Battlefield 2 Update 1.50 ALT+TAB FIX - Page 2

68AzSniperaapje · 07-09-2009, 04:01 PM

omg, baza,
i dont know how to say this but,.....

IT WORKS!

Anti aliasing 8X, +ALT TAB,

IS WIN AGAIN!

I run a core 2 quad, 4 GB ram,
And an nvidia geforce 9600GT 1024MB

allsorts49 · 07-09-2009, 04:08 PM

Dont want to throw a spanner in the works , but those of us
who did not have a problem with alt-tab,
A: do we have to get this fix
B: and will it affect us after

and before anyone flames me i am not a PC geek all
i know is how to switch it on /off

TomBabmo · 07-09-2009, 04:11 PM

Do server admins also have to replace that file? I bet majority of admins aren't aware of this and I'd hate to be kicked by PB because of checksum fail with that file...

Tiuri20000 · 07-09-2009, 04:14 PM

I'd say next time you run in to it the new patch probably will be available thus you can reinstall BF2 with that latest patch (most likely 2GB download again) and you dont have to worry about the fix.

nea_alecu · 07-09-2009, 04:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by allsorts49

Dont want to throw a spanner in the works , but those of us
who did not have a problem with alt-tab,
A: do we have to get this fix
B: and will it affect us after

Bazajaytee has the final word on this, but my take on it is that you don't have to get it, but it would be a good idea. The thing is there was a resource leak in there, albeit a small one, and it's better to have the code that corrects it than stay with the old one.

And some additional testing by people who weren't affected won't hurt at all either

.

Quote:

and before anyone flames me i am not a PC geek all
i know is how to switch it on /off

This is a very reasonable question, I don't see why anybody would flame you over this.

Bazajaytee · 07-09-2009, 04:29 PM

I'd say get it anyway so you have the same version as others but no you don't need it if you don't have problems.

As for the server question, no servers don't need this file as it isn't used/installed on dedicated servers. This is purely for rendering the client screen.

nea_alecu · 07-09-2009, 04:29 PM

Oh, and, by the way, I know there were lots of people who were getting the windows error sound (or even error popup) upon closing BF2; does anyone still get it?

I would expect it to be gone as well after this patch, at least on the majority of the machines.

(I have no idea if I had the issue or not, or if I still have it or not, as I have all windows sounds turned off

)

Kahmy · 07-09-2009, 04:31 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by nea_alecu

Oh, and, by the way, I know there were lots of people who were getting the windows error sound (or even error popup) upon closing BF2; does anyone still get it?

I would expect it to be gone as well after this patch, at least on the majority of the machines.

(I have no idea if I had the issue or not, or if I still have it or not, as I have all windows sounds turned off

)

I still get it, no change on that.

Bazajaytee · 07-09-2009, 04:32 PM

Thats a feature, a little closing game music to listen to

RaptorUK · 07-09-2009, 04:32 PM

Was getting the sound error, not now, win win...

Tiuri20000 · 07-09-2009, 04:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bazajaytee

Thats a feature, a little closing game music to listen to

It certainly will be when you replace the error sound for something new!

Ustanotbesoham · 07-09-2009, 04:38 PM

woo, great job!

Seeker03 · 07-09-2009, 04:46 PM

It's official Bazajaytee is the best associate producer of DICE

nea_alecu · 07-09-2009, 04:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Kahmy

I still get it, no change on that.

I'll pretend I didn't read that

.

Seriously now, I suppose that means there's yet another engine shutdown issue that hasn't manifested itself in its visible form up to now. Let's hope it never does.

Bazajaytee · 07-09-2009, 04:56 PM

Weird thing is that I have never seen it create a Windows error incident like most programs do when they crash.
Can't be that serious if Windows is ignoring that it just happened... Can it?

nea_alecu · 07-09-2009, 05:01 PM

I do have quite a few minidumps in my BF2 dmp directory, but I could never be bothered to look into them seriously in a debugger.

The Windows error reporting thingy is yet another 'feature' that's turned off on my machine...

skutaboy · 07-09-2009, 05:13 PM

It works....fantastic and awesome dedication. Thank you very much, its appreciated.

