Crashes on startup - - but this is different

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  • Purgatory

    #1

    Crashes on startup - - but this is different

    I've had Battlefield 2 since it came out and i have had no problems running it and patching. I played the game 2 days ago with no problems, today when i tried to run it .... just the splash screen loads, then it crashes back to my desktop. So i re-installed and re-patched but that had no effect. the only thing that has changed is that i got Need For Speed Most Wanted, i dont think that those 2 programs could be conflicting or something. so any help i could get would be awsome
  • PBAsydney

    #2
    Re: Crashes on startup - - but this is different

    Specs?

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    • ptegan
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      • Jul 2006
      • 2666

      #3
      Re: Crashes on startup - - but this is different

      You disn't change monitor or any other hardware?

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      • IntensivCareBear

        #4
        Re: Crashes on startup - - but this is different

        ah, if it just crashes on startup thats not good.

        for me when it just started doing that reinstalling did everything.

        mayhaps dont just install the 1.12 patch only, install maybe 1.03 before it.

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        • Purgatory

          #5
          Re: Crashes on startup - - but this is different

          seems to be working now, might have been soemthing running in the backround last night

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          • Purgatory

            #6
            Re: Crashes on startup - - but this is different

            well i was wrong, i started up my comp and it still crashes and i dont know why.

            specs are as follows: (keep in mind i have played this for months with no problems)

            1024mb PC2100 DDR (RAM)
            Radeon 9600 128mb Card
            100 gigs of free space

            no i didnt change any hardware.

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            • PBAsydney

              #7
              Re: Crashes on startup - - but this is different

              Processor?

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              • virussnt

                #8
                Re: Crashes on startup - - but this is different

                Originally posted by Purgatory
                I've had Battlefield 2 since it came out and i have had no problems running it and patching. I played the game 2 days ago with no problems, today when i tried to run it .... just the splash screen loads, then it crashes back to my desktop. So i re-installed and re-patched but that had no effect. the only thing that has changed is that i got Need For Speed Most Wanted, i dont think that those 2 programs could be conflicting or something. so any help i could get would be awsome

                Delete all of the items in the following folder...it will fix your problem.

                drive letter:\My Documents\Battlefield 2\Profiles

                Your next login you will have to retrive your account settings from the online server but at least you will be playing again. Your profile is corrupt, happens to a lot of people. Often time will happen if you replace video card or update drivers.

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                • Purgatory

                  #9
                  Re: Crashes on startup - - but this is different

                  Ok i apologize for not getting back to you all on this, its been a rough couple of months.

                  To revise what the issue is read below

                  When starting BF2 the game will crash directly after the splash screen (the image of the tank and the big red 2)

                  this is what i have tried to fix the issue

                  Did a complete manual uninstall following EA's instructions from their help site

                  Have re-installed the lastest patch (1.41) multiple times.

                  Have deleted the contents of the profile folder in the c:\progamfiles\EA games\profiles directory

                  system specs are as follows

                  Intel core 2 duo 2.0Ghz
                  2 Gigabytes of ram pc5300
                  100 gigabyte hard drive
                  windows xp pro sp2
                  direct x 9c
                  NVIDIA GeForce Go 7900 GS

                  Any thoughts on how to fix this issue, i know im not the only one with it. The only thing that has actually worked is the complete manual unistall and then reinstalling but this is quite the hassle.

                  Thanks in advance

                  **UPDATE**

                  Checked the web for some more issues and have tried some more things but still no dice

                  Deleted Battlefield 2 folder from my documents
                  Tried running the game in a window and got an error message saying that "Debug Assertion Failed"

                  Also checked the video card drivers and sound drivers all up to date

                  Unistalled BF2 again, this time i noticed something odd, it showed up as only 12.9 megabytes in the add/remove programs list. quite odd.

                  **POSSIBLE SOLUTION**

                  turns out it wasnt just BF2 that wouldn't start, Tiberium wars and CSS were having the same problem. I think i found the exact setting within my Nvidia control panel called Hardware acceleration: i had recently changed mine to "single display" i changed it back to "multiple displays" and bang everything works fine and dandy.

                  I let you know if this keep on working.

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                  • (NL)Link

                    #10
                    Re: Crashes on startup - - but this is different

                    Try a new version of DirectX, i'm sure NFS have updated it..

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                    • Purgatory

                      #11
                      Re: Crashes on startup - - but this is different

                      well a few days have gone past looks like everything is a ok

                      i hope my solution can help someone else

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