Vista - Will Halo 2 Work on Windows Vista Basic Edition ?

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?

"ocelot20" <ocelot20@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> 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/

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"Paul Smith" wrote:

> "ocelot20" <ocelot20@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:689F880D-EC1C-4BA8-8454-310F204A2D2C@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.

Over 70% of halo 2 players have problems on all editions.


"ocelot20" <ocelot20@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
news:689F880D-EC1C-4BA8-8454-310F204A2D2C@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?

Unfornately, you also need like for the Xbox Live a silver or gold
membership to have achievements etc ..
"ocelot20" <ocelot20@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
news:689F880D-EC1C-4BA8-8454-310F204A2D2C@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?

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.

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Jupiter Jones [MVP]
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http://www.dts-l.org


"kronos" <kronos@home.nl> wrote in message
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> Over 70% of halo 2 players have problems on all editions.

"kronos" <kronos@home.nl> wrote in message
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> 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.

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Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.dasmirnov.net/blog/
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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"Paul Smith" <Paul@nospam.windowsresource.net> wrote in message
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> "kronos" <kronos@home.nl> wrote in message
> news:uS97H7xwHHA.4588@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.

"Gregory Vanwynsberghe" <gregory.vanwynsberghe@pandora.be> wrote in message
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> 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.

I had no issues. H2 worked great.


"kronos" <kronos@home.nl> wrote in message
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> Over 70% of halo 2 players have problems on all editions.
>
>
> "ocelot20" <ocelot20@discussions.microsoft.com> schreef in bericht
> news:689F880D-EC1C-4BA8-8454-310F204A2D2C@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?
>
>