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JetBoatGemini
3 years ago
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PC - BF2042.exe just sits there, doing nothing

System specs: OS:  Windows 11 Pro - build 22621 CPU: AMD Ryzen 3700X GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3070 - Driver: 526.86 RAM: 32GB HDD/SSD: 8TB combined storage across 4 drives Problem: When launching BF204...
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    JetBoatGemini
    3 years ago

    So, I guess TrendMicro has some sort of unnecessarily harsh blocking of EAC and/or Denuvo.  I re-worked the exception/trust list to allow EVERYTHING in the BF2042 and EAC folders and I'm in!

    Chalk one up to antivirus being overly-cautious!

    Thanks for your help, everyone!

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Rokebo73
Seasoned Ace
3 years ago

@JetBoatGeminiRename the EAC (EasyAntiCheat) folder at location C:\Program Files (x86) into something else.

Now navigate to your BF2042 installation folder, check for the folder Battlefield 2042\EasyAntiCheat.
In this folder right click at the EasyAntiCheat_Setup.exe and select RUN AS ADMIN, repair/install/setup EAC.

Now reboot PC , but make sure EA Desktop is not booting with windows at the same time.
As soon Windows is booted right click the EA Desktop shortcut and select RUN AS ADMIN.

Now test game and update us please !

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JetBoatGemini
3 years ago

Unfortunately, neither fix worked.   I even removed the service that is associated with Epic Online Services.  The only EAC installed and visible in services.msc is the one that came with BF2042. 

What's frustrating is that this is the only game on my PC with this sort of issue.  Even the older BF titles with their PunkBuster setups run fine.

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