Kahmy · 07-09-2009, 05:17 PM

It might be my X-fi being an..idiot. I've had one BSOD when quitting BF2 and that was caused by ctoss2k.sys, which is a Creative thingy. So I woudn't spend another minute on it. And I can change the sound to something way cooler than *DUNG!!* if it starts bothering

Nothing on event viewer and nothing on dmp folder either.

102091 · 07-09-2009, 05:48 PM

Can someone answer this question?:

Does this fix allow for widescreen support? The other "unofficial" Rendx9 fix didn't.

guedoe1975 · 07-09-2009, 05:52 PM

CAUTION: Punk Buster will kick for using this file

RaptorUK · 07-09-2009, 06:05 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 102091

Can someone answer this question?:

Does this fix allow for widescreen support? The other "unofficial" Rendx9 fix didn't.

Certainly does.

Bazajaytee · 07-09-2009, 06:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by guedoe1975

CAUTION: Punk Buster will kick for using this file

No it doesn't. I have been using it for the last 3 hours and not been kicked for using it.

Akaorcram · 07-09-2009, 06:11 PM

Thanks baza but i get kicked aswell

Tiuri20000 · 07-09-2009, 06:13 PM

Maybe you need a manual pb update? Perhaps forcing the latest changes to pb to include the file?

Bazajaytee · 07-09-2009, 06:13 PM

Try updating PB again, just in case.
I havent had to do anything on my machine but Evenbalance will be looking at the file probably tomorrow now due to it being Labour Day over in America.

If you have problems with PB still after PB update then use the older files until Evenbalance has taken a look at the file just to be sure.

07-09-2009, 04:01 PM	#26 (permalink)
68AzSniperaapje Rookie Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Netherlands, s'-Hertogenbosch Age: 16 Gender: Male Posts: 136	omg, baza, i dont know how to say this but,..... IT WORKS! Anti aliasing 8X, +ALT TAB, IS WIN AGAIN! I run a core 2 quad, 4 GB ram, And an nvidia geforce 9600GT 1024MB __________________ Battlefield 2 Commander : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAArQGKMaYQ http://www.bf2stats.net/player/127442947/ My 1337 stats

07-09-2009, 04:08 PM	#27 (permalink)
allsorts49 Rookie Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 15	Dont want to throw a spanner in the works , but those of us who did not have a problem with alt-tab, A: do we have to get this fix B: and will it affect us after and before anyone flames me i am not a PC geek all i know is how to switch it on /off __________________

07-09-2009, 04:14 PM	#29 (permalink)
Tiuri20000 Rookie Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 127	I'd say next time you run in to it the new patch probably will be available thus you can reinstall BF2 with that latest patch (most likely 2GB download again) and you dont have to worry about the fix. __________________ There is only one patch! "You will download and install this one patch and play Battlefield 2 like you have never played it before!"

07-09-2009, 04:29 PM	#31 (permalink)
Bazajaytee DICE Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Age: 30 Gender: Male Posts: 1,516	I'd say get it anyway so you have the same version as others but no you don't need it if you don't have problems. As for the server question, no servers don't need this file as it isn't used/installed on dedicated servers. This is purely for rendering the client screen. __________________ Associate Producer Battlefield 1942, Battlefield Vietnam, Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat Follow Battlefield on Twitter at http://twitter.com/OfficialBF2 and http://twitter.com/OfficialBF2142

07-09-2009, 04:32 PM	#34 (permalink)
Bazajaytee DICE Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Age: 30 Gender: Male Posts: 1,516	Thats a feature, a little closing game music to listen to __________________ Associate Producer Battlefield 1942, Battlefield Vietnam, Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat Follow Battlefield on Twitter at http://twitter.com/OfficialBF2 and http://twitter.com/OfficialBF2142

07-09-2009, 04:11 PM	#28 (permalink)
TomBabmo Forum Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 603	Do server admins also have to replace that file? I bet majority of admins aren't aware of this and I'd hate to be kicked by PB because of checksum fail with that file...

