question about installing with steam

[crayfish50]

I have the steam Rome Total War Gold version, and I read that what you have to do with steam is copy the starting destination from the installation guide to the game's properties. I also read that you should not install EB into a RTW in program files. Since Steam automatically installs the game in program files, do you have to move the game files somewhere else in order to play?

[XSamatan]

As Steam wouldn't remember where you put them, you have to move the Steam folder itself.
You should delete any files and folders inside the Steam folder befoer or after moving it except for Steam.exe and the folder SteamApps. Afterwards run Steam, it will update shortly and work on it's new place.
[DISCLAIMER:This will work, however, if you get any problems, don't blame me!]

See also these threads:
Installing with Steam
Installing EB with steam

If you are new to Eb, look into the EB FAQ and the Frequently encountered issues

XSamatan