Black Screen

[bannedkiller]

So i've been on here for two hours looking for a solution to a problem i am having and i hate when there are already forums answering the question but i looked at all the stickys and prior threads and cant find it.
SO... i have installed all of the complete bf2 collection and the 1.4 patch, when i enter the game everything goes right until the menu SHOULD be up but all i can see is the mouse arrow, i hear the music but it is just a black screen. I really have no clue what to do.
I have a R92p 128MB graphics card and it should work for the game but im not sure if thats what it is i have plenty of ram and everything checks out on my easyinfo i really want to get playing and ive been working on this for awhile please answer with a complete guide on how i can fix this.. THX

[flippy199]

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thats a pretty crappy card. how much ram do you have? what resolution do you have your desktop set to?

[bannedkiller]

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704.5 system memory, and i can put my desktop resolution to whatever it needs to be?

[flippy199]

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its not a good comp. so youve never played bf2 on this comp before, right? if not, then the default resolution should be set to 800x600 which any computer can handle. if the resolution has been changed to something your computer cant handle, you will get this black screen. if you have played before, then you have created a profile. if you go to* documents and settings, my documents, bf2, profiles, and then the profile that you created and open the video.con file, you can see what your resolution is set to and change it to 800x600 which will work.

*im trying to come up with the directory from memory, im not on the comp that has bf2 on it so hopefully that is correct.

i just wanted to know your desktop resolution because then i know a resoltion that is equal to or less than the max resolution your system can handle.

[bannedkiller]

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my computer automatically changes itself to 800x600 when i play the game, I havnt played the game on this computer ever so i dont have a profile thanks but still not the problem any more solution or ideas would be appreciated

[shoot dem up]

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The problem might be your video card, its time for a upgrade :nod:.

Can you post your computer specs?

[bannedkiller]

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mk i Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition Service Pack 2 (Build 2600), 704.5 system memory, 2158.1 prossessor speed, 9.0c directXversion, my display device is a RADEON 9200 SERIES, 6.14.10.6614 that is my display driver.

so mk i think im figuring out my problem, idk so when i start the game, and i control tab out of it my ATI control center come up with a problem that says that it "VPU Recover has reset your graphics accelerator as it was no longer responding to graphics driver commands" i then look and my easyinfo from EA games and it says that i have 0 graphics memory this is weird, does this mean its just time for a new graphics card? or is there a fix?

[shoot dem up]

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Yep its time for a upgrade. Your card doesnt have enough memory to support the game.

Here is minimum requirements:

- Operating System
Windows XP (32 Bit Version)

- CPU
Battlefield 2 supports the following processors:
Intel Pentium 4
Intel Xeon
Intel Pentium Extreme Edition
Intel Celeron D
AMD Athlon XP
AMD Athlon 64
AMD Athlon 64-FX
AMD Sempron processor

- Minimum Specification:
CPU: 1.7 Ghz
RAM: 512 Mb
Video Card: NVidia GeForce FX 5700, ATI Radeon 8500 or ATI Radeon 9500
with 128 Mb of RAM

- Recommended Specification:
CPU: 2.4 Ghz
RAM: 1 Gb
Video Card with at least 256 Mb of RAM

- Video Cards
Battlefield 2 only supports the following video cards:
Radeon X700 (PCIe)
Radeon X600 (PCIe)
GeForce 6600 (PCIe)
GeForce PCX 5900 (PCIe)
GeForce 5800 Series (AGP)
ATI Radeon X800 XT Platinum Edition
ATI Radeon X800 PRO
ATI Radeon 9800 Series
ATI Radeon 9600 Series
ATI Radeon 9550 (RV350LX)
ATI Radeon 9500 / 9700 Series
ATI Radeon 8500 Series
ATI Radeon X300 Series
NVidia GeForce 6800 Ultra
NVidia GeForce 6800 GT
NVidia GeForce 6800
NVidia GeForce FX 5950 Series
NVidia GeForce FX 5900 Series
NVidia GeForce FX 5700 Series

[bannedkiller]

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what are we looking at money wise?

[shoot dem up]

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Anywhere from 100-200$. Really cheap.

Hey do you mind if you send me your BF2.exe?
Mine is all messed up because of the crack...

[bannedkiller]

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hey thanks for the help and if u know of any good deals on cards anywhere please give me a holer