Halo Quits Unexpectedly.... Help!

[mikas36]

Earlier today I played Halo. It ran fine. Now, when I try to start it, it apears to open and then quits. I've tried reinstalling it and deleteing my profiles. Any ideas?

[SHADO]

What version of Halo do you have? And what kind of computer do you have?

[mikas36]

I have a 2.0 ghz Macbook with 1.5 gb of RAM. Im running halo 1.02. Im not sure if its PPC or Intel.

[mikas36]

Maybe I should upgrade to 1.08?

[mikas36]

Here's what happens when I try to update to halo universal 2.0.3 http://i40.tinypic.com/vzxb39.jpg Its asking me to locate the halo game file.

[mikas36]

Also, the demo version will not launch either.

[SHADO]

Yea you should upgrade to v.2.0.3. You can upgrade online here (http://www.macgamestore.com/detail.php?ProductID=616). That would be my suggestion because the previous version is not meant to run on intel computers. And the upgrade it only $5.00.

[mikas36]

Whoa Whoa Whoa! Before we go spending $5 lets think of a thrifty solution. Does the fact that the Halo Demo will not run either give you any ideas?

[SHADO]

Whoa Whoa Whoa! Before we go spending $5 lets think of a thrifty solution. Does the fact that the Halo Demo will not run either give you any ideas?

It's only $5 lol. And the Halo Demo is PPC only, although it does run on some intel systems. The point is, you need to get a Universal version, which is what the download is. You need to provide your original Halo CD Key when purchasing, so make sure you have that handy.

[mikas36]

I dont have it "handy" how can I get it from the installed application?

[SHADO]

I dont have it "handy" how can I get it from the installed application?

Go to this path: User/Library/Preferences. In that folder, there should be a file called "com.macsoft.halo.plist". Open it with TextEdit. In the middle line, you should see four sets of four numbers/letters separated by dashes. This is your CD Key. DON'T CHANGE ANYTHING IN THE .PLIST, as this can lead to issues.