Crash To Desktop Problem
Does this happen to you?
You go to Start > All Programs and launch your favorite game. The splash screen shows, then the screen goes black just like always has whenever you have played it before. But this time, without any warning or explanation the game quits and you are staring at your desktop again.
Don't bother reading the hundreds of forum threads listed in the search results after this one for whatever query you typed. The solution that is guaranteed to work is given in this page.
I have wasted dozens of hours trying almost everything that was suggested in the threads that come in the search results but none of them worked.
I had this problem with Battlefield 2. I created this page so that you won't have to waste time on looking for a solution for days on the end. I posted it here because pages on this site rank high on the search results so you can find it.
Update (june 8 2009): The crash to desktop problem in Battlefield 2 can be solved by editing the video.con file in [My Documents]/Battlefield 2/Profiles/Default/video.con or lowering the refresh rate of your monitor.
1. First find out the refresh rate of your monitor. Do this by right clicking on desktop and clicking on Properties > Display Settings > Advanced Settings > Monitor. See the current refresh rate. If it is more than 60 Hertz try to reduce it to 60. If there is no other option as is typical of Dell Laptops (like mine), you must edit the video.con file. Instructions below:
Open this file in a text editor: [My Documents]/Battlefield 2/Profiles/Default/video.con
If your refresh rate is 63 Herz, Change this line:
VideoSettings.setResolution 800x600@60Hz
Into this:
VideoSettings.setResolution 800x600@63Hz
Now your computer should be able to run battlefield. There might be similar settings for other EA/ Non-EA games. Reduce the refresh rate of your monitor or increase the refresh rate of your game. That's it!
Why Does This Happen?
Update: This problem is most likely becaue of a screen refresh rate incompatibility between your monitor and the game. Read the passage above.
This is a problem with, among many other things - Directx 10 in Vista. DirectX 10 is not supported by many games such as Battlefield 2, Far Cry 2 and Caesar 4. Changing the compatibility mode to Windows XP SP2, Running the game'e exe as an Administrator, changing resolution, using external monitor with a different refresh rate are some of the solutions that have been suggested over and over again in forums but I have found that none of them worked for me (you may try them, they may work for you). Please Note: It is not possible to install Directx 9c in Windows Vista.
The only way to get this to work is by Installing Windows XP parallel to Windows Vista (using Dual Boot) and then installing the necessary display and input device drivers and then install your game in that OS.
Don't bother wasting time by
1. Looking for updates for your driver
2. Posting in forums looking for the answer
3. Trying to install DirectX 9.
4. Installing a Virtual Machine in your computer and then installing the game inside that machine and then trying to run it (the most ridiculous idea).
Solution: Just install Windows XP and dual boot it and run your game in it. It is the only known solution to the problem.
Resource Taken From:- http://hubpages.com/hub/Solution-To-Crash-To-Desktop-Problem-While-Playing-Major-Games-In-Windows-Vista
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