Can you make bf2 portable?

[R-DEV]CodeRedFox · 07-31-2007, 04:27 PM

Can you make bf2 portable?

What I mean is run it from a portable HD, or other devices? I move around computers at work every month and hate having to reinstall everytime.

Been doing some research and its look like a no. Only because BF2 writes registry info in order to run. Allot of other apps will run as portables like firefox, thunderbird, trillian, ect

Just wondering if anyone knows?

noir-colombia- · 07-31-2007, 07:41 PM

why not a laptop instead!

trogdor1289 · 07-31-2007, 11:37 PM

Lappys don't have super performance for their price points. Plus a moveable hard drive copy is what he is asking for.

[R-DEV]Cheeseman · 08-01-2007, 02:44 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by trogdor1289

Lappys don't have super performance for their price points. Plus a moveable hard drive copy is what he is asking for.

O'really? I've been running PR on my lapy a few times now and then, since I've been having microphone problems on my desktop. Oddly enough my laptops system is very similar to my PC:

CPU: AMD Turion 64 Dual Core
GPU: Mobility X1600
RAP: 2GB
OS: Windows Vista Premium

I can pretty much run at the same settings as my PC without a hitch. I get 40+ FPS with all high (textures set to medium cause of Vista), AA 6x, and running at widescreen (the icon lunch code trick). My laptop only cost me around $2000CND and PR works just as great.

Artnez.com · 08-01-2007, 03:11 AM

I doubt you can do it because BattleField 2 does the following:

- Creates a local cache directory in My Documents
- Creates a local profile directory in My Documents
- Adds entries to Windows Registry

In order for it to be portable, you would need to have a special extractor that compresses your BF2 directory, the local caches, and the registry entries into one file. You would then need to add that one file to the portable drive.

When installing, you would run the special extractor and it would add all registry entries and create the cache/profile folders.

That's exactly what the BF2 installer does

Because I haven't tested it, I can't even say if the above would work because BF2 might have some hidden security checks that are tied into your hardware IDs.

Szarko · 08-01-2007, 03:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by coderedfox

Can you make bf2 portable?

What I mean is run it from a portable HD, or other devices? I move around computers at work every month and hate having to reinstall everytime.

Been doing some research and its look like a no. Only because BF2 writes registry info in order to run. Allot of other apps will run as portables like firefox, thunderbird, trillian, ect

Just wondering if anyone knows?

External Hard Drive. Cool stuff.

Darth.Skyline · 08-01-2007, 09:11 AM

I installed bf2 onto my 80gb ipod works fine with almost every computer i play it on.

although i dont play it cause the computers here have dial-up connection

So i cant download PR

Spaz · 08-01-2007, 09:21 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cheeseman

O'really? I've been running PR on my lapy a few times now and then, since I've been having microphone problems on my desktop. Oddly enough my laptops system is very similar to my PC:

CPU: AMD Turion 64 Dual Core
GPU: Mobility X1600
RAP: 2GB
OS: Windows Vista Premium

I can pretty much run at the same settings as my PC without a hitch. I get 40+ FPS with all high (textures set to medium cause of Vista), AA 6x, and running at widescreen (the icon lunch code trick). My laptop only cost me around $2000CND and PR works just as great.

Your laptop is better then my computer

lol

07-31-2007, 04:27 PM	#1
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08-01-2007, 03:11 AM	#5
Artnez.com Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 542	I doubt you can do it because BattleField 2 does the following: - Creates a local cache directory in My Documents - Creates a local profile directory in My Documents - Adds entries to Windows Registry In order for it to be portable, you would need to have a special extractor that compresses your BF2 directory, the local caches, and the registry entries into one file. You would then need to add that one file to the portable drive. When installing, you would run the special extractor and it would add all registry entries and create the cache/profile folders. That's exactly what the BF2 installer does Because I haven't tested it, I can't even say if the above would work because BF2 might have some hidden security checks that are tied into your hardware IDs.
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08-01-2007, 09:11 AM	#7
Darth.Skyline Join Date: Feb 2006 United Kingdom Location: London, UK Posts: 3,236	I installed bf2 onto my 80gb ipod works fine with almost every computer i play it on. although i dont play it cause the computers here have dial-up connection So i cant download PR
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07-31-2007, 11:37 PM	#3
trogdor1289 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Classified. Posts: 5,230	Lappys don't have super performance for their price points. Plus a moveable hard drive copy is what he is asking for.

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