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Most of the PC issues posted here are the result of PEBKAC.
Posted by: Iggwilv
Posted by: Scarlet Crusade
Posted by: Triforce11
Posted by: CVScorp
Do you have Vista Aero interface enabled? Try disabling it if you do.
I know this is a noob question, but how do you disable/enable the Vista Aero interface? Is it in the control panel?
Right click the desktop, select Personalize. Click 'Windows Color and Appearance'. Click 'Open classic appearance properties for more color options'. Then you can select Aero / Vista Basic / Standard / Classic modes. However, people who tell people to disable Aero before playing a game don't realize that Windows Vista automatically switches to Vista Basic when a fullscreen application is run. With Aero on, start Halo 2. When the game is running, hit the Windows key to go to your desktop and see for yourself, you'll be in Vista Basic mode.
Now was that so frickin hard. Took Scarlet Crusade two minutes to type that out and the person got helped. These forums HAD been known for being extremely helpful to people but now they are a place to go to get flamed. Technically, yes he hijacked the thread and it would have been perfectly fine to mention that while helping him. In addition, this brush off was lauded by other posters which only encourages the behavior.
Hypocritical post, you went ahead and continued the thread jacking. Knowing the post was off topic, you and Scarlet Crusade continued to acknowledge the post. There is a thread for help like that.
Anyway the reformat helped. When I first installed, I was playing Cairo Station at 15fps. Now I got my whole 60. Thanks to all that gave helpful tips.