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Krystion wrote:Edit:
ok i got it working
i used FDM to re download from a differant source
and patched to 1.41 then 1.50

not sure wich one fixed it but it works now yay (...)

Krystion wrote:Edit:
ok i got it working
i used FDM to re download from a differant source
and patched to 1.41 then 1.50

not sure wich one fixed it but it works now yay

Hi.
i have installed bf2 and it worked fine. then i installed pr. when i try to run it i see the pr dogtags then a bf2 screen and my screen goes black then back to the desktop with no error report its like nothing happend. since i installed pr bf2 is giving me the same problem.

i have spent the last 2 days reading this thread and trying the sollutions that i could understand with no progress. so now i have got to the end of the thread and need to ask for help.


please help me before i pull out all my hair lol
im a computer noob so i will try to tell you every thing i think that is important
i am running windows 7 home premium 64-bit

i have set bf2 and PR to run as admin and given them full controll

Bf2.exe
target: "C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1

start in: "C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2"

pr.exe
target: "C:\Program Files (x86)\EA Games\Battlefield 2\mods\pr\pr.exe"

start in: "C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\pr"

pr registry
Hkey_Local_Machine\software\Wow6432Node\black sand studios\Project\reality
in here i see three things

(default) REG_SZ (value not set)
installdir REG_SZ C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2
Version REG_SZ Full 0917

Bf2 registry
Hkey_Local_Machine\software\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2
(default) REG_SZ (value not set)
installdir REG_SZ C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2
Language REG_SZ English
Locale REG_SZ en_US

Hkey_Local_Machine\software\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\ergc
(default) REG_SZ ************* (i think this was the authentication code can post if needed)

Hkey_Local_Machine\software\Wow6432Node\Electronic Arts\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\wdc
(default) REG_SZ false

if there is anything else i need to post just tell me how to find it and i will post it
thanks

Edit: i downloaded 1.5 patch and it wont install it says i have a newer version but i didnt patch the game at all so im not sure it is getting auto patched on installation maybe

ahhh stress gota play this americas army 3 just doesnt cut it
please help S.o.S

ikey_LV wrote:No one posted solution works on Win7 (All frameworks, updates, drivers are latest), . I have an headache.
Even runnig the pr.exe causes that "You must use "pr.exe" to run Project Reality. Please update your shortcuts as required."
Come on, developers, start do something

Qwertfyu2 wrote:I have had BF2 problems for awhile now and I believe I may have come across a fix for my problem. Firstly however I would like to apologize to sniping coward for taking the time to focus on my problem and doing his best to find a solution to it. I have not checked my mail in months and I would like to apologize to him for never testing his solution.

Just today I was looking to disable the administrator settings on my PR shortcut. Everytime I want to play I have to type in the administrator password and then it will load the game. It was a minor thing that I really didn't care if I could fix it or not but it led me to an even bigger find.

I decided to right click on the Project Reality shorcut and then I clicked on 'Properties.' When I saw that it had a 'Security' tab I realized that this might be my problem with punkbuster. I saw that in the 'Group or user names:' box that 'System,' my account, and administrators were all there. When I clicked on one of them underneath it in the 'Permissions for SYSTEM' menu, everything except for 'Special Permissions' had a checkmark next to it under 'Allow.' I decided then to go to my Punkbuster folder.

In my punkbuster folder there was Punkbuster A and Punkbuster B. I right clicked on Punkbuster A and then clicked on the 'Security' tab. Underneath that just as before for each and every 'Permission' that all but the 'Special Permissions' box had a checkmark under 'Allow.' I then right clicked on Punkbuster B and clicked on the 'Security' tab and saw that under the 'Permission' that all of the checkmark boxes under 'Allow' were blank as well as under 'Deny.' Under the the 'Allow' there is a checkbox that is for 'Full Control.' When I clicked that box in all the rest of the checkmark boxes except for 'Special Permissions' was checked in. I continued to do this for all four of the groups in the section that was above this under 'Group or user names.' I pressed 'Apply' and then I then logged into PR and launched myself into a server and lo and behold it worked! I no longer have to go to my desktop and do what I did before to get punkbuster to run! I hope this works for you as it did for me and I will soon post pictures of step by step instructions on how to fix it. Thank you for reading this long post but in the long run I hope it works for you as it has for me!

WorldToChange;1591842 wrote:Wait, so this is for the "You must use pr.exe" problem? Sorry if i'm a newb/noob.[/QUOT]

Haha. no wonder I couldn't find my origional post. I meant this to be under Punkbuster solutions haha. Admin will either move it or delete it shortly. I am going to copy and paste it in that section haha.

Qwertfyu2 wrote:

WorldToChange;1591842 wrote:Wait, so this is for the "You must use pr.exe" problem? Sorry if i'm a newb/noob.

Haha. no wonder I couldn't find my origional post. I meant this to be under Punkbuster solutions haha. Admin will either move it or delete it shortly. I am going to copy and paste it in that section haha.