New To BF2 - Please Help!

[crot]

Mixed news. I got into a 62/64 player game with a 64 image on the left. Bad news: kicked a minute later for 'the wrong drivers'.

WTH x3?!

Did you upgrade your punkbuster?

[xanahl]

disable steam in-game community in steam settings in the in-game tab.

Do this, it WILL solve your problem.

[Hawke]

Do this, it WILL solve your problem.

It's probably obvious, but how exactly do I 'disable'?

[Hawke]

Found it.

Once again, mixed news. Good: I can play it.

Bad: I can only play games with a '64' icon. Really limits my options, possibly down to one half-full server a day. Shame.

Thanks anyway, guys!

[Spec]

Don't give up mate, we're sure going to fix that. How many servers did you try?

[OldGoat5]

Found it.

Once again, mixed news. Good: I can play it.

Bad: I can only play games with a '64' icon. Really limits my options, possibly down to one half-full server a day. Shame.

Thanks anyway, guys!

What does it say when you try those servers?

[Hawke]

What does it say when you try those servers?

Says my CD key is not valid. I click ok. Then I cry.

Basically, there were 10 or so servers with anyone in. I tried maybe 6 or 7 of the servers with either a block or a penguin icon. I tried the 1 '64' one, and got into a really crappy game of 4v5 or something. The other 2 servers had 1 person in, so I didn't bother. I'm assuming it's something to do with your copy - either what operating system you're on, or a digital/physical copy.

[fuzzhead]

when i?m starting the game via steam windows 7 asks me if steam is allowed to change the gamefiles. if i chose yes i can play online, if i decline it says my cd key is not valid.

i hope this helps you in someway.
best regards

got that from steam forum.... can try it, might help?

I use steam bf2 + pr + win7 with no issues.... but my UAC is disabled.

[Hawke]

Nope - I'm on 64-bit Vista, and I allow every admin thing through.

[Spec]

https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f26-pr ... ost1519775 <- Some people with the very same problem; you all seem to have bought the 75% off version from Steam? Might that be the core of the trouble?

[Fockzhound]

I've had this sort of CD-key invalid problem before (but not on the steam version). I found that the CD-key was in two different locations in my registry. Do a search and change both if you have this. Sorted me out.

[Hawke]

I'm not very techy. I've found the regeidt one in steam - where else would it be?

[Fockzhound]

Just search for EA or Electronic Arts or BF2 etc. If I can remember right both were in the HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE directory but in two different EA GAMES folders. I could play BF2 but not PR, when i changed both I could play PR. So check around there thoroughly. Good luck.

[KillJoy[Fr]]

Welcome in pr =)

[Spec]

I'm not the technical guy myself, but maybe someone here could walk Hawke through the regedit thing via xfire chat or something?

[Spec]

<breaks forum rules by bumping and double posting at the same time>

No news?
I really want you to get your PR fixed