How to Play 'Battlefield 2' on Windows Vista
Released in 2005, "Battlefield 2" is an online action game with a modern warfare theme. Previous games in the "Battlefield" series featured historical settings, and "Battlefield 2" was the first game in the series to be set in the present day. "Battlefield 2" was released prior to Windows Vista, and may experience problems with the operating system's security features. You can play "Battlefield 2" in Windows Vista by downloading and installing the latest patch for the game and disabling some of the security features of Vista.
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Instructions
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Download and install the version 1.41 patch for "Battlefield 2" (see first link in Resources). Save the file "BF2_Patch_1.41.exe" to the desktop, double-click it and follow the prompts to install the patch. If you have already updated "Battlefield 2" to version 1.41, skip this step.
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Download and install the version 1.5 patch for "Battlefield 2" (see second link in Resources). Run the game after installing the patch. If you continue to experience a problem, continue to the next step. Skip this step if you are already running "Battlefield 2" version 1.5.
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Right-click the shortcut for "Battlefield 2" and click "Properties."
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Click the "Compatibility" tab. Click the "Run this program in compatibility mode for" check box, then click the drop-down menu and select "Windows XP."
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Click the "Run this program as an administrator" check box.
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Click "OK" and attempt to run "Battlefield 2." If you continue to experience a problem, go to the next step.
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Click the "Start" button, and then click "Control Panel."
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Click the "Classic View" link on the left side of the window, and then double-click the "User Accounts" icon.
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Click "Turn User Account Control on or off." Click "Continue" if a User Account Control window appears.
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Remove the check from "Use User Account Control (UAC) to help protect your computer," and then click "OK."
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Click the "Restart Now" button. After the computer finishes restarting, "Battlefield 2" should function properly.
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Tips & Warnings
If you continue to experience a problem with "Battlefield 2" in Windows Vista after following the steps in this article, make sure that you have updated your operating system fully. Click the "Start" button, browse to "All Programs" and click "Windows Update." Follow the prompts on the screen to download and install all available updates for Windows Vista.
