Error in installing Halo 2 for vista: redists/vcredist.msi

lordofericstan · 03-08-2008, 12:16 PM

I just purchased halo 2 and cannot get it to install. I am using my laptop, running vista home premium 32bit, 2 gigs ram, core 2 duo 2.0 ghz proc, and a nvidia 8600m gt.

When installing i get a redists/vcredist.msi error.

Ive read in this forum that someone had this same problem and fixed it by going into the task manager, going into the services tag, hitting the services button, going to wondows module installer, and changing from manual to automatic in the properties. This did not work for me and i am still getting the same error.

Any suggestions?

**koala** · 03-08-2008, 02:01 PM

Hi, welcome to TSF

See if this helps: http://halo2pc.org/forum/topic/689

lordofericstan · 03-09-2008, 11:36 AM

well i dont know what to think, i tried doing what helped the other guy in this thread but that didnt work, and after the 8th try of reinstalling out of frustration it randomly worked. I guess one solution is to keep trying and trying without changing anything. Atleast it works i now.

03-08-2008, 12:16 PM	#1 (permalink)
lordofericstan Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2 OS: vista home premium	Error in installing Halo 2 for vista: redists/vcredist.msi I just purchased halo 2 and cannot get it to install. I am using my laptop, running vista home premium 32bit, 2 gigs ram, core 2 duo 2.0 ghz proc, and a nvidia 8600m gt. When installing i get a redists/vcredist.msi error. Ive read in this forum that someone had this same problem and fixed it by going into the task manager, going into the services tag, hitting the services button, going to wondows module installer, and changing from manual to automatic in the properties. This did not work for me and i am still getting the same error. Any suggestions?

03-08-2008, 02:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
koala Moderator Hardware Team Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: UK Posts: 8,913 OS: XP/UBUNTU My System	Re: Error in installing Halo 2 for vista: redists/vcredist.msi Hi, welcome to TSF See if this helps: http://halo2pc.org/forum/topic/689 __________________ New members: Subscribe to your thread (Thread Tools) to receive an instant email notification when you get a reply. TSF Folding@Home Team 85015 - details here

03-09-2008, 11:36 AM	#3 (permalink)
lordofericstan Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 2 OS: vista home premium	Re: Error in installing Halo 2 for vista: redists/vcredist.msi well i dont know what to think, i tried doing what helped the other guy in this thread but that didnt work, and after the 8th try of reinstalling out of frustration it randomly worked. I guess one solution is to keep trying and trying without changing anything. Atleast it works i now.