Help

[{CLR} Major.Massacre]

I am having serious problems with reinstalling BF2. It worked fine until I tried to reinstall SF. Today I decided to reinstall the whole series from the begining. Now BF2 freezes when I put in the second disk, just like when I tried to reinstall SF. They always worked before until now. Can anyone help me?:(

[Apache Warrior]

Give us everything that happens, in sequence, when you try to install.
Apache

[{CLR} Major.Massacre]

I put in the second disk of BF2 and click next, and my whole computer freezes up. Thats it. I have to turn my computer off and start over. This is the third time taht this has happened.

[Hawkeye426]

Sounds like one of your disks is scratched, or corrupted. You can try cleaning them, if all else fails let me know and Ill send you some software I wrote that will try and make a disc image from your discs. Then You can burn yourself a new copy. This works as the Installer has a set number of retries before it freezes or returns an error wheres disc imaging programs often do not.

[Apache Warrior]

If it is a scratched disc get one of those disc polishing systems. I had one and repaired some of my son's discs before.
Apache

[{CLR} Major.Massacre]

If it is a scratched disc get one of those disc polishing systems. I had one and repaired some of my son's discs before.
ApacheThier is a small scratch on disk one of BF2 but not on disc 2, nor on any of the SF cd's.:scratch: Thanks for your input guys im still plugging away at it here.

[Duke{CLR}]

Can you install another game? Maybe it's something to do with oyur drive. :scratch:

[{CLR} Major.Massacre]

I tried installing COD4 and it showed an error message during the install. I checked the event viewer application error's and it said BF2 hangup error. I'm so lost right now.:scratch:

[Duke{CLR}]

Hmmm... Don't be offended but do you have enough space on you HDD? Do you have another optical drive you could try? or another HDD? :scratch:

[{CLR} Major.Massacre]

Hmmm... Don't be offended but do you have enough space on you HDD? Do you have another optical drive you could try? or another HDD? :scratch:
80GB's left of storage.

[{CLR} Major.Massacre]

Well I System restored my computer. And now when I start BF2 it gives me this error message. Error mods/bf2/shaders/lightning.fx not found!! This all just worked until I tried to reinstall SF what the hell is going on?:scratch:

[-IRC-MIKE]

Run the 1.41 patch and you're good to go. Trust me .. same thing happened on scottn44 's computer... but wait.. lemme edit

Once bf2 is installled... you install SF then you will get that error until yuo run the 1.41 patch. again.:2thumbs:

[Duke{CLR}]

Run the 1.41 patch and you're good to go. Trust me .. same thing happened on scottn44 's computer... but wait.. lemme edit

Once bf2 is installled... you install SF then you will get that error until yuo run the 1.41 patch. again.:2thumbs:

This should work Mass.

[{CLR} Major.Massacre]

This should work Mass.
Nope tried that my computer froze again while starting the second disk. I'm lost for words as to how this has happened, now I know why I play consoles. There is nothing I can do now. Sorry guys I wont be playing BF now.

[{CLR} Major.Massacre]

Funny thing.... Now I cant unistall BF2, it keeps telling me setup.exe has encounteres an error and needs to close. To the untrained a computer is mind boggling. Ive spent 5 hours since last night trying to get this to work, it worked fine two days ago!!! WTF! Sorry I need to rant..:pissed:

[Todd98]

I tried installing COD4 and it showed an error message during the install. I checked the event viewer application error's and it said BF2 hangup error. I'm so lost right now.:scratch:

Major do you think that it might be something wrong with your computer since you are having problems with the COD4 & BF2 series.:scratch:

[Hawkeye426]

Hey Mass download jv16 power tools demo (Just search it on Google) use it to uninstall BF2 and special forces then use the registry cleaner. Once thats finished do a defrag on your HDD (Start-All Programs-Accessories-System Tools-Disk Defragmenter) finally install bf2 then sf then patch to 1.41 (DO NOT USE MULTIPLE PATCHS!!! eg do not path to 1.1 then 1.2 then 1.3 ect..

Please try Mass we need you in here GOOD LUCK:2thumbs:

[Todd98]

My have too recover & reformat your computer?

[{CLR} Major.Massacre]

Hey Mass download jv16 power tools demo (Just search it on Google) use it to uninstall BF2 and special forces then use the registry cleaner. Once thats finished do a defrag on your HDD (Start-All Programs-Accessories-System Tools-Disk Defragmenter) finally install bf2 then sf then patch to 1.41 (DO NOT USE MULTIPLE PATCHS!!! eg do not path to 1.1 then 1.2 then 1.3 ect..

