Halo 2

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Halo 2 is the second installment of the Halo series and is the sequel to Halo: Combat Evolved. Halo 2 Vista is a Games for Windows Live game and includes achievements, a dedicated map-making tool, and a feature called "Tray and Play", which allows users to play the game while it is installing.

Example Map

Example is a map not included in Halo 2 by default, but is present on the Halo 2 install disc and can be obtained by installing and using the Halo 2 map editor. Example is the only multiplayer map to include Fuel Rod Cannons, and includes custom "silenced" SMGs that are quieter than the ones in other maps and have laser pointers. Example is the smallest map in any Halo game and is unusually dense with explosives.

Sign-in Error

If you are certain your username and password are correct, but are unable to log in to Games for Windows Live, check if Xfire is running. If so, close it and try to log in again.

Windows 7 Errors

Some users may experience issues with halo 2 on windows 7. These include mouse problems and frame rate issues on the main menu screen. If issues are experienced on windows 7 go into the options menu and enable v-sync.

Mouse Acceleration

To disable mouse acceleration:

Step 1: Create a file in your Halo directory called mouse.cfg Step 2: Pop it open in notepad and put in the line:

mouse_acceleration 0

Step 3: Save it. Step 4: Add the following line to your command arguments on your Halo shortcut:

-exec mouse.cfg

After that, when you start Halo, it should say "0.0000000" in purple text near the bottom of the screen. That will indicate that mouse acceleration is at zero.

Unable to Install the Game

You may receive this error message when installing the game under Windows 7 x64:

One of the installation steps failed. Do you want to retry?

redists\vcredist.msi

This intnallation is forbidden by system policy. Contact your system administrator.

Click Retry to attempt to complete the failed step, or click Cancel to cancel installation.

To fix this; close the installer, browse to the "redists" folder on the game DVD, run vcredist.msi as an Administrator, and restart the installer.