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Gamingnewslink.com – Solutions and Fixes for F.E.A.R. 2 Project Origin errors, crashes, and installation problems
+ Instructions on how to install without steam
friendly reminder before reading through the fixes for common FEAR 2 Project Origin errors.
in a nutshell :
- Some solutions are for FEAR 2 Project Origin PC and some are for consoles.
- Solutions for F.E.A.R. 2 Project Origin errors may have been posted by our generous visitors
- If you are encountering FEAR 2 errors not listed below, please let us know about them by posting in the comment box below (no registration required)
- If you have solutions for FEAR 2 errors, please post them at the comment box below, that would be very much appreciated. You may cite your sources especially if they are from your blog. (no registration required)
Problem #1: Fear 2 crashes to desktop (CTD) whenever I reach a specific point in the game (event/location varies for some users)
Solution A. Disable HDR
Solution B. Turn down all graphics settings to minimum. If turning all graphics settings to lowest fixes this problem, try updating to the latest video card drivers available.
Solution C. If you are getting the MSVCR80.dll error, check out the solution posted at FEAR 2 problem #2 (right below this one :p).
Problem #2: Fear 2 crashes to desktop (CTD) whenever I reach a specific point in the game (event/location varies for some users)
Solution A. as posted by dannyo (Monolith FEAR 2 dev)
1a. If you are getting an error regarding msvcr80.dll (or if you don’t know what’s wrong…), try this more involved method of reinstalling the vcredist package- (warning! This is complicated!)
-Go to Add/Remove programs (programs and features in Vista)
-Find Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable
-Uninstall it
-Conduct a search of C:\Windows\WinSXS for msvcr80.dll
-If it appears, rename the one that is labelled as being in this folder – x86_Microsoft.VC80.CRT_1fc8b3b9a1e18e3b_8.0.50727. 762_x-ww_6b128700 (THIS IS IMPORTANT! RENAMING OTHER ONES COULD CAUSE BAD TIMES!) to something like msvcr801.dll
-Restart (IMPORTANT!)
-Reinstall vcredist_x86.exe (see tip 1 for info on where to find this)
2. If running Windows Vista Ultimate or Home Premium, please note that there is a problem with the Games Explorer launch icon. Use the start menu or desktop icons to launch the game.
3. Some users have had success removing the files wblogo2.vib and monolithbumper.vib. We’re looking into why these files may be causing problems for some, but this should at least allow you to play the demo if this is the problem you are experiencing. Some have had to remove ALL of the vib files. (NOTE – if doing this allows you to launch successfully, please contact me.)
4. Some users have experienced problems running the game while running two monitors. In these situations, disconnecting one monitor has resolved the issue.
Problem #3: Problem starting up FEAR 2 / Fear 2 black screen at startup.
Solution A. as posted by dannyo (Monolith FEAR 2 dev)
1. Run the vcredist.exe and dxsetup.exe
If you’re running Installshield – in the installer folder (what you downloaded, not the program files folder), there is a folder called support. The vcredist.exe is found there. In that same folder, there is a DirectX9 folder. Run the dxsetup.exe in that folder.
Solution B. as posted by Shtong at ProjectOriginCommunity (works for most of the user with FEAR 2 startup problems)
One of the experiments I made in my case was removing the wb and monolith VIBs, which allowed me to access the main menu, but not launching the game as it still crashes at 50% of the first level’s loading screen. These videos must have something special because I can see the others (esrb, gamespy, main menu background) with no problem.
Solution C. as posted by dkellie6669 at ProjectOriginCommunity
I run windows firewall and a shaw secure firewall. I use shaw secure for my antivirus Like other threads have said to do make the following exceptions in your firewall
- GameoverlayUI (its in the main steam folder )
- C:\Program Files\Steam\SteamApps\common\fear2 (the red icon that launches fear 2)
Outbound set to allow , in bound i have on prompt and it works fine.
Problem #4: Fear 2 sound problem | Only sound you in Fear 2 are voices (Thats one creepy F.E.A.R. 2 error you got there)
Solution A. As posted by Thehoff at ProjectOriginCommunity
Update your audio drivers. I had the same problem and I did that and it works now.
Any of you have Realtek HD Audio? That’s what I had for sound and an driver update fixed that.
