Vista Another fix to try when having crash to desktop issues

[[TBC] Hanibal]

I've given this a try, but I still get the prompt to insert the BF2 disc. This is happening with two distinct mini-disc images.

Could it be because I am using MagicISO rather than DAEMON? They essentially do the same thing, right?

Should I be using SD4Hider, as some people on the CopyWorld site suggested? Those posts are from 2005 and 2006, so I'm not sure how relevant that bit is today.

For example, this was written:

Use an anti-blacklisting tool, like SD4 Hider, to avoid SafeDisc v4 blacklisting of DAEMON Tools or Alcohol 120%.

Any advice?

[bkandor]

Use daemon. Not sure why magiciso doesn't work for you, but daemon should - it worked fine for me.

[Bigmike7717]

Well, this worked for me: Move Battlefield2 folder in My Documents to desktop AND Disable EADM.

[Dutch(CAN)]

I'm afraid to attempt this fix. I know nothing other than my beloved game has failed me. I have the original BF2 game disc, which I stopped using because the discs stopped working to install the game. (downloaded software is better anyways, it's always there, if you remember your password). Can I expect a proper fix from either EA or Pb in the near future? I'm able to play some training maps....not all for hours at a time, just nothing else.

[Cowbert]

WORKSFORME THANKS!

(I used DaemonTools to mount the MiniDisc Image #3, replaced the BF2.exe and it stopped CTD in-game. Still getting PB-kicked every so often on map changes (and when this happens, sometimes CTD or losing the unlocks, but my workaround for that is to logout of the BF2 player profile and log back in, seems to have worked around that problem)).

You need to use DaemonTools because it's the only thing that will emulate the SafeDisc thing.
Also, on my XP, the drive letter doesn't show up (since I think *only* has the SafeDisc track on it, not a real filesystem).

[Steel Rain]

Hi there.....

I'm still being asked to load the game CD.
Do the .rar files have to be compressed or unzipped to a Vista compatible image (jpg, gif,) before mounting?
I've mounted three as .rar yet no success.

Thanks.
Steel Rain

[bagpiperdude90]

Originally Posted by Steel Rain

Hi there.....

I'm still being asked to load the game CD.
Do the .rar files have to be compressed or unzipped to a Vista compatible image (jpg, gif,) before mounting?
I've mounted three as .rar yet no success.

Thanks.
Steel Rain

Image doesn't mean .bmp or .jpg or .png in this case... it means something completely different. Just try mounting the files in daemon tools. If it comes in a .zip or .rar format, unzip it first, the mount. If not in .rar or .zip, then just mount it.

[jrp34fr]

Hi,

Thank you very mutch
You save me.

Jrp, french player

[Soppa]

Originally Posted by bagpiperdude90

Mods, could this be either stickied or just merged with another post (such as the FAQ or something of the sort)? Thanks... delete this message if you decide not to.

There is earlier post with ready .exe and script for both dvd and digital downloaded versions:

http://www.realitymod.com/forum/f362...ight=vista+2gb

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[FIN] Soppa

[bkandor]

Originally Posted by Steel Rain

Hi there.....

I'm still being asked to load the game CD.
Do the .rar files have to be compressed or unzipped to a Vista compatible image (jpg, gif,) before mounting?
I've mounted three as .rar yet no success.

Thanks.
Steel Rain

The rar file is just like a zip file, so yes, absolutely - you need to extract the rar file into a folder and then mount the mds/mdf file you find in there.