Daz34

Hi.
Anybody else on here having this problem or know a cure? After anything from 5-30 mins of gameplay it crashes to the desktop with no error shown.
From a search on the net it seems I am one of many.
I've tried a full fresh install with the full 1.4 patch & have my machine running at stock speeds. I've tried various drivers and loosened up my ram timings but nothing seems to cure it

Athlon 64 3700+
1024mb Crucial Ballistix DDR500
Gainward nvidia 7800GS
Soundblaster Audigy

twistybits

am having the exact same thing happen to me, will report back if i work anything out

ScuuBdoo

I had the same problem with BF2. I was told by a techie in PC world that the game software was incompatible with my DVD RW drive software. Never played the game again after that.

KojaK

Same used to happen to me wen installed 1.4 patch,but for some reason now it`s not crashing out to desktop anymore,i did fresh install even rolled back graphics card driver and defragged drive but after that it still kept crashing back to desktop,but like i said now its k weird (now playing bf2142 seems to be stable)

Daz34

Oxymoron alert

MJW

I have exactly the reverse problem ! BF2 is pretty much rock solid, but 2142 crashes every time after 5 mins of play ! It will probably be the last EA game I buy, their quality control is nothing short of pathetic.

Kieran_Burns

iTrader: (1)

first thing to try is get all your drivers updated. Video drivers especially but most of all go look for the latest punk buster update... it's *meant* to quietly update in the background but it doesn't. This may be causing the issue

Go here to check:

PunkBuster Online Countermeasures

Daz34

I already use PBSetup to manually keep PunkBuster up to date.
All my video, soundcard, chipset etc drivers are also up to date.

Tidgy

bf2 has always been a , how shall we put it, tempramental game, might be one of the new drivers causing the issue

Daz34

Old drivers, new drivers no difference

badcompany

my 2142 does the same i ponder why i still buy there games ..they do rock..but shonky to say the least