Poll: can you use Anti Aliasing and alt-tab on BF2 1.5?

[R-CON]Snares · 09-03-2009, 01:34 AM

From research I have done, for some inexplicable reason, some people can alt tab and some can't, even though they have the same graphics drivers and hardware. If you can or cannot alt-tab on Battlefield 2 1.5 with 8X anti-aliasing on, post here with the following form:

1: What operating system are you using, and is it fully updated?

2: What is the installation type of Battlefield 2? E.g. Battlefield 2 Deluxe edition, Original Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2 Complete edition, digital download, etc.

3: Graphics card model and driver version, motherboard model and chipset, amount and type of RAM, CPU, screen size and resolution.

4: Do you have anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering set to "application controlled" in your graphics control panel? If you do not, please turn that on and retest.

5: If you can alt-tab, do you have to go to the main menu before you alt-tab, or press alt-escape, etc?

6: Did you have the booster packs installed before you installed 1.5?

7: What resolution is your desktop running at, and what resolution is Battlefield 2 running at?

8: What soundcard/codec do you have? What driver version is it using?

Make sure you have anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering set to application controlled.

Update: Some people have reported that if they disable AA, close PR, load it back up, and re-enable AA (8x) they can alt-tab again, and AA appears to be on. It's worth a try

pwn3rer · 09-03-2009, 06:14 AM

In Vista I generally do CTRL+ALT+DEL and press Show Task Manager. This causes BF2 to minimize, and I can easily get back into it by clicking switch to, or just clicking on the bottom.

I am running Vista 32, E6750, 2GB DDR2, 8600GT.

AquaticPenguin · 09-03-2009, 07:55 AM

Can't alt-tab myself.

WinXP 32, Q9400, gtx260 4gb 800mhz ram

MrSh@vid · 09-03-2009, 11:42 AM

Q6600, 3GB Ram, 8800GT and on Vista 32bit, Can alt tab fine, do it all the time

[R-CON]Snares · 09-03-2009, 12:25 PM

If you would, please post driver versions as well. I'm picking up on something: 4GB of ram=alt-tab problem? Going to go check that. Nope. Not the problem here. Tried it with 2GB and the pagefile off. Still same problem.

tim8002 · 09-03-2009, 12:28 PM

can alt-tab

Intel Core 2 Duo E6600
Socket 775 LGA
EVGA Nvidia Nforce 680i SLI
2GB: Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4
Geforce 8800 GTX 576mhz core 1350mhz shader clock 384bit 1535mb avil, 768mb dedicated
driver version 190.62

[R-CON]Snares · 09-03-2009, 12:51 PM

Doesn't this seem really weird? Some can, some cannot... One thing I notice with you guys is that there seems to be a correlation between having a 8000 class nVidia gpu and being able to alt-tab.

VoXiNaTiOn · 09-03-2009, 01:00 PM

When I update to 1.5 I'll post up with results.

Threedroogs · 09-03-2009, 03:24 PM

where the hell do you get the patch? the official EA bf2 website is horrible and only links to the 1.41 patch.

<edit> found it

Smegburt_funkledink · 09-03-2009, 03:26 PM

If you can't, try pressing escape first, then alt-tabbing from the BF2 menu instead.

09-03-2009, 01:34 AM	#1
[R-CON]Snares PR:BF2 Contributor Join Date: Nov 2008 United States of America Posts: 336	Poll: can you use Anti Aliasing and alt-tab on BF2 1.5? From research I have done, for some inexplicable reason, some people can alt tab and some can't, even though they have the same graphics drivers and hardware. If you can or cannot alt-tab on Battlefield 2 1.5 with 8X anti-aliasing on, post here with the following form: 1: What operating system are you using, and is it fully updated? 2: What is the installation type of Battlefield 2? E.g. Battlefield 2 Deluxe edition, Original Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2 Complete edition, digital download, etc. 3: Graphics card model and driver version, motherboard model and chipset, amount and type of RAM, CPU, screen size and resolution. 4: Do you have anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering set to "application controlled" in your graphics control panel? If you do not, please turn that on and retest. 5: If you can alt-tab, do you have to go to the main menu before you alt-tab, or press alt-escape, etc? 6: Did you have the booster packs installed before you installed 1.5? 7: What resolution is your desktop running at, and what resolution is Battlefield 2 running at? 8: What soundcard/codec do you have? What driver version is it using? Make sure you have anti-aliasing and anisotropic filtering set to application controlled. Update: Some people have reported that if they disable AA, close PR, load it back up, and re-enable AA (8x) they can alt-tab again, and AA appears to be on. It's worth a try

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09-03-2009, 06:14 AM	#2
pwn3rer Join Date: Apr 2009 United Kingdom Posts: 52	Re: Poll: can you use AA and alt-tab on BF2 1.5? In Vista I generally do CTRL+ALT+DEL and press Show Task Manager. This causes BF2 to minimize, and I can easily get back into it by clicking switch to, or just clicking on the bottom. I am running Vista 32, E6750, 2GB DDR2, 8600GT.
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09-03-2009, 07:55 AM	#3
AquaticPenguin Join Date: Aug 2008 United Kingdom Location: Cambridge Posts: 773	Re: Poll: can you use AA and alt-tab on BF2 1.5? Can't alt-tab myself. WinXP 32, Q9400, gtx260 4gb 800mhz ram

09-03-2009, 11:42 AM	#4
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09-03-2009, 12:25 PM	#5
[R-CON]Snares PR:BF2 Contributor Join Date: Nov 2008 United States of America Posts: 336	Re: Poll: can you use AA and alt-tab on BF2 1.5? If you would, please post driver versions as well. I'm picking up on something: 4GB of ram=alt-tab problem? Going to go check that. Nope. Not the problem here. Tried it with 2GB and the pagefile off. Still same problem.

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09-03-2009, 12:28 PM	#6
tim8002 Join Date: Sep 2009 Canada Posts: 98	Re: Poll: can you use AA and alt-tab on BF2 1.5? can alt-tab Intel Core 2 Duo E6600 Socket 775 LGA EVGA Nvidia Nforce 680i SLI 2GB: Corsair CM2X1024-6400C4 Geforce 8800 GTX 576mhz core 1350mhz shader clock 384bit 1535mb avil, 768mb dedicated driver version 190.62
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09-03-2009, 12:51 PM	#7
[R-CON]Snares PR:BF2 Contributor Join Date: Nov 2008 United States of America Posts: 336	Re: Poll: can you use AA and alt-tab on BF2 1.5? Doesn't this seem really weird? Some can, some cannot... One thing I notice with you guys is that there seems to be a correlation between having a 8000 class nVidia gpu and being able to alt-tab.

09-03-2009, 01:00 PM	#8
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