: Title: Verifying Game Cache Files (GCF) Link: http://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=????? When first prompted by the game, you will need to re-enter your product registration key. If you have them, be certain that you are not entering your "Promo key" code, or your Beta CD Key. You can view all keys purchased to your Steam account by right-clicking on the game in your Library list and selecting "View Game CD Key", or by clicking on the "CD Key" link to the right of the game's Details page. Once you have entered the registration key, you may then select Multiplayer -> Redeem Code, and enter any bonus or promo codes you may have. If you receive the following error: "We couldn?t verify your code, either it was mistyped or it has been used, in that case you can purchase a new code from the store." Please ensure that you do not enter any dashes when you input your code for Battlefield: Bad Company 2. Entering the code with dashes may cause you to receive an invalid key error. If you are still having difficulty registering your keys, you will need to contact EA regarding your CD Key issue: Title: Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Link: http://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref= ?????????? If you have any further questions, please let us know.
Через онлайн-переводчики увы смысл до меня не доходит(((
Особенно меня смущает эта строчка:Please ensure that you do not enter any dashes when you input your code for Battlefield: Bad Company 2
код то для BF2