In case it is helpful to anyone else, here's what happened for me and TigerHawk in time order :

 

Our 2 pcs run it okay but sometimes not great depending on ping of various internet hubs going thru to server. 2 pcs are similar with p4-1.5mhz cpu-512mb ram-128mb nvidia 5200.

 

keep in mind that having or paying for higher speed internet provider may not help if the huns you go thru to a game server have high pings. you can see this with the following in your "start button on screen"-"run box", type in , substituting the ip of the game server you are interested in :

cmd /k tracert 70.86.73.59

 

I got email from EA saying because of my coming birthday I could use the given code number to save $15 U.S. on any game purchase.

 

I clicked the ea store link in email and saw spec ops at $30, meaning $15 for me.

 

Found no way to use the code for paid download. Only found it for ordering shipment of cds to address. So paid anyway for download using already registerd/log in acct created from BF2 registration, which TigerHawk and I did for both BF2 cd packs for 2 pcs here.

 

Download to pc1 took about 8hrs total overnight that night. It was interrupted before done with "error:#####". Just pause or logout and relog back in and continue download. if you want to continue it later only click pause button, not cancel which dumps what you got i think. we had about 3gbs free before download. around 1.5 after done. install worked but ...

 

Install got a different error number part way thru. Again, log out and log back with small EA downloader first installed before download start. Reclick install button on window it gives you and it takes over where it left off.

 

single player worked fine. multiplayer attempt said patch needed.

 

Download or run BF2 1.12 patch if you still have it. before patch free hd space was 1.5 gb. patch about 300kb i think ? but it will tell you must have 3 gb free hard drive space. oops. freed it up. then patch finished.

 

Working ok in pc1 off and online for TigerHawk or my game name accounts. Need BF2 cd in.

 

Logged in with pc2 and logged in to same EA account as pc1 which allows unlimited redownloads of paid for spec ops addon.

 

Pc2 download only took 3 hrs.

 

During pc2 install, new error popup said "MD5Error: c:\program files\Eagames\Battlefield 2\mods\xpack\Objects_client.zip Retry or Cancel ?".

 

Tried retry few times. Same error.

 

did 1.12 patch anyway.

 

single player worked fine.

 

mutliplayer after choosing server, load bar done, clicked join, popup said i could not use modified bf2, so i didn't get in.

 

tried few servers, all same.

 

transferred that 280kb zip file thru messenger from pc1 to pc2 in about 10 minutes.

 

pc2 now plays online fine.

 

BUT... we can't both play spec-ops multiplayer at same time as it gives message "non valid cd key", or something like that.

 

i thought it might work as it never asks or mentions a key, going i guess with one in bf2 install. since both bf2's are different cd keys i figured it would still jive. o well, they good at this atleast ;-) one or the other works online but not both.

 

"Fare" i guess. lol. useable in either machine but not both.

That is b/c you used the same d/l from the same account.

 

You must BUY a new download or order CD's from EA.

 

I am in the same boat here until I get one more CD for my youngest son.

 

As far as your systems go.

 

You Really need 1 gig of ram. That Must be your next purchase. It will help a lot.

That is b/c you used the same d/l from the same account.

 

You must BUY a new download or order CD's from EA.

 

I am in the same boat here until I get one more CD for my youngest son.

 

As far as your systems go.

 

You Really need 1 gig of ram. That Must be your next purchase. It will help a lot.

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