Solition B. as posted by edgar0kas (and if this fixed it for you, bang your head on the nearest wall)
Turn your volume up
Solution C. As posted by dannyo (Monolith FEAR 2 dev)
1. Remove any 3rd party codec packs from your system
2. Disable all audio devices except the one you want to use (we are fixing this incorrect audio device selection, but this is a workaround)-
Big big thanks to Frosty for working up this list!
Note: For Windows XP
First up is to check what audio playback devices you have registered:
Go to Control Panel > Sound and Audio Devices > Audio (tab) > Sound playback section
Look at the combo-box’s list of devices and note the ones which aren’t your soundcard to help you find a matching item in the Device Manager later
–Note: ATI HD Audio rear output (HDMI out for Radeon owners) shouldn’t be a problem
Next locate the items in Device Manager to disable or uninstall them:
Right click My Computer > Properties > Hardware (tab) > Device Manager
Find and disable the extra sound devices (probably under Sound, video and game controllers or System Devices)
- If you can’t find anything that matches click View > Show hidden devices and check again
- If you still can’t find anything close Device Manager and right click My Computer > Properties > Advanced (tab) > Environment Variables and add DEVMGR_SHOW_NONPRESENT_DEVICES to System Variables with a value of 1 (this will make Device Manager show everything it has detected over the lifetime of your OS instance that are no longer installed, like cards you’ve swapped out etc..), then reopen Device Manager >..> Show hidden devices and check again
Repeat the steps in the first part to check that only your sound h/w remains, if you have a Radeon 4___ then ATI HD Audio rear output will also be there (unless you disabled it) but that shouldn’t interfere, you can go back and try disabling that as well if you still get the “Sound Acceleration Error”
Finally try the game and assuming it works, you can remove the Environment Variable now if you want to.
2a. Disable other devices that may want to output audio
-It has been reported that 56k modems are causing interference. If you have no use for a 56k modem, remove it in device manager.
-Disable bluetooth drivers (if you’re not using bluetooth audio as your default)
3. Make sure that the audio device you want to use is set to default!
Problem#5. F.e.a.r. 2 Steam Server Busy
Solution A. Check steam support here -> https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=5483-YUFN-0521
Fear 2 Steam Crack
http://www.woofed.net/how-to-play-fear-2/
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For: Problem #3: Problem starting up FEAR 2 / Fear 2 black screen at startup.
>If you tried all the suggested solutions and still doesn’t work, try this ones:
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>>Grant access to all .exe’s related to Fear2 and Steam in ZoneAlarm (if applicable)
>>Verify Steam Cache files of Fear2. (Option in Steam)
>>If you have Logmein installed, it will install a display driver. Uninstall Logmein, just in case
>>Install the latest nvidia drivers for your card.
>>Restart computer, and try running fear2.
Thanks to you guy’s. I had problem#3 and solution A fixed it for me. Cheers!!
Problem #3: Problem starting up FEAR 2 / Fear 2 black screen at startup.
The Below sollution worked for a treat for me, cheers for the heads up with this one guys… Muchos Gracias!!!!
Solution A. as posted by dannyo (Monolith FEAR 2 dev)
1. Run the vcredist.exe and dxsetup.exe
If you’re running Installshield – in the installer folder (what you downloaded, not the program files folder), there is a folder called support. The vcredist.exe is found there. In that same folder, there is a DirectX9 folder. Run the dxsetup.exe in that folder.
hello, when i end chapter 4, whithdrawl, the part when the pipes blow up including the staircases, and the player falls, the loading pop ups and the screen goes black with the loading sign in blue on the bottom right corner, and immediatly goes to the main menu… i tried to go to the mission select and launch the 5th chapter, replica, the screen goes black, and returns to the main menu again. Is there any solution to this? i never experienced other technical dificulties before.
Q6600 @ 2,4
3 gb’s ram
nvidia 8800 gts
vista 32 bits
my email: burnwitchburn@gmail.com
thanks
I managed to pass the black screen issue at startup by disabling the FLAC codec. I can now enjoy the game in all its glory. The solution can be found here as well as any other possible solutions: http://forums.nvidia.com/lofiversion/index.php?t18035.html
This is what solved my problem, all thanks to Readysetpc-»
[quote]
Readysetpc
Aug 28 2006, 04:15 PM
Hopefully this will help you out.
