My Friend recently got Star Wars Battlefront II for the PC, but he says that he can't get it to run. Here are the details about the problem he wanted me to post. I'm sure the cool guys at Gametoast can help him fix the problem so he can start enjoying Battlefront II on the PC. All you comments I'll past onto my friend:

My Friend's Problem:

Windows 7 computer.

Every time I try to launch a game, as in, making a playlist, and trying to launch it, the screen will go black for a couple seconds, then go to the desktop, completely turning off the game.

After analyzing the computer to the game, the only test it failed was the speed test. The computer was too slow, but I don't think that would be the issue in this case.

>.>

common problem.

Control Panel\Hardware and Sound

click "Sound"

click "Recording" tab

right click the Stereo Mix

click "Enable"

I have this problem also, but I just plug in my headphones and everything works. I have tried what 501st_Commander said, but I don't get the "right click stereo mix" thing. Theres nothing that says stereo mix, and I'm using Vista. Confused.....

If it doesnt have Stereo Mix then you dont have somethig BF2 needs installed.

But this is a common problem for Vista-users. There doesn't seem to be any solution other than to: a)disable in-game sound, b) do that stereo mix thing, or c)plug in headphones.
If I don't have something that SWBF2 needs, then I don't know what that is.

Do you have the Realtek HD Audio Manager?

Here is the reply from my friend:

Reply:

I don't see, or don't seem to have stereo mix in that tab. All that was there was mics.

501st_commander wrote:Do you have the Realtek HD Audio Manager?

No.

inky wrote:

501st_commander wrote:Do you have the Realtek HD Audio Manager?

No.

That's your problem.

What is special about the Realtek Audio Manager?

why? im pretty shure the "realtek hd audio mixer" isnt the only driver for all audiocards

^lol.

tell him to D/L http://www.piriform.com/speccy

find out what audio hardware he has. and update the drivers (from the manufacturer, not distributer) then he will have an audio mixer to fix his problem.

My Friend's Reply:

Reply:

I did install Realtek. But now what?
I tried earphones, but It did not work.
I noticed that that game said "Version 1.1

I can't find a site to download Realtek AudioManager. I only find sites that let you download drivers for it. Unless dling drivers will dl Realtek?

yes, its a kind of control-center for the driver, but make shure you have a realtek soundcard first !
otherwise either nothing or some strange things will happen

My Friend's Reply:

Reply:

What do I do about the Realtek soundcard? I don't have I think... Obviously

I don't even know what sound card I have. It just says "high definition audio device" or something like that.

I have nvidia and it works.

to find out what soundcard you have:
1. go to the start menu
2. click on "run" and enter "dxdiag"
3. browse to the "sound1" or "sound" tab
4. under devise name you should now see the the producers name (atleast for my ausiocard it included in the crads/drivers name), if its npot there look at the provider of the driver

now that you found out what card you have, search for a controlcenter or the newest driver for it