BF2 and windows 7

[svone]

I hope somebody can help I have just installed BF2 and add ons on a dell laptop running windows 7 and the program try's to start goes to black screen the kicks back to deck top.
any idea's please

[AfterDune]

Try to set compatiblity to Windows XP Service Pack 3.

(rightmouseclick on bf2.exe, properties, tab compatibility)

[cyberzomby]

Dont forget running as administrator. Also dont forget that you can install the game as administrator. That also works wonders.

[mnovachis24]

If none of those work your computer is not good enough. Either buy a new one or ditch the game.

[Oddsodz]

Sounds like somebody patched to vBF2 1.50 before patching to vBF2 1.41

[Redamare]

I tried installing Bf2/PR on Windows 7 also ... = FAIL lol Do everything the people above me told you to doo ... but my issue was Punkbuster.. i couldnt Figure out why punkbuster keeps on kicking me for initialization failures.. and other small issues .. i got to the point i could play for a minute then i get kiked and i gve up.. good luck with you if you ahve any more questions Send me a message ... ALSO do you have Windows 7 32 or 64?? 32 should haven o issue but 64 is turning out to be a BIACH for Bf2/PR

[Psyrus]

change your shortcut properties to have +fullscreen 0 so that when the game crashes it will present an error. Then screenshot & paste or just type up the error in this thread, and we can help you with the problem.

[Robbi]

Dont understand what the problems are with 64 bit Red?

anyway, try as has been said above, plus could a mod move this downstairs to my dungeon please?



Cheers

[DutchMasterr]

i had to change the resolution the game opened on or something. Im pretty sure i did what Psyrus said...google it and youll see what im talking about. i did it so long ago i cant remember

[socal-recon0]

I tried installing Bf2/PR on Windows 7 also ... = FAIL lol Do everything the people above me told you to doo ... but my issue was Punkbuster.. i couldnt Figure out why punkbuster keeps on kicking me for initialization failures.. and other small issues .. i got to the point i could play for a minute then i get kiked and i gve up.. good luck with you if you ahve any more questions Send me a message ... ALSO do you have Windows 7 32 or 64?? 32 should haven o issue but 64 is turning out to be a BIACH for Bf2/PR

I had this problem on 64 bit Vista. You need to either run pbsvc.exe (which allows punkbuster to run without admin permission) or the pbsetup(which updates punkbuster). The problem I was able to track down is that punkbuster is not updating properly after the 1.5 patch. When installed BF2 I needed to run both, but my roommate running 64 bit 7 only needed to run pbsetup.

pbsvc.exe
http://www.evenbalance.com/downloads/pbsvc/pbsvc.exe
pbsetup.
PunkBuster Online Countermeasures

[Cpl.Pocket]

This sounds similar to what happened to me when I first bought the game without a proper graphics card.

[kaufman_23]

im running it on win 7. never had a problem

[telecam]

Sounds like somebody patched to vBF2 1.50 before patching to vBF2 1.41

It doesnt let you install if you dont have 1.41

[mistryx]

did you use the 0.91 client? or the 0.9 -> 0.91 client? a friend of mine used the first one and has this same problem as I write. he updated from a working 0.87 to 0.91.

with this error:
debug assertion failed!

Version: 1.5.3153-802.0 Build date:2009-8-20 18:8
Module: rendDX9
File:
C:\dice\Projects\BF2Branches\Patch_1_50\Code\BF2|RendDX9\VideoOptions.cpp
Line: 234

Text: Unknown DynamicOption value 1920x1080@60Hz

Current confile:

[Hans Martin Slayer]

Moved to Robbi's dungeon.

[DragoMuseveni]

did you use the 0.91 client? or the 0.9 -> 0.91 client? a friend of mine used the first one and has this same problem as I write. he updated from a working 0.87 to 0.91.

with this error:
debug assertion failed!

Version: 1.5.3153-802.0 Build date:2009-8-20 18:8
Module: rendDX9
File:
C:\dice\Projects\BF2Branches\Patch_1_50\Code\BF2|RendDX9\VideoOptions.cpp
Line: 234

Text: Unknown DynamicOption value 1920x1080@60Hz

Current confile:

I was getting this exact same error(Well the value was 1600x1200@60hz, still the same though)

What I did to fix this problem was:
There should be the following file in My Documents\Battlefield 2\Profiles\Default in this called Video.con, rename it to _Video.con then run PR.

Enjoy


Edit:You will need to reset your video settings when you run PR but who cares? You're able to play PR again right?

[svone]

Still kicks me back to desktop

I have tried changing the video.con file to my screen res and no effect. the error I get is
version 1.5******** build date2009-8-20 17;8
moduledx9
file
c:\dice\projects\bf2branches\patch_1_50\code\bf2\rendDX9\video0 ptions.cpp
line 234
text unknown Dynamic option value 800x600@60hz

I am running an ati 256 meg video card the screen res is 61 hz and 1400x900
3 gig of ram
Intel core 2 duo cpuT6400 @2.00ghz
windows 7 home premium 32bit

[ankyle62]

i wouldnt blame win 7, i run it with no problems on win 7. start checking other things.