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LetsRock wrote:try "join ip" !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

thepalerider wrote: Quick check list:
BF2 installed
All earlier PR versions deleted

Full 1.41 BF2 updater
PR 8 uses TWO installers
#1 Core installed FULL ( create desktop short checked)
#2 levels installed
running desktop at 1024x768 res or higher game the same

punk buster uninstalled with pbsvc
reboot before reinstalling punk buster files with pbsvc( if your using Vista DO NOT set compatibility to XP, run as admin ok)
run pbsvc test/get all green on test
update bunk buster files with pbsetup
open or turn off firewall for bf2
If you still have trouble run battlefield cleaner to flush out your video cache files

I run Vista. I had a few 'handshaking and 'Corrupted Packet Flow' errors after installing v8.
I downloaded the newest pbsvc and automatically set compatibility to XP before running it.
BIG MISTAKE!
I started to CTD on map load!


Tried everything I could think of but nothing worked in till I thought "maybe pbsvc was written with Vista in mind so I tried unchecking compatibility to XP.
BINGO!!
CTD stopped!!!

Still no joy?

Trash your BF2 cache files
Path:
C:\Users\'your user name here'\Documents\Battlefield 2\mods\bf2\cache

Throw EVERYTHING inside the folder named cache away.
don't worry the files will be replaced with new ones when the game restarts.

STILL getting CTD?

Make a new user and try to join a server.
Don't worry about your settings yet, battlefield cleaner can transfer old settings to the new one later.

Hope it helps.