BF2 crashes after i join game.help!!

[KaMaKaZi KiD]

i have been playing battlefield for some time now on my other computer(hp)
and i just got an XPS 410 which i also installed bf2 on and right after i join game the screen goes blank and takes me back to desktop


EDIT: now it also crashes about 10 to 15 min. into gameplay.(drivers are up to date)i think

[DOGGiE52]

Re: BF2 crashes after i join game.help!!

If you have the latest patch, 1.41, then it's one of those well-known CTD (crash to desktop's). Nothing to do other than reinstalling and hoping for the best.

[|CBW|Simon]

Re: BF2 crashes after i join game.help!!

http://support.dell.com/support/down...=19&l=en&s=dhs

See if there are any driver updates you can incorporate for your integrated vid and sound. Which video option did you get?

[KaMaKaZi KiD]

Re: BF2 crashes after i join game.help!!

Nvidia Gerforce 7300

[|CBW|Simon]

Re: BF2 crashes after i join game.help!!

See about getting and installing the latest drivers from Del for that video card and report back either way please.

[KaMaKaZi KiD]

Re: BF2 crashes after i join game.help!!

yeah i did yesterday

[Venomous]

Re: BF2 crashes after i join game.help!!

Thats not a onboard card so you dont need dells drivers. Use latest nvidia graphics drivers

Use these

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winxp_2k_93.71.html

[KaMaKaZi KiD]

Re: BF2 crashes after i join game.help!!

i did that and it still crashes

[|CBW|Simon]

Re: BF2 crashes after i join game.help!!

From a tech stickie:

http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=85898

Crash to Desktop Issues
Problem - Crash to Desktop on starting Battlefield 2
Cause - Several Possible Causes
Fix - There is no fix known to work for everyone, merely a list of possible things to try to resolve the issue;
1. Rename the Movies folder in your Battlefield 2\mods\bf2 folder to Movies2, to skip the start up Movies which can be the cause of the Problem.
2. Move your Battlefield 2 folder in My documents and put it on your desktop. When loading BF2 Again it should force it to create a new one using default settings.
3.Go here
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\My Documents\Battlefield 2\Profiles\0001
and here
C:\Documents and Settings\Username\My Documents\Battlefield 2\Profiles\0001\Defualt
Or get there from using my documents on desktop.
Open the video.con file with notepad and change the line
VideoSettings.setResolution ????x?????@??Hz (???? are your settings)
to
VideoSettings.setResolution 800x600@60Hz
4. Check you have no software forcing a set refresh rate, if you do disable it.
5. If on a AGP card, try running at 4x speed instead of 8x speed. I believe ATI users can change this in there ATI control panel, or use the ATI panel in display settings. You can access display settings by right clicking on your desktop, then clicking properties.
For Nvidia users it may be necessary to set it in the bios.
By doing this the loss of FPS is very small, but you can significantly improve the systems stability
6. Check on your graphic card control panel that everything is set to application controlled to see if it helps.
7. Re-Install the latest version of Directx from the Microsoft Website
8. Press CTRL+ALT+DEL to open up task manger. make sure that the process ~5.0001 is not running. If it is, end task it and try again.
9. Use Driver Cleaner to erase your old Graphic Card drivers, then update to a more recent or stable version of graphic card drivers for your graphic card.
10. Disable/Add BF2 to DEP
To turn it off do this
Right click on my computer
Select properties
Select the advanced tab
Select performance options
Select the data execution prevention tab
Add BF2.exe to the list of exceptions OR turn DEP off completly.
Reboot
11. A new Idea from the EA US BF2 Forums, is to goto
C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2\Settings
Open up VideoDefault.con with notepad, and set
renderer.setFullScreen 0
renderer.allowAllRefreshRates 0
to
renderer.setFullScreen 1
renderer.allowAllRefreshRates 1
Do the same with C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\xpack\bf2\Settings VideoDefault.con if you have Special Forces.
12. Disable VOIP, for some people this can stop crashes and hard

[camper.]

Re: BF2 crashes after i join game.help!!

It's your serial number. It's missing from the registry.