I am having big difficulties patching with 1,4 and are in dialog with EA support, will be posting in this thread the answers and guides they provide me with.
First we do a manual uninstall of BF2 with expansions and boosters.
It seems that some of The Battlefield 2 files might have been corrupted and may be the caused of the difficulty you are having right now. You may try to manually uninstall the game to remove the corrupted files and then reinstall (please disregard instructions pertaining to an expansion you do not have).
You can manually uninstall the game by removing the files and registry keys associated with it. Be sure to follow these steps exactly as they appear to prevent accidental file/program deletion on your system.
To delete the save files:
1. Open My Documents.
2. Right-click on the Battlefield 2 folder and choose Delete.
To delete the game files (in the default location):
1. Open My Computer.
2. Open the C drive.
3. Open the Program Files folder.
4. Open the EA GAMES folder.
5. Right-click on the Battlefield 2 folder and choose Delete.
6. Close all open windows.
7. Right-click on the Recycle Bin and choose Empty Recycle Bin.
To edit the registry and remove Battlefield 2:
1. Click on the Start button.
2. Click on Run.
3. Type regedit in the text field.
4. Click File and then choose Export.
5. Name the file Backup and make sure the Export Range is set to All.
6. Click Save; you will now be returned to the Registry Editor window.
7. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
8. Click the plus sign next to Software.
9. Click the plus sign next to DICE.
10. Right-click on the Battlefield 2 folder and choose Delete.
11. Right-click on the Battlefield 2: Special Forces folder and choose Delete.
12. Click the plus sign next to Electronic Arts.
13. Click the plus sign next to EA Games.
14. Right-click and choose Delete on the Battlefield 2 folder.
15. Right-click and choose Delete on the Battlefield 2: Special Forces folder.
16. Click the plus sign next to Microsoft.
17. Click the plus sign next to Windows.
18. Click the plus sign next to CurrentVersion.
19. Click the plus sign next to Uninstall.
20. Right-click on the key named {04858915-9F49-4B2A-AED4-DC49A7DE6A7B} and choose Delete.
21. Right-click on the key named {50D4CB89-AF34-4978-96DC-C3034062E901}and choose Delete
22. A Confirm Key Delete window will appear, choose Yes.
23. Close the WindowsRegistry Editor.
Battlefield 2, Special Forces, Euro Force and Armoured Fury is now completely removed from your system.
Please clear your TEMP folder before installing the game or the patch:
http://ea.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg/p … _sid=<? echo $p_sid ? >
Please reinstall the games in the following order. I know it must be very frustrating for you but I still suggest that you redownload the Battlefield 2 latest patch. You can download it on our FTP site ftp://largedownloads.ea.com/pub/patches/
1. Battlefield 2
2. Special Forces (If applicable)
3. Latest FULL patch
4. Euro Force (If applicable)
5. Latest FULL patch
6. Armoured Fury (If applicable)
7. Latest FULL patch
First we do a manual uninstall of BF2 with expansions and boosters.
It seems that some of The Battlefield 2 files might have been corrupted and may be the caused of the difficulty you are having right now. You may try to manually uninstall the game to remove the corrupted files and then reinstall (please disregard instructions pertaining to an expansion you do not have).
You can manually uninstall the game by removing the files and registry keys associated with it. Be sure to follow these steps exactly as they appear to prevent accidental file/program deletion on your system.
To delete the save files:
1. Open My Documents.
2. Right-click on the Battlefield 2 folder and choose Delete.
To delete the game files (in the default location):
1. Open My Computer.
2. Open the C drive.
3. Open the Program Files folder.
4. Open the EA GAMES folder.
5. Right-click on the Battlefield 2 folder and choose Delete.
6. Close all open windows.
7. Right-click on the Recycle Bin and choose Empty Recycle Bin.
To edit the registry and remove Battlefield 2:
1. Click on the Start button.
2. Click on Run.
3. Type regedit in the text field.
4. Click File and then choose Export.
5. Name the file Backup and make sure the Export Range is set to All.
6. Click Save; you will now be returned to the Registry Editor window.
7. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
8. Click the plus sign next to Software.
9. Click the plus sign next to DICE.
10. Right-click on the Battlefield 2 folder and choose Delete.
11. Right-click on the Battlefield 2: Special Forces folder and choose Delete.
12. Click the plus sign next to Electronic Arts.
13. Click the plus sign next to EA Games.
14. Right-click and choose Delete on the Battlefield 2 folder.
15. Right-click and choose Delete on the Battlefield 2: Special Forces folder.
16. Click the plus sign next to Microsoft.
17. Click the plus sign next to Windows.
18. Click the plus sign next to CurrentVersion.
19. Click the plus sign next to Uninstall.
20. Right-click on the key named {04858915-9F49-4B2A-AED4-DC49A7DE6A7B} and choose Delete.
21. Right-click on the key named {50D4CB89-AF34-4978-96DC-C3034062E901}and choose Delete
22. A Confirm Key Delete window will appear, choose Yes.
23. Close the WindowsRegistry Editor.
Battlefield 2, Special Forces, Euro Force and Armoured Fury is now completely removed from your system.
Please clear your TEMP folder before installing the game or the patch:
http://ea.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/ea.cfg/p … _sid=<? echo $p_sid ? >
Please reinstall the games in the following order. I know it must be very frustrating for you but I still suggest that you redownload the Battlefield 2 latest patch. You can download it on our FTP site ftp://largedownloads.ea.com/pub/patches/
1. Battlefield 2
2. Special Forces (If applicable)
3. Latest FULL patch
4. Euro Force (If applicable)
5. Latest FULL patch
6. Armoured Fury (If applicable)
7. Latest FULL patch
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