Re: Battlefield 3 can't start on windows XP.
Hi there.😕mileyhappy:
Battlefield 3 doesn't support Direct X 9. That means it is not supported on WIN XP.
The only suggestion I can give you is to upgrade your OS (Operating System).
Here are the official system requirements:
Minimum requirements for Battlefield 3
- OS: Windows Vista or Windows 7
- Processor: Core 2 Duo 2.4 GHz or Althon X2 2.7 GHz
- RAM: 2GB
- Graphic card: DirectX 10 or 11 compatible Nvidia or AMD ATI card, ATI Radeon 3870 or higher, Nvidia GeForce 8800 GT or higher.
- Graphics card memory: 512 MB
- Sound card: Direct X compatible sound card
- Hard drive: 15 GB for disc version or 10 GB for digital version
Recommended system requirements for Battlefield 3
- OS: Windows 7 64-bit
- Processor: Quad-core Intel or AMD CPU
- RAM: 4GB
- Graphics card: DirectX 11 Nvidia or AMD ATI card, Nvidia GeForce GTX 560 or ATI Radeon 6950.
- Graphics card memory: 1 GB
- Sound card: Direct X compatible sound card
- Hard drive: 15 GB for disc version or 10 GB for digital version.
