64bit (+Win 8.1 preview) 1.0 BETA: stuck on black screen

[wojos1Artist]

Hello,

I have a problem with launching PR 1.0 BETA. It's simply stuck on black screen and doesn't go any further - I waited even 10 mins. I've tried various options - disabling firewall (Online Armor), Avast, different compability modes for launcher and I even tried to run it on Windows 8.1 Preview.
On 8.1 I have simmilar issue, but the difference is that it just turns off after about 30 secs of waiting, PRLanucher is clearing resources and that's all.

I've noticed one thing: PRLauncher is always setting PRBF2.exe to run in compability mode with Windows XP (Service Pack 3) - and when I try to run this mode for BF2.exe - it doesn't run (same issue, blackscreen). It only uses full load of one core of CPU (both PRBF2.exe and BF2.exe). So I tried just running manually PRBF2.exe (I know it's not intended for that use and it may not be any indication) without WinXP SP3 compability mode - and it quickly jumped into PR, passed BSS studio logo and PR logo and then after logging in I had information that I have to run it with pr.exe.

Here's my extended system info from PRLauncher:

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System Information
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  Operating System: Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium  (6.1.7601)
      Architecture: 64-bit
          Language: Polish (Poland)
       Motherboard: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-970A-UD3
         Processor: AMD Phenom(tm) II X4 955 Processor (Physical: 4, Logical: 4)
            Memory: 8,00 GB
      DIMM Modules: A2: 4,00 GB @ 1600 MHz
                    A3: 4,00 GB @ 1600 MHz
         Page File: 1022,18 MB
    .NET Framework: 4.0

Display Information
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 Display Device(s): Rodzajowy monitor PnP on AMD Radeon HD 6900 Series
   Display Mode(s): 1920 x 1080 (32 bit) @ 60 Hz
    Driver Version: 12.104.0.0
    Display Memory: 1024,00 MB
     Multisampling: 2, 4, 8
               DPI: 96 (100%)

Audio Information
-----------------
  Primary Playback: Creative Labs Inc. Software
 Primary Recording: Mikrofon (Realtek High Definiti
               EAX: True
           EAX 1.0: False
           EAX 2.0: True
           EAX 3.0: False
           EAX 4.0: False
           EAX 5.0: False
             X-RAM: False

Disk Information
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      Install Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2
                    Free: 51,42 GB, Total: 119,14 GB, NTFS
          Mod Path: C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\pr_beta
                    Free: 51,42 GB, Total: 119,14 GB, NTFS
     Profiles Path: C:\Users\Wojciech\Documents\ProjectReality\Profiles
                    Free: 51,42 GB, Total: 119,14 GB, NTFS
    Update DL Path: C:\Users\Wojciech\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\Downloads
                    Free: 51,42 GB, Total: 119,14 GB, NTFS
   Update Log Path: C:\Users\Wojciech\AppData\Local\Project Reality\Project Reality BF2\UpdateLogs
                    Free: 51,42 GB, Total: 119,14 GB, NTFS

Game Information
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      CD Key Valid: True
    Installed Mods: bf2, pr, pr_beta, xpack
       Current Mod: pr_beta
       BF2 Version: BF2 1.5
        PR Version: 1.0.19.0
          Language: Polish
   Debug Available: False
     Large Address: True
Supported Hardware: None

Profile Information
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      Profile 0001: wojos1Artist
              Type: Online
 Last Used Profile: True
        View Intro: True
        Fullscreen: True
      Display Mode: 1920x1080@60Hz
Display Mode Valid: True
   Graphics Scheme: High
     Multisampling: 8x
             VSync: False
   Terrain Quality: High
   Effects Quality: High
  Geometry Quality: High
   Texture Quality: High
  Lighting Quality: High
   Dynamic Shadows: High
    Dynamic Lights: High
 Texture Filtering: High
    Audio Provider: Software
    Provider Valid: True
     Audio Quality: High
               EAX: True

(Differences for Windows 8.1 is that game was installed on different disk (standard HDD instead of SSD) there was no Avast anvitirus (built in Defender instead), and built in firewall instead of Online Armor).

[IINoddyII]

See if this thread resolves your issue. https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f26-pr ... creen.html

Please report back and confirm or otherwise.

[wojos1Artist]

I've seen this thread before. I already cleared all caches before and it didn't help.
As well as I tried on complely fresh BF2 installation on Windows 8.1.

I don't really understand this post:

Check if windows is managing all your memory.

Well, if he means that I've 8GB installed and 8GB recognized - then yes, Windows is managing all my memory.

EDIT.
I guess the problem is compability mode which is always set by launcher to WinXP SP3 before launch. Is there way to prevent this from happening? My BF2 also doesn't work if I set compability mode.

EDIT2:
Update from Windows 8.1 Preview.
I managed to run game once - no clue how at all. I launched PRLauncher with "READ-ONLY" setting in Windows - but it doesn't work anymore.
My Win 8.1 issue is that the game is crashing after few seconds of beeing in blackscreen, and then getting "clearing BF2 resources" communicate, known from different threads. However the fix that I found in different threads doesn't work: https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f27-pr-bf2-support/120583-pr1-0-crashes-launch.html
So I checked if BF2.exe gets same issue with compability mode set to XP SP3 and bingo! - game crashes after few seconds (maybe 30) of showing a blackscreen.
It seems that compability mode is problem for me on both systems - I can't prevent launcher from chaning it each time. Only time it worked was after update (from .18 to .19) performed with read-only mode for launcher (? O.o).

[wojos1Artist]

Found solution for myself!
It is now clear, that the reason of my problems was compability mode being turn on by launcher. I discovered, that launcher does it each time on its start. So after running launcher, I manually turned off any compability mode in windows explorer (for PRBF2.exe which is located in main BF2 folder) - and game started up quickly without problem after choosing "Play" in launcher.
This is what I found working on Windows 8.1. Now I'm going to switch back to Windows 7 and I'll give update here, if this solution works for it as well. Maybe it will help someone...

EDIT:
Checked on Windows 7 - it works as well.

[IINoddyII]

Thanks for responding