burton
Member
+9|6867|Da Bay, California
I have an x2 4200 1 gig ram and a 7600gt, and 2142 runs great but everytime i try to maximize the 2142 window after alt + tabbing it just freezes up. One of my friends has this happening to him also. Is a glitch in the game or something?
BornToKill67
It's a good day to die
+18|7107|Canada Eh?
Yea I get this too and its really starting to piss me off!
FrenziedAU
Member
+6|6894|Australia
BF2142 is not alt+tab friendly, so it probably is the game's fault.
gene_pool
Banned
+519|7068|Gold coast, Aus.
I can do it fine :s

although ive had a bug where the game minimizes itself 3-4 times every hour or two of play. Happened to BF2 as well.
StormEye
Sniper
+50|7092|Malibu

gene_pool wrote:

I can do it fine :s

although ive had a bug where the game minimizes itself 3-4 times every hour or two of play. Happened to BF2 as well.
Might want to check out for spyware and viruses on your computer.
That sounds like some unknown background process going on.
Drykill
I Like Waffles.
+47|7139|England
I have to press tab+alt for some reason and if its minimised for more than a few seconds it will just stay stuck like that so I have to hit the restrat button Rather annoying.
Darkhelmet
cereal killer
+233|7198|the middle of nowhere
It freezes for me too.
straz_mataz
Banned
+86|6982|Edmonton Alberta
it freezes for me most of the time... if im lucky i can alt-tab back in
doc. josh
Member
+48|6992
IT works fine 4 me when i alt tab it
wodstlk
Member
+2|6826

burton wrote:

I have an x2 4200 1 gig ram and a 7600gt, and 2142 runs great but everytime i try to maximize the 2142 window after alt + tabbing it just freezes up. One of my friends has this happening to him also. Is a glitch in the game or something?
ya, me too, its a pain
Invaderzim
Chicken wing?
+49|6895|Newcastle NSW Australia
It happens to me sometimes but other times it works fine, Norton anti virus decided to pop up yesterday at literaly the very last second of a game in which i scoreed about 300 point, i was so pissed off and that was the last day Norton spent on my computer.
SGT_Dicklewicz
Member
+33|7072
5 out of 10 times I get the freeze (black screen) other times it is fine. Goofy freaking game.
gene_pool
Banned
+519|7068|Gold coast, Aus.

StormEye wrote:

gene_pool wrote:

I can do it fine :s

although ive had a bug where the game minimizes itself 3-4 times every hour or two of play. Happened to BF2 as well.
Might want to check out for spyware and viruses on your computer.
That sounds like some unknown background process going on.
Thats what i thought, checked for viruses and the like. Nothing. and its fine on my other games...Just the BF series :s
StormEye
Sniper
+50|7092|Malibu

gene_pool wrote:

StormEye wrote:

gene_pool wrote:

I can do it fine :s

although ive had a bug where the game minimizes itself 3-4 times every hour or two of play. Happened to BF2 as well.
Might want to check out for spyware and viruses on your computer.
That sounds like some unknown background process going on.
Thats what i thought, checked for viruses and the like. Nothing. and its fine on my other games...Just the BF series :s
Interesting. BTW, I had the same problem some time ago with BF2. However, I do not know what exactly I did (or patch did) but the problem was fixed.
SaladForks
/ph34r
+129|7029|Eastern USA
I've found a solution that has always worked for me. If ever it had alt tabbed, go to Control-Alt-Delete, right click BF2142 under Tasks, and press maximize. Worked every time for me..
StormEye
Sniper
+50|7092|Malibu

SaladForks wrote:

I've found a solution that has always worked for me. If ever it had alt tabbed, go to Control-Alt-Delete, right click BF2142 under Tasks, and press maximize. Worked every time for me..
I shall try it sometime.
If it works for me, expect a +1 karma from me.
Phatso
The Moisture
+49|7143|South Africa

SaladForks wrote:

I've found a solution that has always worked for me. If ever it had alt tabbed, go to Control-Alt-Delete, right click BF2142 under Tasks, and press maximize. Worked every time for me..
Sounds like a good idea.

This Alt-Tab unfriendliness is getting rather irritating.
e1ektrob0y
Member
+2|6849
I think your problem is the 1024MB ram. I just upgraded to 2048MB and that problem is fixed, along with choppy game play. I had to run AA2x and a few settings on medium but now with the extra ram (not generic shit mind-you) i can run all max settings @1280/1024.
System: 3700 sandiego, 7600gt etc
madmurre
I suspect something is amiss
+117|7157|Sweden
i´m pretty confident that this ain´t a ram/computer problem dunno i get the feeling it has something to do with the Resolution
I will try the Ctrl Alt Del thing it gets really tiresome when you have those crashes all the time from Tabbing and no i can´t play without tabbing either
jkohlc
2142th Whore
+214|6973|Singapore
i only can alt tab when im at the main menu without any game connected
Machine_Madness
Madness has now come over me
+20|6884|Brisbane, Australia
TRY     CTRL + SHIFT + ESC

it works instantly for me......unlike alt - tab
AmbassadorofPain
Member
+34|7104|Devil's Perch
Official Statement from EA support

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=52300

It is not supported and it never will be.
If you want to use any other application, you have to quit BF2142.
Proud member of a dead community.
[TUF]Whiskey_Oktober
mmmm...Toasty!
+91|7169|Oregon
i can alt-tab about 4/10 times on the menu and about 1/10 in game...

whoever said its 2gb ram, your wrong. i have 2gb corsair ddr2 and it does it to me.

have yet to try that ctrl-shift-esc one...
Dex Luther
Member
+32|6885|Canukastan

AmbassadorofPain wrote:

Official Statement from EA support

http://forums.bf2s.com/viewtopic.php?id=52300

It is not supported and it never will be.
If you want to use any other application, you have to quit BF2142.
I was wondering... what are you people doing alt tabbing out anyways? The only people I would expect to alt tab out are admins to access the control panel if they don't have the ingame stuff working.
wodstlk
Member
+2|6826

[TUF]Whiskey_Oktober wrote:

i can alt-tab about 4/10 times on the menu and about 1/10 in game...

whoever said its 2gb ram, your wrong. i have 2gb corsair ddr2 and it does it to me.

have yet to try that ctrl-shift-esc one...
ya, i have 4gb ram and have always had problems with it too

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