I cant install the new patch

[DrunkenPirate]

Re: I cant install the new patch, I HATE YOU EA!!!!!!!!!!!!

The reason it needs 1600MB is because the patch needs to decompress all of the game files before working on them and recompressing them again.

[GreatWhiteShark]

Re: I cant install the new patch, I HATE YOU EA!!!!!!!!!!!!

The reason it needs 1600MB is because the patch needs to decompress all of the game files before working on them and recompressing them again.

Just a "Q" DP so why don't it get done using the virtual memory rather than HD space?

[littlebogger]

Re: I cant install the new patch, I HATE YOU EA!!!!!!!!!!!!

By a new hard drive ffs!

The latest games and thier addons- as well as patches are just going to get bigger with technology and software progress. Sooner or later u will have to get on.

FFS! a new 40 or even 60 gigabite HD only costs as much as the game. U tard

[DrunkenPirate]

Re: I cant install the new patch, I HATE YOU EA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lazy coding? easier? guess away.

[Billen]

Re: I cant install the new patch, I HATE YOU EA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Been there, done that. Patching works fine. Problem is, when you have patched manually, the result is a black screen. And oh, all drives besides my %systemdrive% has above 20 Gb free. The one with TMP mapped to it has 160 Gb. My %systemdrive%, however, only has 650.

The main problem being that the patcher is supposed to use the 1600 mb supplied via the TMP variable. This also according to EA (see the post at the EA forums for more information from EA. Now, during the installation, setup.exe checks : for some unknown reason (they have configured it to do so, or just forgot to change the path to a %tmp% property for the diskcheck).

Check the installation with sysinternals filemon for an easy checkup, just before the 1600 mb message comes up, it checks C: for available space. whether you have your TMP there or not doesnt matter.

[Hazzard]

Re: I cant install the new patch, I HATE YOU EA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Zoster tryied your tip but whenever i try to launch it from my BF2 install directory all i get is "EA GAmes is not an internen command" and as of that i cannot try your advice.

[kamenjar]

Re: I cant install the new patch, I HATE YOU EA!!!!!!!!!!!!

You are making a mountain out of a mole hill guys.
For those of you that have not got enough space on your HD move the game to a partition that has or create enough space (if you can on your existing drive).
Save the patch to where there is space also. (the patch will find the places it needs to patch to just fine.
IMHO follow the instructions to the letter of uninstalling Game PB and patch here then reinstall installing the 1.03 where it says 1.02 (Don't install any of the other patches, i need to edit my post) http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=18709

How to do the 1.03 patch ... http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?t=33897

The black screen issue when trying to open the game is a hardware issue not software, it needs to be dealt with as a separate point plz post individual posts in this part of the forum with full sys specs and try to keep to the facts and not vent.

Sharky

Why people like to play smart asses. Oh please, leme also re-install windows too. I had no "hardware issue" you are talking about untill I applied the patch 1.03 according to the 1.02 method. 1.03 seems to work differently so setting the TMP and TEMP works!

As I posted, again in this thread http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showthread.php?p=419673 -- THIS METHOD W O R K S, it worked for me and worked for others. Just quit whining and do what it says exactly. Except that you will not use X drive and you will create some temp folder on your game drive.

[Billen]

Re: I cant install the new patch, I HATE YOU EA!!!!!!!!!!!!

kamenjar:
Actually your advice is completely useless if you have already changed yout TMP and TEMP variables via windows system properties.

[GreatWhiteShark]

Re: I cant install the new patch, I HATE YOU EA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Again Billen, screen freeze, BSOD (black screen of death) is a hardware issue and may be attributed to your Vid card not being able to handle the new map what are your pc hardware specs plz

[Billen]

Re: I cant install the new patch, I HATE YOU EA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mobo: Asus A8V deluxe
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT
Sound: SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio
Memory: 2048MB RAM

Tried both Windows XP, and Windows XP 64. Got the latest drivers/BIOSes for all equipment on windows XP, and somewhat older drivers on Windows XP 64. It could just as well be due to changes in their software, making it unable to work with certain drivers for example, which still makes it a software issue.

[GreatWhiteShark]

Re: I cant install the new patch, I HATE YOU EA!!!!!!!!!!!!

kamenjar your flame at me has been extinguished, i am guessing that you are not a naturally speaking English person so before you flame at someone I suggest you look at the connotations of the thread before you start calling someone a smart ass. Your condescending manner is not helpful to the issue at hand and if you wish have a personal opinion on someone or in this case me i invite you to use the PM tool and discuss it further out of the public eye.

Lets keep it cool ay and on topic

[kamenjar]

Re: I cant install the new patch, I HATE YOU EA!!!!!!!!!!!!

kamenjar:
Actually your advice is completely useless if you have already changed yout TMP and TEMP variables via windows system properties.

Total BS. Both of my environement variables are set for System and user. Both point to C and differnet directories in C. When I ran the patch with comand line I saw files appearing in X:.

[GreatWhiteShark]

Re: I cant install the new patch, I HATE YOU EA!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mobo: Asus A8V deluxe
Processor: AMD Athlon(tm) 64 Processor 3500+
Card name: NVIDIA GeForce 6800 GT
Sound: SB Audigy 2 ZS Audio
Memory: 2048MB RAM

Tried both Windows XP, and Windows XP 64. Got the latest drivers/BIOSes for all equipment on windows XP, and somewhat older drivers on Windows XP 64. It could just as well be due to changes in their software, making it unable to work with certain drivers for example, which still makes it a software issue.

There have been issues with PSU not getting enough power to card as well whats yours?

[Billen]

Re: I cant install the new patch

shark : Got a great PSU which delivers way more than I need.

kamenjar: The point was that if you have already set your variables to "X:", there is no need to set it at any other place.

[GreatWhiteShark]

Re: I cant install the new patch

Ok give me some time to think and back track.