07-09-2009, 04:29 PM	#32 (permalink)
nea_alecu Rookie Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 200	Oh, and, by the way, I know there were lots of people who were getting the windows error sound (or even error popup) upon closing BF2; does anyone still get it? I would expect it to be gone as well after this patch, at least on the majority of the machines. (I have no idea if I had the issue or not, or if I still have it or not, as I have all windows sounds turned off )

07-09-2009, 04:32 PM	#35 (permalink)
RaptorUK Forum Regular Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London Age: 32 Gender: Male Posts: 500	Was getting the sound error, not now, win win...

07-09-2009, 04:38 PM	#37 (permalink)
Ustanotbesoham Rookie Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 402	woo, great job!

07-09-2009, 04:46 PM	#38 (permalink)
Seeker03 Forum Guru Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Where do I live? Gender: Male Posts: 2,123	It's official Bazajaytee is the best associate producer of DICE __________________ Insurgent Strike Mod Bf2 RJSem5-XBL Gamertag. BFBC #2673 XM8C

07-09-2009, 04:56 PM	#40 (permalink)
Bazajaytee DICE Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Age: 30 Gender: Male Posts: 1,516	Weird thing is that I have never seen it create a Windows error incident like most programs do when they crash. Can't be that serious if Windows is ignoring that it just happened... Can it? __________________ Associate Producer Battlefield 1942, Battlefield Vietnam, Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat Follow Battlefield on Twitter at http://twitter.com/OfficialBF2 and http://twitter.com/OfficialBF2142

07-09-2009, 05:01 PM	#41 (permalink)
nea_alecu Rookie Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 200	I do have quite a few minidumps in my BF2 dmp directory, but I could never be bothered to look into them seriously in a debugger. The Windows error reporting thingy is yet another 'feature' that's turned off on my machine...

07-09-2009, 05:13 PM	#42 (permalink)
skutaboy Rookie Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 424	It works....fantastic and awesome dedication. Thank you very much, its appreciated. __________________

07-09-2009, 05:17 PM	#43 (permalink)
Kahmy Rookie Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 74	It might be my X-fi being an..idiot. I've had one BSOD when quitting BF2 and that was caused by ctoss2k.sys, which is a Creative thingy. So I woudn't spend another minute on it. And I can change the sound to something way cooler than DUNG!! if it starts bothering Nothing on event viewer and nothing on dmp folder either. __________________ War doesn't decide who is right, just who is left...

07-09-2009, 05:48 PM	#44 (permalink)
102091 Rookie Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2	Can someone answer this question?: Does this fix allow for widescreen support? The other "unofficial" Rendx9 fix didn't.

07-09-2009, 05:52 PM	#45 (permalink)
guedoe1975 Hi, I'm New! Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 1	CAUTION: Punk Buster will kick for using this file

07-09-2009, 06:11 PM	#48 (permalink)
Akaorcram Rookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Age: 19 Posts: 126	Thanks baza but i get kicked aswell __________________ New Movie Dam Fall Operation Thunderstorm Out now: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oxGEm26Sstk

07-09-2009, 06:13 PM	#49 (permalink)
Tiuri20000 Rookie Join Date: May 2009 Posts: 127	Maybe you need a manual pb update? Perhaps forcing the latest changes to pb to include the file? __________________ There is only one patch! "You will download and install this one patch and play Battlefield 2 like you have never played it before!"

07-09-2009, 06:13 PM	#50 (permalink)
Bazajaytee DICE Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Stockholm, Sweden Age: 30 Gender: Male Posts: 1,516	Try updating PB again, just in case. I havent had to do anything on my machine but Evenbalance will be looking at the file probably tomorrow now due to it being Labour Day over in America. If you have problems with PB still after PB update then use the older files until Evenbalance has taken a look at the file just to be sure. __________________ Associate Producer Battlefield 1942, Battlefield Vietnam, Battlefield 2, Battlefield 2142, Battlefield 2: Modern Combat Follow Battlefield on Twitter at http://twitter.com/OfficialBF2 and http://twitter.com/OfficialBF2142