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AntiJesus




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PostPosted: Mon, 25th Jun 2007 15:32    Post subject:
AntiJesus wrote:
XP patch works fine in here, but I'm unable to switch from windowed mode to fullscreen. Anyone else having this problem?


OK...it works fine until the 12th level Wink

Fullscreen problem solved, just installed newest vga drivers (NVidia 94.24).
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Praetori




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PostPosted: Mon, 25th Jun 2007 15:39    Post subject:
Just get Vista. Really, it's not all that bad!
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AntiJesus




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PostPosted: Mon, 25th Jun 2007 15:53    Post subject:
Praetori wrote:
Just get Vista. Really, it's not all that bad!


Halo 2 was almost unplayable in Vista with my shitty PC (Athlon 2800+, 1,5GB DDR333, 7600GT) but in XP it runs smooth, everything on low of course with 1024x768.

Gonna wait couple of years until upgrading or maybe sooner if I hit that jackpot in lottery Smile
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tiedie




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Location: Florida
PostPosted: Mon, 25th Jun 2007 16:36    Post subject:
i figured id let Halo rest for a day or 2 then try installing it again....

(h2v-licr is no where in add/remove)

oh yeah
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VeniVidiVici




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Location: Malmö, Sweden
PostPosted: Mon, 25th Jun 2007 16:43    Post subject:
ArtursL wrote:
VeniVidiVici wrote:
I don't get it, how that would work without a crack.
Without a crack the game needs to be activated to get pass the first levels.


I used the map changer thingie. there was a link for it somewhere in this thread.
Aha true Very Happy. That should atleast let me try to finish the game Smile.
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Wili23




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PostPosted: Mon, 25th Jun 2007 18:30    Post subject:
Damn stack also on 11th. Tried ResHacker but don`t which one to change? And why i have to edit startup.exe not halo2.exe? Anyone checked under vista?
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$n@ke




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Location: the Netherlands
PostPosted: Mon, 25th Jun 2007 19:12    Post subject:
Wili23 wrote:
Damn stack also on 11th. Tried ResHacker but don`t which one to change? And why i have to edit startup.exe not halo2.exe? Anyone checked under vista?


B4 the Vista crack was out i completed the whole game by doing this method.

Works like a charm, the exact steps are a few pages back.

And yes you have to edit the startup.exe, rename it to startup2.exe and run it.
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Bart1983




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PostPosted: Mon, 25th Jun 2007 19:40    Post subject:
AntiJesus wrote:
AntiJesus wrote:
XP patch works fine in here, but I'm unable to switch from windowed mode to fullscreen. Anyone else having this problem?


OK...it works fine until the 12th level Wink

Fullscreen problem solved, just installed newest vga drivers (NVidia 94.24).


I don't know if i'm passed level 12. Can someone tell me if i'm passed level 12. I'm now here:

 Spoiler:
 
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JBeckman
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PostPosted: Mon, 25th Jun 2007 19:45    Post subject:
Level 12 is called Gravemind and comes shortly after the level you are currently on (Delta Halo if I remember correctly.) so you are quite close but there's still four more levels before you reach it.

EDIT: Based on the map files and their names you would be on 05a_deltaapproach.map whereas the 12th map would be 07a_highcharity.map four levels later.
(With the game ending on 08b_deltacontrol.map three levels after that.)
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|IcedFreon|




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Location: World 8-3
PostPosted: Mon, 25th Jun 2007 19:50    Post subject:
AntiJesus wrote:
Praetori wrote:
Just get Vista. Really, it's not all that bad!


Halo 2 was almost unplayable in Vista with my shitty PC (Athlon 2800+, 1,5GB DDR333, 7600GT) but in XP it runs smooth, everything on low of course with 1024x768.

Gonna wait couple of years until upgrading or maybe sooner if I hit that jackpot in lottery Smile

i have a xp 3000 2gb ddr 400 and a 7600gs and it runs perfect eveything maxed at 1280x1024 in vista
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Franneke




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PostPosted: Mon, 25th Jun 2007 20:26    Post subject:
I finished the game today (on Vista tho)

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AntiJesus




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PostPosted: Mon, 25th Jun 2007 20:28    Post subject:
|IcedFreon| wrote:
AntiJesus wrote:
Praetori wrote:
Just get Vista. Really, it's not all that bad!


Halo 2 was almost unplayable in Vista with my shitty PC (Athlon 2800+, 1,5GB DDR333, 7600GT) but in XP it runs smooth, everything on low of course with 1024x768.

Gonna wait couple of years until upgrading or maybe sooner if I hit that jackpot in lottery Smile

i have a xp 3000 2gb ddr 400 and a 7600gs and it runs perfect eveything maxed at 1280x1024 in vista


Your prosessor must be 64-bit version...right? Mine is Athlon XP released in 2002, first 2800+ version. And is that DDR1 or DDR2 memory you got there?
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|IcedFreon|




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PostPosted: Mon, 25th Jun 2007 20:28    Post subject:
Franneke wrote:
I finished the game today (on Vista tho)

pretty sucky end huh? lol now youll have to wait 3 more years to play H3 unless you have a 360
AntiJesus wrote:
|IcedFreon| wrote:
AntiJesus wrote:


Halo 2 was almost unplayable in Vista with my shitty PC (Athlon 2800+, 1,5GB DDR333, 7600GT) but in XP it runs smooth, everything on low of course with 1024x768.

