#1 2020-04-15 19:34:25

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Hellp: bf1942 wont launch in my new laptop win10 bit64

Hello all
I hope you all are well

i bought new laptop win10 64bit and i setup the game but wont run
i have been tried all solution including the direct play from control panel also set the game as windows xp (service pack2 and 3) but wont work>
here video from my desktop to explain the problem:
youtu.be/gcKx5c9KDhM

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#2 2020-04-15 20:51:43

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Re: Hellp: bf1942 wont launch in my new laptop win10 bit64

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You have PM.

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#3 2020-06-03 23:28:19

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Re: Hellp: bf1942 wont launch in my new laptop win10 bit64

Got the same problem as well on my win10 laptop...
tried installing bf1942 origin, HD, simple... patched, direct play, video.con settings ,  patched bf1942 for vista...

nothing works... all I got is a blank screen for a couple of seconds.. game wont load at all sad

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#4 2020-06-04 00:02:19

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Re: Hellp: bf1942 wont launch in my new laptop win10 bit64

oh and I also activated admin profile on win10, the black screen just a bit longer...

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#5 2020-06-04 03:10:24

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Re: Hellp: bf1942 wont launch in my new laptop win10 bit64

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Missing 800x600 Resolution for the InGameMenu i guess.

Look first if you can activate 800x600 otherwise add a custom resolution 800x600.

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Look here

http://team-simple.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=7919

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Btw. Activating global Adminrights on Windows 10 is realy a bad idea.

Just Bf1942.exe and Blackscreen.exe need admin rights and the best is not to install the game into "ProgrammFiles", but as example C:\Games \Gamename as you should do it with older games.

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#6 2020-06-04 13:07:12

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Re: Hellp: bf1942 wont launch in my new laptop win10 bit64

every file with extension .con inside the MODS folder I edited the resolution line this way:

game.setGameDisplayMode 1024 768 32 60

my game folder is :

"D:\dal pc vecchio\Battlefield 1942 HDx\BF1942.exe"

Im trying to make the HD version work.

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#7 2020-06-04 13:32:33

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Re: Hellp: bf1942 wont launch in my new laptop win10 bit64

Arkos wrote:

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Missing 800x600 Resolution for the InGameMenu i guess.

Look first if you can activate 800x600 otherwise add a custom resolution 800x600.

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Look here

http://team-simple.org/forum/viewtopic.php?id=7919

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Btw. Activating global Adminrights on Windows 10 is realy a bad idea.

Just Bf1942.exe and Blackscreen.exe need admin rights and the best is not to install the game into "ProgrammFiles", but as example C:\Games \Gamename as you should do it with older games.

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Cool man!  I love you! that did the trick...

"3. Use Custom Resolutions/Modes for Intel Graphics driver"

I set a custom resolution in the Intel panel (nvidia control panel only shows 3d settings) to 800x600 60p htz.

The game started... but I think I will uninstall and install it again as I messed around a lot  with .con settings and the bf1942.exe
Seems a bit slow, mouse very sensitive, framerate a bit low... any suggestion?
I can see Simple servers though...

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#8 2020-06-04 13:42:26

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Re: Hellp: bf1942 wont launch in my new laptop win10 bit64

maybe a bit off topic but I tried creating a new player profile but wont me allow to create one... has it ever happened? Can I create one manually in the game folder in a similar fashion to video.con ?

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#9 2020-06-04 14:38:58

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Re: Hellp: bf1942 wont launch in my new laptop win10 bit64

Leonardino wrote:

maybe a bit off topic but I tried creating a new player profile but wont me allow to create one... has it ever happened? Can I create one manually in the game folder in a similar fashion to video.con ?

Try copying/editing files in the Custom folder (create that folder if necessary)
profile.jpg

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#10 2020-06-04 17:09:39

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Re: Hellp: bf1942 wont launch in my new laptop win10 bit64

Leonardino wrote:

maybe a bit off topic but I tried creating a new player profile but wont me allow to create one... has it ever happened? Can I create one manually in the game folder in a similar fashion to video.con ?

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This is because you installed it into "C:\Program Files\..."

Battlefield is an old game and Windows 10 is highly restricted in "Program Files".

So install old Games into C:\Games\OldgameXX

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#11 2020-06-04 19:21:36

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Re: Hellp: bf1942 wont launch in my new laptop win10 bit64

Arkos wrote:
Leonardino wrote:

maybe a bit off topic but I tried creating a new player profile but wont me allow to create one... has it ever happened? Can I create one manually in the game folder in a similar fashion to video.con ?

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This is because you installed it into "C:\Program Files\..."

Battlefield is an old game and Windows 10 is highly restricted in "Program Files".

So install old Games into C:\Games\OldgameXX

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mmm no... my folder is:

"D:\dal pc vecchio\Battlefield 1942 HDx\BF1942.exe"

no program files folder whatsoever...

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#12 2020-06-04 20:21:22

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Re: Hellp: bf1942 wont launch in my new laptop win10 bit64

Leonardino wrote:

Seems a bit slow, mouse very sensitive, framerate a bit low... any suggestion?

Open console during playing with ` (tilde) key, type "fps 1" without quotes and press Enter. After that you'll see your FPS in the upper left corner - post it here.

Leonardino wrote:

maybe a bit off topic but I tried creating a new player profile but wont me allow to create one... has it ever happened? Can I create one manually in the game folder in a similar fashion to video.con ?

Check if C:\Users\<your user name>\Documents\Battlefield 1942\ folder exists. If it does, delete it and try to create a new profile again

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