SF and patching problem

[SwissArmyShoe]

Hi all

I was wondering if someone could shed light on this problem for me please?

I just got SF today. Installed it, run the 1.3 patch. I ran the old BF2 shortcut instead on the SF one which worked fine but some info on the stats screen was messed up. So I though it would be best to do a fresh install of everything.

I then removed my 'profile' folder from the BF2 folder(to save my configs) and uninstalled everything, all configs and settings, the lot.

Reinstalled everything from scratch and copied over my profiles folder.....

Well.... For a start it had lost everything, all my control settings, video, all of it. So I thought "ah well I'll just set everything again" Then for some reason It seemed to be running an old version because I couldn't get a list of servers without unticking the 'same version' When I got the big red list of servers and tried to connect to a server it told me I was running an older version.

So....

I uninstalled everything again, run the Full 1.03 patch(which has always worked) but still no joy.

I know I'm doing something fundamentally wrong here. Perhaps I'm being punished for being one of the fortunate ones to never having any problems.

Any ideas?

Thanks

[[BGC] Chickydo]

Re: SF and patching problem

Tried this?

1. Completely un-install BF2 and any x-packs, get read of any trace of it, registry, profiles, documents settings.

2. Go to Control Panel/User Accounts.

3. Create a new account called Battlefield 2.

4. Install BF2 to the default dierectory if possible, If not, install in an EA Games folder.

5. If You have special forces, now install this.

6. Then patch from 1.12 upwards (1.3 in your case), if done correctly, this method should mean that all of your patching woes will disappear.

It doesnt exactly apply to your bf2 fault, but if your willing to uninstall again, its worth a try.. But make sure you install the full 1.3 patch, because as Ive heard, lots of people have had trouble witht the incremential one.

[SwissArmyShoe]

Re: SF and patching problem

Tried this?

1. Completely un-install BF2 and any x-packs, get read of any trace of it, registry, profiles, documents settings.

2. Go to Control Panel/User Accounts.

3. Create a new account called Battlefield 2.

4. Install BF2 to the default dierectory if possible, If not, install in an EA Games folder.

5. If You have special forces, now install this.

6. Then patch from 1.12 upwards (1.3 in your case), if done correctly, this method should mean that all of your patching woes will disappear.

It doesnt exactly apply to your bf2 fault, but if your willing to uninstall again, its worth a try.. But make sure you install the full 1.3 patch, because as Ive heard, lots of people have had trouble witht the incremential one.

Appart from the registry edit and creating a new account, I've pretty much done all that. I did install the full 1.3.

I guess I will have to try and reinstall everything again

Thanks for the advice