Please try Mass we need you in here GOOD LUCK:2thumbs:Hey Hawk can you give me a phone call if it's not too much of a bother?

[Zantheus]

If we r alowd to put files on the forums can you attach you DXDIAG to ur next post?? That way we can have a look at it and see if its hardware related

[{CLR} Major.Massacre]

If we r alowd to put files on the forums can you attach you DXDIAG to ur next post?? That way we can have a look at it and see if its hardware relatedI dont know what DXDIAD is? I'm way out of my league here. Thanks Zantheus.

[Hawkeye426]

Hey Hawk can you give me a phone call if it's not too much of a bother?

Sure thing mass but I cant today will you be around tomorrow?? I'm at my cousins all day

[Zantheus]

I dont know what DXDIAD is? I'm way out of my league here. Thanks Zantheus.

Open ur start Menu then click Run....in the cmd line type dxdiag.

Wait for it to finish its thing then click Save all Information and save it to ur desktop...it will be a TXT file. Attach it to ur next post :2thumbs:

[{CLR} Major.Massacre]

Its too big and will not let me post it.

[{CLR} Major.Massacre]

Hope this helps

[Zantheus]

Ok well I noticed most of your drivers are WAY out of date...if u have $20 I suggest using www.driveragent.com it gives you a full year of service for keeping all your drivers up to date...easier then going to individual sites for each product.

The only other thing I can suggest is make sure you run the game with Admin privledges for XP...I have found a couple forums talking about this issue

[{CLR} Major.Massacre]

Hey Mass download jv16 power tools demo (Just search it on Google) use it to uninstall BF2 and special forces then use the registry cleaner. Once thats finished do a defrag on your HDD (Start-All Programs-Accessories-System Tools-Disk Defragmenter) finally install bf2 then sf then patch to 1.41 (DO NOT USE MULTIPLE PATCHS!!! eg do not path to 1.1 then 1.2 then 1.3 ect..

Please try Mass we need you in here GOOD LUCK:2thumbs:98% defragging I hope this works. Thank you all for your help. -Crosses fingers, toes-

[{CLR} Major.Massacre]

Well after all that it still freezes after I put in the second disk and clicked ok. I'm done.:pissed:

[Duke{CLR}]

Well after all that it still freezes after I put in the second disk and clicked ok. I'm done.:pissed:

That stinks buddy.

[ryanbatc]

Well after all that it still freezes after I put in the second disk and clicked ok. I'm done.:pissed:

yeah it's gotta be a registry issue, something corrupted etc etc

Those can be a pain.... if you haven't formatted, now would be a good time for early spring cleaning hehe

[marvindecrain]

MM try to clean registry with all EA junks...
And try to install game again.
Or (the worst) reinstal whole system, bcs it looks like some system issues.
Don`t give up :) we all waiting for You in game :)

[{CLR} Major.Massacre]

Im sorry im so pissed off right now. After spending 7 hours dealing with this nonsense im a little fumed. I guess the real deal is I was excited to play with you all again after almost a year of absence, and now this happens. My computer is a dell and they gave me no back-up disks. I've never reformated before. Do I need XP for my system to run? My guess is that since its an operating system if I reformat it withot a back-up disk my computer will not start at all. Where did my Sledge hammer go? Smash! Boom! Ahhhhh Much better.:mad:

[Warhead]

look through your manuals, and on back of your pc case. they had to at least give you a product key for your OS. then all youll need is a friend with a good disc of your current flavor of OS.

youll want to download all the drivers youll be needing and put them to cd/dvd before even attempting

[Apache Warrior]

Call Dell and ask them for help with a copy of your OS.
Apache

[Hawkeye426]

Guys problem solved, :2thumbs: after an intensive 4hr phone call and a little remote access we have resolved the issue. The culprit? A combination of a corrupted installation file, and a bad disk. As of now let the massacre begin. :D

[{CLR} Major.Massacre]

Thanks Hawkeye! I could have never figured that out myself. Its weird how that sf reacted the same way and wouldnt start too. Had alot of fun this evening thanks to you. See ya tommorow.:D

[Hawkeye426]

Anytime mass. Happy I could help. :2thumbs:

[BlackArrow]

Massacre is in da house. Thanks Hawk !!!!

