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Subject: Halo 2 Windows 7 Live Gaming Error

Founder of the Forerunner Commando's - Gaming clan

Ive finally got fed up of this error i keep having with halo 2 running on windows 7. when i start it up it comes up with a message saying something a bit like this: windows live failed to initialize you may be already running a game on windows live.

Ive also got section 8 on windows 7 and that connects to live just fine.

i did a bit of research and most people think that halo 2 doesn't like live gaming 3.0 or something.

Bungie please see if u can fix this, halo 2 is a great game.

[Edited on 03.13.2010 3:11 AM PST]

  • 03.13.2010 3:07 AM PDT
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  • Elder Legendary Member

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.

There are workarounds, but the method that worked for me was a fresh install of 7, then install Halo 2 first. Let the game run and update itself and the Live components. Maybe that's not possible for you to re-install your system. I tried to find the proposed workaround, but had no luck.

  • 03.13.2010 3:56 AM PDT

Founder of the Forerunner Commando's - Gaming clan

ive got to much custom files on my pc for me to reinstall now

  • 03.13.2010 5:22 AM PDT
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  • Elder Legendary Member

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.

Okay, maybe you can uninstall Halo 2 and Live, then reinstall it all with the Halo 2 disc. I'm just making guesses, here. I think the game doesn't like the latest version of Live.

[Edited on 03.13.2010 9:16 AM PST]

  • 03.13.2010 9:14 AM PDT

A large man

Right click and run with Admin privledges maybe? Worked for me with a lot of games.

  • 03.13.2010 9:45 AM PDT

Founder of the Forerunner Commando's - Gaming clan

no, ive already tried reinstalling and run as admin

  • 03.13.2010 1:13 PM PDT

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

http://forums.gamesforwindows.com/t/8958.aspx

  • 03.13.2010 3:44 PM PDT

Founder of the Forerunner Commando's - Gaming clan

Posted by: JacobGRocks
http://forums.gamesforwindows.com/t/8958.aspx


u just made my head blow up.

i fear if i try all that ill get something wrong and break my pc, ill just w8 and see if a fix is made by either Bungie or Microsoft, i reported this on the windows 7 compatibility site as well.

[Edited on 03.14.2010 4:03 AM PDT]

  • 03.14.2010 4:01 AM PDT