Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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Subject: Windows 7 help

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im getting a new laptop for christmas and halo 2 vista i was just wondering if halo 2 vista worked on windows 7

  • 12.16.2009 6:47 PM PDT

I search tirelessly for the secrets of the one known as the webmaster and for ling-ling's head.

it might, just try to install it first, if doesn't work just uninstall it and try this

-Go to my computer
-Go into your DVD drive and hunt around for the install.exe (provided that the H2 DVD is in there)
-then right click the install.exe then select "properties" and then go to the compatibility tab and say "run this program in compatibility mode for: Windows Vista"
-then run the install.exe and it should install it with all the compatible settings.

This should work but if you have an trouble just posted up in this thread and I might be able to help you again. BUT, you should try to install first without doing the suggested steps

[Edited on 12.21.2009 7:52 AM PST]

  • 12.21.2009 7:50 AM PDT
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Yeah. That's right. I don't have a 50 in H3. I never got Onyx in Reach. If a game sucks too much, I won't even bother trying for such trivial "accolades". Besides, I've done way more things that take far more skill and talent than anything that can be done in a video game.

I have no idea why you would waste HDD space on a terrible game like Halo 2, but yes, it does work on Windows 7.

  • 12.21.2009 11:36 AM PDT

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The bungie.net community is the halo PC community that is renowned for being unbelieveably sucky.

Posted by: Rene8Meteor
im getting a new laptop for christmas and halo 2 vista i was just wondering if halo 2 vista worked on windows 7


I know I'm wasting my time here, but this question has been asked probably 30 times already on this forum alone. Try using the search function or the Google. I actually prefer Metacrawler myself.

[Edited on 12.21.2009 10:04 PM PST]

  • 12.21.2009 10:03 PM PDT
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DUDE CAN U HELP ME I TRIED TO INSTALL HALO 2 ON WIN 7 BUT IT TELL ME THAT THE APPLICATION (HALO) IS NOT SUPPORTED ON MY OPERATING SYSTEM

  • 12.31.2009 2:15 PM PDT
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Yeah. That's right. I don't have a 50 in H3. I never got Onyx in Reach. If a game sucks too much, I won't even bother trying for such trivial "accolades". Besides, I've done way more things that take far more skill and talent than anything that can be done in a video game.

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DUDE CAN U HELP ME I TRIED TO INSTALL HALO 2 ON WIN 7 BUT IT TELL ME THAT THE APPLICATION (HALO) IS NOT SUPPORTED ON MY OPERATING SYSTEM

It's cause your caps lock is on. And cause you touch yourself at night.

  • 01.01.2010 12:23 PM PDT

Halo 2 On Windows 7 works on both 32 and 64 bit systems. Tried t myself and it worked fine.

  • 01.20.2010 4:02 AM PDT
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I'm having an issue with Halo 1: Combat Evolved for the PC.

My computer isn't the problem before you ask for specs.

I get perfect frames with the settings maxed out, except for when I pull a gun out or if I start driving the frames on that object (The gun reloading animation or the warthog moving) is much much slower.. about 10 fps.

When people run or move they also run at a lowered frame rate.. but when I'm looking around and jumping I'm probably locked in at 60 or 120 or whatever the maxfps is.

Anyone have this problem? It's very odd.

  • 02.03.2010 7:16 AM 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.

That's because the whole game actually runs at 30 FPS. The only thing that runs higher is your mouse movement. If you run the game with the 30 FPS cap you will notice everything looks consistent. There's no way around the choppiness of the player motion and animations. Sorry.

  • 02.03.2010 7:19 AM PDT
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Actually, there is. I just fixed it.

Ran in XPSP2 Compat.

Thanks for the help!

  • 02.03.2010 7:20 AM 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.

Oh, guess it wasn't the effect I was thinking of. Glad you got it working.

  • 02.03.2010 7:43 AM PDT
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I wish I still had my Xbox and my copy of Halo..

It's not the same on the PC.

Mind you it's still amazing, I'm just a nostalgic loser sometimes.

  • 02.03.2010 8:12 AM PDT
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hey im new here and all but is halo vista THAT BAD in ur opinion?


[Edited on 02.04.2010 10:50 PM PST]

  • 02.04.2010 10:50 PM PDT
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Yeah. That's right. I don't have a 50 in H3. I never got Onyx in Reach. If a game sucks too much, I won't even bother trying for such trivial "accolades". Besides, I've done way more things that take far more skill and talent than anything that can be done in a video game.

Posted by: HighCharity
hey im new here and all but is halo vista THAT BAD in ur opinion?

It's spoken for itself. Anyone who knows a good PC game knows H2V is absolute crap. And those who don't know what a good PC game is... well, they make up the player base of H2V.

For me, it's not that it's Halo 2 Vista so much as it's Halo 2. Whatever platform H2 is on doesn't matter, cause it'll always be utter crap.

  • 02.04.2010 11:18 PM PDT

Avatar was awesome! If there is to be a Halo movie, make sure James Cameron gets the job!

Vista was awesome, Seven is awesome. Anything that worked on Vista works in Seven apparently...

  • 02.05.2010 3:33 PM PDT

Posted by: Rene8Meteor
im getting a new laptop for christmas and halo 2 vista i was just wondering if halo 2 vista worked on windows 7


I'm playing it on my Windows 7 laptop and it's working fine.
Don't worry.

  • 02.06.2010 3:02 AM PDT