BF2 crashes at launch

[newbieboka]

I attempt to start up BF2 through Steam, through both the PR shortcut and the regular steam shortcut and I get an error before it boots me back to desktop.
"memory.dll: thread 3380 is deallocating main thread memory"

This happens even after reinstalling BF2 through Steam. Any ideas?

[thepalerider]

Googled: "memory.dll: thread 3380"
About 6,740 results (0.18 seconds)

This is from the TOP page link:
BF2 crashes at launch - Steam Users' Forums
Posted by XxLaVaxX on the bottom of the page.
1.clear,delete your BF2 cache
C:\Users\"username"\Documents\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2\cache
or C:\MyDocuments\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2\cache
try game.

2.reset your pagefile (mycomputer rightclick-properties adv,systemsetting,performance,advance,virtual memory-
retick the set pagefile system size & apply reboot)

3.defrag your pagefile (page/reg/defrag prog) (try game)

usually those fixes Work if not then it IS-
4. run a memorytester-replace the bad stick of ram.

Google is your friend

[newbieboka]

Tried the above steps, tested the ram, nothing is busted. I even attempted to increase the pagefile size beyond what's required, and it still gives me the same error.

[newbieboka]

I added more size to my pagefile, cleared up a whole bunch of random processes and now it randomly works. I wish there was some sort of logic to this