Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

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Here is the official Battlefield: Bad Company 2 readme file.

Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 Readme

v1.0
18th January 2010


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Table Of Contents
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1. Minimum and Recommended PC Configurations
2. Installation
3. DirectX
4. Uninstall
5. Default Graphics settings
6. Peripherals
7. Troubleshooting
8. Help
9. Legal
10. Special Thanks

Thank you for purchasing Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2. For the latest information on the game, please visit:
http://battlefieldbadcompany2.com


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1. Minimum and Recommended PC Configurations
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Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 requires at least the following minimum configuration:
Operating System Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7
Processor Pentium D, 3.0GHz / Core 2 Duo, 2.0GHz / Athlon 64 X2
Memory 2GB RAM
Video Card Video card must be 256MB or more and contain these chipsets or better: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT ; ATI X1900. Laptop versions of these chipsets may work but are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card drivers may be required.
HDD Space 15GB for Digital Download Version, 10GB for Disc Version
DVD Drive 8x DVD Drive or greater
Soundcard Soundcard with DirectX 9.0c compatibility
DirectX DirectX 9.0c


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2. Installation
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NOTE: Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 will only install and run on machines installed with Windows XP (SP3), Windows Vista (SP2), Windows 7.

To install from the Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 DVD:
1. Start your machine and wait for the Windows XP/Vista/Windows 7 operating system to load.

2. Place the Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 DVD in the DVD drive.

3. Windows will automatically detect the DVD and launch the autorun options, from which the user can select to begin the installation. Follow the on-screen instructions to install Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2. If needed, DirectX 9.0c will be installed or upgraded during the game installation.

4. The installer will prompt for the CD Key which is provided either in your confirmation email, your game manual/packaging, or game card.

5. It is optional to install Punkbuster. For online play we strongly recommend installing Punkbuster since it’s required in order to join Punkbuster enabled servers. Only Punkbuster enabled servers will report your stats, so in order to progress in ranks, receive unlocks and gain stats you will need to have Punkbuster running and play on Punkbuster enabled servers.

6. The installer will prompt how you want to authenticate your copy of Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2. Disc authentication requires the Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 disc in the drive to be able to play. Online authentication requires an internet connection but doesn’t require the Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 disc in the drive to be able to play. With online authentication you’re allowed to install the game on up to 10 different machines.

7. For XP users, the installation program adds the program group Electronic Arts/Battlefield Bad Company 2 to your Start/Programs menu, and a shortcut to your desktop (optional). Click on this shortcut or alternatively click on the start button on your Windows task bar. Under Programs/Electronic Arts/Battlefield Bad Company 2 select "Battlefield Bad Company 2" to play. For Vista/Win 7 users, the title will be added to the Games Explorer. From the Start menu, go to All Programs/Games and run Games Explorer.

Note: If the Auto insert notification feature has been disabled or the DVD is not recognized, run AutoRun.exe from the root directory of the DVD to begin the installation program.


For Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 Digital Download installation:
Please contact the digital retailer through whom you purchased this game for instructions on how to install the game or how to download and reinstall another copy of the game.

Note: If you’d like additional information about Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 as well as tips please visit http://battlefieldbadcompany2.com, http://www.ea.com or http://www.eastore.com.


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3. DirectX
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For your convenience, we have included DirectX 9.0c in the Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 installation package.

a) Installing DirectX 9.0c manually
Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 comes with DirectX 9.0c and will install it during installation. If you would like to install it manually, browse to the Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 installation package folder, open the "\DirectX" folder and click the on DXSETUP.exe

b) DirectX 9.0c and supported hardware
It is highly recommended that you ensure that your computer's components are utilising the most recent DirectX 9.0c compatible software drivers. Please consult your card manufacturer for their newest drivers.


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4. Uninstall
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To uninstall Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2, click on the Start menu and select Settings\Control Panel (XP) or Control Panel (Vista/Win 7). Now select Add or Remove Programs (XP) or Programs and Features (Vista/Win 7). Scroll down the list until you see Battlefield Bad Company 2, select it and click on Change/Remove (XP) or Uninstall (Vista/Win 7) to uninstall.

If you've chosen online authentication during the Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 installation. The uninstall process will automatically deauthenticate the system and update your available licenses accordingly. This process requires an internet connection to be present.


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5. Default Graphics settings
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The first time Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 is started, a system check is performed and default levels are set for the options on the Graphics menu. These default levels are set to provide the best game play experience possible depending on the hardware detected in your system.


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6. Peripherals
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The following peripherals are compatible with Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2:
Microsoft Windows compatible keyboard, mouse and joystick.


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7. Troubleshooting
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Computer hardware manufacturers are constantly updating their driver software so that their hardware can play the latest software programs with the best possible performance. If your system is not using the latest drivers please consider obtaining an updated driver. Doing this may also give you benefits such as increased performance, the elimination of a technical problem and new component features.

Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 runs in full screen mode only. It is not recommended to use Alt+Tab or Alt+Enter commands in-game, as game functionality may be interrupted.

If the game audio sounds unbalanced, please ensure that any audio enhancements available to your sound card are disabled.

ATI Catalyst Control Centre users who have deselected the Anti-Aliasing option "Use Application Settings" should disable Anti-Aliasing in the Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 Video settings.

It is highly recommended that you ensure that your computer's components are utilising the most recent DirectX 9.0c compatible software drivers. Please consult your card manufacturer for their newest drivers.

You can change what DirectX version the game will use in the settings.ini. Default value is DxVersion=auto you can change it to either 9, 10 or 11. The auto setting chooses the highest DX version possible on your system. The settings.ini file is located in your documents folder in a sub folder BFBC2. You can access it by opening an Explorer window and clicking on My Documents (XP) or Documents (Vista/Win 7). Open the BFBC2 folder and edit the settings.ini file. Please note that the setting.ini file will be created the first time you run Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2.

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8. Help
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If the above does not resolve your problem then please use the EA Technical Support which in XP is situated in Start Menu/Programs/Electronic Arts/Battlefield Bad Company 2/Technical Support, and for Vista/Win 7 users in Start Menu/All Programs/Games and running Games Explorer, then right click the Battlefield: Bad Company™ 2 icon and selecting Technical Support from the drop-down menu.


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9. Legal
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© 2010 EA Digital Illusions CE AB. Battlefield Bad Company, Frostbite and the DICE logo are trademarks of EA Digital Illusions CE AB. EA and the EA logo are trademarks of Electronic Arts Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and THOMSON multimedia.

Zlib 1.2.3 © 1995-2005 Jean-loup Gailly and Mark Adler

Uses Bink Video Technology Copyright © 1997-2010 by RAD Game Tools, Inc.

Uses Granny Animation. Copyright © 1999-2010 by RAD Game Tools, Inc.

Havok™; ©Copyright 1999-2009 Havok.com Inc. (and its Licensors). All Rights Reserved. See www.havok.com for details.


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10. Special Thanks
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A special thank you to the friends and fans of DICE for your continued feedback and support of our titles.