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Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Demo ™
README
Last updated 10-04-2007
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION
II. INSTALLATION
Minimum System Requirements
DirectX®
Uninstalling
III. TROUBLESHOOTING
Video issues
Sound issues
IV. KNOWN ISSUES
V. COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
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I. INTRODUCTION
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This readme file contains all the information you need to get the Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Demo installed and set up on your computer and troubleshoot the latest issues that may arise during installations and setup.
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II. INSTALLATION
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-=MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS=-
SOFTWARE REQUIREMENTS:
Microsoft® Windows® XP/Vista (Windows 95/98/ME/2000 are unsupported)
Microsoft DirectX® 9.0c (included)
HARDWARE REQUIREMENTS:
CPU: Intel® Pentium® 4 2.4 GHz or AMD® Athlon™ 64 2800+ processor or any 1.8Ghz Dual Core Processor or better supported
RAM: 512MB RAM (768MB for Windows Vista)
VIDEO CARD: NVIDIA® Geforce™ 6600 or better or ATI® Radeon® 9800Pro or better
SOUND CARD: 100% DirectX 9.0c compatible sound card
HDD SPACE: 3GB of free hard drive space
-=DIRECTX=-
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare Demo(hereafter COD4:MW Demo) requires that your computer have the latest version of DirectX 9.0c installed in order to run. This is included with the COD4:MW Demo and will run automatically during installation, and is also available online at:
http://www.microsoft.comIn order for the game to run, Windows Vista users will need to install the update for DirectX 9.0c that is included with the demo. This is necessary even if DirectX 10 is installed.
-=UNINSTALLING=-
The COD4:MW Demo can be uninstalled from your system from the Add/Remove programs section of the Windows Control Panel (Start -> Settings -> Control Panel). Select COD4:MW Demo from the list of applications installed and select Change/Remove, then follow the instructions on screen.
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III. TROUBLESHOOTING
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-=VIDEO ISSUES=-
Most video issues can be resolved by installing the latest drivers for your video card from the manufacturer's website.
ATI:
http://www.ati.comNVIDIA:
http://www.nvidia.com-=SOUND ISSUES=-
Most sound issues can be resolved by ensuring you have the latest AC97 drivers for your sound card installed. Check the website of your sound card manufacturer for the latest AC97 driver release if you are encountering problems with audio playback.
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IV. KNOWN ISSUES
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DIRECTX CRASH AT LAUNCH
If you encounter the following error: "This application has failed to start because d3dx9_34.dll was not found. Re-installing the application may fix the problem." Try installing the latest version of DirectX 9.0c (included with the demo, or www.microsoft.com)
CRASH WITH REALTEK ONBOARD SOUND CARDS
Users with Realtek™ onboard sound cards and Windows® Vista will need to use Microsoft Audio Drivers 6.0, which can be found at www.microsoft.com
CRASH WITH SIGMATEL ONBOARD SOUND CARDS
There are issues with running the game and using Sigmatel® onboard sound cards. If you are experiencing this issue, and you are running the game from the primary partition, then you will need to install all Windows® Vista updates, and the latest Sigmatel drivers from www.dell.com.
If you are running the game from a secondary partition, then follow the above instructions, in addition to downloading the latest BIOS from your motherboard manufacturer.
ATTEMPTING TO LOAD A PROFILE AFTER USER ACCOUNT CONTROL (UAC) IS DISABLED
If the player begins a game and creates a profile, but later disables User Account Control in Windows™ Vista, then their saved games will now be stored in (by default) C:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare Demo\players. If you are unable to see your profile, go to "C:\Users\Username\Appdata\Local\Virtualstore\Acti vision" and copy the Players folder from there, and place it in the new location. -------------------------
V. COPYRIGHT INFORMATION
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Uses Bink Video. Copyright © 1997-2007 by RAD Game Tools, Inc.
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare DEMO
Oct 11 2007, 09:27 AM
