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This can take a while, so be patient with it.Īfter the game finished installing you'll get a message saying the installation is complete, yay, click 'ok' to close it.

#Product key for halo 2 for window vista install

Now then, click on 'Customize Game Install', and select the last option: 'Full install only, do not start' and click 'continue'.Īnother pop-up may appear saying you should update your video card drivers, just ignore it and click 'Run'. If it did open the installer menu you may see another pop-up asking if you want to use ffdshow (its a video decoder), check 'use once' and press OK.

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If it doesn't, double check that you set the driver letter to the correct letter. Now double click the file you just edited ('install' or 'install.bat', whichever you see) and the Halo 2 Vista Installation menu will open. If its a letter other than D, replace the D in notepad with that letter, and the File>Save the document. Now open up you computer (using the 'My Computer' icon either on your desktop or on the start menu) and find out what drive letter the DVD is in. Right click on this file, and select 'Edit' and a notepad document will open with the following text in it: Step 2: InstallingWith your DVD still in the drive, open up the 'Halo 2 XP Patch' folder and find the file called 'install.bat' (or just 'install' if you have Windows set to hide extensions).

A pop-up will report a error, just ignore it and click 'ok'.

Close and delete the zipped file, and insert your Halo 2 DVD into the CD/DVD drive on your computer. Once you have that file downloaded, open is and drag the folder named 'Halo 2 XP Patch' onto your desktop. Please note that this file is one i have used 3 times without a problem, and its hosted on my mediafire account, so rest assured that it does not contain viruses. Step 1: PreparingYou will need a (legal) copy of Halo 2 on DVD with a valid CD key and this file. If you cant wait, a Google search will offer solutions. I wont post a solution for this problem when i find one that does not violate the EULA or any copyrights. *There is a problem with the Gravemind levels loading on XP.

You will be able to play LAN multiplayer.

You will be able to sign into Windows Live.

You will not be able to connect to online games.

If it does not work for you, i encourage you to uninstall the game and try again: it took 2 trys for it to run on my new computer. For some reason it does not work for everyone. The important question: what can i expect?If you follow this tutorial you MAY be able to play Halo 2 on you computer using Windows XP. If you use such things i am not responsible for what you do or what happens. So what is illegal?What is illegal is using keygens, torrenting the game, selling modified versions of the game, violating the copyright, using warez, Microsoft's marketing strategy, things like that. I'd say its a moral objective to thumb my nose at Microsoft, but that's just me. Is it morally justifiable? Consider their marketing strategy using Halo 2's popularity to sell Vista when the game can run on XP/DX9 just fine. I encourage you to find and read the EULA included on your Halo 2 DVD if you feel the need to, it is located in the 'eula' fonder on your Halo 2 DVD. So, to the best of my knowledge following this tutorial does not violate your EULA. However, by definition that simply means a user may not make Halo 2 function beyond the ability (or capacity) of the software, and its very capable of running on XP/DX9.

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work around any technical limitations in the software." At first, this seems to be saying we can not install and run this software on Windows XP. There is the following line: "You may not.

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I have read the EULA (End-User License Agreement) from Microsoft that was on my Halo 2 DVD, and there is nothing in it prohibiting the user from using mods or user-made files with this software, nor is there anything limiting or licensing it for a specific operating system.

That being said, follow this tutorial at your own risk. i would like to point out that many other site host tutorials to do this, including youtube and facepunch, and they have not been removed. if anyone feels it is and can justify it, i will immediately remove this tutorial. The big question: is this Legal?This always comes up: isn't it illegal to do this? Well, based on the EULA included with the game, to the best of my knowledge this is not illegal. Before we get into it i need to say a few things so this tutorial is not mistakenly removed. If i made mistakes or left something out, please point them out politely and i will fix them. This is a advanced tutorial, but i was very careful to write it so anyone could follow it (i hope).

#Product key for halo 2 for window vista how to

In this tutorial i will show you how to install and play Halo 2 on Windows XP.