Re: Battlefield 2 error message during installation...



Thanks man, i'l pass this along and i'll post again if it doesn't fix the
problem.

"Jimmy S." wrote:

Hi T-J_Steele,

The following applies to most games in general, and not just to the games that
may be listed in the KB Article refered to in this post.

SYMPTOMS:

When you start or play any one of the games that is listed in the "Applies to" section, you may experience one or more of the
following symptoms:

..The game stops responding.
..The game quits unexpectedly.
..The computer restarts unexpectedly.
..The game encounters an error and needs to close

Additionally, you may receive the following error message after you receive the Gathering Exception Data dialog box:
<Game Name>has encountered a problem and needs to close.

RESOLUTION:

Method 1: Restart your computer by using a clean boot procedure
Method 2: Remove and Reinstall the Game
Method 3: Adjust graphics hardware acceleration
Method 4: Disable AGP Texturing in the DirectX Diagnostic tool
Method 5: Temporarily disable the sound card in Windows
Method 6: Lower sound acceleration
Method 7 : Download and install the most recent version of DirectX
Method 8: Update your video driver
Method 9: Update your sound driver
Method 10: Scan your computer for viruses
Method 11: Remove spyware
Method 12: Install the latest VIA chipset drivers
Method 13: Create a new user account in Windows XP
Method 14: Change the compatibility setting

Detailed instructions and video clips are published at:
http://support.microsoft.com/?scid=kb;en-us;303032


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Jimmy S. http://mvp.support.microsoft.com

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T-J_Steele Wrote:
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| A friend of mine is trying to install his game and keeps getting this error
| message:
|
|| setupDLL/setupDLL.cpp(469)
| pAPP:Battlefield Deluxe edition
| PVENDORDice
| PGUID:04858915-9f49-4B2A-AED4-DC49A7DE6A7B
| $10.50.0.125
| @windows XP Service Pack 1 (2600) IE 6.0.2800.1106
|
| I tried troubleshooting and looking for an answer for him on different
| forums but it mostly didn't make sense. One forum suggested that BF2 doesn't
| support monitors above 17 inches and no LCD either. Well i've been playing
| since last march on 2 19 inch wide screen LCD monitors and never got any
| error messages like that. I don't know what else to think. Nest step is a
| complete windows reinstall... If you need any other info, please let me
| know...
|
| Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thank you



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