I was playing BF2 1.41 a few days ago and it started crashing for no reason, so I uninstalled it, reinstalled and I wasn't able to apply the patch anymore. I tried different methods found here and there in the past 2 days, but none worked, so I tried something on my own and it worked.
Here's what I did.
1. Installed the game in My Documents instead of the usual Program Files to avoid security issues and chose to reboot later.
2. I then went in my registry and added the rootpath for the installation.
3. I disabled both Antivir's Guard and Spybot's TeaTimer. Alternatively, Safe Mode would be a good idea too.
4. Started the patching process. As usual, it made its way to Objects_clients.zip and failed to patch.
5. I started it again, and this time it went a bit further, but failed.
6. Started one last time, the screen went white for a few times during the patching of Objects_clients.zip but eventually reached 100%. The rest of the patch went without a hitch.
I can't guarantee it'll work for anyone else, but at least you can give it a shot if, like me, nothing else worked.
Here's my specs in case it might have something to do with it.
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Genuine with latest updates
P4 Prescott 3,2Ghz
2Gb of PC3200 DDR
eVGA GeForce 8400 GS
Samsung 80Gb Hard Disk
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
All with the latest drivers and firmwares.
I hope this will help someone. :)
Here's what I did.
1. Installed the game in My Documents instead of the usual Program Files to avoid security issues and chose to reboot later.
2. I then went in my registry and added the rootpath for the installation.
3. I disabled both Antivir's Guard and Spybot's TeaTimer. Alternatively, Safe Mode would be a good idea too.
4. Started the patching process. As usual, it made its way to Objects_clients.zip and failed to patch.
5. I started it again, and this time it went a bit further, but failed.
6. Started one last time, the screen went white for a few times during the patching of Objects_clients.zip but eventually reached 100%. The rest of the patch went without a hitch.
I can't guarantee it'll work for anyone else, but at least you can give it a shot if, like me, nothing else worked.
Here's my specs in case it might have something to do with it.
Windows XP Service Pack 3 Genuine with latest updates
P4 Prescott 3,2Ghz
2Gb of PC3200 DDR
eVGA GeForce 8400 GS
Samsung 80Gb Hard Disk
Broadcom NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet
All with the latest drivers and firmwares.
I hope this will help someone. :)
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