1) Right click on your My computer and go to properties
2) Then click on hardware and click on device manager
3) Go down to your sound,video, game controller and click on that, then double click on Audio codecs
4) Then from here click the properties tab and look for CoreFlAC Audio CoDec 0.1.0.0 , double click on that and check Do not use this audio codec … Apply that and ok.
5) Run the game and it should work enjoy
[/quote]
I hope this helps, thanks and have fun.
I HAD THE EXACTLY THE SAME PROBLEM LIKE INSIDIOUS!
hello, when i end chapter 4, whithdrawl, the part when the pipes blow up including the staircases, and the player falls, the loading pop ups and the screen goes black with the loading sign in blue on the bottom right corner, and immediatly goes to the main menu… i tried to go to the mission select and launch the 5th chapter, replica, the screen goes black, and returns to the main menu again. Is there any solution to this? i never experienced other technical dificulties before.
Q6600 @ 2,4
2 gb’s ram
nvidia 8600 gt
vista 64 bits
my email: timmeee@gmail.com
thanks
I have the pc game. After reaching “Still Island” (the end of the next-to-last level), and operating the elevator to the final level, instead of loading the final level, I get booted back to the main menu. I’ve had no problems with the rest of the game. Any help?
Hello
When I installed F.E.A.R 2 it crashed at start up for a few moment i see the loading screen and then it crashes back to windows, but when i disabled the VIA HD audio driver. the game worked without any kind of sound. i really would like a solution to this.
My motherboard is
ASUS M3A78-VM
onboard sound card
ATI RADEON SApphire 3870 HD 512 mb
AMD athlon 5400 2.8 duel core
hello, when i end chapter 4, whithdrawl, the part when the pipes blow up including the staircases, and the player falls, the loading pop ups and the screen goes black with the loading sign in blue on the bottom right corner, and immediatly goes to the main menu… i tried to go to the mission select and launch the 5th chapter, replica, the screen goes black, and returns to the main menu again. Is there any solution to this? i never experienced other technical dificulties before.
ame prob with me
p4 3ghz HT
9800 gt
1g ram
The problem I have with FEAR 2 is that it crashes about every half hour or so. I though it was a heat issue as I had everything overclocked on my system, but when default values are used it does the same thing. Generally it does it when it goes to save or load the next level. It CTD’s and then I can task manager and end steam service client and pop right back into the game and it will go for about another half hour or so. No rebooting is necessary or lettting the system sit. It crashes, I end process, and restart game. In less than a minute I’m back up and playing until the next crash. Weird. I am running memory test now, will let know if I find anything. Anyone else having this problem?
AMD Phenom 9950 BE @ 3.11 GHz
4 GB Corsair Dominator DDR2-1066
ATI Radeon HD 4870 X2 2GB
bGears C-media Oxygen HD Audio
Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit
I just purchased the game and have a 6 month old Dual Core computer with a RWDVD. During Steam installation I receive-
ERROR 1305.
Error reading from file.
E:\resources\steaminstall_english.msi
Verify file exists and that you can access it.
I am able to see and access the file through Explorer but I keep receiving this message. I make CD and DVD copies from this drive so its functioning.
Your thoughts???
Dan
When loading the mech level “top” the laod screen stops at 69 percent and never progresses. all i can do is alt tab out of the game and end task on it. what is wrong i’ve tried many things but i can never seem to get this level to work.
When loading the Elementary level the load screen stops at 73 percent and never progresses. all i can do is alt tab out of the game and end task on it.
the answer to when you get booted to main menu, or the loading menu freezes is…………….
Uninstall the game, and re-install… worked with me. i’m playing in the 5th level already. i know it’s 12 gb’s and almost 20 minutes of installing but its the o9nly solution that works that i’ve found.
error @ second line: loading screen <<<<
not loading menu
i’ve tried everything posted here and elsewhere. turning off items, deleting videos, codecs, safe mode, everything!!!
i can enter via safemode, make changes to resolution and apply, but when i try to play the demo it bounces back out to the start page.
i can’t even try the game, i get a frozen black screen that i can’t ctrl,alt del out of…
my system easily has the ability to play the game, so whats next??? anyone????
The game play but i can see only the floor and if reverse AIM then i can see only up. how can i fix-it? Keys for up and down don`t works. I dont know why.If anyone can help me please answer. THANKS ANYWAY!!!
