Battlefield 2 Problem

Mr_Orange55 · 2014-10-04, 20:15

So, I have been playing Project Reality for a long time. All of a sudden, my Desura account won't let me upload Project Reality. I tried uninstalling everything (had to uninstall Desura because I had problems with this). I tried uninstalling Battlefield 2 and it won't let me. I tried installing Battlefield 2 and it won't let me. I don't know what else to do. Any suggestions?

Mr_Orange55 · 2014-10-04, 20:58

So apparently my Battlefield 2 is installed. Every time I try to load it, my screen will turn black and then go back to the desktop.

Really miss PR. Any help?

LITOralis.nMd · 2014-10-04, 21:41

Try to start vanilla BF2 in windowed mode.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Boris

Create a shortcut to BF2.exe, then right-click it and select 'Properties'.

The 'Target' field should look something like:

Code:

C:\path\to\BF2.exe

Modify that to the following:

Code:

C:\path\to\BF2.exe +fullscreen 1 +szx 1280 +szy 720

See how that goes.

I'm not confident this will help here, but I want to see if we can make BF2 not mess about switching video modes during start-up by specifically defining it here. I get the impression that the game might be switching to an invalid mode for the monitor momentarily during start-up.

This will only work for vanilla BF2 though (BF2.exe), not PR, but we'll cross that bridge if/when we get there.

Did you say vanilla BF2 used to work? Has the game worked before on that setup?

P.S. Try "+fullscreen 0", too, if "1" doesn't work.

Mr_Orange55 · 2014-10-04, 23:25

It didn't work.

It worked fine before and then all of a sudden it didn't in Desura. Initially when PR wouldn't load in Desura, I was told I must run BF2 first in order to run PR. I tried running BF2 and it all of a sudden started saying it was uninstalling uncommon mod I believe.

Then I decided to uninstall everything. I couldn't really uninstall BF2. It gave me an error message. I put in the DVD and tried uninstalling from there. Then all of a sudden it said it was going to install BF2.

Could this be from Windows 7? I read some issues online with Windows 7 and Windows 8.

I am lost. I really love PR. I feel like I won't be able to play it again...

LITOralis.nMd · 2014-10-05, 23:22

OK, let's get some more info from you.
1. what version of BF2 do you own? A retail DVD, a Steam copy, an Origin copy, etc?
2. I think you have the DVD version, do you still have the DVDs and your CDKey?
3. Are you comfortable redownloading the PR 1.2.0 ISO file through a bittorrent client, skipping Desura altogether?

At this point, you'll want to provide me with the exact error message you get when regular BF2 crashes when you start it. With that info I can tell you if it's fixable or if you need to completely unisntall and reinstall BF2.

Mr_Orange55 · 2014-10-11, 13:35

I reinstalled BF2 with DVD. I updated to 1.41 then 1.5. I downloaded PR again in Desura. I tried to run PR, it then tells me to run BF2 first. I try to run BF2 in Desura and it says it is uninstalling complex mod (which I assume to be PR).

I think this is something you might want to bring up with Desura.

TufenHuden · 2014-10-18, 22:27

Desura really buggy I've played other BF-2 mods on
Desura and at times it won't play other BF-2 Mods/P.O.E/
etc.

Since Gamespy has left seems all the BF-2 Desura mods don't
work all together.
I sent them an email about it like 2 months ago and haven't heard anything
back.
May reinstall Desura or Install PR from scratch from version prior PR-Vers-1.2
then when in PR update it will update to Vers-1.2-but it will take awhile maybe 20-30-mins.

2014-10-04, 20:15	#1
Mr_Orange55 Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5 United States of America	Battlefield 2 Problem So, I have been playing Project Reality for a long time. All of a sudden, my Desura account won't let me upload Project Reality. I tried uninstalling everything (had to uninstall Desura because I had problems with this). I tried uninstalling Battlefield 2 and it won't let me. I tried installing Battlefield 2 and it won't let me. I don't know what else to do. Any suggestions?

2014-10-04, 20:58	#2
Mr_Orange55 Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5 United States of America	Re: Battlefield 2 Problem So apparently my Battlefield 2 is installed. Every time I try to load it, my screen will turn black and then go back to the desktop. Really miss PR. Any help?

2014-10-04, 23:25	#4
Mr_Orange55 Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5 United States of America	Re: Battlefield 2 Problem It didn't work. It worked fine before and then all of a sudden it didn't in Desura. Initially when PR wouldn't load in Desura, I was told I must run BF2 first in order to run PR. I tried running BF2 and it all of a sudden started saying it was uninstalling uncommon mod I believe. Then I decided to uninstall everything. I couldn't really uninstall BF2. It gave me an error message. I put in the DVD and tried uninstalling from there. Then all of a sudden it said it was going to install BF2. Could this be from Windows 7? I read some issues online with Windows 7 and Windows 8. I am lost. I really love PR. I feel like I won't be able to play it again...

2014-10-05, 23:22	#5
LITOralis.nMd Retired PR Developer Join Date: Apr 2010 Posts: 5,648 United States of America	Re: Battlefield 2 Problem OK, let's get some more info from you. 1. what version of BF2 do you own? A retail DVD, a Steam copy, an Origin copy, etc? 2. I think you have the DVD version, do you still have the DVDs and your CDKey? 3. Are you comfortable redownloading the PR 1.2.0 ISO file through a bittorrent client, skipping Desura altogether? At this point, you'll want to provide me with the exact error message you get when regular BF2 crashes when you start it. With that info I can tell you if it's fixable or if you need to completely unisntall and reinstall BF2.

2014-10-11, 13:35	#6
Mr_Orange55 Join Date: Sep 2014 Posts: 5 United States of America	Re: Battlefield 2 Problem I reinstalled BF2 with DVD. I updated to 1.41 then 1.5. I downloaded PR again in Desura. I tried to run PR, it then tells me to run BF2 first. I try to run BF2 in Desura and it says it is uninstalling complex mod (which I assume to be PR). I think this is something you might want to bring up with Desura.

2014-10-18, 22:27	#7
TufenHuden Join Date: Jul 2012 Posts: 65 United States of America	Re: Battlefield 2 Problem Desura really buggy I've played other BF-2 mods on Desura and at times it won't play other BF-2 Mods/P.O.E/ etc. Since Gamespy has left seems all the BF-2 Desura mods don't work all together. I sent them an email about it like 2 months ago and haven't heard anything back. May reinstall Desura or Install PR from scratch from version prior PR-Vers-1.2 then when in PR update it will update to Vers-1.2-but it will take awhile maybe 20-30-mins.