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[Blitz]

OK, Purchased Call of Duty4 and can't seem to get it up and running online.

First off I added the IP's in HLSW. it shows the 3 new {MOB} servers as COD4,
but launches the original Call of Duty? (Am I missing a setting here?)

The second problem I'm having is with changing any graphics settings.
I'm trying to change the screen size from 600x800 to 1280x1024.

Everytime I hit apply (in either single player or multiplayer) it dumps me completely out of the game and a pop up describes a unrecoverable Direct x error.

I've re-updated the Directx 9.0c with no help.

I'm running a Sony Viao laptop.
Intel Centrino (t7200 dual gore @2.0 Ghz)
2.0 Gig of ram
Nvidia GeForce Go 7400 card.

I should be able to run this game pretty easily.

Open for any suggestions.

[MyWifesMule]

First off I added the IP's in HLSW. it shows the 3 new {MOB} servers as COD4,
but launches the original Call of Duty? (Am I missing a setting here?)

I believe you have to manually find the game exe. file , cod4 etc, on your C drive and include it to your HLSW games. I forget the exact menu in HLSW though.

It doesn't automatically include it, especially cause its a new game.

This post has been edited by MyWifesMule: 11/18/07 7:08pm

[Blitz]

First off I added the IP's in HLSW. it shows the 3 new {MOB} servers as COD4,
but launches the original Call of Duty? (Am I missing a setting here?)

I believe you have to manually find the game exe. file , cod4 etc, on your C drive and include it to your HLSW games. I forget the exact menu in HLSW though.

It doesn't automatically include it, especially cause its a new game.

Thanks Mule,

I could not find out how to get the program to look for COD4 as an available game.
You can however re-direct the startup to run the COD4 Multiplayer startup.exe instead.
This seems to trick the game and works fine.

My problem was X-fire. Even though I was not logged on it was causing the problems. I had to shut it down completly. Once I did that I was fine.

Now all I need to do is get rid of that crappy 150 ping and I'll be fine.

OHH and a word to the wise about buying a Sony laptop, I went to Nvidia's website and they informed me that I had to get the drivers thru Sony. (for the Nvidia GeForce go 7400 video card)

Of course Sony has no updates there. Nvidia seems to have a ton of other driver updates for their cards just not my "Sony" card!!!

The game looks interesting, just have to wait and see when I get everything tweaked out.
Right now it feels a little choppy, and the mouse is not very fluid, I can't seem to find a good setting, but of course I keep tweaking things so It's never running the same.