Game Auto Tabs Out...

[Omashu]

Every Time i start the game in Singleplayer and started the Mission, I land on the Desktop automaticly, I can tab back into the back but a few seconds / minutes later it Auto tabs out again. Yesterday it tabbed out every 5-17seconds (nonstop) I have no idea how to fix this, because i didn't even found the same problem in forums.

[Delta0175]

You could try taking a look at this discussion:

http://steamcommunity.com/app/6060/discussions/0/613956964593769607/

Alternatively,

On the desktop right click on the speaker icon next to your time -> click on Recording Devices -> Right-click then click on show disabled devices -> Right-click Enable Stereo Mix

If Stereo Mix is not showing up you're missing the driver.

http://www.realtek.com.tw/downloads/downloadsView.aspx?Langid=1&PNid=24&PFid=24&Level=4&Conn=3&DownTypeID=3&GetDown=false

Alternatively you can plug in earphones into the microphone jack.

Run it in W7 compatibility mode, then as Administrator (if you're on W7 use XP)

Originally posted by JacksonXR75:

Step Four was downloading a program from Microsoft that allowed me to force the game to only use a single cpu Core on my multicore processor. Apparantly a lot of older games have trouble play on PC's with processors numbering more than one.

One way to fix it is to use the task manager under the processes tab and right clicking on the program and choosing Set Affinity, then desleceting all but one core (however you'd have to do this everytime).

So after dubious searching I stumbled onto the Microsoft Application Compatibility Toolkit, and a post on another forum that set down the steps to get it all working http://mypkb.wordpress.com/2008/01/08/how-to-programmatically-set-the-processor-affinity-of-an-application-updated/. I'm happy to say that everything is all ok now, though it took the better part of a day to get it all down. Thank you internets.

Step 1-3 was just them listing the previous fixes that didn't work for them.

You can also try deleting the vidmode.ini file in C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Star Wars Battlefront II\GameData\DATA\_LVL_PC\

If all of those fail I have a feeling you'll have to try running it in windowed mode, right click on BFII in your library, then click on Set Launch Options, then type in /win, click OK, then try to launch and play it.

[Omashu]

Okay I will give it a try, thanks a lot for the fast answer

[Omashu]

Tried all you wrote, nothing worked. :/ My Game don't crashes it just minimizes and i have to tab into it again (game just pauses, but it is annoying as hell when it happens 2-3 times per minute)

[Delta0175]

I might have one more as I overlooked something you wrote, this happens when you try to play right, when you launch it you can still change stuff in the menus? This might sound weird, but try this.

Originally posted by AntiThesis:

I found another solution through trial and error, I set everything to the highest settings and then set it back to default and I've never had the problem since..... Not sure why, but it's fixed :D

[Omashu]

Hmm first thought it worked, because 5min nothing happened and then it started all again :(

[Kalcron]

tried all of what people wrote what to do on google and youtube or what ever where ever i found it nothing works it keeps spraying back to the main desktop and leaves the game tabbed down in the bar and no matter how many times i click it or change some settings this will not change it. my thought is that its gotta be related to steam for some reason. but i cant prove that.

[Kero]

I know this is late but the way I fixed it was by pressing shift + enter it makes the game run in windowed mode. I timed it as Ipressed into the game for a split second I pressed shift + enter and went windowed mode. now I can play it.

[Kero]

Originally posted by Kerozyn:

I know this is late but the way I fixed it was by pressing shift + enter it makes the game run in windowed mode. I timed it as Ipressed into the game for a split second I pressed shift + enter and went windowed mode. now I can play it.

oh wait this is classic one? you have the better one? just run it in windowes 7 with forced administration