Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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Subject: READ THIS BEFORE POSTING HERE ABOUT TECH ISSUES!!!
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You see, I'm trying to play Halo with my sis, I'm playing on my computer, a regular computer, and she's playing on a laptop. Okay so I create a game on my LAN, and wait for her. She can't even see my server, so I ask her to create one, blah blah set up. So she does and What she gets in return in: "Unable to join game." So I thought, "it's because it's wireless, so I get an ethernet cable plug it into her laptop, and I get the same result. Can someone help me out? I am using Vista, she has XP. Please help me out :( Sorry I'm a noob, tell me if I have posted this in the right place. And I'm talking about Halo 1, sorry for any confusion.

  • 08.24.2007 9:49 PM PDT
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Posted by: MACHETENULL
You see, I'm trying to play Halo with my sis, I'm playing on my computer, a regular computer, and she's playing on a laptop. Okay so I create a game on my LAN, and wait for her. She can't even see my server, so I ask her to create one, blah blah set up. So she does and What she gets in return in: "Unable to join game." So I thought, "it's because it's wireless, so I get an ethernet cable plug it into her laptop, and I get the same result. Can someone help me out? I am using Vista, she has XP. Please help me out :( Sorry I'm a noob, tell me if I have posted this in the right place. And I'm talking about Halo 1, sorry for any confusion.
Don't tell me you installed Halo in both PC's with the same CD Key. You see, if you did, not both games can be playing online at the same time, even if trying Local Area Network at all. If you guys trully want play together and practice, try and get Halo Trial. As of the original Halo, take turns playing online if you're both into it.

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Link fixed.

[Edited on 08.25.2007 8:50 AM PDT]

  • 08.25.2007 8:49 AM PDT
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I tried to play without mine running at all, and still, I get the same message. Let me try the Trial and I'll tell you if it works or not.

  • 08.25.2007 8:58 AM PDT
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Posted by: MACHETENULL
I tried to play without mine running at all, and still, I get the same message. Let me try the Trial and I'll tell you if it works or not.
Hmm. Yes, try Trail. I assure you it will work. The Multiplayer is full of little idiotic banshee kids, but hey, you can play LAN with your sister to practice.

  • 08.25.2007 9:00 AM PDT
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Posted by: MACHETENULL
I tried to play without mine running at all, and still, I get the same message. Let me try the Trial and I'll tell you if it works or not.
Hmm. Yes, try Trail. I assure you it will work. The Multiplayer is full of little idiotic banshee kids, but hey, you can play LAN with your sister to practice.

Nope. It STILL doesn't work. :( What could it be?

  • 08.25.2007 9:35 AM PDT
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Posted by: MACHETENULL
Posted by: SpartanGeneral7
Posted by: MACHETENULL
I tried to play without mine running at all, and still, I get the same message. Let me try the Trial and I'll tell you if it works or not.
Hmm. Yes, try Trail. I assure you it will work. The Multiplayer is full of little idiotic banshee kids, but hey, you can play LAN with your sister to practice.

Nope. It STILL doesn't work. :( What could it be?
You know, I was abstaning from saying it's Vista's fault, but perhaps it must be due to you guys using different versions of Windows. That's my closest guess, but I'm afraid I'm not even sure about it anymore. I'd best suggest you upgrade to Vista on the other PC.

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But then again, it's a delibarate tactic to do that. When you make backup files and wish to install Vista, then you can go ahaead and upgrade. Anyways, you're better off upgrading, because XP is out of the shelves by Christmas 2007 and loses support, as well as Windows 2000.

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  • 08.25.2007 9:38 AM PDT
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I guess I could do that... But I don't think it's it's the difference between OS's... I think it's the computer itself...I should try Halo on another PC, but my dad won't let me because it's his... So yeah.

  • 08.25.2007 9:47 AM PDT
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Posted by: MACHETENULL
I guess I could do that... But I don't think it's it's the difference between OS's... I think it's the computer itself...I should try Halo on another PC, but my dad won't let me because it's his... So yeah.
I wasn't thinking it was the computer itself, but well, tell your dad he should upgrade to Vista. Like I said(wrote, whatever...) before, XP and Windows 2000 lose support and are out of the stores by the end of this year.

  • 08.25.2007 9:49 AM PDT
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i have a problem. i keep trying to sign into LIVE and it says cant connect and gives me this error code 0x8015190a but that code isn't on the troubleshooting page that the game takes me to ( http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/Support/live/connect/Pag es/troubleshootsignin.aspx ) so does anyone know what it is and how i can fix it? thanks

  • 08.25.2007 9:46 PM PDT

Slaying noobs since 2007.

Forward your ports?

  • 08.26.2007 12:43 AM PDT
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People please stop posting your problems here in this thread!!!!!!!

  • 08.26.2007 12:59 AM PDT

Now, in the quantum moment before the closure, when all become one. One moment left. One point of space and time. I know who you are. You are destiny.

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People please stop posting your problems here in this thread!!!!!!!
Why? I thought the whole point of this thread was to post freely on any problem you encountered with your PC and obtain some help from anybody. If you want it locked, however, you may contact an admin. But I find that quite stupid.

