[Copperhead]

Good thread, although it hasnt yet solved my problems.

I tried to remove some tray items, shutting off various annoyances courtesy of Norton, and removing useless shit like Steam that constantly starts up even though i havent played any Valve games in more than 6 months.

Usually, the result is a CTD with a subsequent yell of JESUS FUCKING CHRIST!!!! or something of the sort. The most annoying part is that there is no error in the event viewer, so damn frustrating.

It takes me a few mins to start up the game and get a map loaded to play and im tired of waiting that long just to see if the damn game will run. AGH!!!

Allright, after about 45 minutes of modifying settings, turning shit off, turning it back on, changing settings again, starting the game, putting settings to minimum, turning off AA, im no closer to a solution. Strangely, i didnt change ANYTHING at all, the game just decided by itself that it would start CTDing every time i connect to a server. I dont even have the patience to email EA support, because if that doesnt work im gonna fucking destroy my computer and anything in my room that isnt sledge-hammer proof. If someone has this exact problem and can give me a solution, please go ahead and solve, otherwise im done with this shit.

It seems now that BF2 arbitrarily decides to run whenever it wants to. I cant actually tell when the game will run, i just have to start it up at random times to see if it does at all. Retarded.