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BF2 Memory Error - memory.dll sanity check

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McDethWivFries

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Pollogies if this has already been posted before but I'm at a loss. I have BF2+SF+EF+AF+patch 1.4 all loaded and working sweet on my old system (never mind the mega LAG death tho - means you get owned instead of owning!) which is as follows:

HP VL420MT
P4 1.9Ghz stock
1Gb DDR-400
20Gb WD HDD
40Gb Seagate HDD (one with games loaded - is mapped as E:\)
XFX GeForce5700 128Mb AGP

Now I've never had problems installing nor patching on this machine. Current system is in my sig. Both are running WinXP SP2 + all updates. New is running Catalyst 6.10 (same thing happens when using drivers straight off the Sapphire CD). List of problems:

BF2 installs fine
- Install SF off DVD and it comes up Patch Failed when patching to 1.1.
- Removed both, tried again, same result
- Removed both, this time did a 'manual' patch and install from the SF DVD, game loads but now there is strange image issues, 'yellow' border of all buttons appear rainbow colour and no pictures display, hit n miss whether game loads okay (single player).
- Tried installing EF, failed as it wants patch 1.2 or higher
- Patch Failed error when installing 1.4
- Removed all again and followed previous know steps to get BF2+SF going, went straight to patching to 1.4, again patch failed error

My work around? Left as at last try above (1.4 patch failed error) and copied straight from my old system onto the new one (My Docs n all). Worked perfec in single player, I enjoyed all the eye candy my X1950XTX could throw at me. Wanted to see how it went in multiplayer. Map starts loading and at 62% (specifies Geometries bottom left of screen) it pauses for a while then I get the two following errors:

BF2 Memory Error
memory.dll: sanity check: block size - 1092128776 (3054.46Mb) doesn't seem sane
Cance | Try Again | Continue

press whatever you like and you get the following:

BF2 Memory Error
memory.dll: all alloc attempts failed for size - 1092128776
Cancel | Try Again | Continue

press whatever you like and BF2 crashes.

This is running all settings at HIGH, AF at 2x and a resolution of 1024x768 @ 60Hz. Single player still worked fine, it also pauses at 61% - Geometries but continues to load. Thought I'd up the res for single player to 1280x1024 @ 60Hz (what my VX922 can handle) and I get the above error sequence but at 61%. I've found a similar post on BFNation forums around feb this year but no result was found. Someone had a similar issue and send a message to EA and they said "reinstall and make sure Temp locations are clear". Now I've cleared the temp locations without any luck, updated the nForce570 drivers (straight from Shuttle, latest from their site which were around 7/10/06 I think) again without any luck. Only step not taken is a reinstallation of BF2 plus all n sundry.

I've recently had all the memory memtested and they are all okay so I'm positive it isn't a hardware error but software just not sure where to go. The PC was rebuilt last Friday night and patched up etc. I'll be reinstalling BF2 tonight or tomorrow but have a feeling its just going to fail on installation leaving me with the copy from the old box. Current path for my installation is D:\Games\EA Games... and I've found (again off BFNation) q post stating that if you install anywhere other than the default dir you can have issues (not the case with the old PC but will try it to sort this out). As flaky as BF2 can be its my favourite game which I play with mates online and a main driving force for spending the dosh I did to get my new ubber box so any help you guys might have would be greatly greatly appreciated.
 
Forgot to mention, I also downloaded 1.22 to update and install EF onwards but that gave me a Patch Failed error.

Patch 1.4 was used on the old system so I know it is a good working file.
 
Well the reinstall using the default dir wasn't that successful, had same level of success getting SF installed as I did before. Unable to patch up either.

Good news tho? Recopied my known working version from a location I'd saved it too incase this issue arose again and cleared the Temp folders and it worked fine. Loaded into multiplayer this time tho, not just single player. Settings were 800x600 @60Hz, Medium everything and AF off. Upped the res to 1280x1024 @ 60Hz, rest the same, still worked so upped everything to HIGH and it still worked. Loaded up through Gamespy so that was great too.

Issues again? Yup, set AF to x2 and it failed, not at 62% Geometries this time but 18% Objects. Turned AF off and same result, cleared Temp locations, and it worked. Turned AF on @ x2 again and it worked, upped to x4 and again it still worked. Now tho there are slight artifacts when you use any scopes, looking shadows of rotor blades on the choppers sides are still showing jaggies and when looking at trees there are some silver artifacts around the bases, also get some 'skin warping' when looking around. Doesn't happen on everything and doesn't hinder gameplay but still noticable tho. So driver issue or still buggy BF2? Using Cat 6.10.

Regardless I'm a lot happier now tho :)
 
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