Win7 x64 BF3.exe crash fix

[Roofuzz]

My problem :

When clicking on Join Server from the browse server window i only get "Joining Server" after that nothing happens at all.

What helped for me on my x64 PC is the following :

Due to the è in the folder name the game won't start and generates an Application Error in the event viewer.

To change this on x64 systems :

1) Goto the folder where Origin installed BF3 Beta (C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Bèta Battlefield 3)

2) Rename the Bèta Battlefield 3 folder to Beta Battlefield 3

3)Start regedit , browse to the following key :

HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WoW6432Node\EA Games
Change the GDFBinary & InstallDir paths to C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Beta Battlefield 3

Try to launch the game, should work.. i am happy as a puppy now Hope it works for you 2

Remember this works on x64 systems!

[Violator10161]

what a stupid error

[Roofuzz]

Yep, pretty messy tho lol.. the one who invented the folder name is to be dismembered ingame lol.. Anyway the same thing should work as well on x86 systems.

This will probably also work on 32bit systems only the path to the game is different and thus the installation folder.

I think the proper folder for install then is C:\Program Files\Origin Games\Bèta Battlefield 3 ?

Then do the same , rename the folder without the è in it ,change the registry key located under HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EA Games.

[Y3DY4]

Tryed this but my beta is named normally,still cant play beta because i can't join any servers..

[Lawlferatu]

Sticky this.

[MvanderSluis]

Tried it, origin was telling me BF3 wasn't installed, is it a problem I closed origin before I did this? Redownloading now.

[psycho063]

Originally Posted by Roofuzz

My problem :

When clicking on Join Server from the browse server window i only get "Joining Server" after that nothing happens at all.

What helped for me on my x64 PC is the following :

Due to the è in the folder name the game won't start and generates an Application Error in the event viewer.

To change this on x64 systems :

1) Goto the folder where Origin installed BF3 Beta (C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Bèta Battlefield 3)

2) Rename the Bèta Battlefield 3 folder to Beta Battlefield 3

3)Start regedit , browse to the following key :

HKEY CURRENT USER\SOFTWARE\WoW6432Node\EA Games
Change the GDFBinary & InstallDir paths to C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Beta Battlefield 3

Try to launch the game, should work.. i am happy as a puppy now Hope it works for you 2

Remember this works on x64 systems!

It's not CURRENT USER\SOFTWARE it's HKEY LOCAL MACHINE. Just helped a friend fix his error, thanks.

[EAUK_Aurora]

Originally Posted by Lawlferatu

Sticky this.

Done





If you are finding that you are getting stuck when trying to join a game then one suggestion is to flush the browser cache either manually or using another utility and then re-try which hopefully may help.

[Roofuzz]

Originally Posted by Roofuzz

My problem :

When clicking on Join Server from the browse server window i only get "Joining Server" after that nothing happens at all.

What helped for me on my x64 PC is the following :

Due to the è in the folder name the game won't start and generates an Application Error in the event viewer.

To change this on x64 systems :

1) Goto the folder where Origin installed BF3 Beta (C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Bèta Battlefield 3)

2) Rename the Bèta Battlefield 3 folder to Beta Battlefield 3

3)Start regedit , browse to the following key :

HKEY CURRENT USER\SOFTWARE\WoW6432Node\EA Games
Change the GDFBinary & InstallDir paths to C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Beta Battlefield 3

Try to launch the game, should work.. i am happy as a puppy now Hope it works for you 2

Remember this works on x64 systems!

Originally Posted by psycho063

It's not CURRENT USER\SOFTWARE it's HKEY LOCAL MACHINE. Just helped a friend fix his error, thanks.

OK ! thnkx for the update rofl.. my brain froze.. correcting the post

[Jiggery_P0kery]

I'm on x64 and I don't have the foreign E but I'm still getting the "code 2" error.

Hopefully the update tomorrow will fix this issue.

Edit: It's working now.

[TastelessMilk]

people with Russian windows are probably getting this too

[Pitbull1337]

Worked for me!

[NavadeHi]

Don't have this problem at all, but I found this on the Battlelog forums for two of my friends. And others.

[TraSiTseab]

Originally Posted by Y3DY4

Tryed this but my beta is named normally,still cant play beta because i can't join any servers..

Same as this guy ^

[TheCarobnjak]

Same as above. (

[yunix69]

getting same problem when trying to join server in battlelog says cannot join game because "game already running in background please close". in task manager i have bf3.exe*32 which cannot be ended

[yunix69]

any news on this?

[acid343211]

Originally Posted by Roofuzz

?

Then do the same , rename the folder without the è in it ,change the registry key located under HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SOFTWARE\EA Games.

That e what they had in the Folder is what they use in other country's .Just a little language mistake nothing big.

[Lawlferatu]

Originally Posted by -Art

Same as this guy ^

Originally Posted by TheCarobnjak

Same as above. (

Originally Posted by yunix69

getting same problem when trying to join server in battlelog says cannot join game because "game already running in background please close". in task manager i have bf3.exe*32 which cannot be ended

Originally Posted by yunix69

any news on this?

Control alt delete and terminate the bf3 application under processes and application.

Then try again.

[yunix69]

Originally Posted by Lawlferatu

Control alt delete and terminate the bf3 application under processes and application.

Then try again.

as i said it cannot be ended in task manager

[Lawlferatu]

Originally Posted by yunix69

as i said it cannot be ended in task manager

Reinstall everything then.

[Cr4z33]

Originally Posted by yunix69

as i said it cannot be ended in task manager

ALT+TAB to switch to your Internet browser.
Game will be then windowized and you can close it by pressing the X box or by right-clicking the window topbar -> Close.

[KarsR]

Hello guys,

After changing the é(i know, accent grave) to e, my origin doesn't recognise the path anymore and want to download it again, why is there no manual directory option?

help me

[TheCarobnjak]

As I've already posted on Origin Forum, my problem consists of the following:

"I don't get any message, but for some reason my Origin status changes to "playing BF3 Beta" although nothing is happening. Task manager shows that bf3.exe is active but the game is not in my task-bar or anything.

I used to have the same issue with BC2 but usually restarting Origin helped me solve the problem with the new patch completely eliminating it, however no matter how many times I restart Origin now I cannot run BF3 Beta. Any ideas?

Thanks!"

[MrG721]

Originally Posted by KarsR

Hello guys,

After changing the é(i know, accent grave) to e, my origin doesn't recognise the path anymore and want to download it again, why is there no manual directory option?

help me

Did You change letter é in those two registry keys?

HKEY LOCAL MACHINE\SOFTWARE\WoW6432Node\EA Games
Change the GDFBinary & InstallDir paths to C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\Beta Battlefield 3

If not that's probably why Origin attempting to download again, I had same situation. The folder name and the registry keys names, must be exactly same to make it work.