WARNING "You must run FH2 with FH2.exe"
 

I was wondering how I fix this problem. I can play the game, but I get a screen that tells me that I must up-date my short cuts so that FH2 launches with FH2.exe and not BF2.exe. I changed the shortcuts to FH2.exe, even the short cuts for BF2, but I still get that screen. I did this by right clicking on the short cuts and changing the target field. The screen stays up for a few minutes, then the game launches.

Any ideas?

Re: WARNING "You must run FH2 with FH2.exe"
 

It doesn't work like this. You should not change the BF2.exe, leave it as it is.

Use the default shortcut that gets placed on your dekstop or start menu when you install the mod.

Re: WARNING "You must run FH2 with FH2.exe"
 

Thats what I did, but I got the WARNING screen.

Re: WARNING "You must run FH2 with FH2.exe"
 

I got the same porblem, my shortcut is directred to the FH2.exe and it still gives me the same page. I even get it when I start it directly through the fh2.exe :(

Re: WARNING "You must run FH2 with FH2.exe"
 

Yeah actually I have this issue as well. Do you guys use a cracked CD image of BF2? I was using one (because I left my BF2 discs at college... DOH!) and I got this message. It's possible that the crack is interfering with how FH wants to load.

Just my own suggestion.

Re: WARNING "You must run FH2 with FH2.exe"
 

I got this problem with Vista and for me running fh2.exe as administrator solves it.

Won't load FH2!
 

Arrgh!
Ican't get it to work, it keeps asking for me to change the shortcut path to run "FH2.exe" and "not BF2.exe", but my shortcut does call FH2.exe
I looked in a text file that reports the progress of FH2 and it was attempting to move directories around in my BF2 folder that don't exist - "Cache" and others. I have something called "logocache"... Any ideas?

Cheers

Re: Won't load FH2!
 

Here is the text file showing the errors:
Any help would be fantastic

IsFirstInstance? Yes
MoveIntoPlace: executing task 'move aside vanilla shader cache'
Moving 'C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan Tetlaw\My Documents\Battlefield 2/cache' to 'C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan Tetlaw\My Documents\Battlefield 2/cache-vanilla'... Failed.
MoveIntoPlace: executing task 'move in fh2 cache'
Moving 'C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan Tetlaw\My Documents\Battlefield 2/cache-fh2' to 'C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan Tetlaw\My Documents\Battlefield 2/cache'... Failed.
MoveIntoPlace: executing task 'move aside mods/bf2 shader cache'
Moving 'C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan Tetlaw\My Documents\Battlefield 2/mods/bf2' to 'C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan Tetlaw\My Documents\Battlefield 2/mods/bf2.tmp'... Failed.
MoveIntoPlace: executing task 'move in mods/fh2 shader cache'
Moving 'C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan Tetlaw\My Documents\Battlefield 2/mods/fh2' to 'C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan Tetlaw\My Documents\Battlefield 2/mods/bf2'... Failed.
MoveIntoPlace: executing task 'move aside vanilla shaders'
Moving 'mods/bf2/shaders_client.zip' to 'mods/bf2/shaders_client.zip-vanilla'... Done.
MoveIntoPlace: executing task 'move in fh2 shaders'
Taking a backup of 'mods/fh2/shaders_client.zip' to 'mods/fh2/shaders_client.zip.backup'... Done.
Moving 'mods/fh2/shaders_client.zip' to 'mods/bf2/shaders_client.zip'... Done.
MoveIntoPlace: executing task 'move aside warning video'
Moving 'mods/fh2/movies/warning.bik' to 'mods/fh2/movies/warning.bik-disabled'... Done.
Execing 'bf2.exe +modPath mods/fh2 +joinServer 144.140.154.91 +port 16617 '
Waiting...
bf2.exe finished. Clearing up...
MoveIntoPlace: reversing task 'move aside warning video'
Moving 'mods/fh2/movies/warning.bik-disabled' back to 'mods/fh2/movies/warning.bik'... Done.
MoveIntoPlace: reversing task 'move in fh2 shaders'
Moving 'mods/bf2/shaders_client.zip' back to 'mods/fh2/shaders_client.zip'... Done.
MoveIntoPlace: reversing task 'move aside vanilla shaders'
Moving 'mods/bf2/shaders_client.zip-vanilla' back to 'mods/bf2/shaders_client.zip'... Done.
MoveIntoPlace: reversing task 'move in mods/fh2 shader cache'
Moving 'C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan Tetlaw\My Documents\Battlefield 2/mods/bf2' back to 'C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan Tetlaw\My Documents\Battlefield 2/mods/fh2'... Failed.
MoveIntoPlace: reversing task 'move aside mods/bf2 shader cache'
Moving 'C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan Tetlaw\My Documents\Battlefield 2/mods/bf2.tmp' back to 'C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan Tetlaw\My Documents\Battlefield 2/mods/bf2'... Failed.
MoveIntoPlace: reversing task 'move in fh2 cache'
Moving 'C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan Tetlaw\My Documents\Battlefield 2/cache' back to 'C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan Tetlaw\My Documents\Battlefield 2/cache-fh2'... Failed.
MoveIntoPlace: reversing task 'move aside vanilla shader cache'
Moving 'C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan Tetlaw\My Documents\Battlefield 2/cache-vanilla' back to 'C:\Documents and Settings\Nathan Tetlaw\My Documents\Battlefield 2/cache'... Failed.

