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Subject: Just bought Halo 2 Vista

I support the Betrayal Manifesto.

And I can't sign in to Live with it. I know that Bungie shut down live for Halo 2, but did this include for the Vista game?

  • 04.08.2011 11:47 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: SchmittyBoss07
And I can't sign in to Live with it. I know that Bungie shut down live for Halo 2, but did this include for the Vista game?

No, it didn't. Download the full client and install it separately.

  • 04.09.2011 12:17 AM PDT

I support the Betrayal Manifesto.


Posted by: DusK

Posted by: SchmittyBoss07
And I can't sign in to Live with it. I know that Bungie shut down live for Halo 2, but did this include for the Vista game?

No, it didn't. Download the full client and install it separately.

Where can I find the full client?

cbf to Google right now.

  • 04.09.2011 12:45 AM PDT

The version of Live on the halo 2 vista disk simply doesn't work for the majority of users, it was the very first version and can't be properly updated to 3.0

You will manualy have to install the latest version.

1. Uninstall halo 2 vista
2. Uninstall Games for Windows - Live
3. Go to your halo 2 directory and delete the folder with anything that might be in it.
4. Go to your GFWL directory and delete the folder with anything that might be in it.
5. Download the latest GFWL client here: http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/download/
6. When the client is installed, install halo 2 vista again
7. Sign into live, let it update,
8. It should work now!

  • 04.09.2011 4:03 AM PDT

I support the Betrayal Manifesto.


Posted by: Zetren
The version of Live on the halo 2 vista disk simply doesn't work for the majority of users, it was the very first version and can't be properly updated to 3.0

You will manualy have to install the latest version.

1. Uninstall halo 2 vista
2. Uninstall Games for Windows - Live
3. Go to your halo 2 directory and delete the folder with anything that might be in it.
4. Go to your GFWL directory and delete the folder with anything that might be in it.
5. Download the latest GFWL client here: http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/download/
6. When the client is installed, install halo 2 vista again
7. Sign into live, let it update,
8. It should work now!

I just tried doing that, but it didn't work. I'm using Windows 7 if that could have anything to do with it.

E: I seem to be able to connect to Live, I just can't download the update that is needed to play the game on Live.

[Edited on 04.09.2011 5:06 AM PDT]

  • 04.09.2011 4:50 AM PDT

Follow my instructions word for word and it will work, i assure you. And for the last time... HALO 2 WORKS ON ANY EDITION OF WINDOWS 7 AND WINDOWS VISTA!

  • 04.09.2011 6:38 AM PDT