PR under Windows Vista

Hi,

I didn't find my problem in the list, so I'll give it out here.

When I join a game, my screen goes as usually black, with the background music on, but then pr quits itself and I'm back to desktop.

What do I do?

p.s. If you're experiencing the pr.exe and bf2.exe bug or whatever I just chose to run the pr.exe shortcut as administrator and that worked for me.

Windows Vista 32-bit
4gig RAM
8800GT 512mb
Intel quad-core

[Cheeseman]

KinDa late on a possible solution for you, but have you checked if your screen refresh rate is on 60 Hertz?

[k.dotman]

hi for an unknown reason pr randomly closes to desctop after 15-20 minutes of gameplay with no error message.

Im using vista home premium 32 bit
4G ram 2.9
2.9GHz dual core
512 graphics card..

ive already alowed it throug the fierwall and running it as administrator. graphics are set to high. Is there anything else i could try??

[Skodz]

Originally Posted by k.dotman

hi for an unknown reason pr randomly closes to desctop after 15-20 minutes of gameplay with no error message.

Im using vista home premium 32 bit
4G ram 2.9
2.9GHz dual core
512 graphics card..

ive already alowed it throug the fierwall and running it as administrator. graphics are set to high. Is there anything else i could try??

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]Cheeseman

Memory error: PR crashing during a map change with "memory .dll error” message.

Description to the possible cause of the problem: This is due to memory allocation problem with Windows Vista. Sometimes while loading a new map in PR the engine can use up to 4GB of memory in an instant; this leads to a crash, because that amount of memory isn’t accessible to the game under Vista.

Solutions:

• As mentioned above, setting textures to medium has commonly fixed this problem.
• Hers another fix for this problem for both Windows Vista 32 and 64bit operating systems (Although not recommended, because of MD5 check mismatch, so make sure to backup a copy of BF2.exe before performing this fix):

All in the first message...

[DarthDisco]

I too had previously experienced the "Crash While Loading New Map" problem. For the longest time I had simply used the solution of setting my textures to medium. But seeing as how I have 4GB of RAM and that Cheeseman has found us a proper work-around, I have decided that I do not want to sacrifice any of my graphics any longer.

I am just wondering if anyone else has tried the C++ solution with success? I will likely give it a try tonight, and will report back my results afterward.


DD

[Deadfast]

You will get kicked for MD5 tool mismatch.

[DarthDisco]

I'm in the middle of a game after having apparently completed the C++ solution. We'll see if I can load the new map, but so far I have not been kicked. However, I am noticing some of the "stuttering" mentioned in Cheeseman's first Vista problem. This despite the fact that I have 4GB of RAM. I guess it could simply be due to my CPU (Intel Core 2 Duo E6300) it only runs 1.8 Ghz per core, which is not terribly fast.

[moska-sstealth]

Hey help me plz.

i download the project reality Core
but it doesn't work.
help me plz. i want play PR!

[Dude388]

Originally Posted by moska-sstealth

Hey help me plz.

i download the project reality Core
but it doesn't work.
help me plz. i want play PR!

You did download the level pack and install it in order right?

Remember you need to it in this order:

1. Install Battlefield 2.
2. Install any Battlefield 2 Expansion Packs (these are NOT required for Project Reality).
3. Install the full BF2 Patch (Currently: BF2 1.41)
4. Install the latest PR Build (Currently: PR 0.

If this still doesn't work, give the Installation guide a thorough read. I had similar problems like yours, but it helped me fix things.

[[R-COM]bad_nade]

Originally Posted by moska-sstealth

Hey help me plz.

i download the project reality Core
but it doesn't work.
help me plz. i want play PR!

You need both Core AND Levels.