Me Bf2 wont load up???

[lt.kirby]

hi guys

iam geting problems with bf2.. i install the game and install the patch 1.22 then i go to run bf2 but it just gose blank.... then i can easly press esc to closr bf2 down.. the big bf2 start up comes up then it come black and i hear a sound then i tryed to press alt tab and i saw bf2 and a error????????

if any 1 can help me i would be grate full..

thanks

Lt.kirby

 

[Taffy]

[mod] moved to BF2 forums [/mod]

Try uninstalling all patches, then install the full patch that updates the game from 1.0 to the latest patch. It'll take a while, but BF2 should work after that... hopefully

 

[lt.kirby]

no i installed the patch 1.22 from new i have just reformated me pc for resons and i installed the patch 1.22 only.. the game 1st then the patch 1.22

 

[elDiablo]

Do you have a firewall on the PC? If so, when BF2 checks the internet you may find that the firewall is asking you whether you want to let it through. If it is asking, it blocks BF2 from running until you tell the firewall to let it through or to block it.

Other ideas in the order in which I think they are probably worth looking at:

• What version of DirectX have you got installed? If you've just formated your PC, it might not be the latest version. It should be 9.0c, and you can check by running dxdiag from the "Run" option in your start menu. Bottom of the first tab should have a line that looks like
  
  

  DirectX Version: DirectX 9.0c (4.09.0000.0904)

  
  or something. If you have an older version, update it using windows update. If you are using windows XP, you can get to this in the Help section of the start menu. If not, open IE (no other browsers are supported) and go to www.windowsupdate.com, download all the critical updates while you are there (which might include SP2 if you have just formatted) and make sure you get the latest version of DirectX.
  
• Same goes for your graphics drivers. Go to the chipset's manufacture's homepage and get the latest drivers. Usually either nVidia or ATI, but you might want to try your card manufacturer's homepage to get board specific drivers.
  
• Last idea is make sure you have enough RAM to load the game. Look at the minimum requires on the box, do a Ctrl+Alt+Del in XP to bring up the task manager, and see how much memory you are using by looking under performance tab. If the total amount of memory you have free is less then (or near to) the minimum you might try closing other programs first.

If none of these work, give us another bell

 

[LynxGB]

Any progress yet mate?

 

[lt.kirby]

i will try the firewall but i no he other will work because i have cheaked the pc for all of that.

thanks for the advise

 

[elDiablo]

GRRRR! I just typed another long guide for you and lost it >=(

Here's the bearbones of it:

• When you reinstall BF2, remove everything from the My Documents\Battlefield 2\ folder in your windows user space. This contains some settings that might be freezing the game.
  [*]Check for hardware conflicts by
  
  • Right click My Computer and go to properties
  • Hardware tab
  • Device manager
  • Go through the WHOLE list, and right click on everything, and go to their properties
  • Check that at the bottom of the general tab, it says "This device is working properly". If it doesn't, say what the problem is and what the hardware is.
  • Note - If you see a yellow question mark on some hardware, right click it, and say "Update driver". Let it connect to the internet this time only, and make sure windows chooses the correct driver (not you). Reboot and continue.
  [*]Defragment your harddrives by going to My Computer, right click on the harddrive, go to Tools tab, and click defragment. Takes a while, but do them all! And do this at least once a month from now on! If you use Norton Utilies, or some other package, it might have a better program then defrag (I use SpeedDisk, and love it!).
  [*]Check or spyware and adware, just to make sure that no programs are using all your system resources.
  

Hope these help! WE MISS YOU!

Edit - Also, what is the error you are getting? You can copy it just by pressing Ctrl+C when the error box comes up (if it is a windows error box). Post it here so I can have a look at it.

 

[Gibsonfire]

Not trying to be annoying but you re-installed BF2 then got the full patch, not the incremental 1.21 -> 1.22?

 

[lt.kirby]

thanks eldiablo ill try that and see how i get on...

ans yes gibson i have installed the full patch 1.22 so its not that

 

[lt.kirby]

thanks every 1 i have done wht u told me and now its working thanks alot..
but all the grapics are shite ill send a pic if u want to take a look
iam soo happy

 

[elDiablo]

Glad to hear it was fixed! What was the problem (if you don't mind me asking), just so I mention that first next time