does anyone know the hack or a place to download a hack that will let me install/play/play-online halo 2 on XP? I have DirectX 10 but i don't want to get the most useless OS ever and DON'T ask me how I got it, it takes too long to explain...
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does anyone know the hack or a place to download a hack that will let me install/play/play-online halo 2 on XP? I have DirectX 10 but i don't want to get the most useless OS ever and DON'T ask me how I got it, it takes too long to explain...
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Originally Posted by xXGaaraoftheFunkXx
If you don't have Vista, you don't have DirectX 10.
As for the most useless OS ever... not really... Vista is pretty decent. No reason to upgrade from XP though, so if your computer is preloaded with XP... keep that... if you have a free choice? Vista would be my pick. Works well... just differently from the way people know it. Most issues I've seen people complain about are really quick fixes they just would rather complain about than attempt to fix.
Besides, Halo 2 Vista is DirectX9 only... there's no DX10 features in it.
As for the hack... http://halo2xp.tk/ that appears to be a hack. Never tried it though as I have Vista... and really don't play Halo 2 anyway.
Just to let you know, its works. But do buy a real copy of the game, then get that to work on XP.
i got the real copy of the game so how do i get it on xp?Quote:
Originally Posted by Limited
oh and i can prove that i have directx 10 on XP if you would like to see it then message me!
We don't give two shits if you have DX10 on your XP or not. We're telling you that H2V uses DX9. Also, just buy Vista. You can't go online or gain achievements in the XP hack.
Look at page 22 of the manual that came with the game. Bottom left.Quote:
Originally Posted by xXGaaraoftheFunkXx
Go to zeph's site, then read
Also, no you dont have DX10, but its okay, I dont either :)
I think he is referring to the Half ported version of DX10 to XP. It doese'nt work well at all.
DirectDraw from DirectX10 works on XP but that's it if I can remember.
This thread has peaked my interest, and I'm trying to install H2V on XP... It's been at "Installing Halo 2 for Windows Vista" for like ten minutes now.. :/
Can I sign into Live to message my xbox friends? That's really all I care about.
Did you check that website out? Also it does take ages to install.Quote:
Originally Posted by Snowy
You can sign into live...but you have to do some manual update/tweaking.
If only multiplayer worked on xp. I am wondering though why won't multiplayer work on xp?
Requires Windows LIVE, which doesnt fully work on XP.Quote:
Originally Posted by supersniper
You cant even play lan which sucks, so you cant make a game and play coagulation or whatever, its litterally only SP.
If some one finds a way to play non SP maps, like coagulation or any custom maps, let me know :O
Can't you just install Live on xp and run it. Then check out the error and find a way to fix it?? I am sure it just needs simple .dll files that aren't on xp. Yeah it would be hard to do but very doable.
You need to actually sign into LIVE, and LIVE doesnt work on XP...
Give it a try if you want...
http://www.modacity.net/forums/announcement.php?f=27
It's been proven time and time again that Halo 2 will not work on XP for a long time. While we welcome people attempting to hack the game so it will run on XP with no problem, the current patches that exist can only barely get singleplayer to run on XP, and this is why we do not support this. If you want to play Halo 2 for Windows Vista, then simply buy Windows Vista and stop complaining.Quote:
Originally Posted by me