PR crashes when loading

[SoDSiCk]

Every time i go to run it from desktop it acts like its starting and then crashes to nothing but desktop. no error message no display message nothing it just loads loads and loads then crash. Please Help

[strima]

Are you running as administrator?

Have you run in windowed mode?

Is BF2 updated to the latest patch?

What are your system specs?

Welcome to the forums, you need to give us a little more information so we can help you get the game running.

[SoDSiCk]

Havent ran it as Admin

windowed mode?? idk

lastest patch is installed

SPECS BELOW

AMD Athlon(tm) II X4 630 Processor

CPU Speed
2.8 GHz Performance Rated at: 5.6 GHz

RAM
3.7 GB


OS
Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium Edition (build 7600), 64-bit

Video Card
ATI Radeon HD 4200

Features: Video Card
Video RAM 1.9 GB
3D Yes
Hardware T&L Yes
Pixel Shader version 4.1
Vertex Shader version 4.1


DirectX version
11.0

Sound Card
Realtek High Definition Audio

Free Disk Space
625.4 GB


CD-ROM
hp CDDVDW TS-H653R SATA CdRom Device

[SoDSiCk]

HELP INFO BELOW

[Sgt. Mahi]

Hi I just answered to another guy with a similar problem in another thread. See if it helps you: Threaaaaad

but anyway this is a common problem for BF2 so if that doesn't help you try google around if you get impatient while waiting for a reply in here.

[SoDSiCk]

splash screen strted and gave a error message saying Default restore be sure to restore default

I changed the resolution onthe screen to try and it still crashed on the splash
then i changed what the folder said to what my screen res is and it still crashed

[Sgt. Mahi]

You might want to look at this site: Tweakguides.com/BF2_3.hmtl

Update: The latest 1.50 patch improves BF2 support for Vista.

Launch Issues: The most common problem with BF2 is that the game crashes to desktop or goes to a black screen when you first launch it. The reason for this is either incompatible hardware (make sure you meet all of the minimum specs for the game), or more usually the fact that you're not running at the default refresh rate of 60Hz. By default the game tries to launch at 800x600@60Hz initially, so your system must be able to run that same resolution and refresh rate, otherwise the game will abort. If you are using any other refresh rate, or a refresh rate override program/method, disable it (e.g. if you're using Refresh Force, click the 'Restore Original Settings' button and apply) or set it back to 60Hz for both 800x600 and your chosen gaming resolution. Alternatively, see the Advanced Tweaking section of the guide for details on how to set a different startup resolution, in case your graphics card/monitor simply cannot do 800x600@60Hz resolution. Once you've got the game running, you can then change the resolution to suit your taste in the in-game settings, and importantly you can select a higher refresh rate. Then you can reapply any refresh rate override and the game will launch without any problems. To set a non-standard resolution see the Advanced Tweaking section.

Did you check ATI Catalyst is not set to override the refresh rate (Hz)
BTW are you using a widescreen?

And BTW when/if you get the game running don't run the game in compability mode if you're running Win7. It actually runs better without,

Oh and try this as well:

Clearing Shader Optimizations: When you change the graphical settings or install a new patch, BF2 attempts to optimize the shaders used in the game for the best performance on your particular hardware. These optimized files are stored in your \Documents and Settings\[username]\My Documents\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2\cache\ directory in XP or \[username]\Documents\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2\cache\ in Vista. If you've changed your settings several times, I recommend you finalize your changes, close BF2, go to the above directory and delete everything under the \cache\ directory. The next time you start the game and play single or multiplayer, your shaders will be optimized again. Close BF2 one more time, defragment your hard drive, and now things should be much smoother and load much faster the next time you go to play BF2.

Update: It is strongly recommended that you clear your cache after installing the latest patch.

[ZoidbergMD]

I tried all this, none of it worked. BF2 stopped launching after I installed PR. I really don't wanna reinstall.

[bazooka joe]

Had the sam problem when i first installed PR.
Re-installed BF2, patched, PRed, Pnkbstr etc etc...
now it loads but i get kicked due to pnkbstrb.exe heartbeats stopping. FFFFUUUUU!
Now i delete EVERY single bit of punkbuster and BF2/PR and will reinstall for 2nd time.
Let's hope for the best!

[SoDSiCk]

Sadly this is the 3rd time now i have tried all suggested methods of installing PR and any other mod so I give up I am not trying again everytime i try it screws my game and FAILS
sorry PR guys thanks for help but Im going to have to go else where for mods AiX

[Clinton]

i have about the same problem. whenever i try to connect to server the game crashes. i have no clue what i should do.