*Help* BF2 On VMware

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Hey guys,

My friend and I are installing BF2 on VMware as you can run multiple instances on one machine.

His has installed fine and is able to run 2 copy's at once.

I on the other hand have opted to try this on my laptop.
I have installed 2 XP Pro 32bit VM's and BF2 is installed with patch 1.41 and 1.5.

When i try to load BF2 on either of the Vm's the screen goes black then 'crashes to desktop' (only the VM not the whole comp)

I have tried increasing the Ram allocated to that VM but no joy.

Here are the specs:

Original Laptop:
Intel T5870 Duo Core 2GHz
4GB Ram
Windows 7 Pro
Integrated GFX I guess (Intel GMA something)

VM Specs:

XP Pro 32bit
10GB Hdd
1gb Ram
Both CPU cores enabled





Is it not working just because of the fact its on a laptop? or is it an issue that can be fixed?
I would like it to work on my laptop as I can just close the lid and let it run without interfering with my desktop.
If you need any other details to come to a conclusion please just ask.

Thanks a lot.

Em
 
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Thanks for hte suggestions guys.

Im not trying to stats pad lol, im trying to start my servers.

BF2 requires 6 or 8 people for a game to start. Ifi can get 2 or 3 on the server and my friend can do the same, then our server will be up in seconds.

Besides i have no need to pad, im awesome :P
 
Guest2 said:
Running BF2 on Intel GMA is not a great idea, then there's the complications of getting it running on VMware on top. Does it work fine on your laptop without it being installed on a VM machine?
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Yea the laptop can run bf2 at roughly 50fps, not bad for onboard gfx.

But with both VM's running the system barely runs at all. takes about 2 mins for the start menu to pop up after clicking it lol.
None the less i did manage to get them running.

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But with the cpu power of the laptop, its not exactly a good idea lol.
 
mast3r said:
dude! Give over, your trying to run this VM on a laptop!!!

EVEN if you get it to work, the heat will kill it eventually.
Stat padding has to have a live server = min of 6 players.
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lol I have given up.

And as I said before, I'm not stat padding lol. I'm trying to get my server live...
 
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