Hi. I'm a complete noob when it comes to Steam so have no idea what to do here.

My partner and I each have a laptop and I want to install FNV on both. I installed Steam and the game on cpu #1 with no problem. I then tried to install it on cpu #2. Steam installed with no problem, but when I was asked for the activation code to install the game, it wouldn't let me install it.

How in the world do I install FNV on my cpu #2? This is just so nuts. I paid for this disk, why can't I install it on any cpu I choose?? Thanks for any help.

The second computer needs to be signed into the Steam account under which you activated Fallout: New Vegas. You can install the game on as many computers as you want, but ONLY under the account that new vegas was activated on.

N/M, covered more simply above.

Damned tab browsing.....making me late.

Thanks for the replies, greatly appreciated. Followed the advice above; got Steam and the game installed on cpu #2 and ready to go; but when I click PLAY nothing happens -- the game simply refuses to launch. Like I said, no trouble at all running FNV on cpu #1, which is a two-year-old laptop. That fact that it won't launch and play on my brand-new top-of-the-line Sony Vaio is bizarre and baffling.

Absolutely hate this Steam nonsense, bah.