Which suggestion worked?

turning off xfire lol

It's got to be one of the strangest things i've come across recently but I suppose it makes the world of PC gaming that bit more interesting.

Ok guys i found it... well for some of you

I noticed every time i ran COD2 (call of duty 2) i had xfire running so i closed it changed my direct x settings
Pressed apply and crossed my fingers!

It worked! the reason is un-known ive put xifre priority to below normal now...

I hope this helps you guys out!!!

Dylan!



hahahaha.... just relized some one else found it b4 me good job



This post has been edited by dilox1: Nov 20 2006, 02:24 AM

Also, sometimes COD2 does come up with errors like this ifyou are running Xfire while opening it up.

i had the direct x 9 error.. after re=installing windows . but prior to that.. i never had any problems with the game at all... it was really weird.. i tried everything from updating drivers.. installing the game a couple of times.. updating mother board.. almost anything u can imagine...and i almost gave up and was about to go buy a new pc at the store.. until i found this thread.. i was like mmm. it won't work.. but it did. i was totally shocked.. i can't believe x-fire doesn't let u change sound or video settings when u are logged on.. . does anybody have an answer to this.. this is so weird.. but i'm happy it worked .. it save me 3000 dollars on a new machine..lol... :-)

i don't know if someone has already mentioned this, but my problem with playing COD2 was that I had two monitors running off my video card and my onboard video. Make sure you have the onboard display disabled before playing the game.

Windows: Microsoft Windows XP Professional 5.1.2600 Service Pack 2
Internet Explorer: 7.0.5730.13
Memory (RAM): 2039 MB
CPU Info: Genuine Intel® CPU T2050 @ 1.60GHz
CPU Speed: 331.6 MHz
Sound card: Realtek HD Audio output
Display Adapters: Mobile Intel® 945GM Express Chipset Family | Mobile Intel® 945GM Express Chipset Family | NetMeeting driver | RDPDD Chained DD
Monitors: 1
Screen Resolution: 1280 X 800 - 32 bit
Network: Network Present
Network Adapters: Intel® PRO/Wireless 3945ABG Network Connection - Packet Scheduler Miniport | Realtek RTL8139 Family PCI Fast Ethernet NIC - Packet Scheduler Miniport
CD / DVD Drives: D: MATSHITADVD-RAM UJ-850S
COM Ports: NOT Present
LPT Ports: NOT Present
Mouse: 3 Button Wheel Mouse Present
Hard Disks: C: 93.2GB
Hard Disks - Free: C: 40.2GB
USB Controllers: 5 host controllers.
Firewire (1394): Not Detected
PCMCIA (Laptops): Not Installed
Manufacturer: Acer
Product Make: Aspire 5600
AC Power Status: OnLine
BIOS Info: AT/AT COMPATIBLE | 05/17/06 | PTLTD - 6040000
Time Zone: Central Europe Standard Time
Battery: High
Motherboard: Acer, Inc. Bodensee2
Modem: Not detected
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Ok they are my system specs, i just about have enough GHz to play cod2 but i get the same error from directx, i have tryed direct x9 and direct x10 same thing happens, plzz some 1 help i really wna play

Hey, I have this problem too. I have an Intel 965 Express Chipset Family. I saw on an earlier comment that this card doesn't support CoD2. My computer is also a laptop, so I don't think the card is able to be replaced. Is there something I could download to make it compatible with CoD2(and while I'm at it, CoD4 maybe)? I'm running on Windows Vista but try to run the game in compatibility mode for XP service pack 2. Please help!!!