SnaKe
09-08-2009, 08:39 PM
DICE has released a hotfix that fixes the Alt-Tab crashing issues in Battlefield 2 Update 1.50.
A large number of players who have installed 1.50 have been unable to use ALT+TAB without the game crashing out to the Windows desktop. As such and with thanks to nea_alecu doing some investigations, the DICE programmers have come up with a fix.
They are also working on a full installer which will be the 2Gb file for those who are new to Battlefield 2 v1.50. This will replace existing files once ready and we will post here when that is released. In the mean time use the 1.50 patch install and replace RendDX9.dll with the file you can download here (ftp://174.133.130.98/gaming/bf2/RendDX9.zip).
The md5 of the zip file is: 7a2b2476b5e23332da260481c1930191
# Download the file
# Extract it into your Battlefield 2 install directory (you must have v1.50 installed already)
# When prompted accept that you want to over write the existing file
# In My Documents go to Battlefield 2\mods\bf2 and delete the cache directory
# Run BF2 as normal
Note that some people have reported Punkbuster kicks on certain servers with the hotfix, while others have had no issues whatsoever. Your mileage may vary until Evenbalance and the particular server has a chance to update.
A large number of players who have installed 1.50 have been unable to use ALT+TAB without the game crashing out to the Windows desktop. As such and with thanks to nea_alecu doing some investigations, the DICE programmers have come up with a fix.
They are also working on a full installer which will be the 2Gb file for those who are new to Battlefield 2 v1.50. This will replace existing files once ready and we will post here when that is released. In the mean time use the 1.50 patch install and replace RendDX9.dll with the file you can download here (ftp://174.133.130.98/gaming/bf2/RendDX9.zip).
The md5 of the zip file is: 7a2b2476b5e23332da260481c1930191
# Download the file
# Extract it into your Battlefield 2 install directory (you must have v1.50 installed already)
# When prompted accept that you want to over write the existing file
# In My Documents go to Battlefield 2\mods\bf2 and delete the cache directory
# Run BF2 as normal
Note that some people have reported Punkbuster kicks on certain servers with the hotfix, while others have had no issues whatsoever. Your mileage may vary until Evenbalance and the particular server has a chance to update.