Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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Subject: Server help (limited results)
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HI. For some reason when i go to multiplayer (pc, not ce) all i can see is 3 or 4 games. It says "mandatory update required" but i have 1.07 patch installed and it was working fine a week ago.

has anyone else had this problem or do you know how to fix it?

BTW I have windows firewall, webroot spysweeper and nortons

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  • 12.09.2005 12:23 PM PDT
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first thing, check your filters. second, make sure that it says refresh instead of stop by "get list". if it says stop then its not done... its really slow sometimes :(

if that doesnt work then it could be your firewall. if turning off the firewall fixes it i strongly suggest turning it back on and figuring out how to clear permissions to halo DONT leave your computer unprotected its the first stupid thing you can do

if it doesnt... it could be a gamespy error.

if none of this fixes it i dont know what to say

  • 12.09.2005 1:00 PM PDT
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thanks i'll try that stuff out and see if it works

  • 12.09.2005 2:07 PM PDT
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do you have to install gamespy for the servers to show up? because i only see a few too

  • 12.09.2005 8:03 PM PDT
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Posted by: crimson jihad
do you have to install gamespy for the servers to show up? because i only see a few too

no, you do not. thank goodness to that.
now, let me use my psychic powers.....hmmm. i see that you only have had this problem since you installed the patch. yes, halo has some strange issues with locating servers sometimes. during patching or instalation, halo may reach a random error, undetectable in every way, in which halo will be unable to properly acess the gamespy server.
unfortunatly, your only hope is to reinstall and repatch halo. it should work after that though

  • 12.09.2005 8:13 PM PDT
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That seems to happen alot.

  • 12.09.2005 8:50 PM PDT
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when i go to play online it says go to www.bungie.net/forums for the new servers or something like that. do you know what that means?

  • 12.09.2005 8:59 PM PDT
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PWNED! i got it to work now, thanks for the help!

  • 12.09.2005 9:11 PM PDT
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nevermind, it isnt working AGAIN today! what is up with this stupid thing!?

does anyone know why this keeps happening?

  • 12.10.2005 7:18 PM PDT
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Just reinstal HaloPC and repatch it and turn firewall off (you cant unblock halo unless u add everyone who plays its ports:( ) i dont have that problem but my freinds dose and thats what they did and it works!so try it and if it dont tell me!

  • 12.11.2005 6:46 AM PDT
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yeah, u need to reinstall. I had the same problem just a few days ago. It would check for updates and none would be found. I reinstalled the game and everything worked fine. to reinstall, put in the cd, choose add/remove, choose reinstall, if it asks any questions say "yes to all" (that is what I did) Next time you go to matchmaking it will download 1.07 and youll be all set. I am happy to help.

  • 12.11.2005 7:04 AM PDT
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also if the firewall is mycrosoft firewall then shut it down its total crap it does nothing but block outing stuff which leaves u unpreted so yeh...

  • 12.11.2005 7:09 AM PDT
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it cant be a firewall, because he is already getting results, they are just limited. Dont be sillly.

  • 12.11.2005 7:11 AM PDT
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if you wanted to unblock it ud have to add a bizilion ports to unblock!!!!!!!

  • 12.11.2005 7:17 AM PDT
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no my mycrosoft server was running 1 time and al i got was 1 or 2things....

  • 12.11.2005 11:33 AM PDT