A problem

[aj88]

Hi all,
I have Win 7 and when I installed PR and ran the .exe, it shows the dog tags and doesn't respond. I have looked at other posts and tried deleting the my docs bf2 folder, and running as admin. Can someone help me?

[LITOralis.nMd]

Hello aj88,
welcome to the PR forums,
As the last person who asked this question was using a pirated CDKey, I will mention up front that a legit BF2 CDKey is required to play.

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Please read below and make sure you installed BF2 and PR in this order:




Here is the installation guide with download links:
PR:BF2 Support - Project Reality Forums
https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f27-pr ... guide.html

Here is the installation guide in tl;dr format:

Install BF2.
Run BF2.
(If it goes black and crashes to desktop, Go into My Documents/Battlefield 2/Profile/Default/ and open Video.con , Change the resolution to 800x600@60Hz, might work)
Note the version number on the bottom left corner of the log-in screen. Write it down.
log in or create a user account.
join online game.
adjust your audio and video settings now for convenience.
exit BF2.
Reboot.

(Optionally if you bought it) install Special Forces Addon.
Run BF2.
log in.
join online game.
exit BF2.
Reboot.

install 1.41 FULL PATCH.
Run BF2.
log in.
join online game.
exit BF2.
Reboot.

install 1.5 PATCH.
Run BF2.
log in.
join online game.
exit BF2.
Reboot.

Download and install 0.973 full installer.
Start the PR shortcut on desktop.
log in.
join online game.

If you crash at the splash screen, or the screen goes black and then crashes to desktop, try to start PR in windowed mode by following the directions below:

Edit your PR shortcut and ( what AfterDune said ) put this in it

Code: Select all

Code:
"D:\Program Files\Battlefield 2\mods\pr\pr.exe" +restart +menu 1 +fullscreen 0 +szx 1280 +szy 720
Dont just copy paste this, but adjust to your install location. Make sure you dont omit quotation marks or it wont work. 

If you start in windowed mode and it CTDs, a Message will pop up telling you the problem. Take a screenshot or write this down and post it to this thread.

You can then download the PR:Vietnam, PR:Normandy, PR:Falklands and Anders Soundmod at your discretion.

Please tell us if you followed this guide exactly. Tell us if you run into trouble along the way ,

Also, please give your system specs, and which version of BF2 you own, i.e. Steam, EA Orgin, Retail CD, etc.
Please give your monitor resolution and the resolution you want to play bf2/pr with.

[aj88]

Where do you put the code? I have DVD version with special forces addon. The game runs normally and so does the AIX and FH2 mods at the highest resolution. I have installed everything in the right order, but the online says I have an invalid CD key for online, but I bought the game legally at Amazon.

Here are my specs: Intel Core i5-2400s CPU@ 2.50GHz, 6 Gig RAM 4 Cores Intel Integrated Graphics (Runs Bf2 and AIX mod at highest options). Thank you for your help.

[LITOralis.nMd]

When you bought your game, have you EVER played online in either vanilla BF2 or any mod that uses Punkbuster?

Also, you bought it on Amazon, but did you activate it through EADM/EA Origin or Steam?

[aj88]

Update: I ran the .exe, and it worked!! But, there is another problem. I don't know how to go full screen, the game runs windowed. I tried putting it on maximize, but it didn't work.