Because it's not programmed to work on a XP.It's only windows platform is vista. ok thx
This is kind of a two-part answer, because I'm not sure about the question. 1 - Halo (the original) will work on XP, and should work on Vista. 2 - Halo 2 will only work on Vista.
halo 2
Yes. You can.
Yes sadly you really do need Vista to be able to play Halo 2. There are a few cracks out there that sort of make it work on XP but so far there's been no real or legit way to fully play Halo 2 on XP. Sorry
not legally
Then your game needs replacing with a another one
Halo 2 was designed and released as a 'Game for Windows' and only works on Windows Vista. It is said, however, that there are ways to get it to work on XP. Emulation is another possibility to use the xbox version of Halo 2 on any computer.
yes you do, but there are hacks to make it work on XP
if halo 2 wont work on youre xbox try cleaning it with some water from the tap and dry it with a cloth if it still doesnt work and theres lots of scratches on it get it buffed and halo 2 is a really old game
Halo 2 is made for Vista to get us customers switch to Vista instead of using XP.
No. A few games from Microsoft, such as Halo 2, were modified to work on Windows XP because they did not actually use any Vista-specific features. In general, though, a game that says it requires Vista likely does, or at least will not work on XP without modification.
Obviously, because Vista wasn't around at the time Halo 2 for PC was made, and this therefore makes Halo 2 incompatible for Vista