Will Halo 2 Work on Windows Vista Basic Edition ? ocelot20 10.07.2007 16:00:00 Hello i want to upgrade my laptop to Vista and i can only afford Windows Vista Basic Edition. I am only upgrading my laptop so i can play games for windows. I have a xbox live gametag so if i upgrade to windows vista basic edition. Will i be able to play Halo 2 vista with my Gametag and get achievements and stuff?

Re: Will Halo 2 Work on Windows Vista Basic Edition ? "Paul Smith" <Paul[ at ]nospam.windowsresource.net> 10.07.2007 16:05:14 "ocelot20" <ocelot20[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:689F880D-EC1C-4BA8-8454-310F204A2D2C[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Hello i want to upgrade my laptop to Vista and i can only afford Windows > Vista Basic Edition. I am only upgrading my laptop so i can play games for > windows. I have a xbox live gametag so if i upgrade to windows vista basic > edition. Will i be able to play Halo 2 vista with my Gametag and get > achievements and stuff? Short answer yes. Long answer, yes but Premium is *really* worth the extra, Basic is very Basic. Also make sure the laptop has the hardware, and the drivers to support Windows Vista, and Halo 2. -- Paul Smith, Yeovil, UK. Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ http://www.windowsresource.net/ *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*

Re: Will Halo 2 Work on Windows Vista Basic Edition ? ocelot20 10.07.2007 16:10:03 "Paul Smith" wrote: [Quoted Text] > "ocelot20" <ocelot20[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message > news:689F880D-EC1C-4BA8-8454-310F204A2D2C[ at ]microsoft.com... > > Hello i want to upgrade my laptop to Vista and i can only afford Windows > > Vista Basic Edition. I am only upgrading my laptop so i can play games for > > windows. I have a xbox live gametag so if i upgrade to windows vista basic > > edition. Will i be able to play Halo 2 vista with my Gametag and get > > achievements and stuff? > > Short answer yes. > > Long answer, yes but Premium is *really* worth the extra, Basic is very > Basic. Also make sure the laptop has the hardware, and the drivers to > support Windows Vista, and Halo 2. > > -- > Paul Smith, > Yeovil, UK. > Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. > http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ > http://www.windowsresource.net/ > > *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail* > > > Thank you happy to hear that and how do i fined out what requirements my laptop needs to support vista.

Re: Will Halo 2 Work on Windows Vista Basic Edition ? "kronos" <kronos[ at ]home.nl> 10.07.2007 18:14:54 Over 70% of halo 2 players have problems on all editions. "ocelot20" <ocelot20[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht news:689F880D-EC1C-4BA8-8454-310F204A2D2C[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Hello i want to upgrade my laptop to Vista and i can only afford Windows > Vista Basic Edition. I am only upgrading my laptop so i can play games for > windows. I have a xbox live gametag so if i upgrade to windows vista basic > edition. Will i be able to play Halo 2 vista with my Gametag and get > achievements and stuff?

Re: Will Halo 2 Work on Windows Vista Basic Edition ? "Gregory Vanwynsberghe" <gregory.vanwynsberghe[ at ]pandora.be> 10.07.2007 18:30:32 Unfornately, you also need like for the Xbox Live a silver or gold membership to have achievements etc .. "ocelot20" <ocelot20[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht news:689F880D-EC1C-4BA8-8454-310F204A2D2C[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Hello i want to upgrade my laptop to Vista and i can only afford Windows > Vista Basic Edition. I am only upgrading my laptop so i can play games for > windows. I have a xbox live gametag so if i upgrade to windows vista basic > edition. Will i be able to play Halo 2 vista with my Gametag and get > achievements and stuff?

Re: Will Halo 2 Work on Windows Vista Basic Edition ? "Jupiter Jones [MVP]" <jones_jupiter[ at ]hotnomail.com> 10.07.2007 20:24:42 I am curious the source for that statistic. Please post is so the OP and others can see details of issues as well as the solution mentioned. -- Jupiter Jones [MVP] http://www3.telus.net/dandemar http://www.dts-l.org "kronos" <kronos[ at ]home.nl> wrote in message news:uS97H7xwHHA.4588[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Over 70% of halo 2 players have problems on all editions.

Re: Will Halo 2 Work on Windows Vista Basic Edition ? "Paul Smith" <Paul[ at ]nospam.windowsresource.net> 10.07.2007 21:02:50 "kronos" <kronos[ at ]home.nl> wrote in message news:uS97H7xwHHA.4588[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Over 70% of halo 2 players have problems on all editions. I'm sure you have no source for such figures. But I have Halo 2 and have had no problems with it, the only niggling thing that bugs me is sometimes the guide is a bit laggy, and yes I have played it extensively. -- Paul Smith, Yeovil, UK. Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User. http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/ http://www.windowsresource.net/ *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*

Re: Will Halo 2 Work on Windows Vista Basic Edition ? "Andy" <android8675[ at ]hotmail.com> 11.07.2007 18:36:20 "Paul Smith" <Paul[ at ]nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message news:78E29650-9BA4-4111-86DA-A9AF5ADD0B11[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > "kronos" <kronos[ at ]home.nl> wrote in message > news:uS97H7xwHHA.4588[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl... >> Over 70% of halo 2 players have problems on all editions. > > I'm sure you have no source for such figures. But I have Halo 2 and have > had no problems with it, the only niggling thing that bugs me is sometimes > the guide is a bit laggy, and yes I have played it extensively. Me either, there's one problem when you finish one of the missions the game won't continue, you have to restart the game. Bit of a pain, but not really. Why ya gotta be hatin Kronos? Just break down and go buy Vista and Halo 2 man. A better thing would of been to say, "100% of all games on the PC have at least 1 known bug when they ship." Which is true of any game, not just PC, but console, board, pen & paper, tag, hide-n-go-seek, buck-buck, pin the tail on the donkey, etc.

Re: Will Halo 2 Work on Windows Vista Basic Edition ? "Andy" <android8675[ at ]hotmail.com> 11.07.2007 18:38:22 "Gregory Vanwynsberghe" <gregory.vanwynsberghe[ at ]pandora.be> wrote in message news:uMLmkBywHHA.1184[ at ]TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... [Quoted Text] > Unfornately, you also need like for the Xbox Live a silver or gold > membership to have achievements etc .. XBox live Silver membership is free, and the achievements are a hoot, get outta the hate pool. The question was will Halo run on Vista Basic. Answer, Yes.