Crash on Master Server Connection

Joined: Jan 04, 2008 Posts: 2

When I log into my account and choose my soldier, it'll say Connecting to Master Server but crash - The game freezes, and I can't shut it down unless I hard restart. I've had this before with previous installs. I know it has crashed because in some areas of the screen, the mouse cursor turns to the normal Windows cursor and I could wait for a week and it wouldn't have logged in. I doubt a reinstallation will work, as it has had the same problems on other computers.

Community Founder Joined: Jun 30, 2005 Posts: 2411

What operating system are you running Question

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|2es-mrix

Joined: Dec 17, 2006 Posts: 201 Location: Scunthorpe UK

Hi,
What you are describing with your mouse pointer sounds like there may be an explorer window opening up behind the game screen!
If this is the case then it is most likely your firewall..
When it happens try pressing ''Ctrl-Esc'' to get back to your desktop and see if there is a window open that needs ok'ing, Alternativly you could try allowing the BF.. exe access through your firewall , in the firewall settings then try logging in to game again!
Hope this helps ,
Thanx Gaz!

Joined: Jan 04, 2008 Posts: 2

Zone-Alarm I'm using. I've got BF2142 on Allow for everything though! Also I'm using XP.

Joined: Jul 02, 2005 Posts: 1342

Zone-Alarm is a pain in the arse, you have to pretty much disable it to get games running ok with it, or sit there for ages configuring every little thing on it.

Community Founder Joined: Jun 30, 2005 Posts: 2411

Have no idea why you would run Zone-Alarm I'm using
windows has its great inbult firewall that works just fine Very Happy

use it with a decent anti virus and your laughing

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Joined: Oct 11, 2006 Posts: 688

I use ZoneAlarm and never had any trouble with it myself, alwaysfound it pretty simple (just like me) to use.

It does sound very much like what ScunnyUK says. If ther game is asking permission to access the net, for ZOPnealarm, just gop into program control and OK it to access.

Posted: Mon Jan 07, 2008 6:59 pm

I use ZA on XP never had any problem with it.

I find if its zone alarm stopping anything just a simple press of the "A" button (allow) sorts it out.

Joined: Nov 21, 2007 Posts: 303

using zonealarm and it has a game mode you can set it to deny or except everything and have no problem with it