PR crashes immediately after completing loading

[claymore6760]

I am currently running XP, i have read through numerous similar posts but none of the 'fixes' have helped. I was able to play PR for a month or so without problem initially, then the crashes started occurring (as they did with the previous version). The map completely loads, then crashes after about half a second, I can get to the game interface if I click join fast enough, however the game still crashes to the desktop with no error messagess or the likes displayed. At first the crashes occurred maybe 50% of the time, but now every load attempt crashes. I have completely removed and reinstalled bf2 and pr twice without success, I have tried with lower graphics settings, likewise without success.

Any help would be much appreciated,
Cheers, David

[thepalerider]

Over heating is the most common cause of CTD and the easiest to fix, so rule that out first.

PB or incomplete installs comes next
read this guide
Get pbsvc

Good luck