PR under Windows Vista

[Japub]

I have the same problem. Whenever i click 'Deploy' I get kicked back to desktop. No error message[see edit], just Vista which tries to search for an error but finds none.

When I create a server offline I can load a map. But when it's almost finished I end up with CTD there as well.



Tested solutions so far:
- All settings set to high, no success
- Textures to medium, no success
- Various resolution changes, no success (1024x900 something now)
- Solution with Visual C++ (couldn't update it though, and the last command 'editbin.exe /LARGEADDRESSAWARE BF2.exe' just gave me some error message, could the lack of update be the reason?)BFPirates :: View topic - Vista fix for BF2
- Changing audio settings, no success. https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f27...-bf2-mods.html
-"Fonts" solution, no success. https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f27...map-fixed.html
- Deleted profiles folder, and re-retrieved account, no success.
- Run as administrator, no success
- UAC turned off

System specs:
Processsor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
RAM: Corsair Dominator TWIN2X8500C5D 2048MB, DDR2,2x1GB
Graphics card: HIS Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3
Vista 64-bit

Does anyone know what to do?


EDIT: There's actually one error message. It says that "BF2.exe" stopped responding. So it's not just some PR specific problem but a BF2 problem.

EDIT #2: Just found out you can find error msgs in the log files.
Here's my error:

Moving 'mods/xpack/shaders_client.zip' to 'mods/xpack/shaders_client.zip-vanilla'... Failed (2).

I guess the shaders that need to get optimized when loading a map for first time or after video changes is the problem here.

[LeChuckle]

turned off UAC i guess?

[Japub]

Yes.

[TeRR0R]

delete your player profile folder ("Battlefield 2" in "My Documents").

Retrieve your account, reapply all video, audio and control settings.

Play the game

[Japub]

Are you sure? Cause I just installed it a few days ago, on my new computer. So there shouldn't be any way that there could be something different, if I delete that folder and redo everything. But I'll try it anyway. :P

[Japub]

Didn't work.

[dartheven]

Originally Posted by Japub

I have the same problem. Whenever i click 'Deploy' I get kicked back to desktop. No error message[see edit], just Vista which tries to search for an error but finds none.

When I create a server offline I can load a map. But when it's almost finished I end up with CTD there as well.



Tested solutions so far:
- All settings set to high, no success
- Textures to medium, no success
- Various resolution changes, no success (1024x900 something now)
- Solution with Visual C++ (couldn't update it though, and the last command 'editbin.exe /LARGEADDRESSAWARE BF2.exe' just gave me some error message, could the lack of update be the reason?)BFPirates :: View topic - Vista fix for BF2
- Changing audio settings, no success. https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f27...-bf2-mods.html
-"Fonts" solution, no success. https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f27...map-fixed.html
- Deleted profiles folder, and re-retrieved account, no success.
- Run as administrator, no success
- UAC turned off

System specs:
Processsor: Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Quad CPU Q9400 @ 2.66GHz
RAM: Corsair Dominator TWIN2X8500C5D 2048MB, DDR2,2x1GB
Graphics card: HIS Radeon HD 4850 512MB GDDR3
Vista 64-bit

Does anyone know what to do?


EDIT: There's actually one error message. It says that "BF2.exe" stopped responding. So it's not just some PR specific problem but a BF2 problem.

EDIT #2: Just found out you can find error msgs in the log files.
Here's my error:


I guess the shaders that need to get optimized when loading a map for first time or after video changes is the problem here.

I do have the same problem

[Japub]

Oh, at last someone else that have the same. Then we're not alone.

I made a whole new topic about it with even more detailed info. Could you go check it out and see if that's exactly what you have as well?

https://www.realitymod.com/forum/f27...eploy-ctd.html

[Salvakiya]

i recently downloaded pr on a vista 32 home edition computer and before the game even starts it shows a error. i cant even get to the main menu. it says something like failed to load static mesh.fx(5) or something like that. i ran the installer in windows xp combatability mode and as an administrator aswell as the game shortcut. whats wrong?

Edit: i got the exact error message. it gave me this
StaticMesh.fx(2):error X1507 failed to open source file:
'mods/xpack/shaders/datatypes.fx

[Cheeseman]

Original post has been updated with a new fix for the BF2.exe under Windows Vista by R.J.Travis.