How to run HALO 2 under Windows XP
 

Not a joke, it does work! Tested on WinXP Pro SP2, 1Gb RAM, 2.2Ghz CPU and X850XT GPU!

http://d.turboupload.com/d/1892930/H...NoGrp.rar.html

Follow the instructions, but also copy the 'wow.dll' file into your Halo 2 folder as well, the instructions forget to tell you that! Make a backup of 'mf.dll' as this will be overwritten and probably won't let it run under Vista, so make a copy so you can put it back!

Yeah it does work but it doesnt fix the fact the game is proper crap...

Crackers 2 - Microsoft 0
Same thing happened to Shadowrun, just recently.

The Halo 2 WinXP patch is up now but where is the Shadowrun WinXP patch?

I've been told it works but every time I click the loader.exe it flashes for a second then its gone, any help would be appreciated. Thx

Never mind, had a duhhh moment, have it working good

thanx I will try it.

I'm still having the duhhh moment, how do I install through the loader.exe ?:confused:

open up a cmd shell (start -> run -> cmd -> enter) and navigate to the folder where you extracted loader.exe (with 'cd directory').
then type

loader.exe LetterOfDVDROMDrive:\StartUp.exe

same procedure for starting the game after copying dll's - just type

Loader.exe "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo 2\halo2.exe"

(depends on operating system language)

You can create a desktop shortcut using the Loader.exe, just create a shortcut on your desktop for Loader.exe, open the properties for it then:

In the Target: part of the shortcut put:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo 2\Loader.exe" "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo 2\halo2.exe"

and in the Start in: part put:

"C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo 2"

Assuming game is installed in default directory, edit as necessary if you installed it elsewhere!

As for the crap game, I made the mistake of missing a video setting! Goto SETTINGS > VIDEO > LEVEL OF DETAIL and set it to HIGH!! Then the game looks a bit better, but not much!

Halo 2? More like Halo 1.5 :eek:

Don't worry, is just Microsoft who killed Bungie a long time ago(Myth serie anyone??!). Such a shame that Bungie was bought by a company which is the synonim for unimaginative.

im not getting this done...i installed thru loader exe to my prefered directory and not in default, dont know if that messes anything up, then i did what the info said(installed the msi, copied the files etc) and now when i run halo2.exe thru loader.exe it just flashes for a moment and nothin happens...i dont know...any help is well appreciated..thx

raven, Did you copy the wow.dll from the archive into the same Halo2 directory as the loader.exe, and launch it like so from a command prompt:

loader "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo2\Halo2.exe"

Obviously you'll have to put the the path of your game directory inbetween the quotes, e.g if you installed the game to D: in a folder called Halo 2 then you'd type:

loader "D:\Halo 2\halo2.exe"

That should work if you've copied across all the correct files and installed those two msi programs, the Live installer and the VC++ redistributable.

BarryB thnx m8...im so stupid...i only copied loader.exe into the dir and didnt copy wow.dll...many thnx m8..works like a charm :)

@wolfsrain: Remember the Marathon series, too (first released for the Macintosh!); I've just started playing the first Marathon in the Alpha One engine a month or two ago... :)

Yup, you are right, Joe. Bungie used to be one of the most innovative companies before being bought by MS. And most of the original team left pretty fast after the purchase of Bungie by MS.
Why the hell MS tries so hard to own everything, beats me. If they needed a game division, why not create one. They do have the money. And they aren't able to keep the employees of the gaming companies that they are purchasing. So why bother...Don't remember a single game that was close to good from MS.

This will also work as a shortcut on the desktop, just like the shortcut created from the loader.exe for the install that Barry mentioned earlier.
Just edit the shortcut created for the install, then it can be used to play the game.
Dont forget to edit the paths to suit your own install directory. ;)

Ive heard if you dont stick to the default install for the game you will get problems...If you install the game to its default folder & follow the instructions given it works every time..

I've got mine installed to C: under Vista, which is my I: drive under XP and I never installed it under XP! I just installed the msi files, copied the files across to my I: drive and created a shortcut, works fine.

does anyone know if this allows for use on windows live and if I have a xbl account that I can use it with it

Guys, does this patch work with an original HALO2???

If YES, please a great man should write a full complete guide for me to how to use it, because when I want to run the loader.exe it says: cannot run, please reinstall WHAT? PLEASE HELP!

