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    No resolution choices for BF2?

    Discussion in 'Gaming (Software and Graphics Cards)' started by ps2cho, Jul 14, 2007.

  1. ps2cho

    ps2cho Notebook Evangelist

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    Hey guys,

    I just got my Dell Inspiron 1520 today and I got battlefield 2 installed and everything....but the only resolutions I can pick are 800x600 and 1024x786...whats up with that?

    My native resolution is 1400x900...so why is it only letting me choose those ?
    My desktop has all the resolutions available.

    Good thing I can play 1024x768 on max settings without a hitch :)
    Very happy!

    Any ideas?

    Thanks,
     
    ps2cho, Jul 14, 2007
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  2. knightingmagic

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    Bafflefield 2 does not support widescreen. Your options are to play the game letterboxed or stretched (I recommend choice #1).
     
    knightingmagic, Jul 14, 2007
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  3. Anzial

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    There's a way to enable widescreen in BF2... google it.. When I played BF2 in the past, I had no problem running it @1920x1200 res. IIRC, it involved modifying the shortcut, nothing more ;)
     
    Anzial, Jul 14, 2007
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  4. kraz30g

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    i cant even get the game to start - whenever i try to start it up it just loads the bf2 screen, then goes black to adjust resolutions and then goes back to the desktop and closes down the program... THIS SUCKS

    i have admin rights on, xp compatibility mode on, updated the game, updated my drivers... the game just will not start, it'll pretend to start, then just stop before even beginning. smoeone help me :(

    -intel core 2 duo t7500 2.2 ghz
    -8600m gs
    -2 gigs ram
    -vista home premium
     
    kraz30g, Jul 14, 2007
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  5. nickmak

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    It could be the Vista compatibility problem... It still runs fine on WinXP...
     
    nickmak, Jul 14, 2007
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  6. kraz30g

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    plenty of people i know play this game with vista ;(
     
    kraz30g, Jul 14, 2007
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