ANOTHER Call of Duty 4 Problem

[matthiasj]

OK I couldn't play COD 4 on my laptop so i tried putting it on my desktop. I have a Dell Intel P4 1g Ram Nvidia 6800 256mb 250g HD. I installed direct X10 and everything went fine, but when i go to start a new game, it loads good, then right before it goes to start the gameplay it gives me a bluescreen about the BIOS and i should turn of shadows or something. This really sucks i have 2 computers that are above the recommended requirements and the game doesnt work on either one!

[pharoah]

well why not enter the bios,and do what it suggests.

[matthiasj]

well i updated the video card and sound card drivers and it worked for 1 level then it locked up i shut it down because my pc was getting hot and i'll try it again later

[pharoah]

just how hot is your pc getting?try speedfan post back the temperature readings.if it is overheating that could be your problem.

[matthiasj]

ok thanks for the help, i tried to run the game this morning once my pc had cooled and it locked up again, but this time i gave me an error message that said i ran out of memory. My pc will go up to 4gb of ram, but why would i need more if i could run the first level, but once it starts the second one it crashes?

[pharoah]

ok your computer can hold up to 4gb of ram,but how much ram do you actually have?

[matthiasj]

i only have 1 gig in it. The specs for the game says it only requires 1 gig with xp and thats what i've got. I dont have anything running when i run the game either

[pharoah]

ok so the specs say 1gig minimum for xp.under you name for os it says vista.if you have vista you may need more ram.gaming with windows vista to be safe i say 2 gigs.

[matthiasj]

sorry pharoah i've got vista on my laptop, xp on the desktop, 1gb just doesnt cut it for the desktop or maybe its another problem, i might mess with it here in a little bit, maybe a reinstall would help??

[pharoah]

why dont you do what your computer said from your first post here.enter the bios,and turn off shadowing.