Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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Subject: Help me please
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How do I play Halo PC online? I just got it, I have DSL and when I go to play online, it says checking for updates, one moment please.I leave it for a little while (five minutes) and it is at the same screen. What am I doing wrong?

  • 08.10.2005 1:02 AM PDT
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lol...check if the windows firewall is blocking halo from going online....or check if any other firewall u have is blocking halo...when in this screen leave if for 5 minutes then hit Alt+Tab

  • 08.10.2005 4:45 AM PDT
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do I have to register somewhere?

  • 08.10.2005 1:32 PM PDT

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No, it sound like your firewall is blocking Halo from going out of your computer. Do oyu get a message that says," Do you want to keep Blocking?" If you do click NO.

  • 08.10.2005 1:37 PM PDT
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No, I haven't gotten that message. I'm not sure exactly what it says, so I will try it again.

  • 08.10.2005 2:35 PM PDT
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If all else fails, I believe you can manually update Halo. You'll need to update to v 1.07. However, you may try turning off any firewalls you have up first. This includes firewalls that Windows sets up (XP - SP2) or firewalls that your antivirus program sets up (NAV - Norton). Disable these and see if Halo will update. Then, once you've updated, you can turn them back on and try running normally.

You may also try setting Halo as an exception to your firewall so that your entire firewall isn't down - just letting Halo through.

There are too many possibilities to list, so try that first and let us know how it works.

  • 08.10.2005 10:01 PM PDT