There are quite a few text files included in the release; read them all!

Hey, you play halo2 with illegal version?

He means the release of the crack.
Download the crack and read the included text-files !!!

OK I have follow all the instructions and it starts up and i see the loading page that goes for like 30 seconds then it crashes. Ive got a 7900GS and the latest drivers can some one please help me.

I followed the complete readme on how to get Halo 2 working on WinXP.
But there are two problems:

1. When I choose to play Campaign, there opens a window which says me that I am not able to succeed because I'm not connected to Live.

2. After choosing the game difficulty, nothing happens. The screen keeps on being blue and stays. But also I can go back to choose the game difficulty again or further back. So the system doesnt hangs on, it simply does nothing after choosing the difficulty.

Greetz

Edit: Made a video with my cam, maybe it helps...
http://picasaweb.google.de/Jonnsta/

i got the same problem, h3llsp4wn

somebody knows how to solve this problem?

hey guys, I clicked custom install, then I hit install and do not play. SO evrything went fine and then when i ran load.exe startup.exe, halo2 came up , loaded half way, screen went black and it brought me back to my desktop!

Im having problems with installing using loader.exe. I've done everything as said in DOS but it just says "ERROR: failed to load executable: G" G being my DVD drive.

so I have a diff. problem then everyone. I un-installed the game from XP and when I go to reinstall the game I get the message saying its still installed. I noticed that halo 2 is still listed under "add and remove programs" for some reason. Any help on fixing this so I can reinstall it would be greatly appreciated.

i have the same problem help me plz

Loader.exe problem
 

Hello.
I have a problem
When I run the loader.exe I see the title screen of Halo 2. But when I click continue to install game, the screen turn off i see in console cmd: "The prpcess is exited with return code: 00000000.
Why i cant install game.
Please help me.

:D:D:D:D:D:D

hey, i'm having a strange problem... i can't even install the game >< ... I run startup.exe thru loader.exe, and the startup program loads, but when i say to install the game, without starting, it just gives me 2 errors... 1) a computer maintenance profile hasn't been created, and 2) the vid card drivers need to be updated. Both error screens give me two options: Run and Don't Run.

Is there a way to bypass the system-check before install? or can i manually copy the files to their respective directories to install the game? or anything that i can do? I'm not hasty to install updated drivers for the vid card... the last time i tried it, it wiped out an important system file, and i had to reformat ; ;...

System Specs:
Mobo: ASUS A8N-SLI
Graphics: nVidia GeForce 7600 GT
2GB RAM, 4 500GB HDDs
OS: Dual-Boot WinServer2003 (Workstation/XP mode) & WinXP

Hello :-)

Same thing for me :-/ I can get to the installation screen, where I choose customized install but after I clicked "Continue" the screen just disappears and thats it.

Yesterday I´ve had the same error-messages as the guy above, but today nothing happens.

Any advise?

My system:
AMD XP3200+
2GB RAM
Windows XP w/ DX9.0c (latest version)
GF 7800GS, AGP (latest driver from NVidia 94.24 or something)

same here
 

hey guys im having the same problems as the two fellas above me !?

somebody worked it out yet ?!

i have another problem i can install and run the Game but everytime i try to play the campain nothing happens. i can select the dificulty but after the selection the game dose nothing but it dont crashes because i can go back to the dificulty selection menu by pressing "b" or "backspace"

can anybody help??

I use the WinXP Loader and everything was fine,
until level 12 - the game ends and I get a dialog
"please insert the original Halo 2 DVD".

Can anyone help me?

Ok so i need some major help. i got the game installed and everything, and my system is compatible with it, except the Vista part. but i start halo 2 through loader, and the screen says halo with that glowing thing behind it moving, but when its almost to the other side, it stops and the screen goes black. i can still move the mouse, but then after about 10 seconds of nothing it shoots me back into windowa, but in 800x600 res. now i have no idea why its doing this! anyone help? PLEASE!

This is accually the same problem im having!, but i am using a Radeon X1300. Someone help!

Not sure if this hack has been thoroughly tested by whoever created it! I hear reports of it not working for some while it works for others (just like people are experiencing here) and that it gets so far and then says it needs activating!

So, I guess we have to wait for a better solution!