Patch Failed.

Polly74 · 27-12-2005 9:24pm #1

Hi,

I am completely frustrated by this bloody game. A few weeks ago this was working perfectly. I have attempted to install the 1.12 patch but each time i do it says Patch Failed. Ever since then the game id crashing to desktop a few seconds after launchin gthe game. I have been on to EA Support (Useless shower!) but have not yet been able to solve this problem. Has anyone out there had the same problem and have they been able to resolve this?

Cheers.

P4 3.2ghz
2048mb 667mhz Ram
ATI Radeon x800 512mb graphics card

projectmayhem · 27-12-2005 10:03pm

don't personally have this issue but you're not alone. quick search of google or EA's forums should find some resolution

Ponster · 27-12-2005 10:47pm

Have you got 3Gb free on your C: ?

Polly74 · 27-12-2005 11:16pm

Yeah, I do, I have over 12gb free. I have been through all the specifications with a fine tooth comb. The annoying thing is that this was working perfectly three or four weeks ago before I tried patching it. When I tried to patch it manually using the commend prompt it is looking for the location of the patch even though I have copied it to where it's supposed to be. I am baffled and completetly frustrated, and I won't let it beat me!!

Ponster wrote:

Have you got 3Gb free on your C: ?

irlrobins · 27-12-2005 11:41pm

try a uninstall and fresh reinstall?

Polly74 · 27-12-2005 11:43pm

I'd say I have done that at least 8 or 9 times at this stage.

irlrobins · 27-12-2005 11:44pm

bummer!

mmm did u clean reg after uninstall?

Polly74 · 27-12-2005 11:49pm

Yep. I have seen plenty of forums with people having the same problem but with no definitive fix for it. It sucks big time.

irlrobins · 27-12-2005 11:54pm

yep it does.....

Suppose a complete wipe and reinstall of HD would fix... but all that for a game?

Ponster · 28-12-2005 8:34am

Have you tried to manually uninstall the game by also deleting all the keys in the reg as well?

I think that the pacth produced a patchlog.txt file in /my docs/bf2/dmp/ which tells you exactly why it failed (at least it did with 1.03).

djmarkus · 28-12-2005 8:51am

I actually had this problem, the way i got round it was manually taking the Battlefield 2 directory from someone that has the patch, and doing a direct overwrite over the unpatched version.

It worked but its a bit of hassle. i was at a lan party at the time so it was alot handier.

December Son · 28-12-2005 9:38am

Polly74 wrote:

Yep. I have seen plenty of forums with people having the same problem but with no definitive fix for it. It sucks big time.

EA. Quality comes as standard. :rolleyes:

Agent47 · 28-12-2005 11:40am

Ok, this may or may not work but has worked for me on some other games. Restart your computer, when it has shut down and has begun rebooting keep pressing F8 untill your computer beeps. You will then get a list of ways to boot your computer, choose SAFE MODE. When it finally boots, find where your patch is saved and run it. Again this might work but its may not.

Let me know if it works!

Polly74 · 28-12-2005 12:20pm

I will actually give this a go. Nothing that EA have told me to do has actually worked at all. This is an issue they are gonna have to sort out.

djmarkus wrote:

I actually had this problem, the way i got round it was manually taking the Battlefield 2 directory from someone that has the patch, and doing a direct overwrite over the unpatched version.

It worked but its a bit of hassle. i was at a lan party at the time so it was alot handier.

Polly74 · 28-12-2005 12:21pm

I have tried this before but I might give it another go. I have read that trying to install the patch booting in Safe mode works, sometimes!!!!

Agent47 wrote:

Ok, this may or may not work but has worked for me on some other games. Restart your computer, when it has shut down and has begun rebooting keep pressing F8 untill your computer beeps. You will then get a list of ways to boot your computer, choose SAFE MODE. When it finally boots, find where your patch is saved and run it. Again this might work but its may not.

Let me know if it works!

Auvers · 28-12-2005 12:43pm

I had this problem and it drove me nuts, it came down to a corrupted d/load of the patch, I redownloaded the patch and no problems after that.

Polly74 · 28-12-2005 12:51pm

Do you remember where you downloaded the patch from? I have downloaded it from a couple of different sites but with the same error.

Auvers wrote:

I had this problem and it drove me nuts, it came down to a corrupted d/load of the patch, I redownloaded the patch and no problems after that.

Agent47 · 28-12-2005 1:46pm

try xfire, if u have it. its a really good program and all the files/patches i have downloaded from there all work fine and its handy wen i want to play with friends!

Auvers · 28-12-2005 1:50pm

Snatched it from http://www.worthdownloading.com/download.php?gid=720&id=6032
I think it was the euro mirror

Polly74 · 29-12-2005 4:35pm

Anyone else have any idea as to why this might be happening?

Polly74 wrote:

Hi,

I am completely frustrated by this bloody game. A few weeks ago this was working perfectly. I have attempted to install the 1.12 patch but each time i do it says Patch Failed. Ever since then the game id crashing to desktop a few seconds after launchin gthe game. I have been on to EA Support (Useless shower!) but have not yet been able to solve this problem. Has anyone out there had the same problem and have they been able to resolve this?

Cheers.

P4 3.2ghz
2048mb 667mhz Ram
ATI Radeon x800 512mb graphics card

Polly74 · 29-12-2005 4:37pm

I have downloaded this patch but I am still getting patch failed. Thanks anyway.

Auvers wrote:

Snatched it from http://www.worthdownloading.com/download.php?gid=720&id=6032
I think it was the euro mirror

Ponster · 29-12-2005 4:38pm

Did you find the patchlog.txt file ?

Auvers · 29-12-2005 4:54pm

Found this on another thread and it worked for a guy with similar problems as you.

Do this EXACTLY and see if it helps...
c:\windows\prefetch, delete everything
C:\windows\temp, delete everything that it lets you.
Start, Run, %temp%, delete everything that you can.

That's %temp% as in "Percent Sign". This is your user profile temp directory, BTW.

You probably have leftovers from the last attempt and this should remove any.

If you're going to re-install you also need to delete the profile for the game in my documents as mentioned above and then go to the installation directory of the game and delete the whole folder.

Then install the game, SF if you have it and then patch.

Give that a go and see how you make out.

and another solution I found on a forum

Patching failed.
I found a fix for it but its a little weird but it does work.
Here is what ya do
1: Start Run type %temp% Hit enter and then clear out that folder. Close that window
2: Start the patch installing and wait for it to either fail or not enuff freespace.
DO NOT CLOSE THE PATCH ERROR. Leave it sit there
3: Start Run type %temp% Hit enter
Now find the DISK1 folder. Its there somewhere inside one of the new folders that just got made.
4: Copy it to yer desktop. Now you can finish or close the patch failed error box
5: Inside disk 1 is Patch.RTP and Patch.RTD. Copy those to your main BF2 folder wherever it is.
9: Go inside the Diisk1 folder on your desktop and run setup. Takes a few minutes Like 5 but it does work i did it tonight

Patch Failed.

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