Tried that . also i ran it as admin.it will stop responding after splash
screen.
graw ,rainbow 6 vegas works fine..pretty much everything else is good except
for cod2.
"Keith Schaefer" <raptur@suddenlink.net> wrote in message
news:%23czCpWBTHHA.996@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> For Vista usage, you have to right click ont he multiplayer executable
> (CoD2MP.exe) and select properties. Set the "compatibility mode" to
> Windows XP SP2, and save. Now it should work.
>
>
> "Mark Maylon" <mmaylon@parcelstoo.com> wrote in message
> news:C305C6A8-3F68-4FBE-AEB0-39E90AE2183E@microsoft.com...
>>I installed call of duty 2 today against vista's warning on it not being
>>supported . I was able to play singlr player fine but multiplaer crashes
>>every time. I have read several articles that say it is possible and have
>>done all the appropriate driver upgrades and still nothing. any ideas. I
>>can not for the life of me understand why vista would not be supportrd
>>considering the fact Cod2 is sill in the ranks of top ten most popular
>>games.
>> More details about my computer
>>
>>
>> Component Details Subscore Base score
>> Processor AMD Athlon(tm) 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ 4.9 4.4
>> Determined by lowest subscore
>>
>> Memory (RAM) 1.00 GB 4.4
>> Graphics NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS 5.9
>> Gaming graphics 511 MB Total available graphics memory 5.8
>> Primary hard disk 45GB Free (75GB Total) 5.6
>> Windows Vista (TM) Home Premium
>>
>> System
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Manufacturer Gateway
>> Model Product Name
>> Total amount of system memory 1.00 GB RAM
>> System type 32-bit operating system
>> Number of processor cores 2
>> 64-bit capable Yes
>>
>> Storage
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Total size of hard disk(s) 149 GB
>> Disk partition (C
71 GB Free (75 GB Total)
>> Disk partition (D 45 GB Free (75 GB Total)
>> Media drive (E CD/DVD
>> Media drive (F CD/DVDCD/DVD
>>
>> Graphics
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Display adapter type NVIDIA GeForce 7900 GS
>> Total available graphics memory 511 MB
>> Dedicated graphics memory 256 MB
>> Dedicated system memory 0 MB
>> Shared system memory 255 MB
>> Display adapter driver version 7.15.10.9746
>> Primary monitor resolution 1280x1024
>> Secondary monitor resolution 1024x768
>> DirectX version DirectX 9.0 or better
>>
>> Network
>> --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>>
>> Network Adapter Intel(R) PRO/1000 T Desktop Adapter
>> Network Adapter Microsoft Tun Miniport Adapter
>> Network Adapter Bluetooth Device (Personal Area Network)
>> Network Adapter NVIDIA nForce Networking Controller
>>
>>
>>
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