BC2 Issue

[=JHF= Cpt. Schnizel]

So i broke down and decided to buy the game. I bought the digital version so I could just download it. Once I got the game installed I opened it and attempted to play. Well...every time it gets to the connecting to a server screen, for single player or multiplayer. It just closes the game back to the desktop. No error message, nothing. Game just shuts down. Any ideas? Is this a firewall issue maybe?

[=JHF= Astromarmot]

NVM.

[=JHF= Cpt. Schnizel]

I attempted to shut off my windows firewall which to my knowledge is the only firewall im currently running on my machine. And tried the singleplayer, same thing, it gets to the screen describing about pre-bombing of Japan etc....then just closes the game and goes back to my desktop. So im officially at a loss for ideas.

[=JHF= Astromarmot]

Here are some things to try perhaps.

http://forum.ea.com/eaforum/posts/list/448777.page

[Big Dawg]

So i broke down and decided to buy the game. I bought the digital version so I could just download it. Once I got the game installed I opened it and attempted to play. Well...every time it gets to the connecting to a server screen, for single player or multiplayer. It just closes the game back to the desktop. No error message, nothing. Game just shuts down. Any ideas? Is this a firewall issue maybe?

are you running xp,vista? Did you get it through steam? I have heard issues with getting it from steam.Also here is a silly thought do you have enough ram both pysical and on your vid card?

[=JHF= Cpt. Schnizel]

Below are my specs....I should be able to run it I think. Astro im currently looking through the forum you posted to see if any of that might help.

Manufacturer :   Dell XPS DXG061
Mainboard :   Dell 0YF432
Chipset :   nVidia nForce 590 SLI
Processor :   Intel Core 2 Duo E6700 @ 2666 MHz
Physical Memory :   4096 MB (4 x 1024 DDR2-SDRAM )
Video Card :   NVIDIA GeForce 7950 GX2
Hard Disk :   ST3500641AS (500 GB)
DVD-Rom Drive :   SONY CDRWDVD CRX310S
DVD-Rom Drive :   TSSTcorp DVD+-RW TS-H553A
Monitor Type :   Dell Computer DELL 2007WFP - 20 inches
Network Card :    BCM5750A1 NetXtreme Gigabit Ethernet PCIe
Operating System :   Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.01.2600 Service Pack 3
DirectX :   Version 9.0c  (April 2009)

[=JHF= Madindian]

Did you get the game from Steam?  Try this:  Right click BFBC2 -> Properties -> Local Files -> Verify integrity of game cache
It will probably download some new files.  Hopefully this helps.

[Big Dawg]

snizz you didnt write down your vid card memory but I must assume it's 512 or better looking at your spec. I am out of ideas

[=JHF= Cpt. Schnizel]

I didnt get it from Steam...straight thru EA and the EA download manager which is very similar to Steam.

Sorry Dawg, thats all I know, I dont know the exact RAM on my vid card.

[=JHF= Madindian]

Schniz try this out see if it works, if it doesn't here's a website with a lot of fixes.

Problem #1.3 : Bad Company 2 crashes when accessing the server browser
Solution: Disable the “Software protection” services from services.msc. to get there, go to “Start > Run > “Services.msc”
For windows 7 users, it’s in:
“go to your control panel.. for me I have windows 7… under System and Security click Administrative tools, it will bring up a new windows with Event viewer.
under the same windows for Admin tools go to services from that window and Software Protection will be in that list.”

http://www.gamingnewslink.com/2010/03/08/fixing-battlefield-bad-company-2-crash-to-desktop-freezing-onlinemultiplayer-connection-problems-missing-stats-and-steam-errors/

[=JHF= Cpt. Schnizel]

Im certainly not a computer guru...but based on what im seeing, one of the loading files is corrupt...so im resorting to uninstalling-reinstalling...ill get back with you on the other side to let you know the results.

[=JHF= Cpt. Schnizel]

The results are in.....FAIL

[=JHF= Madindian]

Im certainly not a computer guru...but based on what im seeing, one of the loading files is corrupt...so im resorting to uninstalling-reinstalling...ill get back with you on the other side to let you know the results.

I read a couple places that uninstalling reinstalling worked for a few ppl to fix the problem.

[=JHF= Cpt. Schnizel]

I could always do it again...but the first uninstall/reinstall attempt resulted in failure...same problem as before.

[=JHF= Astromarmot]

I purchased Dragon Age:Origins from Steam, it ran fine on Vista, but when I installed it on my new desktop running XP it had an issue where the program appeared to start, but then nothing, no error message, no anything.  The problem turned out to be the C++ runtime version I had, the installer didn't properly update it, so I did it manually and all was well from then on.  Might try to track down the library that BC2 needs and see if you can find a proper copy from Microsoft.