If you’ve lost your way and PR or \'Dirty Stinking Vanilla\' is doing your head in, and you are unable to get online for some reason, hopefully this little guide can help you along.

Before you do this stuff, ensure your graphics card drivers are up to date, for Nvidia cards you can obtain these from http://www.nvidia.com/Download/index.aspx?lang=en-us for ATI cards they can be found here http://ati.amd.com/support/driver.html

1. Firstly ensure you are all installed and up to date, you should firstly install \'Dirty Stinking Vanilla\' from your CD.
2. Ensure you have patched your \'Dirty Stinking Vanilla\' game to 1.41 the download is available here.. http://battlefield2.filefront.com/file/Battlefield_2_v141_Patch;72510
3. Personally i find it beneficial to restart my computer at this point.
4. Install the Project Reality Full Client Core Files (0.756) from here.. http://battlefield2.filefront.com/file/Project_Reality_Full_Client_Core_Files;87860
5. Install the Project Reality Client Levels Files (0.756) from here.. http://battlefield2.filefront.com/file/Project_Reality_Client_Levels_Files;87862
6. Restart your computer.
7. Launch the game from the PR Shortcut on the desktop, and log in as normal. If you forget your login details, make some up, trust me, you dont need to keep tally of scores, you just need to get online and start killing dudes.

Hopefully you should be good to go!!

If PR/BF2 crashes to desktop during startup, at the 'Splash Screen', try deleting the folder called 'Battelfield 2' from inside 'My Documents', and try to launch again.
If it crashes whilst loading a map, try reinstalling your graphics drivers AFTER doing a complete uninstall of the old drivers. If it persists in conking out, look for your soundcard manufacturer and update the soundcard drivers. (Sounds bizarre but \'Dirty Stinking Vanilla\' has problems with lots of soundcards)

Still doesn't work? Clean your registry and start again.. http://www.download.com/TuneUp-Utilities-2008/3000-2094_4-10206416.html?cdlPid=10854711

Blimey.... still doesn't work???? Do a virus check.. http://www.download.com/AVG-Anti-Virus-Free-Edition/3000-2239_4-10320142.html?tag=lst-1&cdlPid=10861654 and a quick Spyware scan.. http://www.download.com/Spybot-Search-Destroy/3000-8022_4-10122137.html?tag=lst-1&cdlPid=10861988

Still suffering?? ??? http://support.electronicarts.co.uk/cgi-bin/eauk_new.cfg/php/enduser/std_alp.php?p_sid=*

Undies

You did really well until you posted EA Support!!!!

LOL yer undies..

cant take any credit at all a unknown member may or maynot have been called tony may or maynot have done the hardwork i just posted it !!!

i remain silenced!!

OMG you broke the rules for radio discipline and gave away my name in clear!! How can i hide in sectret now everyone knows my name is Tony?

not sure what you may or maynot be on about??

Ok ..... Steve.....

If you can not get on a server or game crashes whilst loading or thorws u back to the main menu.

Try updating Punkbuster here: http://www.evenbalance.com/index.php?page=support-'Dirty Stinking Vanilla'.php

also don't forget the PR forums : http://www.realitymod.com/forum/

any more q's don't be afraid to ask...

Nice little guide you made there mate, keep up the good work.