Apparently I am the only person who just gets a massive blue screen and an ultimate crash that requires to restart my computer. so if there are any thoughts on how to fix this please let me know. It happens very randomly, but its the BSOD so I really dont want to have to deal with that evertime. Thanks
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im getting sound problems with FEAR 2. Im on a 5.1 audio setup and the only speaker that gives out a loud volume is the center speaker. If someone is shooting near me, from my left side it sounds like as if they are 3-5 rooms away from me. anybody else getting the same thing?
i have a install problem when i instal fear 2 it cannot extract layer06 some kind of crc and ask me for next valume required …
can any one help me with this problem?
I just installed fear, and like Half Life 2 (which my son just found and is playing) the screen goes black if I enter the Video setting screen. Even if I had not changed anything yet. In Universe at War we had a similar problem with higher resolution settings. Yes all the latest NVIDIA drivers (they just released on last week). Since I have not yet played Fear 2, I cannot comment on any other issues YET. I was just hoping to find a quick fix here.
Can anyone comment on whether or not having the physix turned on has any effect? I am going to try that.
PS we play Half Life in a Window and it plays perfectly, no video issues, no blacking out. Looking for a way to force Fear to play in a window as well.
System ASUS AN8, dual core AMD, Twin Video in SLI, all latest drivers for Video, Audio ETC.
Thank you for your help,
Mike
Turned off Physix – no change
Turned off Physix and SLI – no change
Thought I had it on the next setting but foolishly changed three more things at once..need to start again.
Begin again, Set default to Single Display Performance mode (makes sense, only have one display connected.
Turned off Physix – no change, add sli no change, both back on.
Now SLI and Pysix on – turn off antialiasing mode, able to get at the video settings but when I started the game, black screen. Reboot again (PITA)
Gamma Correction off – can get to video setting screen, start game = black screen -reboot
Turn Off Physx, above same, start again, briefly see “Abandon previous game warning” then black. Reboot (cannot get back to windows with windows key or Ctrl-alt-del)
Turn off SLI (newest drivers let you do this without rebooting – love that), above same, start game, ok, games starts, lets see how it runs.
enabled Physx…loading…started opening sequence….working…
I changed my NVIDIA drivers back
Half life 2 ok
Fear 2 REFUSES SLI! I guess the 182 drivers are needed to run Fear 2 in sli….
Oh well I played for two hours last night with one card disabled in it was just great…SLI need not apply…
Mike
Oh My mistake LOL…you have to hit APPLY…ran FEAR two sli forced spit frame, not so good, then try alternate frame. bingo works great…both GPU’s running fine…
Mike
hai… i got 1 problem.
when i click on setup.exe …
i got error message,
“setup error No Language Configured”
Can someone help me on this ?
It was COMODO that cause the black screen. Turn it off or just turn off the defence+. It worked for me.
Hi… the problem i’ve been having lately is that a certain mission keeps on loading but the progress bar does not show more than 54%. So after some time i force-quit the game through task manager applications but the fear-2.exe process was still running when i checked the processes tab in the task manager. Any suggestions guys???
i got an error says ` x3daudio 1 5.dll not found ` ??
help!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
hello, when i end chapter 4, whithdrawl, the part when the pipes blow up including the staircases, and the player falls, the loading pop ups and the screen goes black with the loading sign in blue on the bottom right corner, and immediatly goes to the main menu… i tried to go to the mission select and launch the 5th chapter, replica, the screen goes black, and returns to the main menu again. Is there any solution to this?
pablitohott@live.com.ar
hello i have a problem with my fear 2 when i start multilayer or try to connect to a game online or on the local server i get a black screen with sounds and then program not responding um how can i fix this if possible… thank you for your time
hi guys
mine problem is:
when i start game it just shows black screen and then goes back to my desktop can someone help (before that it was bullshiting about x3daudio 1.5 but i got that now)
and i use vista
when i try to use the patcher to update to version 1.03 it says fear 2 is not installed on my computer. i either need the individual files or help on why i get that error
I have xbox 360.I just beat ruin and when I try the next level the screen is half black half you can see the graphics.DO you know how to fix
i have a problem with fear 2…….when i start the campaign ……at that progress…….it goes to 63 per cent and then it stops………please help me…….and tell me what can i do…..because it’s a good game and i don’t wanna miss it
:D;)
thanks
Hello. There was good tips in this site, but none of them did not fix my black screen problem. When I start F.E.A.R 2, screen goes black, nothing happens. At first try it worked, but that was it. It refuses to start now. I’d really like to play this game. Any new tips?
