COD WAW won't run

astroshot

Hi All,
I bought COD WaW a few days ago. I've installed it on my PC and it won't work at all. Screen briefly flashes black for a second or two and then I'm back in Windows again.
My PC spec is:
AMD Athlon64 3500+ 2.21Ghz processor
2gb of RAM
GeForce 8600 GT graphics Card
Windows XP SP3

This spec PC would *appear* to be adequate to run the game, unless I am mistaken.
I have downloaded patch1.1 also and it doesn't make any difference.

Anyone else having difficulty?
Any tips?

Cheers,

Michael.

Spear

astroshot wrote: »

Hi All,
I bought COD WaW a few days ago. I've installed it on my PC and it won't work at all. Screen briefly flashes black for a second or two and then I'm back in Windows again.
My PC spec is:
AMD Athlon64 3500+ 2.21Ghz processor
2gb of RAM
GeForce 8600 GT graphics Card
Windows XP SP3

This spec PC would *appear* to be adequate to run the game, unless I am mistaken.
I have downloaded patch1.1 also and it doesn't make any difference.

Anyone else having difficulty?
Any tips?

Cheers,

Michael.

Have you installed a current DirectX9c?

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=886acb56-c91a-4a8e-8bb8-9f20f1244a8e&DisplayLang=en

astroshot

Yes, I've installed that also.
Still no joy.
Cheers,
Michael.

astroshot

FWIW, I have also updated my Realtek audio drivers for on-board sound card, but still nada.
Michael.

kinkstr

Right click your cod shortcut and set it to run in 640x480 i think, or whatever resolution is there.

astroshot

Thanks for the suggestion.
I tried it (640x480) but unfortunately it doesn't work.

I also tested my pc here specifcally for this game
http://www.systemrequirementslab.com/referrer/activision2?registration_option_id=7974
and it passed all the tests.

A bit puzzled to be honest.

Michael.

kgiller

try installing this this
http://www.canadiancontent.net/tech/download-DirectX_9.0C.html

Steffano2002

kgiller wrote: »

try installing this this
http://www.canadiancontent.net/tech/download-DirectX_9.0C.html

He said he had it already though... Unless re-installing it fixes the issue... Give it a go sure OP!

Irishpimpdude

This is a well known problem i had this too, try this go to control panel, sound , properties, advanced then set it to 24bit 48000HZ Studio quality then apply.

AgentMartyr

I have the same problem, I tried everything and still doesn't work.

I can't figure out where I can set my sound to what you said Irishpimpdude since in sound whereever I look i can't choose the quality?

AgentMartyr

ok I've found thise on the activision.com/support website..I've done it and now it works

For Windows XP:

1. Right click on the my computer icon and select properties.
2. Select the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button.
3. In the device manager go down to Sound, Video, and Game controllers and click the plus sign next to it.
4. Look for any devices that reference a Modem or Unimodem sound device.
5. Right-click on this device and select disable. This device should now be disabled.

Irishpimpdude

AgentMartyr wrote: »

ok I've found thise on the activision.com/support website..I've done it and now it works

For Windows XP:

1. Right click on the my computer icon and select properties.
2. Select the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button.
3. In the device manager go down to Sound, Video, and Game controllers and click the plus sign next to it.
4. Look for any devices that reference a Modem or Unimodem sound device.
5. Right-click on this device and select disable. This device should now be disabled.

Ok sorry i was giving instructions for vista

astroshot

Many thanks for that suggestion. It worked!
Finally got to play the game.!
However, it only loads up properly some of the time.
A good few times, it crashes while loading.

Another thing, when loading the levels, it takes a few minutes to load each level, and there is no symbol/graphic to indicate that it is loading anything, so it actually looks like it's frozen up with just a black screen! They badly need to release another patch!

Thanks,

Michael.

RAR_5_7

Hi all,i have read and tried everything listed and i still cannot get it to run past the black screen......my PC is as follows..

Acer Aspire SA80
Intel P4 3.06GHz (2 CPU's)
Raedon X1950 Pro 512MB
120GB H/Drive
1.5GB RAM
XP Pro

Any more ideas/solutions gys,anything will be appreciated:)

astroshot

if you have Adaware, remove it.
played havoc for me.
michael.

RAR_5_7

Thx m8....i did that,still no go...this is really ticking me off :mad:,lol...Any more ideas gys Why release a game that doesnt work;)$$$$:rolleyes:

raptor_diablo

go start\run\regedit HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\ControlSet001\Control\MediaResources\DirectSound\Device Presence
right click on emulated and set value to 0 works for xp mine now works:D

crazydingo

I had this problem with WaW when I first bought it.
It took me ages to find a solution but I eventaually came across one guy who had updated to the latest version of inCD and it worked for me too (although I guess this only applies if you have it installed already).
Can't hurt to give it a try

Chazo

Hey Guys, my CoD WaW just will not get past the 'Eviction' level, every time it gets no futher than the first line of speech before it just stutters, then freezes (I have to Ctrl + Alt + Delete to get out).

I have read through some various forum threads (including this one)
I have tried putting my resoulution down to 800x600
I have reinstalled
I have got the latest DirectX and patch (1.4)
I have updated my graphics card and attempted to update my sound card but it was at the most recent level

The only thing I haven't done is change my sound settings to something lower, and that is because i can't work out how, i go to control panel, then sounds, speech and audio devices, then I can't just GO to properties, it isn't an option from that menu.

I think there is about an 80% chance it IS my sound, but could someone please help me!
thanks
Chazo

hiccup57

hi all, i brought COD WAW a while ago.It took me a while to get started but its working now but im stuck on Hard Landing. Not for the reasons you think, i get up to the airfield and my computer freezes, crashes, the whole lot. its worked so far so i figured it wasnt my specs.
Please help me!!!! I've liked the game so far so I really want to get this working.

codfan

hey I had the same problem and i did THIS:
1. I had to change the audio to 24 bit and 48000 in the: control panel, sound , properties, advanced, then apply. ( I copied this from Irishpimpdude in a comentry above):D

2. I got this from my brother that then you start the game the FIRST time DON´T press new game, select MISSION SELECT and then Semper Fi

3. if you selected "new game" reinstall the game and select "misson select"

4. Have FUN and enjoy