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[gensolo]

I tried to re-install last night after deleting all of my files to try and see if that would fix my issue of the game crashing after the intro. This is what I get now:

An installation support file could not be installed. A catastrophic failure has occurred.

Ideas?

[Wolf68k]

Just for grins is there another computer you can try installing the game on to?
Or maybe if possible see if you can install it into something like a virtual OS (VPC, VMWare type of thing) with a clean OS.
Does it say at all which support file couldn't be installed? Any more details than that?
Check the disc for scratches, dust, finger prints, that sort of thing?

[gensolo]

Installed on another system just fine.

I could also not uninstall as I got this same error message and ended up deleting the files manually.

I talked to Stryper earlier, he thinks that maybe my computer has left a ghost imprint of something behind when you tried to delete your 1942 files

[Bullet-BS]

Installed on another system just fine.

I could also not uninstall as I got this same error message and ended up deleting the files manually.

I talked to Stryper earlier, he thinks that maybe my computer has left a ghost imprint of something behind when you tried to delete your 1942 files

Then tell it to install it to a different directory

[Billy Biglips]

make sure that the whole EA game file is gone. If it isn't-delete it.

[HARRY TRIGGER]

I talked to Stryper earlier, he thinks that maybe my computer has left a ghost imprint of something behind when you tried to delete your 1942 files

Try these.
A1 B1
A2 B2

[posi]

I know when I reinstall after using control panel to remove bf it leaves a lot, I don't have to worry about saving profile information , it will be there... I use Revo Uninstaller quite abit, it will get rid of those leftover files and registry entries. I'd uninstall using revo then reinstall.

[gensolo]

I fixed it!

I thought that i had deleted every file i had from it on my computer but i just ran CCLEANER and it found like 3 different files lurking about and one had to do with the 1942.exe install file

[gensolo]

It's now telling me that I have an invalid CD key. Do you know what file the keys are stored in so I can go check and possibly fix which ever one I messed up on?

[mattybeast]

keys are stored in the windows registry.
Im not able to access my pc atm, but if
you google it you can find the location
Pretty easily.

[gensolo]

I ended up uninstalling and reinstalling again. For some reason the first time I reinstalled this afternoon it didn't ask for my key for Disc 1.

I never could get those files to open. But it works now and I was able to hop in!

[gensolo]

It worked fine last night. I decided to hop into Bocage this morning and I'm back to the same crash to desktop after the intro.

[Livestrong]

BF2 used to do that if the video drivers were wrong. Wonder if it's a direct x problem?

[Bullet-BS]

change your target on the shortcut to this

"C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 1942\BF1942.exe" +restart 1

[gensolo]

Got it! I have to play in windowed mode, but it's worth it.