Re: Won't load FH2!
 

check the other thread.

to cut it short. go to the properties of you fh2.exe and tag "run as admin"

Re: Won't load FH2!
 

:moved: from bug reports to support forum.

Re: Won't load FH2!
 

Thanks guys for your responses, but I am still using XP so I can't change the properties to "run as administrator"...

Bugger

Re: Won't load FH2!
 

Does your user account in windows xp have administrator privilegies? do you run any kind of protective "anti malware" or antivirus program that could interfere with the installation? (just guessing here)

Re: Won't load FH2!
 

Yeah I am a "system administrator". Don't know if antivirus would stop it, it seems to be a problem with the way it is trying to move files around?

Re: Won't load FH2!
 

WOrks!
It was adding the +restart to the command line...
I initially had + restart (= BAD!)


Thanks for everyone's help!!

Re: Won't load FH2!
 

So then what worked...I have tried "D:\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\FH2.exe" +restart and "D:\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\FH2.exe" + restart

I also do not have a "run as admin option" I am the Admin.

Re: WARNING "You must run FH2 with FH2.exe"
 

:moved: from GD to support forum.

Re: WARNING "You must run FH2 with FH2.exe"
 

not possible. I also used a cracked backup and it runs fine for me.

Re: WARNING "You must run FH2 with FH2.exe"
 

I also run Vista and was having the same problem. I followed your advice and lo and behold, it works! It's amazing how many of Vista's problems can be solved by running as administrator.

FH2 Screw up
 

Hey guys. I D/loaded FH2 last night. Installed fine but when i try run fh2.exe i get a screen telling me to run fh2.exe and not bf2.exe. This doesnt make any sense cause i am trying to run fh2.exe. Anyone else get this problem? Do the mod makers view these boards to offer help? Thanks.

Re: FH2 Screw up
 

This is the place of the FH2.exe

...\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\FH2.exe

Make a shortcut and run

(The installer creates one automatically at your desktop, I don't know why you don't get it, did you erased it?

Re: FH2 Screw up
 

Thats te one im running. I tried the short on the desktop and got the error screen so i went to the BF2 folder and ran fh2.exe....same screen. Cant understand it

Re: FH2 Screw up
 

Did you change the automatic installation path?, where is your FH2 folder installed?, post the message error screen, please

Re: FH2 Screw up
 

It wasnt even an error message screen. Doesnt matter i figured it out. I went into properties of fh2.exe and changed it to admin. Now all i have to put up with is regular Vista BullSh1t such as crashed after everymap end :) thnx for help though

Re: FH2 Screw up
 

I don't have Vista but I'm fairly sure I read the answer to this problem already in this forum. Glad it works half decently now. I'm sticking with XP for a while.

Re: WARNING "You must run FH2 with FH2.exe"
 

*merged run FH2.exe problems*

Re: WARNING "You must run FH2 with FH2.exe"
 

Try the fix I came up with here, and let me know if your bf2 was installed from a download from ea.com or if if was the store bought cd version.
Link: http://forums.filefront.com/fh-help-...t-start-2.html

Cure?
 

I think i may have stumbled upon a quick fix for the EA DLer version of the BF2 complete pack, that can be understood, and done by the uneducated player. This worked for me, and had my FH2 running fine, after the DAMN warning. My BF2 client is at the most recent update.

This is for the windows XP SP2.

Start BF2 normally, and enter BFHQ. Find the tab "community".

Next, choose custom games, and FH2 should be listed.

Click the Activate button. There will be a warning that BF2 will restart, and click OK.

the game will restart, but FH2 will start.

NO MORE DAMN ERRORS!!!!! :cool:

I recently switched my monitors and now i cannot start the game due to a changed resolution, for some reason, so i would appreciate if someone can confirm this temporary solution, until a proper fix is released.

If anyone knows what to do to get BF2 working, for the problem i have, it would be appreciated. My old monitor, a 19' WS 1440X900, ran the game fine, but stretched, now i have 1650 X 1050 and it is not so good :(
game starts, looks like its gonna do somthing , then blackscreens. :bawl:

Re: WARNING "You must run FH2 with FH2.exe"
 

theres a widescreen fix... on the shortcut, go to properties, and add this to target: +szx 1680 +szy 1050

you can change those numbers to the appropriate resolution of course.