autodork
09-05-2007, 10:11
This was taken from the Combat Testing forums - all credit goes to the original poster (Lethal/CSLethal). It describes how to completely remove and reinstall (with a backup) Battlefield 2142+NS+EA link:
Since I had quite a lot of people in the Help Channel that couldn't get their system free of all files for a total reinstall I'm gonna put the procedure down here:
1] Removing EA Link Files :
- Close and Kill EA Link ( Right-Click and select Close from the System Tray )
- Uninstall EA Link
- Go to your "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts" directory and Shift-Delete the "EA Link" directory
2] Removing Battlefield 2142 Files :
- Go to your "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts" directory and Shift-Delete the "Battlefield 2142" directory
- Go to your "My Documents" from the Desktop ( or "C:\Documents and Settings\<<Windows UserName>>\My Documents" ) and Shift-Delete the "Battlefield 2142" directory
- Go to your "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information " directory and Shift-Delete the "{ED50ECE9-EC54-4C05-B5ED-EE4741A9F2EC}" directory
# If you can't see this directory go to "Tools" > "Folder Settings" and tick "Show Hidden Folders"
3] Deleting Registry Keys :
- "Start" > "Run" > type "Regedit"
- First BACKUP your current Registry ( "File" > "Export" and save it, with Export Range set to ALL, in a safe place )
# In the left pane you should see 5 HKEY maps with a plus sign in front of them.
# If not click all the minus signs untill you do.
- Double-Click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
- Double-Click SOFTWARE
# For the XP64 users an extra step : Double-Click wow6432node
- Double-Click DICE
- Right-Click and Delete Key-Map "Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike"
- Double-Click DICE
- Double-Click EA GAMES
- Right-Click and Delete Key-Map "Battlefield 2142"
- Double-Click EA GAMES
- Double-Click Electronic Arts
- Right-Click and Delete all Key-Maps that contain "Battlefield 2142 Patch ....."
- Right-Click and Delete Key-Map "Battlefield 2142 Update v1.20"
- Double-Click EA CORE
- Double-Click INSTALLED GAMES
- Double-Click EAGAMES
- Right-Click and Delete "BF2142"
- Double-Click EA CORE
- Double-Click EA GAMES
- Right-Click and Delete Key-Map "Battlefield 2142"
- Double-Click EA GAMES
- Double-Click Electronic Arts
- Double-Click Microsoft
- Double-Click Windows
- Double-Click CurrentVersion
- Double-Click Uninstall
- Right-Click and Delete Key-Map {ED50ECE9-EC54-4C05-B5ED-EE4741A9F2EC}
Close the Registry Editor.
4] Removing all other temporary files
- "Start" > "Run" > type "%temp%"
# This will bring you to your temporary directory inside "My Documents and Settings"
- Delete as much Files as you can ( some can't be removed due to the system )
5] REBOOT
6 ] Installing Battlefield 2142 with backup :
- Install Battlefield 2142
- Install Patch 1.10
> At this point it would be wise to check if your game works and login to a Vanilla Server
- Go to your "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts" directory and make a BACKUP of the working "Battlefield 2142" directory and rename it "Battlefield 2142 Vanilla"
# You can also move or paste the backup directory to another drive offcourse.
7] Installing EA Link and the Beta Files :
- Install EA Link
- Start EA Link
- Login to EA Link
- Download and Install the Full Patch 1.19
- Download and Install the Northern Strike Beta
> At this point it would be wise to check if your game works and login to a Beta Server
- Go to your "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts" directory and make another BACKUP of the working "Battlefield 2142" directory and rename it "Battlefield 2142 Beta"
# Here you can also move or paste the backup directory to another drive too offcourse.
I hope some people can find a solution in this...
autodork: Ignore the beta bit - this was for the beta cycle of Northern Strike.
Hope it helps :D
Since I had quite a lot of people in the Help Channel that couldn't get their system free of all files for a total reinstall I'm gonna put the procedure down here:
1] Removing EA Link Files :
- Close and Kill EA Link ( Right-Click and select Close from the System Tray )
- Uninstall EA Link
- Go to your "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts" directory and Shift-Delete the "EA Link" directory
2] Removing Battlefield 2142 Files :
- Go to your "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts" directory and Shift-Delete the "Battlefield 2142" directory
- Go to your "My Documents" from the Desktop ( or "C:\Documents and Settings\<<Windows UserName>>\My Documents" ) and Shift-Delete the "Battlefield 2142" directory
- Go to your "C:\Program Files\InstallShield Installation Information " directory and Shift-Delete the "{ED50ECE9-EC54-4C05-B5ED-EE4741A9F2EC}" directory
# If you can't see this directory go to "Tools" > "Folder Settings" and tick "Show Hidden Folders"
3] Deleting Registry Keys :
- "Start" > "Run" > type "Regedit"
- First BACKUP your current Registry ( "File" > "Export" and save it, with Export Range set to ALL, in a safe place )
# In the left pane you should see 5 HKEY maps with a plus sign in front of them.
# If not click all the minus signs untill you do.
- Double-Click HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE.
- Double-Click SOFTWARE
# For the XP64 users an extra step : Double-Click wow6432node
- Double-Click DICE
- Right-Click and Delete Key-Map "Battlefield 2142: Northern Strike"
- Double-Click DICE
- Double-Click EA GAMES
- Right-Click and Delete Key-Map "Battlefield 2142"
- Double-Click EA GAMES
- Double-Click Electronic Arts
- Right-Click and Delete all Key-Maps that contain "Battlefield 2142 Patch ....."
- Right-Click and Delete Key-Map "Battlefield 2142 Update v1.20"
- Double-Click EA CORE
- Double-Click INSTALLED GAMES
- Double-Click EAGAMES
- Right-Click and Delete "BF2142"
- Double-Click EA CORE
- Double-Click EA GAMES
- Right-Click and Delete Key-Map "Battlefield 2142"
- Double-Click EA GAMES
- Double-Click Electronic Arts
- Double-Click Microsoft
- Double-Click Windows
- Double-Click CurrentVersion
- Double-Click Uninstall
- Right-Click and Delete Key-Map {ED50ECE9-EC54-4C05-B5ED-EE4741A9F2EC}
Close the Registry Editor.
4] Removing all other temporary files
- "Start" > "Run" > type "%temp%"
# This will bring you to your temporary directory inside "My Documents and Settings"
- Delete as much Files as you can ( some can't be removed due to the system )
5] REBOOT
6 ] Installing Battlefield 2142 with backup :
- Install Battlefield 2142
- Install Patch 1.10
> At this point it would be wise to check if your game works and login to a Vanilla Server
- Go to your "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts" directory and make a BACKUP of the working "Battlefield 2142" directory and rename it "Battlefield 2142 Vanilla"
# You can also move or paste the backup directory to another drive offcourse.
7] Installing EA Link and the Beta Files :
- Install EA Link
- Start EA Link
- Login to EA Link
- Download and Install the Full Patch 1.19
- Download and Install the Northern Strike Beta
> At this point it would be wise to check if your game works and login to a Beta Server
- Go to your "C:\Program Files\Electronic Arts" directory and make another BACKUP of the working "Battlefield 2142" directory and rename it "Battlefield 2142 Beta"
# Here you can also move or paste the backup directory to another drive too offcourse.
I hope some people can find a solution in this...
autodork: Ignore the beta bit - this was for the beta cycle of Northern Strike.
Hope it helps :D