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2006-12-16 02:02:11
zapur1
Member
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about two days ago BF2142 just wouldn't start and all i would get was the sand timer cursor.

i tried updating drivers, uninstalling the hot fix and i have tried to do the compatibility thing but there is not compatibility tab just summary and general when i right click on BF2142Pace.exe and also i'm using the ea link version

just to let you know my system specs are

Amd x2 3800
1GB ram
6600gt 128MB
2006-12-16 08:58:55
Breez
AKA: badhq
+937|6889|Derby, England

Launching/Loading Issues: The most common problem with BF2142 is that the game crashes to desktop or goes to a black screen when you first launch it. Aside from the DX9 issue above, the main reason for this is either incompatible hardware (make sure you meet all the minimum specs, especially the graphics card requirements - see Official Support above), or more usually the fact that you're not running at the default Windows XP Refresh Rateof 60Hz. The game tries to launch at 60Hz initially, so your system must be running that same refresh rate, otherwise the game will abort. If you are using any refresh rate override program/method, disable it (e.g. if you're using Refresh Force click the 'Restore Original Settings' button and apply). Alternatively, see the Advanced Tweaking section of the guide for details on how to set a custom startup resolution. Once you've got the game running, you can then change the resolution to suit your taste in the in-game settings, and importantly you can select a higher refresh rate. Then you can reapply any refresh rate override and the game will launch without any problems. Finally, if nothing else works you can try deleting your user profiles, though this obviously removes all the customizations you've made. To do this, delete all the files/folders under the \Documents and Settings\User\My Documents\Battlefield 2142\Profiles\ directory and restart the game.


Peace Boris
2006-12-16 13:48:38
zapur1
Member
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thanks for that but everything is running at the default 60HZ and also i don't see a black screen or anything just a sand timer cursor
2006-12-16 21:51:47
Breez
AKA: badhq
+937|6889|Derby, England

I will see what I can dig up for u

Peace Boris
2006-12-27 08:05:48
Tyrung
Member
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fter much frustration with trying to launch BF2142 after EA updated that damned Link program, I found a solution. Basically before, I would try to launch the game, and I would get a brief hourglass, and then nothing. No game launch, no flicker, no nothing. There was a partial solution on the 'net somewhere, but this is what got it going for me in full. This is a cut and paste from another post in this forum:

1) Go to your BF2142Pace.exe (or BF2142Launcher.exe if Pace.exe does not work!) file... Right-click on it and select the compatibility tab, and run the program in compatibility mode for Windows 2000...

2) Load the game by clicking on the BF2142Pace.exe file (I presume one needs EA Link going for this, but whatever). Sure now we can load the game, right! Excellent! But then, joining a server gives a "Invalid CD Key" error, and the CD Key fixes that EA has released actually do not work (WTF?)

3) Go BACK to the BF2142Pace.exe file and now UNCHECK the "Run in Compatibility mode" box (so it runs in the normal XP mode). For SOME reason, the game will launch now (?!?) and you can play online. At least this worked for me, and worked for someone else on another forum. I haven't as of yet seen the entire fix in one place yet (hopefully this is it!)

Let me know if it works - it does for me now, so if it still doesn't for you, I can at least go over my DirectX versions, etc etc with you all.

EDIT Try this for BF2142Launcher.exe if the Pace.exe doesn't work. Thanks to a few for noting this. I should've noticed this, since indeed this is what I had to do myself at one point.

by =HPSF=Supe

 

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