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Windows freezes while installing BF2 patches

Food?Food? Registered User regular
edited April 2007 in Help / Advice Forum
Today, I installed BF2 on my external HD without a hitch. However, it's v1.0, so I need to update it to play it. I tried first to install the 1.4 full patch, but the system completely locks up at about 9% (when I say completely, I mean no mouse, no keyboard, nothing). I figured it was due to a large amount of data being sent over the Firewire connection (even though installation of the original game went fine). So, I downloaded the 1.22 patch, then the 1.22-1.3 incremental patch, and the 1.3-1.4 incremental patch. Problem is, the 1.22 patch is also locking up at about 9%. I think it's the same file, for what it's worth. How in the hell am I supposed to update BF2?

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  • LondonBridgeLondonBridge __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2007
    Possibly a corrupted file? How much RAM do you have? Try downloading a fresh patch from a different site.

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  • Food?Food? Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    I have 1 GB of RAM, and all the patches do the same thing, unfortunately.

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  • LondonBridgeLondonBridge __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2007
    Food? wrote: »
    I have 1 GB of RAM, and all the patches do the same thing, unfortunately.

    Are you downloading them from the same source? If so, try a different site to download them from. Gamershell.com is a favorite of mine.

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  • Food?Food? Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Haha that's what I meant

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  • LondonBridgeLondonBridge __BANNED USERS regular
    edited April 2007
    All I can say then is try installing from your main internal drive or just let it sit for several minutes. See what happens.

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  • embrikembrik Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    Yeah, give it time before giving up. Additionally, you can try installing them in Safe mode - might work.

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  • Food?Food? Registered User regular
    edited April 2007
    I tried waiting once, and about 10 minutes after it froze it gave me an error saying it could no longer write files to the drive.

    Safe mode might not be a bad idea, however.

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