When does this crash occur exactly? on the menu after the cinematic finishes etc.

 

no, it crashes before anything loads. I just get a black screen an it crashes
back to the desktop with no error message

 

fm232

Hey mate.
I have this exact problem with my computer too. a mate installed teh game and it works perfectly but when i try on my computer it goes to a black screen, the monitor makes a click noise and then goes back to desktop.
i been trying to find out what is wrong for days now!

 

Assuming you two have the exact same problem this is a monitor refresh error, a very common bug among others, with the game. You will need to manually adjust the refresh rate outside the game setting it to 60. Atm your settings will probly be 80 which is causing your crash. if all else fails delete the entire profile settings, you will be reverted to defaults and your favorites list will be gone, but this should work. Again try to fix the refresh rate first.


*edit* btw FM your meeting the bare minimum on RAM for this game and when they say minimum they mean it. Your going to have problems all over without atleast 1gb.

 

Finally got it working. I was using a ******** for the game and it wasn't being overwritten when I installed the patch, so I fixed it by reinstalling the game then installing the patch. YAY!:grin:

MODERATOR EDIT: please do not tell us about your crimes.

 

Well, some of us aren't so lucky. My game does the exact same thing. When I first installed the game, I could at least get into the main menu, but couldn't load any maps before it crashed. I installed the patch, and now I see the BF2 pic/logo pop up, then the screen goes black, 'flashes' black and crashes to my desktop, no error. I've tried adjusting my refresh rate to 60Hz, and deleting my BF2 folder in My Documents. Is there anything else that I could do?? The patch was the new 1.12 patch, and I do not have the Special Forces expansion. My computer does meet the specs to run the game. If any more info is needed, I'd be happy to let you know if you think it can help. Thanks in advance!

 

I now can play BF2

I had exactly the same problem first the game ran fine, but one day it only showed the BF2 pic/logo pop up, then the screen goes black, 'flashes' black and crashes to my desktop, no error.

I tryied diferent things with no luck. until.....
Try to run the game from the autorun.exe on your original disk. It worked for me.

I know it sound silly but it's the only way BF2 can run in my computer.

Well, some of us aren't so lucky. My game does the exact same thing. When I first installed the game, I could at least get into the main menu, but couldn't load any maps before it crashed. I installed the patch, and now I see the BF2 pic/logo pop up, then the screen goes black, 'flashes' black and crashes to my desktop, no error. I've tried adjusting my refresh rate to 60Hz, and deleting my BF2 folder in My Documents. Is there anything else that I could do?? The patch was the new 1.12 patch, and I do not have the Special Forces expansion. My computer does meet the specs to run the game. If any more info is needed, I'd be happy to let you know if you think it can help. Thanks in advance!

 

this may be a silly question, but does your sysytem have a sata hd in it? i have been having random bails to the desktop when playing bf2. then last night i finnially got a bsod. after copying the info down, and doing some research, i have come to the conclution that the games is conficting with my sata driver somehow. now i got to find a newer/different driver to see if that fixes it.

 

hey, I thought that MAY be an issue as well but my HDD is a brand new WD 250GB 16mb cach SATA. what if that still is the issue?? can I fix that somehow??

 

hmm
i have tried everything in this thread and nothing works
again i will double click on the icon to launch bf2 and then the screen will go black then flicker then crash to desktop
plz someone help me

 

Help

Ive had this game for ages and the screen goes black then goes back to my desktop, ive tried changing the refresh rate this but i still doesnt work. plz help

 

What fixed it for me is restoring "refresh force" back to the original settings. I use refresh force so I will get the max FPS in Counter-strike. What refresh force does is force the hertz in games to your desktop hertz. I guess BF2 isn't compatible with it.

 

this is for everyone who crashes to desk top i did this and it worked fine for me
\My Documents\Battlefield 2\Profiles\

This will reset your game to the default settings. You can
now start the game, retrieve or create a new profile, and re-adjust
the settings using the Menu as normal

delete that file

 

When does this crash occur exactly? on the menu after the cinematic finishes etc.

For me, it crashes just after the opening cinematic on the menu. It just freezes I have no idea how to fix this, any ideas?
System Specs:
AMD Athlon x64 3200+ 2.0GHz
1024MB DDR400
Radeon 9200SE 128MB
Running the x64 bit version of Windows with the correct drivers installed.

Thanks!

