Server requires Unmodified Content??

[GreatWhiteShark]

Sorce....... "ME"

Yay that's it.

Quote:
Originally Posted by CyRuS*
All other menus work except multiplayer

The demo worked fine when I had it, and I had it on the same drive. Actually I uninstalled the demo when I got these problems to see if it was conflicting. I did nothing

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Part of the patch was to fix the multiplayer issues and you did the following several times.
You can't patch over a patch over a patch you may get away with it twice but its not recommended doing the patch more than once,...as it will cause conflict of files.
Quote:
Originally Posted by CyRuS*
I just installed patch 1.01 over the top and everything works, even the multiplayer screen

So it has to be something to do with the new patch :s and yes I've downloaded the patch from severeal different sources to be sure ;(

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You have found the answer m8

Note also You can't patch v 1.02 (the new hot fix) over v1.01 (the old first patch).

You must completely uninstall the game as told by EA first, help link..see Tyranus thread in this link.................. http://forums.totalbf2.com/showthread.php?t=15912

Then install patch how to..... http://forums.totalbf2.com/showthread.php?t=16816

Any issues when Downloading and patching.....Some Issues Solved......

Quote:
Originally Posted by Corporal Taylor
I did the very same thing and still get kicked with PB errors or I get dodgy connection problems. Shouldn't be with a 5mb connection.



This may apply to you Corporal Taylor and others. (try and read between the lines of the following).

You have corrupted files m8 the patch did not know which BF2 file to install to therefore you had to do it manually.
(you probably have had problems with the game before now and left some files in your drive) If I were you i would manually delete all bf2 files and reinstall)

I would look into it m8 if you want the game to run properly!


If you get "patch failed error" this could mean.....

1) Your download, of files for the patch, did not complete properly. (re download the patch and save it in a new file (renamed) then run.

2) Somewhere in installing, your bf2 game program files and/or the dl of the patch have become corrupted (for best results reinstall the game and re-download the patch)

3) You did not have enough space on Hard Drive for patch.

Then/now......Install punkbuster file ..... How to http://forums.totalbf2.com/showthread.php?t=16656

[UK.D-Hirogen]

[b]Sorce....... "ME"

lol, none of that stuff works m8, not for 'Patch Failed' and not for the 'Unmodified Content' error, i have both problems and have tried all solutions, including all the ones you listed.

[GreatWhiteShark]

lol, none of that stuff works m8, not for 'Patch Failed' and not for the 'Unmodified Content' error, i have both problems and have tried all solutions, including all the ones you listed.

Whats your sys/rig specs plz m8 ?
Have you also got a AMD 64?

[UK.D-Hirogen]

Whats your sys/rig specs plz m8 ?
Have you also got a AMD 64?

P4 2.4
Asus P4G8X Deluxe Motherboard
OnBoard AC'97 Realtek Sound Card
1gig Dual Channel DDR RAM / 4 x 256 PC2100
60gig Maxtor Harddrive / 30gig Free
ADSL 512 / 256
GeForce FX5700Ultra 128mb (Running Nvidia 77.30 i think, the ones of the BF2 disc anyway)
WinXP Pro SP2 all latest updates.

My system isnt good i agree, but it meets the requirement minimum specs and 1.00 clean install play's fine. My connection isnt great but i tested on my Bro's 2meg down cable and still the same problems.

This is worth mentioning: EA recomended i do a clean install unpatched, replace my entire bf2 directory with my bro's working patched directory. That didnt work either, still 'Unmodified Content'.

[GreatWhiteShark]

Your problem is a software / program issue, not necessarily a hardware one!

Did you follow these rules ? (you must reboot when asked)

- Uninstall the game
- REBOOT
- Install the game
- REBOOT (Don't load the game)
- Reinstall the patch
- Reinstall Punkbuster

Your Hardware some things to consider..........................
P4 2.4 er ok.....But is it running at 2.4?

