Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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Subject: Activation allows for more than one PC
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Ok, I tried installing halo 2 vista on another computer I have and it activated sucessfully. I can even be in the same multiplayer match with 2 computers using the same cd key. Is this like windows activation, where it lets you activate 2 to 3 copies before getting ticked off?

  • 06.03.2007 9:45 PM PDT
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hmm must be a glicth

  • 06.03.2007 9:57 PM PDT
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I think the activation is only for Full Version purposes only, if you dont put it in then you are playing a demo basically .. or something like that.

I used the 1month on my bro's old xbox live account and I installed the game on my old pc with Vista RC1, so now we can play each other. BOO-YAA!

EagleEye FTW

  • 06.03.2007 10:25 PM PDT
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I remember reading somewhere that it would work for a time, but eventually the activation would become null, the key deactivated and you would no longer be able to use it, on any pc.

I will look for that forum entry, I think it was on H2vista.net.

  • 06.04.2007 6:31 AM PDT

Posted by: rugerx
I remember reading somewhere that it would work for a time, but eventually the activation would become null, the key deactivated and you would no longer be able to use it, on any pc.

I will look for that forum entry, I think it was on H2vista.net.



Exactly. Its like windows. after too amny times you gotta call microsoft for it to be reset. No biggie. They know me by name now.

  • 06.04.2007 7:36 AM PDT

will it still be possible to play on lan with no problems? if you have the same product key

  • 06.04.2007 10:58 AM PDT
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It Probably never checks on LAN.

  • 06.04.2007 12:19 PM PDT

Let there be CHAOS!

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It Probably never checks on LAN.


That's good. It used to be so annoying how my friends and I couldn't have Halo PC LAN games because they didn't have CD keys.

[Edited on 06.04.2007 1:46 PM PDT]

  • 06.04.2007 1:46 PM PDT

Posted by: Shadow2
will it still be possible to play on lan with no problems? if you have the same product key


Even tho its illegal, and everyone installs it on more than one pc if they feel like it, Including me, microsoft wont make it so you cant install on more than one pc because they know they wont sell as many copies that way.

  • 06.04.2007 2:33 PM PDT