http://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13304
--- Comment #10 from anomalydetected@gmail.com 2009-08-29 19:11:04 --- (In reply to comment #9)
Is this still present in current (1.1.28 or newer) wine?
I'm afraid so. When trying to run it with winecfg set to emulate Windows Vista, the game fails to launch entirely (separate bug posted for that).
This bug refers specifically to using a 3rd-party xp loader and having winecfg set to Windows XP mode.
Same thing happens with 1.1.28 - I get 100% cpu activity, no console output and nothing ever launches.
Instructions and link to XP patch can be found here: http://www.psu.com/forums/showthread.php?t=147529
Note that I am using an actual Halo 2 Vista DVD and not a pirated copy, so there is no question of my copy being corrupt or different. It does work fine on my Vista boot, but not in Ubuntu 9.04 64-bit running wine 1.1.28