Hi i have bf2 on dvd on a newer vista. I live in the us and i tried to install the us 1.1 patch. for some reason when i try to load bf2 it says wrong cd, please help, i can uninstall and reinstall the game but i want to have the patch so i can see the names of maps and have better multiplayer. thanks

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FragMe! wrote:IF you have the DVD version try this

This is a known problem with the DVD version and some DVD drives.
check this link
Securom FAQ
It lists the things to do if you get the errors.

Basically you run the analysis program they link to, send the resulting file to them they in turn send you a version of the swbattlefrontii.exe file to put in the directory and then your game will run fine in 1.1 version. I had to do the same thing for my DVD version/drive combination.

i tried this, it didn't work

Did you try the other versions of the v1.1 patches anyway?

flaming_taco wrote:i tried this, it didn't work

How did you get a replacement exe so fast? It'd only been 2.5 hrs from my post to yours.

i ahve tried international version, it didn't work. I have fast internet i was able to get the replacement several times but it never did anything

What I'm saying is that I find it unlikely that SecuROM would have replied with the replacement exe so fast. I suppose it's possible, but highly unlikely. It's not an automated process, so you have to deal with humans doing the work and wait for them (and do it during business hours).

oh well maybe i used the wrong thing, i used the analysis program it told me to get and that gave me an exe b/c i think that is an automated process,i tried the same thing with it several times, myabe i should check again on the site

How to create an analysis file and what to do with it
^ I had to do this after I got a new DVD drive since my game DVD wasn't recognized as being in the drive but only after updating with the correct 1.1 update from LucasArts and I always ran the game directly with the battlefrontII.exe.
SecuROM analyzed the sr0 file and sent me a modified battlefrontII.exe that did recognize the disc in the drive and I never had the issue again. If you uninstall then reinstall the game and the patch then you'll need to replace the battlefrontII.exe in the GameData folder with the modified one from SecuROM again.
SecuROM is closed on the weekends but you can go ahead and email them the sr0 file and they'll take care of it when they get back to work.

yeah, now i see i had to mail them the analysis file after that didn't work