Crash to desktop - this is a strange one

[ontario]

Been playing BF2 with 1.03 patch for a while now with no problems. Today, I start getting crashes to the desktop whenever I start a multiplayer game. No problems in single player.

Worked fine yesterday. The only thing I did since then was uninstall BF1942. Unfortunately, I gave the game away so I can't reinstall it.

Could the uninstall on BF1942 knock out a file that BF2 needs? Or maybe the two games share a registry setting? Seems unlikely but what else could it be?

Specs:

Win XP Sp2
3 Ghz P4 with gig of RAM
NVIDIA GeForce 6600 GT

[Gunny Highway]

Re: Crash to desktop - this is a strange one

I've seen this before. The uninstall of 42 probably removed too much of the registry settings for EA GAMES.

It should only have removed EA GAMES\Battlefield 1942 but the uninstall of 42 probably wiped the entire EA GAMES key, which also includes Battlefield 2 settings.

You can check if you have this regsitry key:
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Electronic Arts\EA Games\Battlefield 2]

You access it with regedit.exe from run menu. I'll bet that it is missing and it contains the the location where you installed to and language version and cd-key info.

This can also mean that you can't uninstall normally because install program can't see it as installed and then it can't uininstall. If that is the case uninstall manually:

http://www.totalbf2.com/forums/showpost.php?p=312312&postcount=4

http://support.ea.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=8986&p_created=1119312427&p_sid=r_bOurSh&p_lva=&p_sp=cF9zcmNoPTEmcF9zb3J0X2J5PSZwX2dyaWRzb3J0PSZwX3Jvd19jbnQ9OCZwX3Byb2RzPTcsMTAwMyZwX2NhdHM9MCZwX3B2PTIuMTAwMyZwX2N2PSZwX3NlYXJjaF90eXBlPWFuc3dlcnMuc2VhcmNoX25sJnBfcGFnZT0xJnBfc2VhcmNoX3RleHQ9bWFudWFs&p_li=&p_topview=1

[ontario]

Re: Crash to desktop - this is a strange one

That registry key is gone. Stupid EA uninstall. Don't they think maybe someone might own the two games and want to uninstall one and not the other?

Do I need to uninstall BF2 and re-install? Or, can I just run the install again?

[Gunny Highway]

Re: Crash to desktop - this is a strange one

That registry key is gone. Stupid EA uninstall. Don't they think maybe someone might own the two games and want to uninstall one and not the other?

Do I need to uninstall BF2 and re-install? Or, can I just run the install again?

I suggest uninstalling and reinstalling. If you are at 1.03, it isn't a good idea to install 1.0 on top of 1.03.

[(BG)Patton]

Re: Crash to desktop - this is a strange one

HOLY HELL MAN!!!!!! same exact thing happend to me, i uninstalled bf1942 and road to rome, and now i cant play multiplayed WTF! also, when i put in the cd it asks for me to install! same for you?
we need help guys!

[Gunny Highway]

Re: Crash to desktop - this is a strange one

HOLY HELL MAN!!!!!! same exact thing happend to me, i uninstalled bf1942 and road to rome, and now i cant play multiplayed WTF! also, when i put in the cd it asks for me to install! same for you?
we need help guys!

Solution is to manually uninstall, look for links in post above.

[(BG)Patton]

Re: Crash to desktop - this is a strange one

will it deleat my profile if i uninstall?

[Gunny Highway]

Re: Crash to desktop - this is a strange one

will it deleat my profile if i uninstall?

It asks you during uninstall but you probably can't use regular way of uninstalling, because of the missing registry entries. That's why I link to how to uninstall manually.

Just don't delete the ..\My Documents\Battlefield 2\ folder when I explain to do so in links above.

There is no problem in deleting your profiles though, you will only have to set video and audio and keyboard settings again. Your login can be retrived online from Manage Accounts so you won't delete your ranks etc, it is stored online.

[(BG)Patton]

Re: Crash to desktop - this is a strange one

k, so i deleat everything the ea link says to? or can i just go to add/remove programs and uninstall from there?

[Gunny Highway]

Re: Crash to desktop - this is a strange one

k, so i deleat everything the ea link says to? or can i just go to add/remove programs and uninstall from there?

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First try the Add/remove, if that works then it will ask you if you want to delete the profiles.

The EA link explains in detail how to remove the entry in Add/remove so you are able to install properly again.

It is also explained in the link to my other my just, I just don't explain it in so great detail.

[(BG)Patton]

Re: Crash to desktop - this is a strange one

k thank ill try that. btw, were you just playing cod2? cuz i saw a guy named gunny highway. il tell you if it works
thanks

right, so itied the start/bf2/uninstall and nothing, also tried the add/remove and nothing. ill try the ea way and hopefully it doest compleatly screw me over

[Gunny Highway]

Re: Crash to desktop - this is a strange one

k thank ill try that. btw, were you just playing cod2? cuz i saw a guy named gunny highway. il tell you if it works
thanks

Nah that couldn't have been me. Damn imposters :box: :ar15: :cussing: :)

[ontario]

Re: Crash to desktop - this is a strange one

It's all fixed. Had to manually uninstall, re-install of the DVD, then install the 1.03 patch. It wasn't hard but I'm still ****ed that I had to do it at all.

If you backup the Battlefield2 folder in My Documents and then restore it, you will not lose any settings.

[(BG)Patton]

Re: Crash to desktop - this is a strange one

ya it worked for me too thanks a million gunny

[Gunny Highway]

Re: Crash to desktop - this is a strange one

ya it worked for me too thanks a million gunny

No problem, glad it worked. :)