PR ctds on startup

[layschips]

I find one of the main causes is bf2 patch 1.5. Try uninstalling PR and BF2. re-download the 1.41 and 1.5 patches.

And if you're having a problem with the game resolution, add this to your target.

+menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1920 +szy 1080
depending on your resolution

should look like this
"C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\pr\pr.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1+menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +szx 1920 +szy 1080

[thepalerider]

If you still have trouble run battlefield cleaner to flush out your video cache files.

Then:

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.

No joy?
OK
Some other things you can try before you uninstall/reinstall.
Backup your BF2 folder that's inside your documents folder. Once you have a backup delete the original from your documents folder.
Try starting PR from your PR shortcut
a new default folder is created
link to your online account.
If all goes well (CTD gone) all you have to do to get your custom settings back is copy your 'control' file from your backup to the new profile folder.
path:
C:\Users\your user name here\Documents\Battlefield 2\Profiles\0002
note: you may not have a 0002 folder so use 0001