 

I got it to work, I baught a better graphics card lol, thanks anyway.

 

ok, i have had BF2 for a while, and it worked fine, i started downloading mods for counter strike, and a patch for BF2, then after a while the game woud jus freeze! i couldnt ctrl alt delete it or anything! it jus made a loud screech noise and started makin a poping noise, i couldnt move the mouse at all, forcing me to turn off the computer without shutting down
this also happens with my following games:

comand & conquer generals, C&C generals:zero hour, counter strike, counter strike:condition zero, ghost recon, and recently as of today it happend on Soldner:secret wars when i tried to load it

i have a Dell XPS and its only about 1 year old

PLEASE HELP! PLEASE!!!

 

My BF2 game crashes after all the starting cinematics...after in comes up with the 2 starting splash screens then when i gets to the menu the lady says "Welcome To Duty"....then it just stays on a grey screen with lines going through it.....it still has the music playing but you cant do Ctrl + Alt + Delete to exit the game....you need to either restart or switch of the power

Can someone please help!!!!

Pentium 4 3.2ghz
512mb ram
Radeon 9550 128mb

 

I am having same issues as bcdownloads except mine either totally freezes (no music) or my system restarts. I have yet to play the game because the damn thing locks up or causes reboot before I have time to set ANYTHING up.....

My first thought is that my brand new Radeon x850xt was overheating, so I pulled side panel off case, placed a room fan in front of it, and opened the windows (it's 36 f outside). At idle, temp was running 34 C. All drivers are current, mobo, processor, graphics, power supply, and RAM all brand new as of last week.

ANY ideas??

AMD Athlon 64 3200+
MSI K8N Neo4
1024 Mb RAM
Radeon X850XT 256mb PCIe
WD 160 Gig HD
Antec SmartPower 500 watt PS

 

need help plz

i need help staritn up bf2 a black screen comes up after the bf2 logo pops up can u help me plz and it goes back to the desktop
:4-dontkno

 

Wait till 1.21 patch comes out!... it will fix all problems
there workin on it now ill keep iu guys posted

 

Cool, hope it works

 

this is for everyone who crashes to desk top i did this and it worked fine for me
\My Documents\Battlefield 2\Profiles\

This will reset your game to the default settings. You can
now start the game, retrieve or create a new profile, and re-adjust
the settings using the Menu as normal

delete that file

this is true, thank you hudson for bringing this up.

sometimes, the user folder gets corrupt, and deleting it, forces the game to retrieve your account info once again.

there are 100's of mods (mods are user-created expansions) out there for this game, like mercenaries 4.0 which allows for larger explosions, more accurate "body flying" factor, and so on, but the drawback, is that when you install these mods, it will often corrupt your user folder.

during the time i have played it, i've have to delete my user folder at least 10 times.

it's the first thing i check when i mess my install up, and so far, it's always been what the problem was.

 

Most ATI cards require Microsoft.Net in order to operate and function correctly, esp. the control panel issues.
You can download it from Microsoft's website, one caution though, it's a huge file, 23 Mb's.
Install the vid card, run the installation CD and update MS.net
I've had the same headache with my old Radeon 9250 (pci) Never worked at it's full potential and crashed a lot, until I installed MS.net.
The current ver. is Microsoft.Net 2.0
Hope that helps.

 

Type this command in the "Run..." window (in the start menu):

"C:\Program Files\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 0

Modify the path to BF2.exe to point to your installation. This will run the program in window mode, so you can see any errors that pop up.

 

Start Error in BF2

I have all the patches, my restoration rate is at 60, I have got updates for my Video and Sound card and still no luck My Video card is an SiS 760. I got my computer used and I can't find evern a mention of the brand anywhere in Battle Field chat fourms wo what do I do??????????

 

I have a problem where I am loading a map (any map) and I get the loading bar to about 39%, loading Animations or something, when it closes to the desktop, no error. I do have a SATA HDD, and I could not find any new drivers. I have the original Battlefield 2 only, not the expansion.

The funny thing is, I used to play the demo flawlessly. I upgraded my RAM from 512Mb to 1Gb and installed the SATA HDD, and the demo did the exact same thing as the full version. I got the full version at the same time as the RAM and the HDD, so I had never tried the demo after I installed the hardware until recently.

If anyone finds a solution to my problem, or needs more information to help find one, it would be GREATLY appreciated. Thanks!