Re: HALO PC crashes on start - odd behavior
- From: "anonymous" <anonymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 24 May 2005 16:54:07 -0400
Thank you, Galen!
I didn't see any reference to any hotfix later than 1.06.
I'll download it tonight and post results after.
Thanks a million!
B
PS: Would you have any idea why Halo doesn't enable Anti-Aliasing?
Such an awsome game but it doesn't seem to take advantage of the hardware's
features.
"Galen" <galennews@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> "anonymous" <no@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:%23w1G02BYFHA.2664@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Hi, everyone!
> > I just installed HALO for PC.
> > It crashes windows almost immediately after starting.
> > I saw some hard drive activity but then the game crashes and windows
> > reboots.
> > The game does not even get to the intro movies.
> >
> > I have installed the latest patch (v1.06.) Same results.
> > I tried disabling intro movies with the command line switches. Same.
> > I have the latest ATI Catalyst drivers installed as well as the latest
> > audio/motherboard drivers.
> >
> > Hardware:
> > Sapphire Radeon 9500pro
> > AMD Athlon64 3200+
> > ECS 755A1
> > 1Gb DDR400
> > 1x36gig raptor with plenty of free space (just defragged), 1x120gig WD
for
> > storage.
> > 1 LiteON 16x DL DVD+-RW drive
> > 1 Kingwin Firewire card (VIA Chipset)
> > XP Pro with SP2
> >
> > I tried everything, including re-installing WindowsXP Pro with SP2 from
> > scratch.
> > Same behavior.
> > I tried turning off DEP. Same.
> > I tried enabling DEP and telling it to ignore HALO. Same.
> > I got a NO-CD Crack and VOILA! The game starts up just fine.
> >
> > Can someone tell me what the heck is going on here?
> > Do I have a bad cd? I bought it at WalMart; it's clearly a brand-new
HALO
> > disc.
> > It came shrink wrapped and it's got the manual inside the case.
> > The CD looks like something that comes from Microsoft.
> > It's got a yellow Microsoft activation code sticker on the inside of the
> > case.
> >
> > I've been reading that some games have problems with safedisk copy
> > protection
> > Is that the case here?
> > I legitimately bought this game and I ended up needing a crack to make
it
> > run.
> > Is this a problem other people have been experiencing?
> > Also, could it be the media? I've had no problem installing the game at
> > all.
> > But it seems like some sort of copy protection MS is using is preventing
> > the
> > game from starting.
> > Again, I bought a copy of this game, it's not a pirated download.
> > I have a legitimate activation code.
> > I'm just trying to figure out what the heck is going on with this game.
> > Thanks.
> >
> >
>
> Known bug it seems with more than 256 MB of RAM on the video card and
SP2...
>
> http://www.microsoft.com/games/halo/downloads.asp
>
> Get the hotfix there or use this link:
>
> DOWNLOAD HOT-FIX v1.07:
>
http://download.microsoft.com/download/c/f/7/cf761f4d-f140-4516-a08c-22615246f158/HaloPC107.exe
>
> Galen
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