I have been having the same problems. I installed the lastest Direct9.x then
changed the properties like what you have done, then i waited after the
splash screen and got a black screen, but this time i waited for a while and
it kicked in, i waited about a minute. Multi player will start like single
player with the activision screen appearing and then the movie plays, it
did't do that for me when i had it on XP, but im glad that it finally worked.
It seems to me that COD2 is very picky how it runs and works then other games
i installed. If you get in join the NapalmFun Server, its the best out their,
screen name {TFL}LAROCQUE.....see you their
"Mark Maylon" wrote:
> 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
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >
>