| About this product | |
|---|---|
| Product | Half Life 2 |
| Vendor | Valve |
| Tested operating systems | Windows Vista 32 Bit Windows Vista 64 Bit |
| Average rating | |
| CompatDB XML | half-life-2.xml |
Compatibility Reports for Half Life 2
Reported by Anonymous
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Windows Vista 32 Bit
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Have no issues with Vista (32-bit) and Half-Life2.
I'm just curious to why people are running 64bit? There is no apparent benefit of running Vista in 64bit mode.
I found this (among others) when deciding which version to run with: http://www.geekpatrol.ca/2006/12/32-bit-vs-64-bit-vista-benchmarks
My Main System Components
Core2 Duo @ 2.4 GHz
Asus P5N-E SLI motherboard
Dual BFG Geforce 8800's in SLI
Sound Blaster Fatal1ty
Reported by Anonymous
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Operating system
Windows Vista 32 Bit
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Runs great
Reported by Anonymous
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Windows Vista 64 Bit
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Steam seems to work without any issues. The game itself didn't launch on 64 bit environment, but after adding the -32bit switch to the launch (or shortcut) parameters, it started without problems (didn't test much on to the game).
This seems to be more of a native x64 issue (related or unrelated to Vista 64), that according to some forums just appeared with the recent HL2 updates.
Vista handles security (and automatic measures for virtualizing the secured locations) differently for 32 and 64 bit native applications, which may also lead to the issue being Vista related.
Regardless, the -32bit switch made the thing work at least for me.
Kallex
Reported by thomsonr
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Windows Vista 64 Bit
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Loads fine but I have strange issues with video. Haven't tried any type of compatiblility modes yet assuming it is possible.
My computer configuration:
AMD X2 3000+
2GB Ram
ATI XL800
Asus MB
Reported by stonebullet
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Windows Vista 64 Bit
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Does not work. Causes Steam to crash.
