installed bf2 not working

[jubb jubb]

i have bought bf2 complete collection, installed bf2 & sf. I havent downloaded the boosters yet because i want to play first. when i double click on bf2 a black screen comes up for a few seconds and then an error box comes up saying-

mods/bf2/shaders/lighting.fx not found!!! _DO_check your working directory. _AND_sync your shaders before calling upon your local rendering programmer/GP. (really!)

anyone know what this means?

[Skaggy]

Have you patched to v1.41?

http://files.filefront.com/Battlefield+2+v141+Patch/;6194285;/fileinfo.html

[jubb jubb]

yea i think i did it came with it

[ConscriptVirus]

from the tech faqs:

Problem - Mods/bf2/shaders/lightning.fx not found
Cause - Possible bad install/patch
Fix - First Try applying the latest full patch from here
If that doesn't work, Move your BF2 folder from my documents and put it on your desktop and repatch. If that still fails, goto;
C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2
Exact Shaders_client.zip into the
C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2\shaders
Folder and see if that helps.

[MIKEHUNT-UK]

What are your system specs?

[jdrou]

What are your system specs?

Shouldn't matter; this is a known issue with SF. I would think the Complete Collection would ship already updated with the latest patch but maybe not. Downloading and installing 1.41 should be the first thing to try.

[jubb jubb]

yea it comes with the 1.41 patch

[jdrou]

yea it comes with the 1.41 patch

Except that this problem is supposed to be fixed by installing the 1.41 patch so maybe they didn't integrate it properly. e.g., maybe BF2 is updated to 1.41 but installing SF still downgrades you to 1.10. I would try patching it.