well after downloading it 3x, spending R460 on the bandwidth i gave up, each time its unrecognized or "corrupted" even though the downloads went smooth without a single restart or disconnection, the box just wont know halo 1 is ok and i can play. f*** what a waste to say at least, only consolidation now is to find a hard copy of it somewhere apart from the torrent i have for the pc which sigh suppose will be my last resort if i really can't find a legit first/second hand one.

/sigh so much for wanting to go the legal route, at least my halo 2 is being shipped off...