Crash on startup

[wallawalla]

Os: Windows xp home, sp 2
CPU: Athlon 64 3500 ~2.5 ghz
Motherboard: ASUS A8N SLI, Phoenix Bios v6.oopg
Memory: 2gb (2 x 1gb)
Video: BFG Gforece 7800 GTX
Sound: SB Audigy Audio

I updated all the drivers about 2 months ago.

For the Video card I tried running BF 2 on the most current drivers 88 somthing, and also the drivers that are on the install disk for bf2.

When I try to start BF2 if flashes to a black screen and then crashes to the desktop. Some refresh rates pop up on my monitor. When the screen goes black it sets a refresh rate of something like 54/ 85khz.

Before I installed any of the patches BF2 ran on the computer, I played some single player maps with no problem. After patching to 1.22 it wont start. I uninstalled and renistalled BF2 and the patch and it still wont start.

I also went to video.con and the set resolution setting is at 800x600@60khz which should be fine for my system.

Thanks for your help!

[MooneyBravo]

Re: Crash on startup

Try removing the BF2 folder from My Documents, don't worry it'll come back after running the game. I had the same problem and the game started right up after I deleted that folder. I had to set all my controls and sound/video settings again...but at least it worked. Remember to backup any screenshots you want to keep aswell.

[farty_mcrablice]

Re: Crash on startup

^ What he said. Deleting the BF2 info from the My Documents folder will force it to reset all video settings. That should fix your problem.

[wallawalla]

Re: Crash on startup

thanks for the advice, unfortunately I have the same result, it crashes after a black screen. It flashes up 54/85 khz on my monitor, which is a refresh rate my card can't handle...

[farty_mcrablice]

Re: Crash on startup

Try reinstalling BF2 but don't patch it. If it runs, you might have a bad copy of the patch. If that works, download a new FULL version of 1.22 and try that.

[wallawalla]

Re: Crash on startup

I was able to start the game after reinstalling. I downloaded the patch again from EA. The first time I ran the patch it failed like 2/3 of the way into it. I ran the patch again and it completed. The same failure happened again though. Blackscreen then crash. I tried unistalling and reinstalling again, except now I have been getting an MD5 Error during the reinstall. Oddly, every time I reinstall the install process gets an error at different moments. Sometimes it was with common_client.zip, sometimes the error doesn't come untill the end of the third disk menu_loggedin.bik... I just want my money back, BF2 is fun, but this is a real hassle.

[MooneyBravo]

Re: Crash on startup

Go here: C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2\Settings

And edit: VideoDefault.con

Change: renderer.allowAllRefreshRates to 1 or 0 depending on what it was at already.

[djsly]

Re: Crash on startup

I have the EXACT problem. I"m attempting to download the full v1.22 patch and reinstalling BF2.

UPDATE: Goddamnit, it still doesn't work!! :cry::cry::cry:

[botkicker]

Re: Crash on startup

Yep. Very same problem (for more than a month now).
And euroforce will not be installed - it says that it needs 1.2 patch to be installed.
But I have 1.22. I have downloaded 1.21 twice and tried. No works.
On the other hand, I can tell you, life is much nicer without bf2 (and it's spring now).

[djsly]

Re: Crash on startup

Its rather strange. Even with a fresh install of BF2 w/o any patches, it STILL doesn't load up. I can patch up to the latest version just fine but BF2 won't load up.

[botkicker]

Re: Crash on startup

Sounds like you djsly have a pc problem since none of the bf2 thingies work.

But I have just started and played in an unpatched bf2 with no problems.

Wonder if there is a difference between the 1.22 patches (the one from the ea downloader and the others you can find of the net) ... ?

[djsly]

Re: Crash on startup

I would figure that I installed a program that conflicted w/ BF2. Other then BF2, everything else works flawlessly.

I'll just pray that v1.3 or a miracle will fix it. :P

[bu11eTJuNkiE]

Re: Crash on startup

i have this same problem. The game was working fine without being patched then i downloaded and installed the 1.22 patch. I start the game up the game looks like its going to go (black screen) then crashes to desktop.

[Miracl3]

Re: Crash on startup

heck i tried to uninstall it manually because it wouldnt bring up uninstallshield throu add/remove nor the bf2 folder itself...now it wont reinstall...goes thru the installshield bar but when it gets done it stops

[djsly]

Re: Crash on startup

I don't recall ever having a game that won't startup. Shame on Ea and DICE.

Then again, it has been working fine for forever until this recent situation...:cry: