Halo 2 does not not after installation of Vista Service Pack 2

Original title: HALO 2

Hello

I've installed HALO 2 on windows vista Home premium sp1 on (vm ware) and it worked without doubt... after I installed sp2 game gave me a white window and does not start...
Do you think the problem is the new service pack?

Hi Plast000,

Follow the suggestions below for a possible solution:

Method 1: I suggest you perform the clean boot and check whether the game will work.

How to troubleshoot a problem by performing a clean boot in Windows Vista or in Windows 7

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/929135

 

Note: After troubleshooting, be sure to configure the computer to start as usual as mentioned at step 7 of the article mentioned above.

Method 2: You can follow the procedure in the article and mark mentioned below.

"LIVE Gaming on Windows cannot initialize" or "system cannot find the path specified."

http://support.Microsoft.com/kb/941208

 

Let us know if that helps.

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