well, here's EA's official response.... Somehow it doesn't suprise me....
"Hello ,
I would like to apologize for the inconveniences you are going through
believe me I know how you feel I'm a gamer myself. Unfortunately since the
Windows Vista is not supported by the game. We cannot guarantee the games
performance and stability using this operating system.
You can always return the game back to our warranty dept. in order to
receive a brand new sealed copy of the game. You could then try to bring back
this sealed copy of the game to the store where you purchased it, for you to
get a refund. Most stores accept this kind of arrangement. So should you
decide to return the game please refer to the original documentation that
came with your product, or click on the following link for replacement
instructions:
http://ea.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/ea.cf...nformation.php
Should you require further assistance about this or any Electronic Arts
games in the future please visit our website and review our extensive Self
Help knowledgebase
http://support.ea.com
Electronics Arts Technical Support"
Dale- Thanks for the suggestions.... I did try what you mentioned about
with and without the patches, and by running from the folder vs. the shortcut
as well as cleaning out the registry keys as you mentioned. Nothing worked.
I also, for giggles, changed the nvidia drivers back to the msoft ones, then
progressed through the nvidia releases, up to and including the beta drivers
from Jan 31.
"Dale "Mad_Murdock" White" wrote:
> I had issues with Sandra Home 2007 doing that. Though I didn't do an
> upgrade, I did a new install.
> I assume you applied the 1.10 patch, maybe for giggles, you could install
> just BF2142 and see if it runs before applying the 1.10 patch.
>
> Also, instead of using the desktop icon, you look in game explorer and run
> it or go directly to the install folder on your hard drive and run it.
>
> You might also consider cleaning up your registry once you un-install the
> game. If BF2142 is the only game you have installed or the only EA game, I
> would delete the whole EA key, else you can drill down to the BF2142 key and
> delete whatever you see there
> HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Electronic Arts\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2142, then
> reboot
>
> When you re-install, try re-installing to a different directory or even hard
> drive, for good measure.
>
> Hope this helps or at least get you a little farther
>
>
> "Adam" <Adam@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:AAF21A0B-8377-4AE6-99E9-E0281FC5EE2B@microsoft.com...
> >I am using a Nvidia 6800 with the vista drivers. I also did the upgrade
> >from
> > XP to vista. BF2142 wouldn't run or do anything, so I followed EA's
> > directions to do a complete manual "uninstall" for the program, then
> > re-installed the program.
> >
> > I do not get any error messages or dialogue boxes. The program simply
> > doesn't do anything, other than start up EA Link.
> >
> > "Dale "Mad_Murdock" White" wrote:
> >
> >> I guess the next questions are, are you using a nVidia card, Do you have
> >> the
> >> Vista release of the Video card drivers for your card versus the drivers
> >> that came with vista. I was able to get my 6800GT to work with BF2 during
> >> the RC phase. I would expect you would at least be able to get the game
> >> to
> >> load
> >>
> >> When you say do a manual un-install, does that mean you upgraded from XP,
> >> versus a fresh install of Vista ?
> >>
> >> When you say, won't run at all, what errors do you get ? Or does BF2142
> >> never do anything ?
> >>
> >> "Adam" <Adam@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> >> news
B8B6BD6-4A8E-421A-BF9E-446801039753@microsoft.com...
> >> >I can't get 2142 to run at all. I don't even make it as far as the
> >> >splash
> >> > screen. I've tried in Admin mode, and in compatibility mode. Even
> >> > went
> >> > so
> >> > far as doing a manual uninstall and reinstalling 2142, but nothing.
> >> >
> >> > "Davide" wrote:
> >> >
> >> >> I confirm that BF2142 playes fine under vista ultimate 32bit. Just
> >> >> tonight
> >> >> gave me the memory error for the first time, and there were UAC active
> >> >> for
> >> >> the first time i've installed the system. Maybe UAC is the problem.
> >> >> Ohhh,
> >> >> i
> >> >> run BF2142 in Administration mode.
> >> >>
> >> >>
> >>
> >>
>
>