ATTENTION: THIS FIXES ERRORS WHERE YOUR GAME CRASHES TO DESKTOP AFTER INSTALLING V1.5
This has to do with many people just installing 1.5 and assuming it patches everything.
but you MUST install V1.41 FIRST.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE SPECIAL FORCES, SKIP STEP 6+7 OF INSTALLING!
Wrote by M_taylor on the EA BF2 Forums:
Step 3 - Installing PR (written by me)Part 1 - Removing bad installation of BF2. If you have not yet installed BF2 please move onto part 2.
To delete the save files:
1. Click the Start button on the Windows Taskbar.
2. Select My Documents.
3. Right-click the Battlefield 2 folder and select Delete.
To delete the game files (in the default location):
1. Click the Start button on the Windows Taskbar.
2. Select My Computer.
3. Double-click the C: drive.
4. Double-click the Program Files folder.
5. Double-click the EA GAMES folder.
6. Right-click the Battlefield 2 folder and choose Delete.
7. Close all open windows.
8. Right-click the Recycle Bin and choose Empty Recycle Bin.
To edit the registry and remove Battlefield 2:
1. Click the Start button on the Windows Taskbar.
2. Select Run.
3. Type regedit in the text field and click OK.
4. Click File and select Export.
5. Name the file "Backup" (without the quotation marks) and make sure the Export Range is set to All.
6. Click Save. (You will now be returned to the Registry Editor window.)
7. Click the plus (+) sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
8. Click the plus (+) sign next to Software.
9. Click the plus (+) sign next to DICE.
10. Right-click the Battlefield 2 folder and select Delete.
11. Right-click the Battlefield 2: Armored Fury folder (if applicable) and select Delete.
12. Click the plus (+) sign next to Electronic Arts.
13. Right-click any Battlefield 2 folders and select Delete.
14. Click the plus (+) sign next to Microsoft.
15. Click the plus (+) sign next to Windows.
16. Click the plus (+) sign next to CurrentVersion.
17. Click the plus (+) sign next to Uninstall.
18. Right-click the key named {04858915-9F49-4B2A-AED4-DC49A7DE6A7B} and select Delete.
19. A Confirm Key Delete window will appear; select Yes.
20. Close the Windows Registry Editor.
21. Go to the following folder: C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information.
* If you cannot find this folder you may have to go to Tools > Folder Settings and click the setting to "SHOW hidden folders."
22. Find the folders with the exact same values as the registry keys above and delete them.
23. Right-click the Recycle Bin and select Empty Recycle Bin.
Battlefield 2 should now be completely removed from your system.
Restart your computer after removing BF2!!!Part 2 - Installing BF2
1. Disable UAC if on Vista/7 and reboot your PC.
2. Insert BF2 DVD, close anything that auto runs and then view contents of DVD, right click Setup.exe and select Run as Admin. Notice you do not get prompted to confirm Admin Rights as UAC is turned off.
3. Follow installation instructions to install BF2, if our installation appears to hang after setting up the VoIP settings and before the installation of Gamespy, open the task manager->processes, find BF2VoiceSetup.exe, right click and select end process - NOT END PROCESS TREE!
4. Reboot to finish installation of BF2.
5. Once restarted patch to version 1.41 by right clicking the patch and select run as admin. Do not restart after patching.
6. Insert BF2 - Special Forces DVD, close anything that auto runs, view DVD contents, right click setup.exe and select run as admin.
7. Once Special Forces is installed re-run patch 1.41 by right clicking it and selecting Run as Admin.
8. Once BF2 and Special Forces are patched to 1.41 then patch to 1.5 by right clicking patch 1.5 and select run as admin.
9. Once you have finished patching to 1.5 then right click the shortcut within the start menu for BF2 and select run as admin.
10. Download PBSetup.exe from punkbuster to manually update BF2.
11. Once everything is installed and patched and Punkbuster is also updated right click on the BF2 shortcut and select properties. Open compatibility tab and then select run as admin. Click Ok.
12. Hopefully if you have followed these instructions you can now play BF2 with Special Forces patched to version 1.5 and it will not crash to desktop!!!
1. Please remember to set up your settings in Battlefield 2 before installing PR.
2. Download PR Core and PR Levels from realitymod.com
3. Install PR Core.
4. Install PR Levels.
5. Reboot.
6. Enjoy!
Step 4 - PunkBuster
(Written by thepalerider)
'[R-COM wrote:thepalerider']You forgot pbsvc
It replaces the old PB program on CD/DVD with the latest one.
Before you go online to join a server
you should:
1. Download pbsvc
2. Start pbsvc installer, you should see options for install, uninstall, test.
3. Run the Uninstaller, then delete the PB folder to remove any leftover files.
4. Restart your computer.
5. reinstall punk buster files with pbsvc( if your using Vista DO NOT set compatibility to XP, run as admin ok)
6. After pcsvc installs, click the "test" option to check the punk buster install you just did.
5. Make sure it comes back "all green"
6.Download pbsetup(pbsvc DOES NOT install pbsetup.
If your using Vista DO NOT set compatibility to XP, run as admin ok)
7.Create a pbsvc installer shortcut AND pbsetup program shortcut on your desktop.
8.Run pbsetup (from the shortcut on your desktop) add BF2 to the games list, then hit update."
(pbsvc installs the punk buster 'engines' or applications.
PBsetup installs the files/gas the 'engines run)
Nice work on the guide