[Philgod111]

welcome back Mass, cant wait to gun for you again.

ring me mate

Phil.G

[Apache Warrior]

This is what CLR is about. Massacre could not figure it out and Hawkeye spent more than 4 hours on the phone with him. Hawkeye did not have to do it and apropos to him for it. :2thumbs:
Apache

[{CLR} Major.Massacre]

This is what CLR is about. Massacre could not figure it out and Hawkeye spent more than 4 hours on the phone with him. Hawkeye did not have to do it and apropos to him for it. :2thumbs:
Apache
+1 Like Blackarrow told Hawkeye yesterday I need my own personal tech support. :D I still find it strange how one day it worked and after that kaput. Computer's are fickle little things. I was literally pulling my hair out with all the different attempts that had failed. Ive got a year to wait before I can take the guy out for some brews. How about I take ya for some kart racing soon hawkeye?:D

[Duke{CLR}]

WTG Hawkeye. Welcome bac to the battle field Mass.

[Apache Warrior]

At least you have hair to pull out. :mutley:
Apache

[Philgod111]

At least you have hair to pull out. :mutley:
Apache

yeah pubic hair:cry:

[Tails_Kitsune]

Guys problem solved, :2thumbs: after an intensive 4hr phone call and a little remote access we have resolved the issue. The culprit? A combination of a corrupted installation file, and a bad disk. As of now let the massacre begin. :D

If you don't mind my asking (and if it's not too long a process) may I ask what you did? I had a very similar problem with Oblivion recently, and I finally caved and just used Kenshin's disc to install. Fixed the problem, but not the way I wanted to.

Awesome to hear that things are all working properly for you now, Massacre. Looking forward to seeing you on sometime real soon! :2thumbs:

[Hawkeye426]

+1 Like Blackarrow told Hawkeye yesterday I need my own personal tech support. :D I still find it strange how one day it worked and after that kaput. Computer's are fickle little things. I was literally pulling my hair out with all the different attempts that had failed. Ive got a year to wait before I can take the guy out for some brews. How about I take ya for some kart racing soon hawkeye?:D\

Ill pass on the kart racing, but you'll have to come to one of my MX races this summer. I don't race competitivly anymore but we still go out to the track and let it rip. :D

[-IRC-MIKE]

Handy tool for everyone here... Excellent for cleaning up your pc and strategically fixing minor to moderate issues...

http://www.ccleaner.com

Ccleaner a.k.a CrapCleaner is the best free program I've found and I use it religiously when working on customer pc's. It has an uninstall function and registry cleanup too. Don't be surprised if it takes a while on the initial scan. My first time I cleaned up 2 gigs of garbage :o

CCleaner is a freeware system optimization and privacy tool. It removes unused files from your system - allowing Windows to run faster and freeing up valuable hard disk space. It also cleans traces of your online activities such as your Internet history. But the best part is that it's fast (normally taking less than a second to run) and contains NO Spyware or Adware! :)

Advanced features to remove unused and old entries, including File Extensions, ActiveX Controls, ClassIDs, ProgIDs, Uninstallers, Shared DLLs, Fonts, Help Files, Application Paths, Icons, Invalid Shortcuts and more... also comes with a comprehensive backup feature.

Removes temp files and recent file lists (MRUs) from many apps including Media Player, eMule, Kazaa, Google Toolbar, Netscape, MS Office, Nero, Adobe Acrobat, WinRAR, WinAce, WinZip and many more...

100% Spyware FREE
This software does NOT contain any Spyware, Adware or Viruses

It also automatically notifies you upon opening if there are any updates available. You do not have to uninstall the old version to update.

[{CLR} Major.Massacre]

Thanks IRC Mike. Hope to get to meet you on BF2.:2thumbs:

[Hawkeye426]

If you don't mind my asking (and if it's not too long a process) may I ask what you did? I had a very similar problem with Oblivion recently, and I finally caved and just used Kenshin's disc to install. Fixed the problem, but not the way I wanted to.

Awesome to hear that things are all working properly for you now, Massacre. Looking forward to seeing you on sometime real soon! :2thumbs:

The problem Mass had and that you may be having is a damaged disc, Your best best is to use a program like ultra ISO, or game drive to make a disc image and then burn the image back to a new disk or mount it on a virtual drive. :D

[Hammy]

The problem Mass had and that you may be having is a damaged disc, Your best best is to use a program like ultra ISO, or game drive to make a disc image and then burn the image back to a new disk or mount it on a virtual drive. :D

Does this work with movies as well? I mean conceptually I could see it being true, but I have 4 movies that the kids scratched that stop playing at a certain point, and if this does work, then you may have made my day.

Thanks!

~Hammy

[SUB_ZERO]

same thing happened to me, but i restared, installed patch and it worked

[Hawkeye426]

Yes it should work with movies but youll want to use dvd decrypter :D