bought GTA IV from amazon..

tried to activate the key on both steam and GFWL and gives an error "invalid product key"
what should i do..

i bought this one - http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B006BEZQRG/ref=ox_ya_os_product

**Amazon couldnt help me as it pc download version . so i bought agian from steam. :(

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contact amazon support

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Amazon support do nothing. All they say "blablabla we don't refund did this reply help you?"

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Actually they refunded me twice for games I thought were Steam keys (L.A. Noire and Wings of Prey Collection). Even when they "don't refund digital goods".

You have to clarify (politely, of course), that the produt description doesn't carify what type of key it is.And tell them that's not your fault but theirs

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i sent them a mail

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Might be a silly question, but presumably it's a Steam key, not GFWL?

Amazon sell both, so make sure you bought the correct one...

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it didnt mention anything like that. shit.. guess i have to buy anohtr fr steam then

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For next time, the info is here.

Keep it quiet, but you can uh... play games without Steam, y'know!

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but there's nothing like that on th GTA 4 complete page..
hehe i knw :D

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:D

Good luck with getting those swapped for a Steam key. Amazon support are better than most, so hopefully it will all work out.

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Last time I checked, it did not say "requires Steam account" on the Amazon page for GTA IV complete.

Are you even sure it's a Steam key?

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it gave me 2 keys. 1 fr gta 4 and anthr fr EFLC. both says invalid key..
i sent them a mail. :/

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maybe steam temproary disable your cdkey activation,wait 1 hour and try again

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ok. thanks. il try

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GTA IV complete is not for Steam. But the individual GTA IV has the option "Steam DRM"

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it has 2 keys. one fr GTA 4 and anthr fr EFLC. but both says invalid

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Because they are for GFWL/Securom

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i want it fr steam. seems like i have to sell these and buy new one fr steam :(

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Why didn't you buy from Steam in the first place? It's the same price..

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i tried but steam gave me an error. "error has occured try again later"
i tried but same thing so i went on buy it on amazon :(

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You can try and ask for a refund and explain you didn't realize it was for Steam- I did it when I accidentally bought Securom keys for Bioshock 1 and 2 (there was a Steam version and a Securom version, and I was really excited to buy them, so I rushed)

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thank you. il try that

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I feel sorry for you, good luck :P

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Follow this advice :)

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I've solved this one before. The key has to be redeemed at the GFWL site, then you'll get a key that you can activate in Steam.

Let me see if I can find the page.

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is it so. if can find that link fr me. that would be great

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Here you go, you'll need to log into your GFWL account. Once you redeem the code given to you by Amazon you should be able to get the Steam key from your list of games.

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it says "Please enter a valid code." on GFWL site also :S

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Then you might have bought a non-Steam version, like the others have mentioned.

Did you choose the PC Download or PC Download - Steam DRM? If you bought the wrong one you could try asking Amazon for a swap I guess.

Edit: Ah ok my bad.

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He bought the complete pack, which has no option for Steam DRM.

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complete pack. there's no option like that :(.
i sent them mail. waiting for reply

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U can buy GTAIV here: http://buypcgame.eu/en/186-grand-theft-auto-iv-complete-edition-gta-4.html for only 11.07$ Payment: moneybookers or webtopay. I bought Borderlands 2 from them some time ago, they're trustwhorty ^_^

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Yeah, it's really confusing. I bought a GTAIV complete from Amazon and it WAS a Steam key. Write to support and ask them to fix the problem.

Clicky!

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Hmm.. but you didn't buy it from this sale.

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I bought this one. Looks like the Steam version is a not on sale.

GTA IV: Complete Edition Includes:
Grand Theft Auto IV and the episodes – The Lost and Damned & The Ballad of Gay Tony.
Steam account required for game activation and installation.

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Oh wow.. thats really confusing >_>; Guess I won't be buying then. Thanks for that link by the way.

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I need to clarify some stuff for you guys, since the OP won't explain.

The problem is not the GFWL key not working. The OP thought the keys he got (from the non-Steam GTA IV Complete) were for Steam. So hopefully, this clears up some confusion.

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yes. but keys doesnt works on non of steam or GFWL :(

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Closed 12 years ago by GIH4N.