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Step #1	Buying or installing a PC game? If you are planning on installing a PC Title, there are a few things you can do to prepare: Not all games will work for every Computer Read this first! Make sure your System can run the game. The key to making sure a game will work on your computer is making sure your computer meets the minimum requirements. How Do I Do It Can your computer run that game? take pre test and see get basic idels. Make Sure Your System Can Run The Game , Computer meets the Minimum Requirements !!! Buying or installing a PC game? take pre test and see How Do I Do It Optimize Your PC for Gaming	.Video Card Tests - DXDIAG - DirectX Diagnostics And Tests. Click on Start/ Run/ Type in Dxdiag Then click on Display tap Look at what Chip Type you have witch is the type of Video Card is in the pc / Upgrade Install Guide Follow these hardware tips, in-game tweaks, and system tricks to get the most out of your PC Optimize Your PC for Gaming Cheap Card same thing go's for PC
Step #2	Befor Can Play is that >Every Games will always have update Patch for it. Patch is to fix bugs in game and so every one has same files Some are use in makeing new maps or the diffs on how the game is played . Make sure you have the right Current version . "Game Player files must match "" UpDate All The Games with newer patch"" Make sure have " Right Patch Version " For Your Game !! Game Patch's can be found at Fileplanet or 3dgamers and or here Filefront . Again Check to make sure have the right current version Patch for the games player files must match How can you tell if the game is patched and which version it is? You can verify your version number once you start your game. or can open game folder and right click on the game exe file then propertie and look in the version tab also can click on cfg file open with note pad look version you have Multiplayer Patchs Battlefield2 patch"s and others	Ah umm ! Game Players Files Must Match Be Sure To Up Date The Game . One reson for why you might not connect to servers
Step #3	Some Games might need to log in, befor your able to play multiplayer If havent all ready done it. Click on ctrl+p then on games/my games Then on battlefield 2 Then on advance Type in +playerName +playerPassword Just as you see it caps matter That is log in code { what ever name and passwoord might be with space type in name Then do same for password then apply } +playerName me +playerPassword dog Make sure have Log in !! Note: Mean time can check program location is same path as were game is installed on pc In-order for gamesspy launch the game ........ If it is your done click on join to play log in as see there how make account to play onlineSee screennshot here	OOOOhhhh Forgeting to Log in , may stop me from connecting to server
Step #4	Routers and Game Ports Step-by-step guides on how to setup port Fine your brand here do as it says and shows Each game which has an online component requires certain “Ports” to be available to connect to that feature DSL and ASDL works same as router they also have build in firewall where need add open ports on em Configuring your Router Make sure have " Ports " open on router / DSL / ASDL 'There was an error listening to a socket' when connecting online. This error is typically due to an issue connecting to the game servers. This could be due to a number of circumstances, but typically is related to ports being blocked that are necessary for information to pass between your computer and the game servershow to open ports Configuring your Routerfindports # for games	OH_NO Man need to Open ports or may not connect to servers
Step #5	I Dont Have a router? Firewalls programs Some works as a router HowDo I set or close Windows xp firewall. List of Common Ports numbers # can be found here Norton 2005 / Zone Alarm / ect Make sure have " Firewall Set " windows xp / norton / ect HowDo I set Windows xp firewall. Common Ports	Welcomm to the pc world
Step #6	Help Help !My files got miss up! Help Easy and best thing to do is just uninstall the game and delete All all the folders and files and then you can reinstall Game and apply the full current patch Game crash / Crupted Files / Missing files / To many errors/ ect . !!Please Note:!! That you can not convert back to old patch's with out any conflicts or crupted files. ONLY by starting over and unstalling the game is only way Delete all files and folders then reinstall the game and reapply the patch There are a variety of different ways a system can "lock up" or freeze during gameplay. The steps below will give you a better idea on where the issue may lie.What can be done when the game locks up or freezes? lock ups black screens Bad/crupted Files'Patch faile'	!!Please Note:!! That you can not convert back to old patch's with out any conflicts or crupted files ONLY by starting over and unstalling the game is only way Delete all files and folders then reinstall the game and reapply the patch Needed get to know my files Sure make things easyer (Gamespy Launch Error) If the program location is differnt then where have game installed at Then gamespy cant lunch the game or If you unstall the game and install in diff place Then where gamespy last knows it at Then It Will do the same thing For gamespy Cant fine the game.exe file to lunch the game To fix it go into gamespy/options/my games /then click on the game you have check the program location is same as where the game is installed basic idel >>( c:\program files\microsoft games\halo\halo.exe) Easyer way to fix is just unstall gs and reinstall it let gs rescan for games (Gamespy Launch Error)
Step #7	Video Card Tests - DXDIAG - DirectX Diagnostics And Tests Click on Start/Run/Type in Dxdiag Video Card Upgrade Install Guide Follow these hardware tips, in-game tweaks, and system tricks to get the most out of your PC Optimize Your PC for Gaming gggrrrrrrrrrrrrr Trouble Shooters/ Black Screens/Errors/ This issue is typically caused by a conflict with the video card or video card drivers. or resolution and other resons Make sure your video card meets the requirements for the game, and that your drivers are the newest version available from the manufacturer ,The first, and easiest to find is on the game box, itself. Locate the System Requirements sticker. The left side of the sticker lists all the hardware requirements. The right side of the sticker lists the video requirements and the supported video chipsets. make sure one in the pc is high end card to run better End Background Task / Do disk clean up / clear cache files/ Defrag pc / run the Pre test and see Click on Start/Run/Type in Dxdiag full black screen crashminimum requirements particular resolution	Nice Video Card black screen lock ups?
Step #8	Cable Modem/DSL Tuning Guide Tips on increasing speed, enhancing security, fixing problems, sharing a connection, and more Test if your computer is setup correctly for broadband TCP connectivity and Speed Optimize Your Cable Modem fiix rwin and mtu files PING 500ms Latency=Lag How do you improve online gameplay and lag ? Your broadband Internet connection (cable modem, DSL, and so on) is running poorly. You're experiencing frustrating delays and erratic performance All To know About Ping Click on start / run / type in cmd or command then in doss type in ping www.gamespy.com or servers ip Checking your Ping Track your network problems and test your connectivity with this handy utility. End background task / do disk clean up / defrag / add more ram fiix rwin and mtu files broadband TCP connectivity Cable Modem/DSL Tuning Guide The Uses of Ping	Man who's servers is this

