Call of Duty 2 - Couple of Issues

Tom-Rallye · 12-31-2006, 03:19 AM

Firstly - when I'm playing Call of Duty 2 online, Calculator and Windows Media Player keep opening in the background! Its really annoying because the game pauses for a second, and then sometimes gets minimised back to desktop, I close both Programs, but then a few minutes later they open back up.

I think its most probably got something to do with a HotKey but I've Googled to see if there is one but I can't find it!

My second issue is:

I can be walking around on a map and my Character going forward, but if I attempt to turn to the left/right - sometimes the Character will continue to go forward and the only way I can stop him is to press forward again.

It also happens with my weapon - if I fire a Semi-Automatic weapon once, it will continue to fire, even reload and continue firing - the only way to stop this is to press fire again!

I'm using a Wireless keyboard and mouse - they are controlled through the same USB device. I've tried recharging batteries etc.. and still get the same problem sometimes.

Does it sound like more of a connection problem, or more related to the Keyboard/Mouse? I don't have issues with either mouse or keyboard with general Word Processing/Browsing etc.

I'm using a Netgear DG834GT and I'm wired into that.

**JP198780** · 12-31-2006, 03:27 AM

maybe u hvae some kinda spyware thats screwin wit it?

have u run any scans?

Nitrus · 12-31-2006, 06:32 AM

Trying using a different keyboard and mouse, preferably a wired one.

Does this happen in other games or just COD2?

Tom-Rallye · 12-31-2006, 07:25 AM

The only other game I play is Football Manager 2007 (with all the annoying bugs!!

) but it doesn't happen on that game, that isn't online btw, just a normal Football Manager game.

Nitrus · 12-31-2006, 09:33 AM

Reinstall COD2. Try the disc on a different computer. Does it work?

Tom-Rallye · 12-31-2006, 09:57 AM

Calculator just opened on me when I was typing some stuff up so it must be a Hotkey thats causing Calc and Media Player to keep opening.

I'll try a reinstall :)

Nitrus · 12-31-2006, 10:21 AM

Im trying to fix the movement and firing issue first.

**pharoah** · 12-31-2006, 10:33 AM

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**gamerman0203** · 01-02-2007, 06:37 AM

after running through the steps that pharoah suggested, make sure you don't have anything else in your house that could be interfering with your wireless mouse/keyboard signal. It sounds like you have hotkeys set, as you said, and when you press a combination of keys in CoD2 as you will naturally do to acheive some actions, it is calling these programs. Go into your Media Player and Calculator shortcut properties on the desktop (if they are there) and in the start menu and disable any hotkeys that are mentioned.

Make sure you check for any cordless land line phones or wireless controllers or anything else that may be operating on the same frequency as your keyboard and mouse.

12-31-2006, 03:19 AM	#1 (permalink)
Tom-Rallye Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 43 OS: XP	Call of Duty 2 - Couple of Issues Firstly - when I'm playing Call of Duty 2 online, Calculator and Windows Media Player keep opening in the background! Its really annoying because the game pauses for a second, and then sometimes gets minimised back to desktop, I close both Programs, but then a few minutes later they open back up. I think its most probably got something to do with a HotKey but I've Googled to see if there is one but I can't find it! My second issue is: I can be walking around on a map and my Character going forward, but if I attempt to turn to the left/right - sometimes the Character will continue to go forward and the only way I can stop him is to press forward again. It also happens with my weapon - if I fire a Semi-Automatic weapon once, it will continue to fire, even reload and continue firing - the only way to stop this is to press fire again! I'm using a Wireless keyboard and mouse - they are controlled through the same USB device. I've tried recharging batteries etc.. and still get the same problem sometimes. Does it sound like more of a connection problem, or more related to the Keyboard/Mouse? I don't have issues with either mouse or keyboard with general Word Processing/Browsing etc. I'm using a Netgear DG834GT and I'm wired into that.

12-31-2006, 06:32 AM	#3 (permalink)
Nitrus Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Leicester (UK) Posts: 273 OS: Windows Vista My System	Trying using a different keyboard and mouse, preferably a wired one. Does this happen in other games or just COD2? __________________ On holiday for two weeks, so can't reply to threads right now, sorry.

12-31-2006, 07:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
Tom-Rallye Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 43 OS: XP	The only other game I play is Football Manager 2007 (with all the annoying bugs!!) but it doesn't happen on that game, that isn't online btw, just a normal Football Manager game.

12-31-2006, 09:33 AM	#5 (permalink)
Nitrus Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Leicester (UK) Posts: 273 OS: Windows Vista My System	Reinstall COD2. Try the disc on a different computer. Does it work? __________________ On holiday for two weeks, so can't reply to threads right now, sorry.

12-31-2006, 10:21 AM	#7 (permalink)
Nitrus Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Leicester (UK) Posts: 273 OS: Windows Vista My System	Im trying to fix the movement and firing issue first. __________________ On holiday for two weeks, so can't reply to threads right now, sorry.

12-31-2006, 03:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
JP198780 TSF Regular Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Deptford, NJ Posts: 700 OS: XP Pro, Home My System	maybe u hvae some kinda spyware thats screwin wit it? have u run any scans?

12-31-2006, 09:57 AM	#6 (permalink)
Tom-Rallye Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 43 OS: XP	Calculator just opened on me when I was typing some stuff up so it must be a Hotkey thats causing Calc and Media Player to keep opening. I'll try a reinstall :)

12-31-2006, 10:33 AM	#8 (permalink)
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01-02-2007, 06:37 AM	#9 (permalink)
gamerman0203 Retired Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 2,144 OS: XP MCE, Ubuntu Gutsy My System	after running through the steps that pharoah suggested, make sure you don't have anything else in your house that could be interfering with your wireless mouse/keyboard signal. It sounds like you have hotkeys set, as you said, and when you press a combination of keys in CoD2 as you will naturally do to acheive some actions, it is calling these programs. Go into your Media Player and Calculator shortcut properties on the desktop (if they are there) and in the start menu and disable any hotkeys that are mentioned. Make sure you check for any cordless land line phones or wireless controllers or anything else that may be operating on the same frequency as your keyboard and mouse. __________________ Follow These Steps First! CPU-Z \| SensorView \| WinXP Clean Boot \| Latest DirectX \| ATI Catalyst \| Nvidia ForceWare Posting System Specifications