crash to desktop

[kaos_cracker]

on PR .856 i could join any game and worked fine, i just started .86 and as soon as i choose a server and hit join the game closes and goes to the desktop

how do you fix this?

[MrSh@vid]

Have you correctly patched to 0.86 and are you certain the server is running 0.86?, The game will usually crash to desktop if the version of the game you and running and the one the server is running are different.
If that doesn't fix try bumping up your resolution a notch (it's helped people in the past!), and if all else fails post in the Technical support forums, as their is a lot of help their including several sticky's with lots of information,

To Quote:

Q: I am crashing to desktop when loading/changing levels.
Q: I am getting a lot of lag on levels.

A: The most common cause of this is that you are running out of memory (though there are other causes). BF2 was a memory intensive game, and PR only increases on that.

First, you can try lowering your video settings, in particular, Textures. If that doesn't help or fix your issue, you can try increasing your virtual memory.

If that STILL doesn't work, you can try patching your bf2.exe to allow it to use more than 2GB of memory. This is only useful if you indeed do have more than 2GB of memory. Firstly, you want to backup your current bf2.exe in your "C:\Program Files\EA Games\Battlefield 2" (default install location) folder. To do this, simply rename it from bf2.exe to bf2.exe.original. You should back it up incase you have any issues in the future. Now you need to download the patched bf2.exe. This can be found in THIS zip file (THIS one if your using the EA Downloader version) (If you get a virus warning, ignore it, just a false positive). Then simply extract it next to bf2.exe.original, and your good to go.

[crazy11]

Moved to PR support.

[MAINERROR]

Also try to run the game in window mode to get a error message. Change your game shortcut by adding following values in the Target field.

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+fullscreen 0 +szx 1440 +szy 900

I have a widescreen hence the resolution 1440x900, just change that to a resolution you need.

Now with some luck you'll get an error message. Take a screenshot and post it here.