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time to get 2142 that works for me

you wrote loads!!!

This just started happening to me yesterday.  I get the splash screen right at the beginning but then the program doesn't load and it stays at the desktop.

Am reinstalling everything from scratch so will see if that helps.

JDFryer wrote:

Ok I tried re-installing the drivers but still nothing having once again tried re-installing BF2 but thank you anyway joker for the help. And yes Richard I'm sure 2142 would run fine but I don't want to spend £25 on a BF2 mod.

Any other ideas?

Try going into device manager and disabling your sound card --  then go to hardware profiles  and create a new profile...then reboot into the profile without the sound card and see if BF2 loads then ...

Still no luck. I have even tried switching back to the redundant Sound Card with no luck. This is starting to really get me pissed now

Titch2349 wrote:

@ crimson grunt

You say you uninstalled everything... manually, or just normally? You try try a MANUAL reinstall if you havent already

@ both of you.... try  looking through this FAQ, it should help you
http://forum.eagames.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=26653

Was just removing by using add and remove (cause it works for every other program i ever use) but have just tried the full manually install and unfortunately same problem

+1 for the links tho

Titch2349 wrote:

@ crimson grunt

You say you uninstalled everything... manually, or just normally? You try try a MANUAL reinstall if you havent already

@ both of you.... try  looking through this FAQ, it should help you
http://forum.eagames.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=26653

You are a legend! Worked like a treat it seems so ultimate credit and karma (aparently I haven't posted enough yet but you will get some) to you

I'm talkin to EA on the phone again right now & even they don't know what to do

MagikTrik wrote:

I'm talkin to EA on the phone again right now & even they don't know what to do

Its annoying cause as far as I'm aware i haven't made any changes to my computer.  It's quite worrying if it still doesn't work after a format.  What firewall, antivirus tools etc do you use?

All i can think of is that bf2 is sulking cause I've been playing rainbow six Vegas so much

MagikTrik wrote:

This seems to be happening to alot of people recently. I've had the problem for a few days & have even reformatted & reinstalled windows & it still doesn't work. I called EA today & they wouldn't help me at all because I have 2 monitors & they don't "support" dual monitors. I tried uninstalling my second monitor & even reinstalled BF2 after that & still no


http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=60195
& mine: http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=60168

both recent. There's alot if you google too

lol... i seriously cannot believe after everything you have tried you still cannot open BF2....

If the CTD still survives after a reformat that is a problem!

Did you try and play BF2 after installing all your programs again etc, or was it literally reformat,  drivers, BF2, patch....

You could try (if you havent already) disabling background processes... but you seem to have tried near enough everything already!

EDIT- Just read the last line you said in one of your posts..... Battlefield 2 runs in the processes afterwards.... I had that problem and solved it by renaming "BF2" (C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2) to something else (I called mine Battlefield 2). NOTE- this means changing the shortcuts for BF2 aswell! I severly doubt the problem i had would still have occured after a manual reinstall AND a reformat, but it is probably worth a go

Last edited by Titch2349 (2007-01-11 13:45:44)

Titch2349 wrote:

lol... i seriously cannot believe after everything you have tried you still cannot open BF2....

If the CTD still survives after a reformat that is a problem!

Did you try and play BF2 after installing all your programs again etc, or was it literally reformat,  drivers, BF2, patch....

You could try (if you havent already) disabling background processes... but you seem to have tried near enough everything already!

EDIT- Just read the last line you said in one of your posts..... Battlefield 2 runs in the processes afterwards.... I had that problem and solved it by renaming "BF2" (C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2) to something else (I called mine Battlefield 2). NOTE- this means changing the shortcuts for BF2 aswell! I severly doubt the problem i had would still have occured after a manual reinstall AND a reformat, but it is probably worth a go

Thanks for all the help, that's really cool of you but I think BF2 just doesn't like me anymore.....it's the only legitimate reason left

Reformat > Windows > Drivers > BF2 (first thing) > Fail (I'm seriously starting to think it's personal)

The BF2 Knifefest is tomorrow http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=58328 & I've been waiting forever for that. If I can't get it tonight I'm going to get a new CD tomorrow, hopefully that'll work.
Everything that can be found on the internet or on EA's website I've tried. I spent an hour on the phone this afternoon with EA Tech support while he read every possible answer out of a book (disabling user process's, renaming the .exe, moving "Battlefield 2" to the desktop, etc).
I'll be sure to let yins know if I figure it out...

MagikTrik wrote:

I'm talkin to EA on the phone again right now & even they don't know what to do

Hahaha....big surprise there.


BF2 screwed up my video card drivers the other day. I was playing, then my screen went black, but I could still hear sounds, talk on TS, etc. I could even minimize and see my desktop, but BF2 was all black. So I closed out and then I couldn't start it again. So I restarted and I then had no video drivers installed.