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Subject: Halo 1 patch on Vista :(
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Hello, I can't play Halo on Vista because I get the message:
You must have administrator privileges to download this required patch.

Can I download the patch and put it into my computer or must I go through a heck of alot of trouble to get on the administrator account? Thanks

  • 04.02.2007 2:17 AM PDT
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Hmmh , I think you need to download the patch with the Admin User , of your computer , but you can get the privileges too , somehow , Im not so good at user accounts so I think somone else on this forum can help you..

  • 04.02.2007 2:28 AM PDT
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You can manually download and run the patch. Shouldn't be too hard to find.

  • 04.02.2007 6:59 AM PDT

OK if your admin (which I am on my vista computer) you may still get the message. I found out if you go to properties after right clicking the file, go to comptability, then at the bottom, click run as admin or something like that, and it should work.

That message annoys me as I'm the only user on this computer, and therefore admin, but not all files have been set as I am the admin (for some strange reason). Hope that helps.

  • 04.04.2007 3:58 AM PDT
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Hay Scotland, it's the Lord o` the Loch here.

  • 04.04.2007 4:20 AM PDT

Let there be CHAOS!

I had alot of problems with this when I first got Vista, but after I turned of UAC (User Account Control) all these problems seemed to disappear. You can try it if you want:

Go to Control Panel and type "UAC". The search will bring it up and you can disable it. But it's kind of lame, once it's disabled, Vista will remind you that "you should enable it" every time you start your computer. Oh well. A small price to pay...

  • 04.04.2007 6:45 AM PDT
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  • 04.04.2007 9:53 AM PDT