I just cant win with this game...

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  • ChubbyE

    #1

    I just cant win with this game...

    hello all, i bought this game after playing the demo for months on end finally.

    problem #1, demo will not un-install, no matter what i do or try it makes my computer freeze.

    anyway, no biggy - install the new bf2.... about 4 servers to choose from. so i play for about a month to get the hang of the new maps and what not and decide to update

    problem #2 no matter what i do, version 1.2 and 1.3 will not work, they download and halfway inbetween freeze and (program not responding) error comes up. (1.2 update, and i tried 1.3 full)

    problem #3 - after i choose to end the program, i bf2 doesn't work period, i need to re-install the full game (PITA!!!:evil: )

    problem #4 - after a few attempts of installing from different sources, I FINALLY get a 1.3 version to download. so im all excited and proceed to play the game and of course i get the dreaded static mesh error, or the lightNING error. (yes lightning not lighting) ---- so i come online and check out the forum, i read post after post page after page, and NOTHING WORKS. i copy paste - i deleted, i tried everything. i just cant get this mother f'n game to work on my computer. my friend bought the game and installed it and the patch first try NO PROBLEM!!!! on a damn APPLE laptop!!!!

    i have a alienware area 51, tons of ram, ati radeon 9700 video card, brand new nec monitor. i shouldn't be having these problems! playing v1.1 never even bothered me, except i have to refresh for 15 minutes at a time to get into 1 of the 4 servers i have to choose from. im totally stumped. im thinking about reformating and going totally from scratch. can anyone help me? im loosing my mind. its not even the fact that i just spend $50 on this game, i love it and want to play it everyday and im held back by EA's damn problems.

    sorry for the long post. rant over

    and yes, i have read every shaders, lighting,lightning,static mesh thread on this forum basically. nothing has worked. why does the patch freeze when its installing? HELP!!!!1

    oh, and btw i only have bf2. NO SF ETC. i just want BF2

    you can contact me on aim @ " i am 3van " maybe someone can have one of those internet connection things where u can take over my computer to see whats going on?
  • AlphaNut

    #2
    Re: I just cant win with this game...

    Formatting might actually not be such a bad idea mate
    To me it sounds as if your problems with the PC are much deeper than just BF2 not running.
    Even if it's just creating another partition, and installing a clean copy of XP designated for games.

    btw. The patch does not freeze for most of us upon install. but it takes a VERY long time to complete for most PCs. Even on high-end machines the patching can take 10min. or more.

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    • step2ice

      #3
      Re: I just cant win with this game...

      ati radeon 9700 video
      BF2 relies heavily on a strong card.
      If your cpu = or > 3 Ghz buy a new gfx card.

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      • ChubbyE

        #4
        Re: I just cant win with this game...

        Originally posted by step2ice
        BF2 relies heavily on a strong card.
        If your cpu = or > 3 Ghz buy a new gfx card.
        i believe its a 256 mb 9700 pro? my fps in any game is play is perfect.....

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        • imported_Mrt1989

          #5
          Re: I just cant win with this game...

          Format your drive m8, or try cleaning up all BF2 registery files.

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          • Dirk001

            #6
            Re: I just cant win with this game...

            the patching on my compute (see spec below) took 5 minutes and at one points the screen just went white and I thought my computer had gone to heaven. But I just left it alone for a few minutes and when I came back from the ****shed it had patched itself from version 1 to 1.3 fully on my new computer. KICK ASS! maybe you just need to leave it alone for a while...

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            • step2ice

              #7
              Re: I just cant win with this game...

              Originally posted by ChubbyE
              i believe its a 256 mb 9700 pro? my fps in any game is play is perfect.....
              Well if you can run everything to your satisfaction thats good.

              But the card is very old (2002) and doesn't even match the Radeon 9800 Pro which was the best card from the 9000 series and is about 30-50 bucks on ebay norwadays.

              I only said that this card doen't make much sense when the rest of your system is pretty strong like a 3+ GHz cpu.

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              • kulamonster3

                #8
                Re: I just cant win with this game...

                Reformatting is the last resort....especially if you do not have all the stuff on your Hard Drive backed up!!

                Try these things first:
                1) remove BF2 from Control Panel using add / remove program
                2) remove BF2 demo from Control Panel using add / remove program

                3) down load a registry cleaner for WinXP (RegCleaner)
                - run RegCleaner
                - under software remove any traces of BF2 or Demo
                - go to Unistall Menu and make sure that all traces of BF2 are gone
                - finally go to TOOL / Registry Clean UP / Do them all and remove all
                the junk that has been left on your system

                4) Run Spyware software make sure you have no lurking programs running in the background (Sybot, Adaware, MS Windows Defender...etc)

                5) Run Virus Check to make sure you have no viruses (preferrably Norton)

                6) Delete all files in your Temp folder / Cookies Folder / Temporary Internet Files Folder / History Folder

                7) Defragment your hard drive: Start / All Programs / Accessories / System Tools / Disk Defragmentor

                9) Download the latest graphic drivers for your video card (check manfctr website)

                10) Remove old video drivers and install new ones

                10) Do Clean install of BF2

                11) Install full v1.3 patch

                Good Luck!!

                If this does not work.....back up your data and reformat the puppy!!!


                Kulamonster3

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                • AlphaNut

                  #9
                  Re: I just cant win with this game...

                  Formatting the PC is actually a very good learning process for new PC users.
                  Do it as many times as you need to. Learning by doing, and trying on error are two absolutely fail-proof methods of learning how to successfully maintain a personal computer.

                  But you are right Kulamonster *sigh*

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                  • Frogatron

                    #10
                    Re: I just cant win with this game...

                    It's your card I had to upgrade from a 9800 pro to a x800pro and i'm still playing medium setting aax2 and feel i need more power at times.

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