>>> [Howto] Play HALO 2 on XP <<<

[GodOfWar]

Hello , I wanna share this guide with you because it may help a lot of you around here.
Some of you hate a lot Vista (so do I) and Halo 2 requires Vista to play , but now NO worries because you can fix this.

Download the Halo 2 Loader for XP here : http://rapidshare.com/files/12899557...For_Halo_2.rar

VirusTotal.com results : http://www.virustotal.com/analisis/f...95dfc0ebea7c04

Howto :

1) Extract the archive.
2) Insert the Halo 2 DVD
3) Run Startup.exe on the Halo 2 DVD using the included Loader.exe Ie.: Loader.exe D:\Startup.exe
4) Install the game.
5) Install XLiveRedist1.0.6027.msi and vcredist.msi from the \redists dir on the Halo 2 DVD.
6) Copy the following files into the directory you installed Halo 2:
dwmapi.dll, mf.dll, MFPlat.dll
7) Finished. To play the game, run halo2.exe using the included Loader.exe Ie.: Loader.exe "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games\Halo 2\halo2.exe"


Notes:
You need to be logged in with an administrator account for Loader.exe to work, since it uses privileged API's. Currently the code for playing the intro and credits movies is unimplemented, so if you want to see them you'll have to play them yourself (they're located in \movie). I haven't tested the online functionality of the game, it will probably need more attention.

Copy mf.dll from NoGrp (xp patch) into \\WINDOWS\\System32 and copy mf.dll from Razor1911 into your game directory.

For those having problems with activation after first level in XP.

I've used Halo_2_Repack-Razor1911 for the installation.

Performance goes up 30% with XP. Graphics detail high! Everything loads faster too!


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[Diesel]

Thanks GoW, when I get my laptop back (when I get back to USA)... I will play