Gonna wait couple of years until upgrading or maybe sooner if I hit that jackpot in lottery Smile

i have a xp 3000 2gb ddr 400 and a 7600gs and it runs perfect eveything maxed at 1280x1024 in vista


Your prosessor must be 64-bit version...right? Mine is Athlon XP released in 2002, first 2800+ version. And is that DDR1 or DDR2 memory you got there?

no i have an old ass regular Xp 3000 and its DDr1 my proc is so old i cant play lost planet or Dirt
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Franneke




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PostPosted: Mon, 25th Jun 2007 20:29    Post subject:
|IcedFreon| wrote:
Franneke wrote:
I finished the game today (on Vista tho)

pretty sucky end huh? lol now youll have to wait 3 more years to play H3 unless you have a 360


Youre right about that, and your words are exactly what i thought when i saw the end. Oh well, hope it'll be a little sooner.

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AntiJesus




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PostPosted: Mon, 25th Jun 2007 20:33    Post subject:
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pretty sucky end huh? lol now youll have to wait 3 more years to play H3 unless you have a 360


I'm pretty sure we will see an armageddon before we see an PC version of Halo 3 Very Happy
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AntiJesus




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PostPosted: Mon, 25th Jun 2007 20:53    Post subject:
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no i have an old ass regular Xp 3000 and its DDr1 my proc is so old i cant play lost planet or Dirt


Hmmm...in Vista totally unplayable (graphics low and no AA) and in XP totally playable (same settings..with medium it's still better than low in Vista) but real jerky on high. Should I do like Homer and stuck a plutonium rod inside of my PC to get it going? Very Happy

One thing I didn't do in Vista was turning off Aero and superfetch and also that shitty sidebar Wink althought I read somewhere that those should be turned off automatically when executing fullscreen aplications. Well..too late, already formatted that partition Twisted Evil
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|IcedFreon|




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Location: World 8-3
PostPosted: Mon, 25th Jun 2007 21:22    Post subject:
maybe the ram and cpu i have give it that little extra boost over yours
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Wili23




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PostPosted: Mon, 25th Jun 2007 23:33    Post subject:
Just finished. Nice, relaxing, pure action and fast game. Like it and don`t care about outdated graphics.
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streetunder




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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jun 2007 00:11    Post subject:
been playing this game of a while is really good, nice story and action & gameplay.. i hope they rls halo 3 sooner... Smile
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Herman Toothrot




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Location: Monkey Island
PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jun 2007 12:21    Post subject:
huh so halo 2 runs on xp? can u gave me name of this release (or way to run this on xp) cause im little confused after reading all thread Wink

AMD 64 3800+ ~2.7Ghz, 2GB Ram, GF 7800gs + bliss 512 RAM...
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|IcedFreon|




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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jun 2007 12:32    Post subject:
well u need to read harder because its al lexplained very clearly and even more clear that theres no release specifically.
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xardas96




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PostPosted: Tue, 26th Jun 2007 13:24    Post subject:
Finished it after 5hrs of gameplay... I must tell you that the graphics really annoyed me (i played RE4, the chinese or sth version and the graphics didn't bother me at all). One of my friends that saw it on my computer told me that it looks worse than Halo 1 Razz (played it on max settings tho).
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InQbus




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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Jun 2007 15:24    Post subject:
just completed the level "That Old, Familiar Feeling", where i just retrieved the index and the arbiter fell into the hole, but then when the level ended it asked for the original Halo2 disc, so my question is, if there is anyway to get past it???or are all the people on XP stuck there?
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AntiJesus




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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Jun 2007 16:33    Post subject:
I believe we all are stuck at the time.
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fedaykin666




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PostPosted: Wed, 27th Jun 2007 20:18    Post subject:
I want to clarify one thing. Is it only the XP patch users who are getting the insert disc message at level 12 or are Vista users experiencing this too?

For me, the game ran like shit on V. Just barely playable. On XP, I got ~50% better performance. Medium detail, FSAA off, 1280x1024. Specs: Athlon XP 2400, 1gb ram, 7600gt. If it turns out that there's no insert disc problem (with the razor release) on V, I'm gonna go back to V and see if I can improve performance. Though I have tried disabling Aero and superfetch, if I remember correctly.
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InQbus




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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jun 2007 10:06    Post subject:
can anyone confirm that if the very first cloneDVD iso (Boo release) and the latest daemon tools is used, then it is possible to get through the level 12 disc check???
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AntiJesus




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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jun 2007 12:03    Post subject:
If one is still interested to get it going after 12th...there seems to be a workaround in here (look at the comments). It seems the problem is in the installer and all you have to do is to replace "07a_highcharity.map" file from your DVD (maps folder) using (and here is where I gaved up) "ungzip" and decompress it your Halo 2/maps folder replacing the original...

So...if anyone is brave enough to test this Very Happy (keylogger/trojan?)

Yeah, I know I'm way too paranoid Twisted Evil
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EwarWoo1




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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jun 2007 12:45    Post subject:
gzip is just a different format of compression, often used in linux. You can find many apps that work with gzip, including from fairly safe sites like cnet downloads.
And if you're still paranoid just make sure you have active scanning with an up to date virus checker and you'll be fine.
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tondachovec




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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jun 2007 12:58    Post subject: Tondach
For me dont work. I tested and still please insert original cd
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AntiJesus




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PostPosted: Thu, 28th Jun 2007 13:51    Post subject: Re: Tondach
tondachovec wrote:
For me dont work. I tested and still please insert original cd


It seems "GTA .dtz extractor" can also decompress these files...but it still asks original disc. Evil or Very Mad
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