• My Halo 2 Vista copy doesn't even try to install itself!

    From alireza.golsorkhi@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Thu Jun 20 21:36:40 2019
    در شنبه 19 آوریل 2008، ساعت 10:39:23 (UTC+4:30)، WiZaRd6663 نوشته:
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    "Johan" <Johan@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:76216DE2-8229-4D0D-A325-8BF477E48F72@microsoft.com...
    I had the same problem. This is what I did to overcome it: Open the following
    folder on the install disk: redists. In that folder you will find the following, install them in the order I have listed (why? it worked!)

    1. vcredist.exe (Visual C++ redist.)
    2. DXSetup.exe
    3. H2V-licr.msi

    I am not 100% sure why this worked for me but it did.

    Johan.

    "Jason" wrote:

    I don't know if this is the best place to moan about my faulty game but I >> can't find anywhere else to state my grievences without paying £46 for
    support which is more than double the product price. I thought I could
    get
    support free but I keep getting directed to the billing page. Maybe I am >> missing something?
    Anyway my problem from the beginning, I bought a used copy of Halo 2
    Vista.
    It seemed to be installing okay, then it said I needed to download an
    update
    of Windows live, which I agreed to, I tried to do this several times but >> every time it froze and I had to close the process by starting task
    manager.
    I wasn't able to start the actual game until I downloaded the update, so >> instead I tried to download the update from the microsoft website
    manually
    instead of letting the Halo instalation program do it for me. I
    downloaded
    the update successfully, then when i tried to install Halo 2 again it
    simply
    brought up a dialogue box saying "Files are missing or damaged in the
    installation directory: Some important files required to run this game
    are
    missing in the installation directory." So I thought that maybe it was
    damaged as it was a used game. So I then bought a brand new one copy of >> Halo
    2, and when I put the cd in after the autoplay started the exact same
    dialogue box came up. I tried cleaning the cd, installing the game in
    safe
    mode, praying to the sun god, sacrificing a goat, closing every possible >> background program, deleting all traces of previous Halo installation
    attempts and nothing seems to work. My computer has all the necessary
    specs
    to run the game and the graphics card is a good one. If someone could
    shed
    light on this or tell me of someone who can I will give you a million
    billion
    pounds and my eternal gratitude, well only one of those things,
    Thanks.

    Thanks

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