"Patch Failed" - solutions

Maximilian

Dunno if any of you have been having the same kind of problems I have with the new patch but I found solutions here. Might save some of you from tearing out any more hair.

Look for Leki's post.

the_syco

OK, this way worked for me, so I'll post it up:

Ragnar 11651173 wrote:

Execute Patcher, Choose language, wait for welcome screen, don't hit continue.

go to your documents folder and to this location:

c:\documents\YOUR USERNAME\local settings\temp

and look for a folder which looks like {BLAH....} lots of numbers and chars. Go into that folder structure and copy the files in it (e.g. patch.exe, all the files) to a folder where you can execute them (e.g. create a dir named C:\temp)

then open a commandpromt (type "cmd" in run/execute at startmenu) and go to your new created folder with the patchdata. Execute the with the following line (edit to your installfolder location of course):

patch.exe "c:\FolderWhereBF 2Is"

A few small changes, tho:

When you're looking for a folder, search temp for a "patch.exe", for thats in the directory that you need.
Files that are in the directory:

_IsRes.dll
default.pal
FontData.ini
isrt.dll
license.rtf
patch.exe
PATCH.RTD
PATCH.RTP
patchw32.dll
setup.inx
StringTable-0009-English.ips

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I executed the following to get it to work:
patch.exe "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2"
from within the directory that it was in.

So, for example, if you copied the files to a folder called "00" on the "c" drive, once you get into the command prompt
start > run > cmd > ok
in windows 2000, same with XP, me thinks you then goto the "00" directory by typing:
cd\00
and then running
patch.exe "C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2"

and it should work for you then. Good luck, and thanks Maximilian for pointing me in the right direction :hugz:

][cEMAN**

I've heard 2 people having this problem. The problem was that they didn't have 1.9gb free on their HDD. Once they cleared the space it installed fine.

Maximilian

Heard that as well but if you use the cmd line method it deletes old files as it goes along. I ran it without a problem with about 1.5gb free.

Oh and syco - you're welcome - wasted too much of my Sunday trying to get the bloody thing working properly, I'd hate the same to happen to someone else. Bloody EA.

the_syco

' wrote:

[cEMAN**']I've heard 2 people having this problem. The problem was that they didn't have 1.9gb free on their HDD. Once they cleared the space it installed fine.

The thing is... I had 2.2GB free... But it worked manually:D

Branoic

Hmm....I got this game yesterday. I've got over 100 gigs free, and the instructions on doing whatever needs to be done are gobbledeegook to me

Maximilian

I take it you got the patch failed message too; you didn't say what the problem was. What bit are you having problems understanding?