theit57
I am THE Frodo Baggins.
+124|6368|6 feet under
i tried to reduce lag by adding a 1 at the end of the file name and now i can't play. I have some pics of wha it shows.

https://img140.imageshack.us/img140/3192/defvkopgy8.png
EDIT: it says:
"C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\xpack\bf2xpack1.ico"
"C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\xpack"
https://img140.imageshack.us/img140/3534/defvkop2mr1.png
'
any suggestions would help please.

Last edited by theit57 (2007-06-17 12:06:42)

lavadisk
I am a cat ¦ 3
+369|6799|Denver colorado
You could take it off.


Or like. You could do the 'send to desktop(shortcut)' thing with the original exe

Last edited by lavadisk (2007-06-17 12:07:08)

theit57
I am THE Frodo Baggins.
+124|6368|6 feet under

lavadisk wrote:

You could take it off.
i got it off ea link and now i can't reinstall ea link

edit: thats all thats visible in the sf folder

Last edited by theit57 (2007-06-17 12:09:01)

lavadisk
I am a cat ¦ 3
+369|6799|Denver colorado
Let me check something.

brb
UnknownRanger
Squirrels, natures little speedbump.
+610|6315|Cali
Make it this:

Target:"C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +modPath mods/xpack

Start In:"C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2"

Thats mine try it...
lavadisk
I am a cat ¦ 3
+369|6799|Denver colorado
Kay. back.

If that fails you can open SF through the community tab and custom games in battlefield 2.
theit57
I am THE Frodo Baggins.
+124|6368|6 feet under

UnknownRanger wrote:

Make it this:

Target:"C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +modPath mods/xpack

Start In:"C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2"

Thats mine try it...
it says
https://img140.imageshack.us/img140/5395/defvkop3yg3.png
it says:

the name 'C:\Program Files\EA Games\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe'specified in the targe box is not valid.please make sure the path and file name is correct.

Last edited by theit57 (2007-06-17 12:17:04)

theit57
I am THE Frodo Baggins.
+124|6368|6 feet under
any ideas on how to get the shortcut back?
Havok
Nymphomaniac Treatment Specialist
+302|6644|Florida, United States

Well, part of the problem in the first few screenshots is that you changed the name of the icon file for BF2:SF, not the .exe.  Second, you're targeting the icon to start the game, which is why it wont start (because its just a picture, not an application).

To fix it, change the name back to normal. 
Then, put "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +modPath mods/xpack +ignoreAsserts 1 in the box that says "Target"  (yes, there should be a quotations mark at the beginning of the Target address; just copy and paste all the green text).  Then, try starting it up.

EDIT:  One more thing.  In the "Start in" box, put "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2".

Last edited by Havok (2007-06-17 13:03:20)

theit57
I am THE Frodo Baggins.
+124|6368|6 feet under

Havok wrote:

Well, part of the problem in the first few screenshots is that you changed the name of the icon file for BF2:SF, not the .exe.  Second, you're targeting the icon to start the game, which is why it wont start (because its just a picture, not an application).

To fix it, change the name back to normal. 
Then, put "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +modPath mods/xpack +ignoreAsserts 1 in the box that says "Target"  (yes, there should be a quotations mark at the beginning of the Target address; just copy and paste all the green text).  Then, try starting it up.

EDIT:  One more thing.  In the "Start in" box, put "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2".
it still says the same error type thing
Havok
Nymphomaniac Treatment Specialist
+302|6644|Florida, United States

theit57 wrote:

Havok wrote:

Well, part of the problem in the first few screenshots is that you changed the name of the icon file for BF2:SF, not the .exe.  Second, you're targeting the icon to start the game, which is why it wont start (because its just a picture, not an application).

To fix it, change the name back to normal. 
Then, put "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +modPath mods/xpack +ignoreAsserts 1 in the box that says "Target"  (yes, there should be a quotations mark at the beginning of the Target address; just copy and paste all the green text).  Then, try starting it up.

EDIT:  One more thing.  In the "Start in" box, put "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2".
it still says the same error type thing
Reinstall SF?
theit57
I am THE Frodo Baggins.
+124|6368|6 feet under

Havok wrote:

theit57 wrote:

Havok wrote:

Well, part of the problem in the first few screenshots is that you changed the name of the icon file for BF2:SF, not the .exe.  Second, you're targeting the icon to start the game, which is why it wont start (because its just a picture, not an application).

To fix it, change the name back to normal. 
Then, put "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF2.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +modPath mods/xpack +ignoreAsserts 1 in the box that says "Target"  (yes, there should be a quotations mark at the beginning of the Target address; just copy and paste all the green text).  Then, try starting it up.

