Run Halo 2 on XP

[ZoMbIe828]

Originally Posted by Bafnek

You should put the cracked (by RAZOR or something) mf.dll in the halo 2 directory. And the mf.dll from the WOWloader in the system32 folder.

Thank you! This completely fixed my activation problem. :)

[Lord Vipes]

Originally Posted by jouissance

are these legit copies you're having problems with, or pirated ones? should i be worried about activation with my legit copy?

its legit and wheres the razor thing, and if i do this will LIVE work?

[gospel_virus]

Hello there, and thank you all for your help so far!

Here is my problem:
I installed Halo 2 successfully on Windows XP Corporate Edition using WowLoader-0.2. The main menu works perfectly and everything, no texture problems or whatnot.

However, like icec, I cannot load any missions (either in Campaign or Network modes). After looking in the Task Manager, I noticed that the memory allocation for halo2.exe was jumping around, staying within 1 MB or so. Thinking that this was a file loading error, I looked in <Halo2 install dir>/maps/, and lo and behold, I noticed something odd - the maps were named <mapfilename>.maptnptemp!

I assume that the TnPCacheEngine (on the DVD) is a De-compression utility so that Bungie could fit the game on 1 DVD. I believe that icec and I are experiencing the same problems - namely, that the maps are not being de-compressed properly and therefore cannot be loaded.

I tried renaming these files to <mapfilename>.map and Halo 2 gave me an error, saying, "Please insert your original Halo 2 disc", so I believe this is the root of our problems.

Please, any assistance in resolving this issue would be greatly appreciated.

~gospel_virus

[x6Magic6Jester6x]

Yeah dude! i got the game working finnaly (shityy FPS cause im running on a 5200) but i cant load any missions!! i even took the maps from the CD, which obviously didn't work also

[Lord Vipes]

no i can play campain missions, i just cant go online or actavate my game, other than that, its better than my Xbox version

[x6Magic6Jester6x]

Then why cant we!!!

[TheHolyLancer]

after i downloaded 0.3, when i run the thing and gets to the installation, it exits with a return code of 00000000... it cannot install or anything at all! not sure if its a bad image or something...

[x6Magic6Jester6x]

Maybe.. its the Loader .. hmm 0.3 is onlyt a DEBUG version, use the normal 0.2

[gospel_virus]

0.2 works perfectly for me when installing the game. However, I do not know if 0.2 is what causes the .maptnptemp problem I describes earlier.

Perhaps trying it with the original WowLoader might work well...

[DaHaloPlaya]

Originally Posted by icec

yeah i did ... well this is my problem (video not by me but it's the same problem) .

YouTube - Halo 2 on XP Problem

The mission doesn't start -.-'

Same prob. here!