Half-life (steam version) starts playing audio CD in my CD-ROM when game is loading and mostly stops it after game is loaded, but sometimes it plays forever.
Is there a setting to prevent it playing it at all?
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Anyways, there is a simple way to fix this, involving changing some registry settings
- Exit from Steam, and open the "Start" menu in Windows.
- Select "Run", type "regedit" and click "OK".
- Navigate to the following registry key: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\Half-Life\Settings\
- Right click the registry values "User Token 2" and "User Token 3" , choose "Delete", and then exit the registry.
- Restart Steam.
Note: This fix only applies to the Half-Life games.
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Best Answer
The original Half-Life had it's soundtrack audio on the game CD, and it seems the Steam version will still attempt to play audio tracks from any CD in the current drive if one is available.
This seems to confuse many people.
The fix is to remove any CDs with audio tracks from your drive while you play.