Asus P4G8X Deluxe Motherboard ....ok

OnBoard AC'97 Realtek Sound Card ........Have you updated the drivers for this recently?
If you use a sound card you will use less resources / stress on your cpu.

1gig Dual Channel DDR RAM / 4 x 256 PC2100 dose your sys specs recognise all 4 sticks of ram giving you 1GB in/on sys properties. Have you set your BIOS to see the RAM. Are all the sticks the same (eg same manufacturer all PC2100 DDR RAM)

60gig Maxtor Harddrive / 30gig Free............... seems ok

ADSL 512 / 256 ...............Minimum?

GeForce FX5700Ultra 128mb (Running Nvidia 77.30 i think, the ones of the BF2 disc anyway) ....................................... Minimum Specification

WinXP Pro SP2 all latest updates. N/A

From the in game "Read Me" file.. as you say "it meets the requirement minimum specs"
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

[EAKarlo]

TRY my recommendation

If your game worked before the patch was released...

PATCH THE GAME AGAIN IN SAFE MODE!

Redownload the patch from battlefield2.ea.com

to go to safe mode

tap f8 until you see windows advanced option
choose "safe mode"
Choose your operating system
Login using your username

PATCH THE GAME AGAIN

Restart to normal mode... it should work FINE!

[UK.D-Hirogen]

If your game worked before the patch was released...

PATCH THE GAME AGAIN IN SAFE MODE!

Redownload the patch from battlefield2.ea.com

to go to safe mode

tap f8 until you see windows advanced option
choose "safe mode"
Choose your operating system
Login using your username

PATCH THE GAME AGAIN

Restart to normal mode... it should work FINE!

Yup tried that too :|:

[EAKarlo]

have you updated punkbuster MANUALLY (saving the .htm files to the correct folders)? do that! then do the safe mode patching again

[UK.D-Hirogen]

have you updated punkbuster MANUALLY (saving the .htm files to the correct folders)? do that! then do the safe mode patching again

Not a punkbuster issue m8, i get the same error message on non-punkbuster servers.

[UK.D-Hirogen]

Your problem is a software / program issue, not necessarily a hardware one!

Did you follow these rules ? (you must reboot when asked)

- Uninstall the game
- REBOOT
- Install the game
- REBOOT (Don't load the game)
- Reinstall the patch
- Reinstall Punkbuster

Yup done that.

Your Hardware some things to consider..........................
P4 2.4 er ok.....But is it running at 2.4?

Yes.

Asus P4G8X Deluxe Motherboard ....ok

OnBoard AC'97 Realtek Sound Card ........Have you updated the drivers for this recently?
If you use a sound card you will use less resources / stress on your cpu.

I have pretty recent drivers, my Bro has an almost identical system to mine, same board etc. and he hasnt updated his sound card drivers since OS install, so its not that.

1gig Dual Channel DDR RAM / 4 x 256 PC2100 dose your sys specs recognise all 4 sticks of ram giving you 1GB in/on sys properties. Have you set your BIOS to see the RAM. Are all the sticks the same (eg same manufacturer all PC2100 DDR RAM)

Yup everything fine with RAM. Same manufacturer? Not sure, i bought one pair then another, but since all other games play fine and no system problems i think its fine.

60gig Maxtor Harddrive / 30gig Free............... seems ok

ADSL 512 / 256 ...............Minimum?

Not my connection since ive tested on 2meg down cable.

GeForce FX5700Ultra 128mb (Running Nvidia 77.30 i think, the ones of the BF2 disc anyway) ....................................... Minimum Specification

Yup minimum spec, but it ran 1.00 without a problem.

WinXP Pro SP2 all latest updates. N/A

From the in game "Read Me" file.. as you say "it meets the requirement minimum specs"
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

Thanks for trying m8.

[GreatWhiteShark]

Have you got your HD partitioned?

A) If not and you are just using C: to store all, then uninstall 1) BF2 files, 2) all patch files 3) all punkbuster files
the way you have done in the past.......

Then use the "windows" search tool hunt out and "kill" delete all 1) BF2 files, 2) all patch files 3) all punkbuster files found on this C: drive.

