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    Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne

    Game » consists of 12 releases. Released Oct 15, 2003

    Max Payne 2 is a film-noir action game in which the player takes control of Max Payne, in search of the murdering group masquerading as cleaners.

    getting this to run on win 7

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    #1  Edited By Jackel2072

    So im having an issue with MP2. i should note i installed this game from a retail disc. When ever i click on the icon on the desktop the little circle wheel shows up for a few seconds, then nothing happens. i googled the problem, and have done the following. i tried rolling back my drivers to a older version, but when i attempt to install them i get and error saying there are no compatible drivers found for the device and set up exits.  i cant use compatibility mode, because im only running Home Premium.( besides i tried anyways with no results) if i try and run the .exe from the disc, windows tells me the game is not installed properly. i also tried turning my resolution down to something more in line with 2003. im kind of hitting a dead end here, so if anyone has any insight that would be great.  
     
    My system 
    Win7 Home Premium 64bit 
    I7 2600k 
    16 gigs of RAM 
    GTX 560 ti (running latest beta drivers) 

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    #2  Edited By CaptainTightPants
    @Jackel2072: Have you tried using a no-cd exe? I forget what they're called officially, but it might help. Well, it wouldn't hurt.
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    #4  Edited By Jackel2072

    no go with the hex editor. code is not the same as listed above. and the exe wont even launch after i make the changes.

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    #5  Edited By subject2change

    Run as Admin?

    Do you have Win 7 Pro? Have you considered running a Virtual XP?

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    #6  Edited By Jackel2072

    @Subject2Change said:

    Run as Admin?

    Do you have Win 7 Pro? Have you considered running a Virtual XP?

    yes i have tried running the game as an admin, and as stated above i only have home premium.

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    #8  Edited By Venatio

    I wonder when this comes out on iOS, hopefully before MP3

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    #9  Edited By Jeldh

    If you dont want to pirate it (which i actually think you are entitled to do) you can just preorder Max Payne 3 on steam and you will get the first and second one for free (and they work).

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    #10  Edited By Jackel2072
    @Subject2Change:  Yeah i was thinking of doing that. 
     
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    yeah i really would not feel to bad about pirating it, seeing as how i bought the game when it first came out. at some point i plan on getting MP3 its just money is tight at the moment.  Alos MP 1&2 on steam are both cracked versions of the game. their was a article on Kotaku a while back say how to avoid old incompatible DRM or something Rockstar just uploaded the cracked versions to steam. 
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    have the same exact problem but if you no cd the game and you already own it its not illegal... havent done it yet though

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