Bf2 on vista not working> pls help

***lingalinga*** · April 22nd, 2011

My pc is Vista 64bit, it says its olny been tested on XP 32bit.

I can continue the install but when iv entered the 3rd CD, i cant open/maximize the ''installer window'' to proceed. i checked if any files were installed= files found but not installed on my PC.

iv tried running BF2 and it works fine, problem is...
BF2 was not installed but i can play singel/online. I downloaded the v1.41 Patch and when i tried to install it it said ''cant find the intall folder''.

PC Specs:
Gateway NV56
Vista Home premium 64-bit SP2
AMD TURION X2 Duel Core RM-74 2.20GHz
4GB RAM
ATI Redeon/Readon 3200 HD

Someone PLEASE HELP!!

cheers Lingalinga

MrFancypants · April 25th, 2011

You'll probably have to uninstall the game and then install it correctly. If the problem is just that you can't click "continue" when entering the third CD you could try changing your display resolution, alt-tabbing to the installer window or just hitting enter when the installer window is active.

EvolutionZero · April 25th, 2011

Unistall and reinstall. Keep us updated.

***lingalinga*** · May 15th, 2011

sorry for not checking the thread lately, ill try again.

***lingalinga*** · May 15th, 2011

do i have to install the NVIDIA Driver? it comes up as an option at the main window.

***lingalinga*** · May 15th, 2011

it deleted everything that had to do with bf2, adjusted the resolution from 1366x768 to 1360x768. it did the exact same thing. do i need to lower it more or what should/can i do to get it working? thanks for the help ''MrFancypants'' !

***Tricorder*** · May 15th, 2011

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Originally Posted by lingalinga

iv tried running BF2 and it works fine, problem is...
BF2 was not installed but i can play singel/online.

How can you play the game if it's not installed?

That's impossible. If you can play the game, it means it's installed.

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Originally Posted by lingalinga

do i have to install the NVIDIA Driver? it comes up as an option at the main window.

If the game works and can be played, you can skip that.

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Originally Posted by lingalinga

it deleted everything that had to do with bf2, adjusted the resolution from 1366x768 to 1360x768. it did the exact same thing. do i need to lower it more or what should/can i do to get it working?

Resolution? What resolution? You mean Desktop resolution? Resolution shouldn't matter. Besides, what exactly is the problem? First you said:

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Originally Posted by lingalinga

iv tried running BF2 and it works fine...

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Originally Posted by lingalinga

...i can play singel/online.

Then you said:

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Originally Posted by lingalinga

...or what should/can i do to get it working?

I'm confused. What exactly is the problem? Does the game work or not?

Btw, do you have a legal or pirated copy of the game?

***lingalinga*** · June 3rd, 2011

i have the legal copy of the game. ok heres the situation,, i installed the game but the game installer did not finish.
i seached for files from the game and i think all of them were installed. i treid running the game and i works. so when i want to patch the game the patch doesnt find the installer folder. technicly the game is installed but the cp says the opposit.

so i cant install the game correctly. hope it helped!

***Tricorder*** · June 3rd, 2011

Are you by any chance using a non-English version of the game or a non-English patch and trying to patch an English version of the game with it?

MrFancypants · June 3rd, 2011

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Originally Posted by lingalinga

it deleted everything that had to do with bf2, adjusted the resolution from 1366x768 to 1360x768. it did the exact same thing. do i need to lower it more or what should/can i do to get it working? thanks for the help ''MrFancypants'' !

I'm still not sure what exactly happens when you put in the third CD.

Here are some more ideas:
-increase resolution further (1680x1024) or connect another monitor if the problem is that you can't reach the installation window
-uninstall, remove registry entries (make a backup of your registry) if any are remaining, maybe do a fresh installation for your operating system
-google if your OS has any problems with the Battlefield installer
-set the setup.exe on the CD to Windows XP compatibility mode and run it as administrator
-if nothing else helps download an illegal version of the game (please don't ask on these forums where you can find illegal games though) and install it with your legal CD key, that way you can make sure that CD3 is not broken

Hope this helps.