Battlefield 2 ongoing problem.

[x69bas420]

Ok where should I start.


I used to play bf2 alot, but stop and moved to css.

Recently though ive wanted to play with some friends. However I lost all discs, a mini image on daemon tools was working for a while but now it just crashes to my desktop right when i click " join game ".

So I said ,eh wtf ,and went and spend the 10$ on a new game to reinstall.

But now I cant uninstall, not even manually. I cant find the fucking DICE folder in my registery so I cant uninstall my shitty old copy and cant install a nice new fresh copy




To delete the save files:

1. Open My Documents.
2. Right-click on the Battlefield 2 folder and choose Delete.

To delete the game files (in the default location):

1. Open My Computer.
2. Open the C drive.
3. Open the Program Files folder.
4. Open the EA GAMES folder.
5. Right-click on the Battlefield 2 folder and choose Delete.
6. Close all open windows.
7. Right-click on the Recycle Bin and choose Empty Recycle Bin.
to edit the registry and remove Battlefield 2:

1. Click on the Start button.
2. Click on Run.
3. Type regedit in the text field.
4. Click File and then choose Export.
5. Name the file Backup and make sure the Export Range is set to All.
6. Click Save; you will now be returned to the Registry Editor window.
7. Click the plus sign next to HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
8. Click the plus sign next to Software.
9. Click the plus sign next to DICE.
10. Right-click on the Battlefield 2 folder and choose Delete.
11. Click the plus sign next to Electronic Arts.
12. Right-click and choose Delete on any Battlefield 2 folders.
13. Click the plus sign next to Microsoft.
14. Click the plus sign next to Windows.
15. Click the plus sign next to CurrentVersion.
16. Click the plus sign next to Uninstall.
17. Right-click on the key named {04858915-9F49-4B2A-AED4-DC49A7DE6A7B} andchoose Delete.
18. A Confirm Key Delete window will appear, choose Yes.
19. Close the WindowsRegistry Editor.
20. Go to the following folder: CProgram Files\InstallShield Installation Information (If you cannot find this folder you may have to go to Tools > Folder Settings and click the setting to “SHOW hidden folders.”)
21. Find the folders with the exact same values as the registry keys above and delete them.
22. Empty the recycle bin once more.

Battlefield 2 is now completely removed from your system.




I got to 8. Click the plus sign next to Software.


Please help me out, i dont want to have to reformat my computer.

[Caslon]

My guess is that an InstallShield component got messed.
I uninstalled the BF2 demo after installing the retail BF2 (just to tidy up my hdd). Doing that messed up my retail copy. I couldn't uninstall or reinstall.
It turns out a key element of windows InstallShield got screwed with.

DICE is to blame for this.

After an exhaustive search thru many forums and other remedies, nothing worked to fix it. I ended up having to re-format, so did some other ppl.