Bf2 crash upon start

[Flame]

Any help? The screen go black and crash to desktop again. I did try change the res in the .con file ..no use.

Anyone had same problem and who got it fixed? Im on win 7.

 

[rebel998]

I have downloaded a few extra maps, but get the same result when Itry to play them.

Otherwise it will bomb out after an hour or two whilst playing default maps.

 

[wishblade]

Same issue here - searched the web for solutions and have now tried plenty of fixes and workarounds, each with a clean install. And nothing worked!!!!!!!!!

I'm using the 64-bit win7 though, which apparently is supposed to work, but for me it doesn't. One thing I did notice though is that after the crash to the desktop, there is still a BF2.exe process running - forcibly killing the process doesn't work either and I am forced to reboot to remove it.

Apparently the 1.5 patch is supposed to fix this problem, but I don't see anything about it in the change logs thus far, and it's also still in beta. Which makes it's 1.2GB download not worthwhile. So I gave up and uninstalled BF2. Maybe I'll just wait for bf1943 - which apparently works correctly...

 

[tco21]

I had that problem before. Just Google around and you'll find a forum with the answer. IIRC, it's one of the forums on Nvidia's site. Basically, you delete the game. Clear any traces of it from your registry and install again.

(My crashes started happening after a patch upgrade).

 

[hoegh]

i have also had the same problem when playing with the con files and the screen resolution, i cant remember exactly what I did but I didn't have to re-install, I think you set up all the settings in the game itself and then exit and make what ever other changes you need to the con file yourself, I used it to up the resolution to 1680 x 1050

 

[{BOC}EGGMAN]

It's either a refresh rate issue or you have to delete your Video cache directory.

Try connecting a CRT monitor to your PC and set the refresh rate down to 60 before you connect your LCD again.
(This of course assuming you run a LCD)

Otherwise try deleting your Video Cache directory as suggested :

\Documents and Settings\[username]\My Documents\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2\cache\


That then replaces any corrupt shaders that might have been created.

Hope it helps.

 

[wHiTe*LiGhTnInG]

I think the same thing happens if you try and use a crack *.exe if you connect to an online game.

 

[wishblade]

I have the legit game - I bought the game specifically so that I could play online on SGS... will try the other fixes posted above once I have some time to re-install the game again, although iirc, I did try something similar already...

...in fact, many of my 32-bit only games don't seem to work anymore - HoN, DOTA, to name 2 others...

 

[wHiTe*LiGhTnInG]

i never meant you did'nt have the real copy...just saying a crack also gives problems.

I tried using a crack cause i did'nt want to put the dam cd in always, so i tried a crack that never worked, had to make an image

 

[{BOC}EGGMAN]

There is a nice mini-image that I use.
I haven't used the DVD in ages.

 

[wishblade]

i never meant you did'nt have the real copy...just saying a crack also gives problems.

I tried using a crack cause i did'nt want to put the dam cd in always, so i tried a crack that never worked, had to make an image

I know, I know... Just wanted to make it clear for those that might have assumed I did

 

[RaFi]

I had the same problem, all of a sudden BF2 just started to crash back to windows (XP in my case).
After numerous searches I found a suggestion that you have to rename your BF2.exe. In my case I renamed it to BF2141.exe.
It seems to work, thus far.