Halo 1 & 2 for PC
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Subject: Minor problem with multiplayer
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Ok, for some reason I can't see white message text when playing multiplayer. I can' see 'player x killed player y', 'player z has joined/left' and I can't see any messages sent by other players. When I hit T to type, the message bar at the bottom pops up, but I can't see anything i type there.

On the one hand, I get to miss out on all the flaming and posturing, but it makes it hard to co-ordinate on team games. any idea what I need to twiddle to get the message text back?

  • 05.04.2006 3:14 PM PDT
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Yes, many people have this problem. Don't worry about it.

Go into your Halo directory, there is a small installer in there, it's called "msxmlenu.msi" double click it, let it run the install and your done. All fixed.

  • 05.04.2006 3:16 PM PDT
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ok, no joy i'm afraid. I ran the installer and selected 'modified', 'repaired', and then uninstalled and reinstalled, but none of thm seemed to aork. I've tried resetting my pc after the last to see if it needed some time to update, but it hasn't worked as far as I can see, sorry. Is it worth trying to completely uninstall the game, wipe my save files and settings, and start from scratch?

  • 05.04.2006 3:41 PM PDT

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Running that file should restore the text, it has worked for many people. I guess if it is still not showing up you going to have to re-install Halo, or clean out your case with a leaf-blower.

  • 05.04.2006 3:47 PM PDT