Patch version 1.3 for Battlefield 2. These are the full client files - no previous patches are required to be installed.

The Battlefield 2 Patch 1.3 > File is (438mb) An all encompassing patch for users that has To patched Battlefield 2 . Please note, however, if you installed : Special Forces and Euro after installing the 1.3 patch, you will need to reapply the 1.3 patch again. Best way make sure intall works is install Battlefield 2 Then install Special Forces then get the Full version 1.3 patch.and install Then install Euro and Armored Fury re apply the 1.3 patch if needed to Battlefield 2 Released The Battlefield 2 v-1.3 ( 438mb) Download Full Client | !!!

Please Note Again That the 1.12 patch and the 1.2 patch and 1.21 yes there is more1.22 patch and the 1.3 >They are diff Patch's Do not Confuess them and yes all 4 versions patchs are needed inorder for the other patch to work. It's Always best to use The Full Version Patch to install. Contains all the files needed also and will be only patch need to use Your need it later any way if every had to unstall and reinstall the game that way only need one patch. "Current Patch Version is" >>>>

1.3 full patch (438mb) Recomand to use full version 1.3 No need miss with other patch's and conflicts.If use the full current version., Version 1.3 patch installed 1.1.2878-710.0

(This patch only applys for the Battlefield2 and Special Force Game)
C:\Program Files\EA Games\Battlefield 2\Battlefield 2.exe

Mistakes Helppens lots to all of us working with game file are any files installing No problem then just start over it gets better>" Please note to all ways backup your files": Your always have the game.One bad file can miss up the whole game We'd like to see you still playing