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Subject: Halo 2 doesnt work for Windows 7? help?

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Hey i just bought halo 2 and wasnt aware that there was an issue with running it on Windows 7. Ive been trying a lot of things people on youtube say to do and a lot of people are saying those solutions work. I am wondering if anyone has anything for me to try. thanks

EDIT- thanks guy i was able to get it working. now the only problem is that i cant sign into live because GFW is saying i need to download an update and when i try to it just says "update failed- cant download the update, make sure youre connected to the internet blah blah" does anyone know what I have to do?

[Edited on 12.18.2010 10:32 PM PST]

  • 12.18.2010 9:04 AM PDT

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That's why Windows 7 is -blam!-.

  • 12.18.2010 9:20 AM PDT

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BUNGIE AND MICROSOFT FAILS HALO 2 VISTA.

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

Posted by: SHOCKER1000
That's why Windows 7 is -blam!-.
Or the game was only designed with Windows Vista in mind, with no possibility of knowing a newer OS would release.

[Edited on 12.18.2010 10:28 AM PST]

  • 12.18.2010 10:28 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.

Posted by: SHOCKER1000
That's why Windows 7 is -blam!-.

Actually, Windows 7 handles gaming better than Vista and XP. Halo 2 Vista is the crap element in the equation.

  • 12.18.2010 10:28 AM PDT
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  • Intrepid Legendary Member

blarg.

Hmm. I have windows 7 and H2 Vista runs fine. If you have a powerful pc and vista, try running in a virtual machine?

  • 12.18.2010 2:44 PM PDT

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50 in H2/H3? Great, but you still fail at this.

VMs don't work. Dualboot vista somehow. Or clean install 7.

[Edited on 12.18.2010 3:35 PM PST]

  • 12.18.2010 3:35 PM PDT
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i had the same problem and tried what you guys said and it worked. now i just cant sign into live for some odd reason. It keeps saying i cant install the update when i try. does anyone know how to fix this?

  • 12.18.2010 9:23 PM PDT
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  • Intrepid Legendary Member

blarg.

I had this problem as well, (coincedence?) but I just tried a couple more times, seemed to work for me.

  • 12.18.2010 10:01 PM PDT

have you tried the
properties > compatibility > run program in compatibility mode for WINvista?

worked for me

  • 12.21.2010 12:15 AM PDT