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    CTD Right at start - dont even make it in.

    Been running 1.41 for some time now with very few ctd's, pretty stable overall.
    Singleplayer being less stable for me than multi - very rare multi crashes.

    So to my disgust this morning I find that BF2 wont load up at all... :evil:
    I get the first splash screen before flipping into full screen mode, screen goes black like normal, resolution change click noises - all normal so far - then, 2-3 quick resolution clicks and back to desktop I go...
    It does not matter if I try to enter through GameSpy, dt icon, ect... results are the same.

    I did a uninstall and reinstall, tried loading it up with clean install version... same results - right back to the dt.
    NOTE.. I did run the "uninstaller", but I left the profiles in place.

    I have not messed with video drivers or anything else, just reinstalled BF.
    (because everything else seems to run normally.. FS, UT, MOH, etc..)

    Also... if it matters...
    Last night, MS's Flight Simulator CTD'd on me (it happens from time to time).
    FS will still load up and fly along just fine now though...
    Any chance FS did something to upset BF2?

    Anyway, I'm out of ideas... here is My Documents/Battlefield 2/dmp...
    Anyone know what it means??

    Thanks for reading.


    ************************************************** **
    Microsoft (R) Windows Debugger Version 6.6.0007.5
    Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.


    Loading Dump File [C:\Documents and Settings\Rob\My Documents\Battlefield 2\dmp\bf2_v1.1.2878-710.0_2007-02-11_12.34.31.dmp]
    User Mini Dump File: Only registers, stack and portions of memory are available

    Comment: 'Battlefield2 MiniDump. Address: 040A4A9A (In Windbg type: .ecxr)
    ASSERT INFORMATION:
    [...]
    [EOF]'
    Windows XP Version 2600 (Service Pack 2) UP Free x86 compatible
    Product: WinNt, suite: SingleUserTS
    Debug session time: Sun Feb 11 12:34:32.000 2007 (GMT-6)
    System Uptime: not available
    Process Uptime: 0 days 0:01:00.000
    Symbol search path is: *** Invalid ***
    ************************************************** **************************
    * Symbol loading may be unreliable without a symbol search path. *
    * Use .symfix to have the debugger choose a symbol path. *
    * After setting your symbol path, use .reload to refresh symbol locations. *
    ************************************************** **************************
    Executable search path is:
    .................................................. .....................
    This dump file has an exception of interest stored in it.
    The stored exception information can be accessed via .ecxr.
    (614.e0): Access violation - code c0000005 (first/second chance not available)
    eax=00000000 ebx=00000000 ecx=00000006 edx=7efeff53 esi=00000394 edi=00000000
    eip=7c90eb94 esp=0012eed4 ebp=0012ef38 iopl=0 vif nv up ei pl zr na pe nc
    cs=001b ss=0023 ds=0023 es=0023 fs=003b gs=0000 efl=00280246
    *** ERROR: Symbol file could not be found. Defaulted to export symbols for ntdll.dll -
    ntdll!KiFastSystemCallRet:
    7c90eb94 c3 ret
    Tags: None
  • #2
    Re: CTD Right at start - dont even make it in.

    First possibility (and I know I say this one often) Power Supply dying. the second higher power is called for from the graphics card, the power supply doesn't have enough. Normally this would just be a complete and sudden shut down though.

    I would try this first. Move your Battlefield 2 folder out of your My Documents folder (don't toss it) and then try to start the game. If all is now well, then your profile stuff has a corruption in it and we can work from that point. If it still doesn't work, I would suggest trying to update the video card drivers with the most recent update you can find online.

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    • #3
      Re: CTD Right at start - dont even make it in.

      Delete your Video.con file in the profiles folder. Every one of them. Clear your shader cache. In fact, delete everything in that folder except the profiles, and in the profiles, delete all video.con files.

      Can you try using a disassembler/debugger to find out exactly what the f*ck Dice were thinking when they ****ted out the user interface for this game?

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      • #4
        Re: CTD Right at start - dont even make it in.

        Nope. No luck. I move the BF2 folder out of MyDocs and it created a generic new one, and still dropped back to the DT.

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        • #5
          Re: CTD Right at start - dont even make it in.

          What refresh rates are you running? Set your resolution to 800x600@60hz and see if you can get in.

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          • #6
            Re: CTD Right at start - dont even make it in.

            Ok, fooled with refresh rates, updated drivers, cleaned dust bunnies from everything, including power supply - everything else works perfectly fine and BF still drops out soon after the spash screen, basically just as soon as its getting serious about loading.
            I'm left with thinking its a software issue... hell, its not even making it into the menu screen.

            I'm out of ideas... does anyone know what that dump file means??
            (Or who at EA could I forward it do?... it has to make sense to someone.)

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            • #7
              Re: CTD Right at start - dont even make it in.

              What is your video card and sound card?

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              • #8
                Re: CTD Right at start - dont even make it in.

                Try changing the compatibility to windows 95 or 2000 its been said to work. If it works and starts up good shut it down and disable it again

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                • #9
                  Re: CTD Right at start - dont even make it in.

                  Compatability? Where?

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                  • #10
                    Re: CTD Right at start - dont even make it in.

                    Right click the icon and go to compatibility at the top

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                    • #11
                      Re: CTD Right at start - dont even make it in.

                      Ack.. nothing.
                      Even firing it up in windowed mode... it just disappears.

                      This is aggrivating... I have not changed a thing, and it didnt even die in the middle of fraggin... working fine one day, dead the next (with no system/driver/hardware changes in-between).

                      Any more ideas?


                      Oh... p4 2.26, 1gig, radeon 9800 256mb, all on a msi 865e mboard.
                      No other problems besides bf2 - even with a re-install.
                      Registry issues??

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                      • #12
                        Re: CTD Right at start - dont even make it in.

                        BF still dead here...

                        Anyone know who I should have look at my load of DMP files?
                        Dice?

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                        • #13
                          Re: CTD Right at start - dont even make it in.

                          Are there any files in the window/system32/dllcache folder that I should try deleting?

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                          • #14
                            Re: CTD Right at start - dont even make it in.

                            I am having the same problem and I can't figure it out

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                            • #15
                              Re: CTD Right at start - dont even make it in.

                              same problem here, I installed a 8800gtx and the standard drivers then the updated drivers and nothing, but 2142 starts up fine (dl'd version)

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