If you have found any files that still exist on your hard drive "after" uninstalling them the way you have done in the past using windows search tool then IMHO you are half way there to solving your problem.

B) If you "have partitioned your HD" then do the above for all partitions of your HD.

It's a long winded way but better than a fresh start "wipe/reinstall" for your HD.

[UK.D-Hirogen]

Then use the "windows" search tool hunt out and "kill" delete all 1) BF2 files, 2) all patch files 3) all punkbuster files found on this C: drive.

If you have found any files that still exist on your hard drive "after" uninstalling them the way you have done in the past using windows search tool then IMHO you are half way there to solving your problem.

My drive isnt partitioned. What do you mean use windows search? What file name(s) or extensions am i searching for? Or do you mean something else?

[Kelloggs]

Hirogen - have you tried a different dvd install of the game e.g. your brothers disc - is their any possibility that our problems are associated to the DVD install disc being corrupt - let us know

[EAKarlo]

This work for my friendS

1. uninstall the game manually:

You can manually uninstall the game by removing the files and registry keys associated with it. Be sure to follow these steps exactly as they appear to prevent accidental file/program deletion on your system.

To delete the save files:

Open My Documents.
Right-click on the Battlefield 2 folder and choose Delete.
To delete the game files (in the default location):

Open My Computer.
Open the C drive.
Open the Program Files folder.
Open the EA GAMES folder.
Right-click on the Battlefield 2 folder and choose Delete.
Close all open windows.
Right-click on the Recycle Bin and choose Empty Recycle Bin.
To edit the registry and remove Battlefield 2:

Click on the Start button.
Click on Run.
Type regedit in the text field.
Click File and then choose Export.
Name the file Backup and make sure the Export Range is set to All.
Click Save; you will now be returned to the Registry Editor window.
Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
Click the plus sign next to Software.
Click the plus sign next to DICE.
Right-click on the Battlefield 2 folder and choose Delete.


Click the plus sign next to Electronic Arts.
Click the plus sign next to EAGAMES.
Right-click and choose Delete on any Battlefield 2 folders.

OR If you dont have electronic arts folder

Click the plus sign next to EAGAMES.
Right-click and choose Delete on any Battlefield 2 folders.


Click the plus sign next to Microsoft.
Click the plus sign next to Windows.
Click the plus sign next to CurrentVersion.
Click the plus sign next to Uninstall.
Right-click and choose Delete on the key named {04858915-9F49-4B2A-AED4-DC49A7DE6A7B}.
Close the Registry Editor.


2. Delete Installshield Entry

Open program files\Installshield Installation Information

If you can't see the folder, UNHIDE ALL HIDDEN FILES and FOLDERS
then

delete
{04858915-9F49-4B2A-AED4-DC49A7DE6A7B} folder

3. Delete Temporary FILES

click start ... run ... and type in temp
delete all the files and folders there

click start ... run .... and type in %temp%
delete all the files and folders there

4. INSTALL THE GAME IN SAFE MODE

5. BOOT up to normal mode and update punkbuster manually!

go to battlefield 2 link
click download on software update

under PunkBuster (BF2) Security Files
right click on For Players Filename: pbsec.htm and save target as...
save it to program files\battlefield2\pb folder

PunkBuster (BF2) Player Client Files
right click on PB Client v1.199 for Win32 Filename: wc001199.htm and save target as...
save it to program files\battlefield2\pb\htm folder

right click on PB ClientA v1310 for Win32 Filename: wa001310.htm and save target as...
save it to program files\battlefield2\pb\htm folder


6. Boot up to SAFE MODE AGAIN and INSTALL the 1.02 PATCH
do not install the 1.01 patch!


this method worked like charm for several people i know! :)

[LOGAN]

im trying that now.

edit: just uninstalled, one question though.. am i supposed to delete the bf2 file in the start menu? i mean like in start/programs/EA GAMES/battlefield2? i did anyway..

re-installng now.