Project reality won't start

[Pvt.Trombley]

Hello guys!
So here is the deal. When I start PR I get the first screen (the little picture). That is up on my screen for few seconds and then it disepears but the game doesn't start.
I can run and play BF2 tho. But I have a similar problem with company of heroes online.
Maybe it's because I've reinstalled windows? Before the reinstallment of the windows it worked fine.
Thanks to anyone who will help in advance!

[Pyr0freak]

I have EXACTLY the same problem.

Tried running it as Admin and in Windows XP Compatibility Mode Pack 2.

No luck

It doesn't even give me no error message. I start the game, see the Project Reality dog tags loading screen, then my screen goes black for like 3 seconds, as if to start the game, but it doesn't start, just crashes!

[Zoddom]

same problem here, since today:
I got a new TFT, Samsung 2233rz, I also try to start it with my old screen resolution (1280x1024@60hz) but it didnt start either.....

this is what i get in window mode. i try to use a standard cfg.

[FancyPants]

I have the exact same problem. I don't know what to do.


Edit:

Okay, so I've played with the Vanilla BF2 for a few minutes (I didn't even touch it before), then I restarted the PC. Then I opened PR.exe with admin privileges and it worked. Go figure.

[layschips]

Hey guys, i had the same problem. The prob was the 1.5 patch. i suggest uninstalling PR/bf2. reinstall and download the 1.5 patch. install bf2,1.41 1.5 then pr. And if you're having a problem with the game resolution, add this to your target.

+menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1920 +szy 1080
depending on your resolution

should look like this
"C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\pr\pr.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1+menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1920 +szy 1080

[Twisted Helix]

should look like this
"C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\pr\pr.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1+menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1920 +szy 1080

There is no need to put fullscreen and menu twice.

[layschips]

it was needed for me. i did it and didn't work. i put twice and it works.

[BenHamish]

Just so you know guys, I had this too. I ran PR from the PR.exe [mods] folder instead of the shortcut and it works fine. Not sure why.

[Migurai]

I'm also encountering this issue. I've tried the methods stated above and still no go. It might be worth noting that until I installed PR BF2 launched just fine, however after installing PR I encounter the same problem when trying to launch vanilla BF2.

[FancyPants]

Not sure, but if you're playing on Vista/7, try launching the game with a right click on the shortcut, and launch with admin privileges. I think that's what fixed the problem for me.

[Migurai]

I've tried running it with administrative properties and still no go. Thanks though. Also yes I should have mentioned I'm running Win 7 64bit.

[Texasdad-55]

Hey guys was having the same problems with PR not starting, fired up BF2 to play a round, got in game, didn't really like the map so I quit & tried PR again and it worked, try it, might work for you too, good luck.

[Migurai]

I was able to fix the update by downloading a different copy of the game which allowed me to patch up from vanila to 1.4 to 1.41 and then to 1.5. Then after installing PR it worked fine.

[Scared_420]

I just installed Win 7 64bit and am having the same problem. I installed patch 1.41 then 1.5 and PR won't open. Vanilla works fine. Will download 1.4 then patch to 1.41 and see if it works.

[Johncro]

I just installed Win 7 64bit and am having the same problem. I installed patch 1.41 then 1.5 and PR won't open. Vanilla works fine. Will download 1.4 then patch to 1.41 and see if it works.

Run as admin?

[Roddi]

Hi All I could get BF2 & PR to start but not VOIP. Tried everything. Contacted EA Games and they say games are not compatable with Win7.
Any ideas please?

[dtacs]

I just installed Win 7 64bit and am having the same problem. I installed patch 1.41 then 1.5 and PR won't open. Vanilla works fine. Will download 1.4 then patch to 1.41 and see if it works.

I had the same problem about a week ago when I installed Win7.

If you're using an executable it probably won't work, I downloaded two seperate ones but it didn't work so I had to torrent (LEGALLY) a .rar of 1.5. You should be able to get a torrent/magnet link off of EA, or gamershell.com or something.

[Psyrus]

Hi All I could get BF2 & PR to start but not VOIP. Tried everything. Contacted EA Games and they say games are not compatable with Win7.
Any ideas please?

- Turn UAC Off
- Make sure in your Audio.con of your profile that...

AudioSettings.setVoipEnabled 1
AudioSettings.setVoipPlaybackVolume 1
AudioSettings.setVoipCaptureVolume 1
AudioSettings.setVoipCaptureThreshold 0.1
AudioSettings.setVoipBoostEnabled 0
AudioSettings.setVoipUsePushToTalk 1

- Turn off VOIP Communications Sound Reduction (in Control Panel->Sound->Communication)
- Make sure your Microphone isn't muted/low level in the above Sound Menu under "Recording Devices"

[Ltn.Charles]

Im deep in the shit here guys, my regular BF2 reacts the same, so can't fix it, even tried reinstalling from scratch, no difference...

[Ltn.Charles]

Okay guys, i went onto other BF2 forums and found a solution for my problem

The following actions resolved my issue:
1. Delete the folder "C:\Users\<login name>\Documents\Battlefield 2\Profiles\Default\"
2. Delete the file "Video.con" in your BF2 profile folder, for me it is "C:\Users\<login name>\Documents\Battlefield 2\Profiles\0002\"

After you login to BattleField 2, update your display settings as required.

Hope this helps you too!