| Battlefield 2 • New PC |
| 20.12.2017, 19:00 - jostotest - Administrator - 962 Posts
Main pc died, bought a new one with windows 10, Loaded up bf2 from my genuine copy , it works off line, Load up patch 1.41. gets to end and say patch failed ( windows) disc says it has been successful. try test it on play offline, Fails, something about shaders,  When I try to load Patch 1.50 , it says I have a newer version installed already,and just stops. !! , WHAT. https://www.pcworld.co...4522-pdt.html#srcid=11026 help |
| 20.12.2017, 21:29 - S_h_a_r_k_93 - Administrator - 5372 Posts
Holy fucking shit what a great rig you got there dude!  Compliments. Please apply your usual CD-Key  (the one from the 64 machine maybe? Well whatever, use your usual CD-Key, in case of admin problems will fix it pronto  ).Moving on to your problem, I used to have a post about the mods/bf2/shaders/staticmesh.fx not found! error but I think yours is very similar. Let's skip all the solutions I had listed, and go to the most drastic yet bullet-proof one: reinstalling.
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| 21.12.2017, 12:22 - jostotest - Administrator - 962 Posts
Thanks you very much Shark, Used control panel to uninstal everything incuding hub, downloaded ccleaner and ran that, copied the whole bf2 folder in my documents folder from a third slow machine ,saved that on a usb stick, now rebooting , and looking for the downloader from Pvtstandon. To be continued Footnote, before i even started doing any loading of bf2, i created a restore point, |
| 21.12.2017, 14:03 - S_h_a_r_k_93 - Administrator - 5372 Posts
Ok John, waiting for updates. So you had an entry in the Control Panel, cool. I asked that because with most of our "Battlelog.co" installations, we didn't get one. The installer I gave you instead will register an uninstaller so that it's easy to get rid of the game if need be.That is why I would be interested in knowing what media you used to install the game, if you can tell me of course. CD/DVD? Origin / Steam? Cool thing about the restore point, it may help you if things go haywire with your system but I guess this won't be the case.  Anyways I take it for granted you ran the "Registry" tool of CCleaner right? Finally moving the Battlefield 2 folder between different systems is mainly suggested so that you don't have to remap all your controls or (special) settings; specifically it's the Controls.con file inside of it (path: ..\Profiles\0001\) that carries the control bindings. The other .con files you can use for reference. Also if you have any custom localization files, you should port them from your old machine or from your personal repository.  I have some, if you wanna try them.Staff Officer S_h_a_r_k_93 [url=https://shark.lost-soldiers.org#multimedia][bimg]https://i.imgur.com/iwPUBn7.png[/bimg][/url] [size=4]All my contacts, social media and more! [/size][size=5][url=https://shark.lost-soldiers.org]shark.lost-soldiers.org[/url][/size] |
| 21.12.2017, 14:31 - jostotest - Administrator - 962 Posts
Ok, to start I have the original bf2 disc I bought when it first came out,(EAGames dvd) Since then Patch 1.41 came out and I downloaded it and burnt it to disc, , Patch 1,5 came out I again downloded it and burnt it to another disc, I have used these three discs to load ever since,No problem with XP, or win win7 32 bit, but probs with win7 64 bit, but got it going with a strange log in my son set up. Now the updates, Uninstalled bf2 and hub through controol panel ran ccleaner, and rebooted. Loaded first disc(main Programme),Also the Game dvd included diectx 9, so loaded that as well. And I can play the game off line(single player ). Loaded Patch 1.41 and got this ;-  Clicked on ok, and instantly got this :-  Carried on and loaded patch 1.5, got to here Aand got this :-  Other people have had this problem, but I am scared to try it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0aArDXVRHWE I am afraid of touching registry things, as I am not technical, Not really sure about running cccleaner Registry thingy , is it safe ect. is this where it says scan for issues ?/. Also. I have downloaded from punkbuster, and tried update, and it says all updates are up to date. This is the bf2 folder opened:-  Wish you lived next door Shark lol. |
| 21.12.2017, 15:01 - S_h_a_r_k_93 - Administrator - 5372 Posts
Hey John, as previosuly stated I suggested you to go on with PvtStandOn's installer as it is an all-in-one solution, no patches needed! And it comes with Special Forces too on top of the additional maps that we have in the vehicle rotation so that you don't have to worry about anything. So please, follow the given instructions again; and yes for CCleaner follow this procedure a couple times (skip steps 4 and 5) and you're good to go (it is safe, so much so that the software prompts you to create a backup of the things it is going to edit / delete ).Staff Officer S_h_a_r_k_93 [url=https://shark.lost-soldiers.org#multimedia][bimg]https://i.imgur.com/iwPUBn7.png[/bimg][/url] [size=4]All my contacts, social media and more! [/size][size=5][url=https://shark.lost-soldiers.org]shark.lost-soldiers.org[/url][/size] |
| 21.12.2017, 15:27 - jostotest - Administrator - 962 Posts
Ok, downloading Now, 3.7 ghz, going to take a long time on my slow connection, I presume that I then download hub ? I bet it won't let it work knowing my luck lol. What about cd key ? don't know where to find that ? |
| 21.12.2017, 15:34 - S_h_a_r_k_93 - Administrator - 5372 Posts
