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Subject: My Halo 2 wont run

Posted by: neoshogun
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I am honored to have that position. While your barfing I can steal your wallets!

It's creepy enough that people stalk Bungie via Webcams, but it's even worse how they stalk back.

So I bought a new laptop (specs are good, well within standards for the game). I succesfully downloaded Halo 2 on it. When I try running it, a message pops up saying that it cant run while another application (such as Halo 2 Dedicated server) is running Windows LIVE. So I try to uninstall the dedicated server. Whenever I try the following message pops up:

Error Number: 0x80040702
Description: Failed to load DLL: FirewallInstallHelper



So.......what did I break?

  • 10.30.2009 4:17 PM PDT
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Yes, I am a hypocrite, and I'm sorry. I really do mean well, but I'm not running on all cylinders.

Everytime someone buys a copy of Halo 2 Vista, a puppy dies.

You didn't break anything, Microsoft did. I ran into the same problem with the dedicated server, and ended up having to re-install Vista.

  • 10.30.2009 5:20 PM PDT

Posted by: neoshogun
Posted by: Yoozel
Neo has officially been promoted to barf cleaner-upper and pukee hair holder.
I am honored to have that position. While your barfing I can steal your wallets!

It's creepy enough that people stalk Bungie via Webcams, but it's even worse how they stalk back.

Posted by: n357
You didn't break anything, Microsoft did. I ran into the same problem with the dedicated server, and ended up having to re-install Vista.

I tried that. I'm having troubles uninstalling the dedicated server.

Is it bad that I have windows 7?

  • 10.30.2009 8:17 PM PDT
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Yes, I am a hypocrite, and I'm sorry. I really do mean well, but I'm not running on all cylinders.

Everytime someone buys a copy of Halo 2 Vista, a puppy dies.

As far as I know, the dedicated server is not installed unless you explicitly tell the installer to do so. I could be wrong. My personal opinion on Windows 7 is that it's not worth it. But you already have it, so the best thing to do is figure out how to make Halo 2 work on it. Not having Windows 7 myself, I'm not sure how to go about that.

  • 10.30.2009 11:12 PM PDT

Posted by: neoshogun
Posted by: Yoozel
Neo has officially been promoted to barf cleaner-upper and pukee hair holder.
I am honored to have that position. While your barfing I can steal your wallets!

It's creepy enough that people stalk Bungie via Webcams, but it's even worse how they stalk back.

Posted by: n357
Windows 7 is that it's not worth it. But you already have it.

Came with the laptop.

Posted by: n357
figure out how to make Halo 2 work

Will do

[Edited on 10.31.2009 5:25 AM PDT]

  • 10.31.2009 5:24 AM PDT
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had the same problem and called microsoft a little while back and they were no help. its not windows 7 fault cause it runs on my windows 7 pc

[Edited on 11.02.2009 2:31 PM PST]

  • 11.02.2009 12:49 PM PDT

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You're missing a .dll file that the game needs to open GFWL. Have you installed the Live client? If you have, try uninstalling then reinstalling, or google the missing .dll. You might be able to find it there.

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Actually, it's just a system bug. Happens to games that don't even have Live - it's failing to initiate because it cannot get proper rights to execute and call the dynamic library (Cannot load function)

To fix the problem, you can either try disabling any firewalls you may have - or uninstall then re-install Halo 2. After the uninstall, run a registry cleaner to get rid of any leftovers (I recommend CCleaner) then you can install again - hopefully it might register it properly.

Before you try any of the above, try googling the dll and putting it in the Halo 2 directory - it seems most likely that you've just got a corrupt version of the dll.

  • 11.03.2009 4:47 AM PDT

This is the average H2 Fanboy.
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50 in H2/H3? Great, but you still fail at this.

Posted by: DAZZ4C
Actually, it's just a system bug. Happens to games that don't even have Live - it's failing to initiate because it cannot get proper rights to execute and call the dynamic library (Cannot load function)

To fix the problem, you can either try disabling any firewalls you may have - or uninstall then re-install Halo 2. After the uninstall, run a registry cleaner to get rid of any leftovers (I recommend CCleaner) then you can install again - hopefully it might register it properly.

Before you try any of the above, try googling the dll and putting it in the Halo 2 directory - it seems most likely that you've just got a corrupt version of the dll.

Nope, it is a windows 7 bug. It happens to me too.

  • 11.03.2009 2:58 PM PDT