Call of Duty 4 Crashing

Spyware King · 07-22-2008, 04:41 PM

I've got a Dell XPS computer running Windows XP, a couple months back I guess this problem started and it progressively got worse. Basically I would play Call of Duty 4 and everything would lock up. So I manually shut off the computer with no other choice. Sometimes my computer will lock up and have the same errors occur when it's idle.

I'm running on a Radeon Pro 9800, which is the min. requirement to run Call of Duty 4 and 1 GB of RAM so originally I was leaning towards the graphics card being the problem but I thought I'd post here to really be steered in the right direction.

I attached the two errors that usually come after I restart my computer.

starshapedcloud · 07-25-2008, 10:22 AM

Are you getting any blue screens or is it just the errors you mentioned?

gtaps3 · 07-30-2008, 07:10 PM

this happens same with GTA: San Andreas, most of the time it can be security checking ur game for Genuine Software when uploading ur Call Of Duty 4.exe file. The company will give u a replacement files, which i doubt it will work. I tried getting a patch for COD4 and it worked fine. Also most of the time this popup is meaning it is not reading ur ntdll.dll andu can find that by searching in google. The second error it tell that u either have too much paging files being taken by ur computer, and is also slowing ur comp down or an Anti- Virus Software which is hogging ur space of computer can also happen. I use AVG Internet Security 8.0, The Best. U can go to Start--->Control Panel--->Performance and Maintenance--->System--->Advanced--->(under Performance Section click "Settings")--->Advanced--->Virtual Memory (Click "Change"), U can set it up to the amount u like, please do remember this will take memory space of ur Harddrive. I am using 2000MB, this can help u maintain ur game. It can work most of the time. NotGuaranteeing

Spyware King · 08-08-2008, 12:32 PM

I switched the virtual memory to 2000MB and so far so good. Usually it crashes sometime within the first game if not early in the second and I played through three games straight so far so good

Thanks so much!

Spyware King · 08-09-2008, 10:16 AM

Guess I spoke too soon, next day it starts crashing again

I haven't gotten any error messages because of the crashes though which is odd to me. How annoying =/.

funkmunky · 08-12-2008, 05:41 AM

Could be a RAM issue, run memtest a few times (press delete as you boot up to go ito bios, and find the "quickboot" option - disable it), see if it finds any errors.

It could also be graphics card overheating, although I don't think it is...

Use Everest or CPUZ or similar to run diagnostics and check system temeratures...

As for antivirus, AVG is NOT the best... lmfao... wether you're using the paid or free version, it's bobbins... Go to http://www.av-comparatives.org/ to see which is the best (Avira AntiVir Premium apparently), but for a gaming rig I'd have to recommend Eset's Nod32...

AVG? AAHAAHHAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAA good joke...

07-25-2008, 10:22 AM	#2 (permalink)
starshapedcloud Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 22 OS: xp sp3	Re: Call of Duty 4 Crashing Are you getting any blue screens or is it just the errors you mentioned? __________________ Corsair 2GB DDR2 XMS2 Dominator PC2-8500C5 TwinX (2x1GB), Intel Core 2 Quad Pro Q6600 "Energy Efficient SLACR 95W Edition" 2.40GHz (1066FSB), Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3L Intel P35 (Socket 775) PCI-Express DDR2 Motherboard, OCZ StealthXStream 600w Silent SLI Ready ATX2 Power Supply, GeForce 8600 GT 512MB DDR2 HDTV/DVI (PCI-Express)

07-30-2008, 07:10 PM	#3 (permalink)
gtaps3 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 4 OS: XP SP2	Re: Call of Duty 4 Crashing this happens same with GTA: San Andreas, most of the time it can be security checking ur game for Genuine Software when uploading ur Call Of Duty 4.exe file. The company will give u a replacement files, which i doubt it will work. I tried getting a patch for COD4 and it worked fine. Also most of the time this popup is meaning it is not reading ur ntdll.dll andu can find that by searching in google. The second error it tell that u either have too much paging files being taken by ur computer, and is also slowing ur comp down or an Anti- Virus Software which is hogging ur space of computer can also happen. I use AVG Internet Security 8.0, The Best. U can go to Start--->Control Panel--->Performance and Maintenance--->System--->Advanced--->(under Performance Section click "Settings")--->Advanced--->Virtual Memory (Click "Change"), U can set it up to the amount u like, please do remember this will take memory space of ur Harddrive. I am using 2000MB, this can help u maintain ur game. It can work most of the time. NotGuaranteeing

08-08-2008, 12:32 PM	#4 (permalink)
Spyware King Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6 OS: XP	Re: Call of Duty 4 Crashing I switched the virtual memory to 2000MB and so far so good. Usually it crashes sometime within the first game if not early in the second and I played through three games straight so far so good Thanks so much!

08-09-2008, 10:16 AM	#5 (permalink)
Spyware King Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6 OS: XP	Re: [SOLVED] Call of Duty 4 Crashing Guess I spoke too soon, next day it starts crashing again I haven't gotten any error messages because of the crashes though which is odd to me. How annoying =/.

08-12-2008, 05:41 AM	#6 (permalink)
funkmunky Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Northwest UK Posts: 86 OS: XP Pro SP3, Vista Ultimate SP1, Ubuntu Desktop 7.10 x64 My System	Re: Call of Duty 4 Crashing Could be a RAM issue, run memtest a few times (press delete as you boot up to go ito bios, and find the "quickboot" option - disable it), see if it finds any errors. It could also be graphics card overheating, although I don't think it is... Use Everest or CPUZ or similar to run diagnostics and check system temeratures... As for antivirus, AVG is NOT the best... lmfao... wether you're using the paid or free version, it's bobbins... Go to http://www.av-comparatives.org/ to see which is the best (Avira AntiVir Premium apparently), but for a gaming rig I'd have to recommend Eset's Nod32... AVG? AAHAAHHAAAHAHAHAHAHAAAA good joke... Last edited by funkmunky; 08-12-2008 at 05:43 AM.