Battlefield: Bad Company v1.

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----------------Table Of Contents ----------------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 o n the game, please visit: http://battlefieldbadcompany2.com -------------------------------------------1. Minimum and Recommended PC Configurations -------------------------------------------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 chips ets or better: NVIDIA GeForce 7800 GT ; ATI X1900. Laptop versions of these chip sets may work but are not supported. Updates to your video and sound card driver s 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 --------------2. Installation --------------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 syst em to load. 2. Place the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 DVD in the DVD drive. 3. Windows will automatically detect m which the user can select to begin ructions to install Battlefield: Bad nstalled or upgraded during the game the DVD and launch the autorun options, fro the installation. Follow the on-screen inst Company 2. If needed, DirectX 9.0c will be i installation.

4. The installer will prompt for the CD Key which is provided either in your con

firmation email, your game manual/packaging, or game card. 5. It is optional to install Punkbuster. For online play we strongly recommend i nstalling Punkbuster since it s required in order to join Punkbuster enabled serve rs. Only Punkbuster enabled servers will report your stats, so in order to progr ess in ranks, receive unlocks and gain stats you will need to have Punkbuster ru nning and play on Punkbuster enabled servers. 6. The installer will prompt how you want to authenticate your copy of Battlefie ld: Bad Company 2. Disc authentication requires the Battlefield: Bad Company 2 dis c in the drive to be able to play. Online authentication requires an internet co nnection 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 d esktop (optional). Click on this shortcut or alternatively click on the start bu tton on your Windows task bar. Under Programs/Electronic Arts/Battlefield Bad Co mpany 2 select "Battlefield Bad Company 2" to play. For Vista/Win 7 users, the t itle will be added to the Games Explorer. From the Start menu, go to All Program s/Games and run Games Explorer. Note: If the Auto insert notification feature has been disabled or the DVD is no t recognized, run AutoRun.exe from the root directory of the DVD to begin the in stallation program. For Battlefield: Bad Company 2 Digital Download installation: Please contact the digital retailer through whom you purchased this game for ins tructions on how to install the game or how to download and reinstall another co py 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 ht tp://www.eastore.com. ---------3. DirectX ---------For your convenience, we have included DirectX 9.0c in the Battlefield: Bad Comp any 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 Battlefiel d: Bad Company 2 installation package folder, open the "\DirectX" folder and clic k 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 consu lt your card manufacturer for their newest drivers. -----------4. Uninstall -----------To uninstall Battlefield: Bad Company

2, click on the Start menu and select Setti

ngs\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 inst allation. The uninstall process will automatically deauthenticate the system and update your available licenses accordingly. This process requires an internet c onnection to be present. ---------------------------5. Default Graphics settings ---------------------------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 th e hardware detected in your system. -------------6. Peripherals -------------The following peripherals are compatible with Battlefield: Bad Company 2: Microsoft Windows compatible keyboard, mouse and joystick. -----------------7. Troubleshooting -----------------Computer hardware manufacturers are constantly updating their driver software so that their hardware can play the latest software programs with the best possibl e performance. If your system is not using the latest drivers please consider ob taining an updated driver. Doing this may also give you benefits such as increas ed performance, the elimination of a technical problem and new component feature s. Battlefield: Bad Company 2 runs in full screen mode only. It is not recommended t o use Alt+Tab or Alt+Enter commands in-game, as game functionality may be interr upted. If the game audio sounds unbalanced, please ensure that any audio enhancements a vailable 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 C ompany 2 Video settings. It is highly recommended that you ensure that your computer's components are uti lising 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. Defau lt value is DxVersion=auto you can change it to either 9, 10 or 11. The auto set ting chooses the highest DX version possible on your system. The settings.ini fi le 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 (Vi sta/Win 7). Open the BFBC2 folder and edit the settings.ini file. Please note th at the setting.ini file will be created the first time you run Battlefield: Bad Company 2.

------8. Help ------If the above does not resolve your problem then please use the EA Technical Supp ort which in XP is situated in Start Menu/Programs/Electronic Arts/Battlefield B ad Company 2/Technical Support, and for Vista/Win 7 users in Start Menu/All Prog rams/Games and running Games Explorer, then right click the Battlefield: Bad Com pany 2 icon and selecting Technical Support from the drop-down menu. -------9. Legal ------- 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 trade marks of Electronic Arts Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their res pective owners. MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and THOMSON mu ltimedia. 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. -----------------10. Special Thanks -----------------A special thank you to the friends and fans of DICE for your continued feedback and support of our titles.