EDIT:  One more thing.  In the "Start in" box, put "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2".
it still says the same error type thing
Reinstall SF?
i used EA link and then uninstalled it, but i need 5gb and i don't have 5gb
Havok
Nymphomaniac Treatment Specialist
+302|6644|Florida, United States

theit57 wrote:

Havok wrote:

theit57 wrote:


it still says the same error type thing
Reinstall SF?
i used EA link and then uninstalled it, but i need 5gb and i don't have 5gb
Ok one last idea.  Did you modify the name of the Vanilla BF2 .exe file?  If you did, that would explain the problem.
theit57
I am THE Frodo Baggins.
+124|6368|6 feet under

Havok wrote:

theit57 wrote:

Havok wrote:


Reinstall SF?
i used EA link and then uninstalled it, but i need 5gb and i don't have 5gb
Ok one last idea.  Did you modify the name of the Vanilla BF2 .exe file?  If you did, that would explain the problem.
i added a one at the end of the target
Havok
Nymphomaniac Treatment Specialist
+302|6644|Florida, United States

theit57 wrote:

Havok wrote:

theit57 wrote:

i used EA link and then uninstalled it, but i need 5gb and i don't have 5gb
Ok one last idea.  Did you modify the name of the Vanilla BF2 .exe file?  If you did, that would explain the problem.
i added a one at the end of the target
Ah hah!  Ok.  What you have to do is go back to the Target location and add a 1 to the end of the bf2.exe.  That should fix it.

So it should say:

"C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\BF21.exe" +menu 1 +fullscreen 1 +modPath mods/xpack +ignoreAsserts 1

Last edited by Havok (2007-06-17 13:51:00)

theit57
I am THE Frodo Baggins.
+124|6368|6 feet under
ok, it loads,  but now i get the shaders error
[Fin]Dami3n
something else
+53|6191|Finland
so you added one there because you thought that nvidia cards... anyway read this...

Tip 2:


Renaming the BF2.exe File


How does this work?


Although the exact reason why this improves the gameplay is unknown, but it is probably that Ati and Nvidia recognise the program BF2.exe as one of their own, so by renaming the file, you turn the game into a normal program, not a resource hungry dinosaur! In 90% of cases this has been known to cause some increase in performance in-game.


This fix turns off any special optimisation by ATI or Nvidia which uses unessercary system resources.


How do you do it?


Step 1: The first thing you do is find your game directory, the default is C:\Program Files\EA Games\Battlefield 2


Step 2: Once you have found the directory, locate the file BF2.exe, right click, and select properties


Step 3: You will then need to change the text in the white box which says "BF2", above the directory on the general tab, you can change it to anything you want! for simplicity, I changed it to BF21.exe once you have done this, CLICK APPLY!


Step 4: This tip is now officially done, but the shortcut on your desktop will now no longer work. To change this, delete the shortcut on your desktop, goto the game directory, and right click on the newly renamed file. Click Send To, then Desktop (Create Shortcut) and you will now have a working link your desktop!

Additional Notes


    * If you do this and use XFIRE, you may need to change your Xfire_games.config file to:


[4578]
LongName=Battlefield 2
ShortName=bf2
Icon=bf2.ico
LauncherDirKey=HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Electro nic Arts\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\InstallDir
LauncherExe=BF21.exe


    * Some people doubt the validity of this because it is not changed in the registry, for those people, it doesn't matter what it is called in the registry it just matters what the executable file is called when running it (look in task manager)
    * When patching, it may be that you need to temporarily rename the file back to the original while you do it, temporarily rename it to BF2 and patch it, don't bother about changing the shortcuts, when you're done, just rename it back to your original name and all the shortcuts will be ok again

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

And yeah i didn't write this, i just copied it from our forum, and that one was copied from our old forum, and that one was copied from bf2s i guess, anyway you get the idea...

Last edited by [Fin]Dami3n (2007-06-19 04:45:15)

spuddy1981
Member
+10|6332|england
This could also be called "I fixed my game until it broke" 

A bit of knowledge is far more dangerous than none.  These days I never try to fix things, after reducing my computer to the efficiency of a boiled sprout several times.
trrobinson
Member
+0|6093
Lol i had this same thing happen to me a few months ago.
I was pissed.
First thing is stay calm.
Second, check your video drivers.
When i did mine the video card dumped the drivers to protect the video card from exploding.
There is a run option under the start up menu and from there you can type in a 3-4 letter description (i called ea and a guy gave me the description) and from there you can check your drivers

hope you have more luck than i did
trrobinson
Member
+0|6093
Oh i forgot to tell you to re-download your drivers if they were ''Dumped''
theit57
I am THE Frodo Baggins.
+124|6368|6 feet under

spuddy1981 wrote:

This could also be called "I fixed my game until it broke" 

A bit of knowledge is far more dangerous than none.  These days I never try to fix things, after reducing my computer to the efficiency of a boiled sprout several times.
yup, somehow sf uninstalled itself. its ok, cause i don't really play it anyways

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