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Hello All, First off I am new to PR and I don't even know if this is the right area to be posting this issue. I use to have PR before the .9 version came out and everything worked great. I saw you guys had a recent release and decided to download. When PR .91 is opening my screen goes black like its loading then crashes back to my desktop. I have no error message and it does it every time. I re-downloaded BF2 and also re-downloaded PR but nothing seems to work. Any suggestions?

Some1 please respond

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When looking for answers please follow these simple steps.

#1 : Read the red stickys First.
New PR problems are rare so most answers can be found here.

#2. Use the search feature on PRs web site or GOOGLE IT!.
Often the quickest way to find what your looking for when you have an error message.

#3. Please remember to include your basic PC info in your post
You have spent some time trying to help yourself without any luck, so your ready to ask for help:

Please include your basic PC info in your post :
Operating system = XP, Vista etc.
systems specks = cpu/speed, ram installed, video card/video ram on card,type of monitor
network setup = cable, 4 port 10/100/1000 d- link gamers lounge/ wired connection.
And a brief history before and after problem started.
Please describe when your CTD or problem hits and
what you have already tried.
The more info you can give the better your chance of getting a quick answer back.
You don't have to write a book,
but your basic PC info is needed to help you.

Good luck
Welcome to PR
"Project reality, it's all about the teamwork."

Well me and computers are horrible together so please bare with me.

I have a windows xp
video card is a radeon x1650series
40gb hard drive with more space added on so above 40gb.
mag innovision 996pf monitor the newest one available.
2.50ghz intel celeron processor
and it says something about a 10/100 mbps ethernet which i have no clue what that means but i have wireless internet.

Thats what my computer is I don't know if that makes sense or not because i am horrible with computers.

My problem didn't start until PR .90.

Before .90 everything worked great no lag. When .90 came out i deleted it because I lost interest in it.

A couple days ago i saw u had a new release .91 and i decided to reinstall.

It didn't work. So i reinstalled BF2 from the start all over again. Re-downloaded PR and it didn't work. I tried all of it over again and installed the 1.5 patch for BF2 before installing PR and still doesn't work.

The issue is the game will start up and the main PR screen with the dogtags show up. Then it goes to a black screen like its loading and it will flash black a few times then goes right back to my desktop backround.

PLEASE HELP

The most common causes of CTD are:
Failure to uninstall any previously installed versions of PR.
This can easily be done via the Windows Control Panel
'Add and Remove Programs' icon, under "Project Reality 0.x".*,
then delete the PR folder to remove any leftover files.
Don't forget to delete the desktop short as well.
PRv.917 uses 2 installers. You must install both 'Part 1' and 'Part 2'.
It is recommended that you restart your system after you install/uninstall programs
to ensure all installed components, files and registry entries are correctly installed or removed.

BF2 not updated to v 1.41 before patching with v1.5
FULL update 1.41
Final v1.5
Some have posted Updating with the
1.5 update
Sometimes does not complete, but looks like it does.
To find your version of BF2
run PR in 'windowed' mode
Look at the upper left corner
you should see
v.1.5.3153-802.0


Incomplete install of 'part 1' & 'part 2'
I believe the PR single/co-op player has been integrated now.

Project Reality v 0.917 uses TWO separate Client Installers and should be installed in this order.
First
v0.917-part1 of 2
and followed by
v0.917-part2 of 2
(Part 2 installer should make a desktop short cut.)
If you get any errors, download a new installer from a different source and try again.
Compatibility mode to xp and run as admin not set in desktop shortcut on Vista PCs
Right click shortcut
choose 'properties' from bottom of list
Click on the Compatibility 'tab'(along the top of the window)
Check 'run as admin' box, select WINDOWS XP(service pack 2


Good luck
Welcome to PR
"Project reality, it's all about the teamwork."

Thank you so much, now I can get to the main menu!! Only problem now is when i try to load a server i double click on it and it goes to my desktop backround. So now i just can't get into any online servers without crashing to my desktop.

Punk Buster not updated:
Before you go online to join a server
you should:
1. Download pbsvc
2. Start pbsvc installer, you should see options for install, uninstall, test.
3. Run the Uninstaller, then delete the PB folder to remove any leftover files.
4. Restart your computer.
5. reinstall punk buster files with pbsvc( if your using Vista DO NOT set compatibility to XP, run as admin ok)
6. After pcsvc installs, click the "test" option to check the punk buster install you just did.
5. Make sure it comes back "all green"
6.Download pbsetup
(pbsvc DOES NOT install pbsetup.
If your using Vista DO NOT set compatibility to XP, run as admin ok)
7.Create a pbsvc installer shortcut AND pbsetup program shortcut on your desktop.
8.Run pbsetup (from the shortcut on your desktop) add BF2 to the games list, then hit update."

(pbsvc installs the punk buster 'engines' or applications.
PBsetup installs the files/gas the 'engines run)

Check Punkbuster B is set to auto re-start.

=HOG=Romeo_One_Three wrote:Open your Control Panel. Go to Administrative Services. Click

on Services while PR is running. Select Punkbuster B, right click, select properties, select the

recovery tab and make sure they all say "Restart the service" for all three dropdowns. You can do

the same for PB A, but generally speaking, it's the B client that stops responding. Any time you

update PB, you may need to re-do this step.

W7 users = In services ( inside the 'log on' tab) check box which states “Allow this service to interact with the desktop.

Firewall not set up (open) for BF2 and punk buster
UPDATE YOUR FIREWALL

Make sure your firewall has permission for:

BF2.EXE
PBSETUP.EXE
(search for your location)

PNKBSTRA.EXE
path:
C:\WINDOWS\SYSWOW64\PNKBSTRA.EXE
or (not 100% sure but for 32 bit O/S I think it's)C:\WINDOWS\SYSWOW32\PNKBSTRA.EXE
PnkBstrB.exe
path:
"C:\Users"your user name here"\AppData\Roaming\PnkBstrB.exe"
Don't forget to open for BF2VoipServer as well:
C/Program Files/EA Games/Battlefield 2/BF2VoipServer.exe
Good luck

Ok I did what you said with pb word for word. I can't find where it says to set it to auto- restart. Also when i click properties and compatibility I do not see anywhere on their run as admin. So i can't do that because i can't see it.

problem solved i got it working. thanks for the support help guys