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Something smells fishy...
Posted by: MetaRidley16
Hi all,
Info about my system:
Alienware m11x R3
Windows 7 64 bit
8GB memory
Intel i7 1.5GHz (overclock to 2.6)
Dual graphics with Intel HD graphics 3000 and 2.0GB DDR3 NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M
So basically when I try to start Halo 2, it won't do anything. I double click on it, it appears in the task manager (halo2.exe), then dissapears. I get no indication on screen that the game is running. I have tried all the things suggested in the sticky post, don't worry.
When I run in compatability mode for XP/Vista I get:
"Initialization failed. Either insufficient system resources were found to run the game, or the game data is missing or damaged.
Reinstalling the game may fix this problem."
When installing, it has a whinge about my graphics not being good enough when clearly this is not the case; it can only recognise my Intel HD graphics GPU and not the NVIDIA GPU.
Interestingly enough dxdiag can't see the NVIDIA card either, only showing the Intel card, but msconfig32 can.
So I think the main problem is that Halo 2 can't see my GPU, thus it deems the computer not good enough and refuses to run. I don't know if this is really the case or not but it's just what I think.
I have already tried the following for this problem:
Running as admin
Updating the game with latest patch
Uninstall then reinstall (many times)
Run in every compatability type
Ensuring I've selected the NVIDIA card in "NVIDIA control panel" (it's the default for everything).
Ensuring that other games can see the card (crysis 2, starcraft 2, etc all work so yes they can)
Installing the latest drivers for the card (version 275)
Disabling the intel card, uninstalling then reinstalling the nvdia drivers while the intel card is off (dxdiag detected NO card and NVIDIA control panel wouldn't start because the intel card wasn't detected).
Installing a friend's copy of Halo 2 to ensure my disk isn't damaged
Copying and using the program files from my old Toshiba laptop to run the game
I have emailed Alienware support a week ago but I haven't heard a response. I thought I would ask here just in case anyone has seen or experienced this problem themselves.
Any advice would be appreciated! Really want to play this game!
Thanks!
You probably already have but did you install the correct drivers for your laptop's Nvidia graphics card? I suggest downloading the drivers for your laptop from the Dell website.
You could try going to the Dell website and downloading the latest Nvidia graphics driver for your laptop.