-Rantanen
You can answer to my E-mail; rantanen93@gmail.com
or just here.
When I got into interval 4 and went to go through the hole in the wall. It was all black except for some blocks floating around. But I could see the the enemie’s weapons. They shoot at me… so the game was going on. after a couple of shutdowns and retries, now the level only loads to 87% and freezes. I want to reinstall. But I hate to with the wonderful limited install feature. Any thoughts?
I am having the same problem as several people on this forum.
hello, when i end chapter 4, whithdrawl, the part when the pipes blow up including the staircases, and the player falls, the loading pop ups and the screen goes black with the loading sign in blue on the bottom right corner, and immediatly goes to the main menu… i tried to go to the mission select and launch the 5th chapter, replica, the screen goes black, and returns to the main menu again. Is there any solution to this, besides uninstalling and reinstalling?
If you have a solution email me at brogden.j@gmail.com Thanks!
hi all, my problem is: when I pass (i don’t know what’s the name of the mission), my game crashes on loading, it gets to 50% and then i get kicked out on desktop.
any suggestions how to fix this?
Hi! When I start the it starts the loading and then it pops out !
F.E.A.R. 2: Project Origin has encountered a problem and needs to close. We are sorry for the inconvenience.
appName: fear2.exe AppVer: 1.0.2240.0 ModName: unknown
ModVer: 0.0.0.0 Offset: 083301c7
But when i disable sound card the game works properly i can play but no sound I have C-media pci audio CMI 8738
i dont know what to doo i have reinstald direct x new sound drivers new graphic card drivers but it want work !! i am going crazy so please help Thanks !! p.s soryy for bad english !!
1. Run the vcredist.exe and dxsetup.exe
If you’re running Installshield – in the installer folder (what you downloaded, not the program files folder), there is a folder called support. The vcredist.exe is found there. In that same folder, there is a DirectX9 folder. Run the dxsetup.exe in that folder.
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Fear 2 loaded fine but is very very laging sound and viedo dont match and is very jurkie you shoot it take 2=3 secounds to hear it can you help i have a hp -p dv 9600
when i download mods or custum stuff to the sims3,when i start playing and enter create a sim,it freezes ,the screen turns black and i can’tdo anything.the music is still playing.i tried downloading the monkeyface helper and winRAR and it won’t fix the problems.i don’t know ANYTHING about a video card.i got this computer 2005.i don’t have an e-mail anymore because i deleted it.PLEASE HELP ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As far as i can tell none of these solutions work for me, when i start F.e.a.r. 2 i see the loading orb in the lower right of the screen and then everything goes black and windows says “f.e.a.r. 2 has stopped working” and nothing else. I then tried running it in safe mode: All the intro movies play without fault (and without sound of course) and i come to the main menu without problems, i then proceed with auto detecting performance and everything gets bumped up to maximum, i start a new game and it starts without problem (except no sound, and how much fun is f.e.a.r without sound?). The fact that the game runs exeptionally with sound disabled drives me to the conclusion that my problem is a sound card issue. I tried downloading all new drivers for everything in my computer but the problem remains. So compatibility? I use the sound card built into my motherboard (MSI GF615M-P33, Socket-AM3, m-ATX, GeForce 6150se, DDR3,SATAII, GbLAN, PCI-Ex16) and a PowerColor Radeon HD 4670 “PCS” 512MB PCI-Express 2.0, GDDR4, DVI, HDMI, HDCP graphics card on Windows 7. Can anyone make any sense of this? please? If it helps i sort of have the same problem with f.e.a.r 1 witch i used to play fine on my old computer. The licence screen plays but without sound, then the sierra, monolith, nvidia, etc… all play WITH sound, then when i come to the main menu there once again is no sound and when i start a new game it skips past all dialogue(in the briefing room the screen fades to black right when the first person is about to start talking, then it flashes past all the flash backs, into the car where i get the briefing screen before the car stops and when i press the “any” key to exit the briefing screen i get pushed out of the car before it passes the dumpster on the right and i get stuck in or behind it.