Comments - 2DogsBarkin

Addendum to above (2000 character restriction):

Additionally, I found a problem with the Easy setting program. It locked up not only TWR but ALL BF2 maps (POE, OPK, AIX, et al) at the main map screen and prior to Team/Weapon selection.

Resetting Default did not solve the problem. After the 2nd reinstall I learned to avoid Easy (perhaps prophetic).

Hopefully my experience will help someone.

Overall, I have found this mod to be the best out there. Accuracy and hit registration is superb and the sniper weapons function as they should. If BF2 Vanilla had only started as such.

Now if someone could help getting my Extreme 3D Pro to fly right ...

I am not sure where to place this so, please, anyone may redirect it to the appropriate area.

This concerns TWR and Win7.

I had great difficulty installing and getting TWR8.0 et al to function properly. I guess it's all from my lack of knowledge for a new OS as I worked for years with Pro64. To outline and perhaps assist any Win7 users having problems and to prevent anyone from quitting this marvelous mod over frustration:

Win7 has the service Desktop Window Manager (find in Computer Management, Services) and an associated service UxS.. (find in Task Manager, Services)and relate to the AERO features. I learned that after notified "Desktop Manger has stopped working and will close" a multitude of times. It was generally found to have gone CTD between loading Objects just prior to loading Animations.

I researched and found they cause problems for some games and one helpful post was to disable them so I did. That helped for a short period before the game again went CTD. There may be no need to disable those functions.

Win7 may or may not notify "did not install properly" and if you select "run under recommended settings" you sit through the entire process again, zzzzzzzzz. If you are not notified you may actually have to run the install process again after a period of arghhh, wtf happened.

Long to short, found a poster advising to go gamewanted.exe,(prefererably the install.exe), Properties, Compat tab, (the modified compat mode may/not be checked already, WinXPSvcPack3 probably best choice)check run as admin, AND: check Disable Desktop Composition, Disable Visual Themes, Disable Run high DPI settings.

Be sure to follow up and check these proprties after install and before playing.