Not longer than what it would take to me for sure. ahahWhen you are done downloading, simply extract the contents of the zip file. Extract them inside a new folder: you will get two folders and 1 setup file, which is the only one you need to run. It will take care of everything, just go forward and change the details you want to change (like the installation path for example, although it's best to leave it to the default one). At the end of the installation of the game you will be prompted to insert your CD-Key (if I recall correctly the key manager software is called after the first progress bar gets full, thus prior firing the DirectX 9.0c and PunkBuster installations which complete the full installation process); so insert your own CD-Key in both the Battlefield 2 and Battlefield 2 Special Forces fields (don't worry if your key was only meant for Battlefield 2 ... as GameSpy does not exist any longer, so does the value your key has :'D ). Well, you should be able to find it attached to your genuine copy of the game!  Where did you take it from, the last time you had to install the game? Or, better question: with battlelog.co each of us got the so called "Revive Key", which was simply a unique CD-Key issued by battlelog.co, for the battlelog.co users. Do you have it stored somewhere by any chance? We could use that one.Finally yes: after you have completed the installation of the game, go ahead and reinstall BF2Hub over it. This should be an easy one, as you have already done it on the previous Computer; plus I find it to be a really user-friendly software, I'll give them that. Staff Officer S_h_a_r_k_93 [url=https://shark.lost-soldiers.org#multimedia][bimg]https://i.imgur.com/iwPUBn7.png[/bimg][/url] [size=4]All my contacts, social media and more! [/size][size=5][url=https://shark.lost-soldiers.org]shark.lost-soldiers.org[/url][/size] |
| 21.12.2017, 15:38 - jostotest - Administrator - 962 Posts
This is getting complicated, .do i have to "create" a new file to extract them into ?. What is an installation path? And I dont know my installation key unless it is the row of 5 sets of letters on the installation disc ??? |
| 21.12.2017, 15:45 - S_h_a_r_k_93 - Administrator - 5372 Posts
Yeah that's it! The 5 groups of letters/numbers is your CD-Key. Use it for both Battlefield 2 and Special Froces when prompted. Eventually when you join our Servers we'll verify if your admin rights work or not. Forget what I said about changing the installation path; it's not important and the default one is ok (really, don't worry about this, I shouldn't have mentioned it as it is something only 2% of the BF2 players may have changed during the installation process sorry).About the extraction of the zip file I simply meant you may want to extract the files into an empty folder of yours; but forget about this too as upon extraction the files are already put under a Battlefield 2 Complete Install folder for your convenience. Staff Officer S_h_a_r_k_93 [url=https://shark.lost-soldiers.org#multimedia][bimg]https://i.imgur.com/iwPUBn7.png[/bimg][/url] [size=4]All my contacts, social media and more! [/size][size=5][url=https://shark.lost-soldiers.org]shark.lost-soldiers.org[/url][/size] |
| 21.12.2017, 15:49 - jostotest - Administrator - 962 Posts
Lol, Thank you so Much mate, You have to remember that when i left school at 14, our computer was callaed an abacus .lol |
| 21.12.2017, 15:59 - S_h_a_r_k_93 - Administrator - 5372 Posts
Tell me about it. ahahLet me know if any of the steps during the installation are not clear to you. Also, please be advised I will be moving the thread to the correct Forum Board: Forum >> Support >> Battlefield 2 Staff Officer S_h_a_r_k_93 [url=https://shark.lost-soldiers.org#multimedia][bimg]https://i.imgur.com/iwPUBn7.png[/bimg][/url] [size=4]All my contacts, social media and more! [/size][size=5][url=https://shark.lost-soldiers.org]shark.lost-soldiers.org[/url][/size] |
| 21.12.2017, 16:38 - jostotest - Administrator - 962 Posts
Ok got this first.it completed ,  Now this, and not sure what to do now ?  |
21.12.2017, 16:39 - StarLine - Administrator - 2085 Posts
 Great job S_h_a_r_k_93 as always - Super Support!  [ALIGN=center][nor]https://www.lost-soldiers.org/images/lsts.gif[/nor][/ALIGN] |
| 21.12.2017, 16:42 - jostotest - Administrator - 962 Posts
Go back a bit look switched defender of, loading now |
| 21.12.2017, 17:06 - jostotest - Administrator - 962 Posts
Thank you SO much Shark , its working. |
| 21.12.2017, 17:34 - S_h_a_r_k_93 - Administrator - 5372 Posts
Good to know! I have added your admin rights to your new account; please always use this CD-Key of yours (the one one the genuine copy) for future installations so that your admin rights are on point. If you are still familiar with this and you'd like to always use a DVD for the installation, I guess you can burn one with the unpacked installer I linked you! Secondly do you think others (your son in particular) may play Battlefield 2 on the other PCs where you had the admin rights? Do you think you will use those PCs maybe? Finally you forgot to add the '[' and ']' in your [LS] tag. Do you know how to add them? You can do it either from the .con file that holds that information, or from the in-game login menu. Staff Officer S_h_a_r_k_93 [url=https://shark.lost-soldiers.org#multimedia][bimg]https://i.imgur.com/iwPUBn7.png[/bimg][/url] [size=4]All my contacts, social media and more! [/size][size=5][url=https://shark.lost-soldiers.org]shark.lost-soldiers.org[/url][/size] |
| 21.12.2017, 19:52 - jostotest - Administrator - 962 Posts
Oh yes i forgot them, You can delete all of this lot if you want to, not much use to any one else, Yes am going to burn the download to disc, thanks once again John |
