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Cicero_01

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Help with BF1942 on Windows 11 machine

Apologies for the length of this post:

I have a new PC running Windows 11 on which I've been able to get BF42 running but the display is a mess. This was installed from the "Complete Collection" disks and patched to 1.62 and the newest gamespy replacement patch (from Henk).

System:
Gigabyte Z790 AORUS ELITE AX  32G RAM
NVidia GeForce RTX 3070 8G on board

Bright white rectangles show at the top and bottom of the screen. They cover up the menus so I can't select any settings. The list of servers shows the available servers but there is no highlighting of a selection. I can double click on the servers with players but once the game is running I can't double click a spawn point and the list of kits won't allow me to change them. I can select a spawn point by holding the mouse cursor over the choice and hitting Enter but when I spawn, none of the controls work. Or I don't spawn at all and the intro screen for the map continues to show. I can choose a local game but can't actually start to play. It's unplayable.

The app is set to run as administrator and the compatibility mode is set to Windows XP Service pack 3. I ran the compatibility troubleshooter but it sets the mode for the same as above.

On my Windows 10 machine the path to the working version of BF42 is
"C:\Program Files (x86)\EA GAMES\Battlefield 1942\" (same as my Win 11 machine)
The Bf1942.exe file is set to run in compatibility mode, Windows XP sp3
The properties of the compatibility settings are set to use the above with "run as administrator" checked but grayed out so they must be set elsewhere?

I appear to have directx 9 installed (d3dx9 dlls in both system 32 and sysWOW64)
I've tried running dxdiag which generates a large report but I'm not sure if that will even help to get BF42 running, but the report is available if anyone would like to see it.

I hope someone can resolve this. I got the new machine because the WIN 10 machine is old and on its last legs. I have both machines side by side so I can still play on the old PC but who knows for how long? I also installed an all-in-1 version that I downloaded in 2021 from Simple. I installed this version in C:\Games\Battlefied 1942.  It also runs but has the same problems as the full disk based version which makes me believe it's a graphics problem with both versions. Anyone have suggestions?

Arkos

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Re: Help with BF1942 on Windows 11 machine

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> Disable GameDVDR?

(Could it be some with Bf1942/W11 bugged GameCapture function?)

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Run perhaps the Windows own Troubleshouter for dis game.

I do not know if it could fix meanwhile this issue too.

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Last edited by Arkos (2023-04-23 20:37:11)

Cicero_01

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Re: Help with BF1942 on Windows 11 machine

Thanks for the suggestions but the problem is solved. Call it a PEBKAC error. I'm up and running now.

Arkos

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Re: Help with BF1942 on Windows 11 machine

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