Vista + Battlefield = :(

Steel8909 · 01-04-2008, 01:19 AM

Got a new laptop, Gateway T-6816. It meets the game specs no problem. Battlefield 1942: Complete Collection.

But

-I have no crosshair on most guns
-Random error messages, then the whole game shuts down
-All the checkboxes in the menu screen are missing
-I think it doesnt like Punkbuster either cuz I keep getting communication errors when I play online then get kicked from server

Looked on google and people seem to be blaming Vista. So I installed the game on our 3 year old laptop with Xp and it works perfectly fine, except for much slower loading time

But I want to play on my own laptop

Keep in mind this is my first computer game so I don't really know much lol

I know theres a sticky couldnt really find what I was looking for.

Any help is appreciated.

NavalLord · 01-04-2008, 04:17 AM

Vista is your problem. Don't know what to tell you, but Vista doesn't like older games.

Steel8909 · 01-04-2008, 05:10 PM

So do you think I should remove Vista and install Xp?

faker_phil · 01-04-2008, 06:00 PM

Caslon · 01-04-2008, 09:47 PM

Try the compatibility mode (in Vista) of the games .exe.

Steel8909 · 01-05-2008, 05:10 AM

Didnt work :P

Caslon · 01-05-2008, 06:27 AM

Laptop and BF is hard to troubleshoot. I doubt you'll find much success.

NavalLord · 01-05-2008, 06:38 AM

Uhh Cassy, I believe we already solved it. BF42 has known issues with Vista.

Steel8909 · 01-06-2008, 05:12 PM

Well it works perfectl fine on our older laptop, same with my friend's.

01-04-2008, 01:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
Steel8909 Private Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4	Vista + Battlefield = :( Got a new laptop, Gateway T-6816. It meets the game specs no problem. Battlefield 1942: Complete Collection. But -I have no crosshair on most guns -Random error messages, then the whole game shuts down -All the checkboxes in the menu screen are missing -I think it doesnt like Punkbuster either cuz I keep getting communication errors when I play online then get kicked from server Looked on google and people seem to be blaming Vista. So I installed the game on our 3 year old laptop with Xp and it works perfectly fine, except for much slower loading time But I want to play on my own laptop Keep in mind this is my first computer game so I don't really know much lol I know theres a sticky couldnt really find what I was looking for. Any help is appreciated. Last edited by Steel8909 : 01-04-2008 at 01:22 AM. Reason: Specify which game

01-04-2008, 04:17 AM	#2 (permalink)
NavalLord Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6,103	Re: Vista + Battlefield = :( Vista is your problem. Don't know what to tell you, but Vista doesn't like older games. __________________

01-04-2008, 05:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
Steel8909 Private Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4	Re: Vista + Battlefield = :( So do you think I should remove Vista and install Xp?

01-04-2008, 09:47 PM	#5 (permalink)
Caslon Lieutenant Colonel Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Deep inside the Earth. Posts: 4,803	Re: Vista + Battlefield = :( Try the compatibility mode (in Vista) of the games .exe.

01-05-2008, 05:10 AM	#6 (permalink)
Steel8909 Private Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4	Re: Vista + Battlefield = :( Didnt work :P

01-05-2008, 06:27 AM	#7 (permalink)
Caslon Lieutenant Colonel Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Deep inside the Earth. Posts: 4,803	Re: Vista + Battlefield = :( Laptop and BF is hard to troubleshoot. I doubt you'll find much success.

01-05-2008, 06:38 AM	#8 (permalink)
NavalLord Forum Moderator Brigadier General Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 6,103	Re: Vista + Battlefield = :( Uhh Cassy, I believe we already solved it. BF42 has known issues with Vista. __________________

01-06-2008, 05:12 PM	#9 (permalink)
Steel8909 Private Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 4	Re: Vista + Battlefield = :( Well it works perfectl fine on our older laptop, same with my friend's.

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