Re: Battlefield 2142 problem

On Dec 30 2006, 12:05 pm, Max <M...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I am expericneing a problem withbattlefield2142 which producesthe
following error in events viewer

"ThedescriptionforEventID( 0 ) inSource( )cannotbefound.ThelocalcomputermaynothavethenecessaryregistryinformationormessageDLLfilestodisplaymessagesfrom aremotecomputer.Youmaybeabletousethe
/AUXSOURCE=flagtoretrievethisdescription; see Help and Support for
details.Thefollowinginformationis part oftheevent: 7."

thegame crashes back tothedesktop after producing a black screen

ihavethelatest graphic card and drivers and ihavethecorrect ports open
on mycomputer

EA games are pretty useless at providng support

Did you find any resolution. Pretty crappy not to get a "Source( )"
to track this *** down....
I am having the same issue. It started happening in Dec/ early Jan,
but was fine the month previous to that. My specs are (see if we have
any common hardware....):

Windows Windows XP5.1 (Build 2600) Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer 6.0.2900.2180
Memory (RAM) 2048 MB
CPU AMD Athlon(tm) 64 FX-62 Dual Core Processor
CPU Speed 2751.7 MHz
Sound card Realtek AC97 Audio
Display Adapters Radeon X1950 Series | Radeon X1950 Series Secondary
| NetMeeting driver | RDPDD Chained DD
Screen Resolution 1440 X 900 - 32 bit
Network Adapters NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller - Packet
Scheduler Miniport
CD / DVD Drives G: TSSTcorpCD/DVDW SH-S182D | I: PLEXTOR DVDR
PX-740A
COM Ports COM4
Mouse 3 Button Wheel Mouse Present
Hard Disks C: 60.5GB | D: 346.7GB | H: 58.6GB
Hard Disks - Free C: 42.4GB | D: 188.5GB | H: 2.8GB
USB Controllers 2 host controllers.
Firewire (1394) 1 host controllers.
Manufacturer Award Software International, Inc.
Motherboard Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. GA-M55SLI-S4
Modem Agere Systems PCI Soft Modem


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