  • 08.26.2007 6:57 PM PDT
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NO, the POINT of this thread was to give general ideas, tips and suggestions etc. for problems. NOT to post all your issues here, maybe when you find a solution to your issue then come and share it here....
How will you find help between all these cries for help - posts??

  • 08.27.2007 7:40 AM PDT

Now, in the quantum moment before the closure, when all become one. One moment left. One point of space and time. I know who you are. You are destiny.

srslysry? z0mg l!3k t3h th0gt d4t u w4nt3d 2 l!3K h3lp s&m0n3. kthxb4!

  • 08.27.2007 2:06 PM PDT
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Ok, there was a lot in that sentence that I didn't understand/ give a rats-ass about, but look, the point is that people are still free to post new threads if they require assistance (The Halo 2 for Windows Vista forums preferably) And if I find it here then I'll try to help and anyone else is free to try as well. BUT this Thread was made to give people the general idea on what they can do for themselves and beforehand... I thought that this was very clear, but apparently not...

  • 08.28.2007 7:12 AM PDT

Now, in the quantum moment before the closure, when all become one. One moment left. One point of space and time. I know who you are. You are destiny.

And I thought I had made myself clear?

  • 08.28.2007 6:23 PM PDT
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I have an issue, that requires some attention

i recently got bioshock for my pc and have had no problems (as far as graphics and what not) playing it, point being when i try to take halo 2 LIVE i cant for example:

1) Can never join a matchmaking everytime i click on it, it searhes for 3 secs then says "no suitable games could be found"
2)Can never join games from the "Browse Games" option pop up saying you can't join this party. Please wait a moment and try again later.
3) overall i cannot play online what-so-ever and i have a GOLD membership, i have tried joining all types of servers even those that are empty and i cannot

If this helps any
on the Live option it show 4 other choices:
1)Quickmatch
2)Custom Match
3)Browse Games
4)Create a New Game

on numbers 1, 2, 4 there is a little "LOCK" symbol yet Browse games does not have one,

Sorry if i am a noob and havent been caught up on halo 2 for pc but i usually play over Steam, CS and HL and now mainly BioShock

i just want to figure out why i cant go Live.

help would be greatly appreciated

my Live ID BTW

DBoCaRnAgE

  • 08.29.2007 12:13 AM PDT
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sorry i shoulda posted some where else i just read that i wasnt supposed to post here but help would be great i will post elsewhere

  • 08.29.2007 12:15 AM PDT

Now, in the quantum moment before the closure, when all become one. One moment left. One point of space and time. I know who you are. You are destiny.

Posted by: DBoCaRnAgE
sorry i shoulda posted some where else i just read that i wasnt supposed to post here but help would be great i will post elsewhere
Try the techniques posted in this thread and see if your game works. If not, post it in a new thread. Mr. Dumbnuts got mad ebcause we are "not supposed" to post here, as he never stated that.

  • 08.29.2007 1:55 PM PDT
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Erm... Iggwilv, mind editing your post to add a few things (mostly the usage of regedit) from the latest version (2.10)
I can't really edit my post as I've got only 1 character remaining...
So the Regedit thing in the Reinstalling tip and maybe the links to Ad-Aware and Spybot S&D.

  • 09.01.2007 1:38 AM PDT

OHI!

Hey guys, I've been playing Halo 2 Vista since it's release and playing online has not been a problem for me at all, I've got all the required ports opened so I can play well. Only recently, about a week ago I tried joining a dedicated server on the list provided. I enter it, the usual, I get the big HALO 2 loading thing with the blue light going across the letters, the screen goes black, and a message displays "Please Wait Setting up game..." and then "Please Wait Connecting to the session...". The screen goes black, I can hear the sound effects such as the distant gunfire in District, or the train in Terminal, and then it goes back to those two messages. After around 6 to 7 cycles of this message, out pops "We're experiencing some problems at the moment, Sorry about that." Is there a particular reason why this is happening?

I'm not sure if this is of any relevance too, but when I'm playing campaign, if I press escape to pause the game, there's about a 7 second time delay for it to get to the pause menu, or I'll have to alt-tab my way out and then back in. Sometimes while doing that my screen starts flickering black on and off, and I must alt-tab again so that disappears. My video options atm are 1280x1024 - 60hz refresh rate, 4 - sample AA, high level of detail.

Please, could someone help me out? I'd like to thank anyone in advance that does

  • 09.08.2007 4:15 PM PDT

O hai

where do you find your system specifications

  • 09.11.2007 11:34 AM PDT

Slaying noobs since 2007.

Well you see it's a very complicated task. It could be dangerous, but I think I'll tell you instead of making you wander around Google WHICH obviously doesn't know the answer to such a HARD question.

  • 09.11.2007 1:37 PM PDT

O hai

wow thanx

  • 09.11.2007 6:13 PM PDT
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i Bought Halo 2 for windows live today. i use vista ultimate as my operating system. The game is installed, loads fine. I log into my windows live ID when it loads and then i select my gamer tag. I then go to the "Live" option in game, and it says no LIVE profiles found. to connect to LIVE, please join LIVe or sign in with an existing account. That happens even though im already signed into LIVE, help?


Id make my own thread here, but apparently i cant find the "create new thread button"

  • 09.21.2007 3:30 PM PDT