Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? - Page 2

Tiber Septim · 12-20-2008, 09:27 PM

That's because you are using XP. As far as I know, it can only be done in Vista.

~~Mcninjaguy~~ · 12-21-2008, 01:00 AM

maybe I should try and find an old XP CD in my house and make a triple boot system on my comp so I can help people with XP better

timmysmith · 12-21-2008, 11:38 AM

i too have installed call of duty world at war. i recently have gotten the ps2-usb controller so i looked forward to playing. yet i get the ubyte4n vertex data message. i have a compaq presario c770us laptop and it should run this game.hat do i do?

Tiber Septim · 12-21-2008, 06:36 PM

Your laptop would be using one of these: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100.
Not designed for gaming, not supported by the game.
You need a dedicated graphics card.

joker91st · 12-28-2008, 11:44 AM

Got the same issue with XP. The screne goes to 800x600 then flashes black and goes back to the desktop.

There is no way that I can see to change any audio setting except in the control pannel, there is a way to bring up sounds and audio properties and you have 2 sliders under performance for the sound card that allows you to adjust sample rate and acceleration. I have tried changing them and received no effect.

Half tempted to type an email straight to Activision and see what that turns up.

~~Mcninjaguy~~ · 12-28-2008, 11:54 AM

look at these specs

Model
Brand COMPAQ
Series Presario
Model C770US
Part# KN986UA#ABA
General
Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium
CPU Type Intel Pentium dual-core T2390(1.86GHz)
Screen 15.4" WXGA
Memory Size 2GB DDR2
Hard Disk 160GB
Optical Drive DVD Super Multi
Graphics Card Intel GMA X3100 - BADD BAD INTEL!
Video Memory shared memory
Communication Modem, LAN and WLAN
Dimensions 14.0" x 10.11" x 1.29-1.58"
Weight 5.71 lbs.
Other Features Kensington MicroSaver lock slot
Power-on password
Accepts 3rd party security lock devices

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834107015

do you have another computer you can use to play this game?

Bentiii · 01-05-2009, 11:29 AM

I have the same problem with my call of duty.
It wont start..
I've tried everything, updated all the drivers, deleted the harddisk and re-installed everything.

Im using windows XP.

Hope there are people out here, who might now the answer !

ragercker901 · 01-24-2009, 07:50 PM

i have vista and i have no clue how to get to the sound changing thing. some help would be appreciated.

~~Mcninjaguy~~ · 01-25-2009, 12:38 AM

right click on the sound volume in the system tray

playback devices
go to your device thats the set as the default one then properties of that one
advanced
change the format to 48khz

miserable · 01-27-2009, 02:41 PM

okay...so i just scoured the forum from the original start all the way to this post...has ANY leeway been made regarding call of duty 5: world at war?

I have windows XP pro, and a dell inspiron (from folks), ati radeon HD 2400 pro vid card, intel core duo 2.33ghz, 8 gigs o ram, and newly installed soundblaster audigy sound card and like 20 gigs of rree HD space

i cannot find anyway to change the audio output in XP via the control panel...it simply does not exist...is tehre anything i need to try?

i start up the game engine and it appears to resize the resolution...and then it just ends...does not load game at all or anything...

am i SOL? is this game not XP compatible?

Tiber Septim · 01-27-2009, 05:44 PM

If you have any Dial-Up modems, disable them.
If you have any USB headsets unplug them.
Make sure that your SoundBlaster is set as the default playback device.

~~Mcninjaguy~~ · 01-27-2009, 05:51 PM

Call of Duty WaW is poorlly made and has a ton of bugs for XP and Vista

does that answer your question

sometimes there's a couple games out there that are rushed to retail and its the consumer who pays for it. I'm not impressed at all with Treyarch.

Tiber Septim · 01-27-2009, 06:08 PM

Yep. Infinity Ward are far better developers.
Wait for COD Modern Warfare 2. That should be good.

~~Mcninjaguy~~ · 01-27-2009, 06:26 PM

Call of Duty WaW isn't Call of Duty 5!

I'm so glad you realized that Raiden16

Im not too sure about you Tiber but this thread is getting kind of messy

miserable · 01-27-2009, 07:30 PM

so far ive tried messing with audio settings
deleted treyarch files
created profile thingys
disabled internal modems
enabled my soundblaster 24 bit audigy
disabled unplugged all usb headsets
these mother f'ers stole 50 bucks from me...this game was supposed to be like therapy...run around...kill people blow **** up...make you feel all happy

now these ******* bastards took 50 somewhat bucks off of me...another 45 for sound card...and i cant even play the game.....FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

ragercker901 · 01-28-2009, 10:57 AM

ok this worked for me. just when the black screen comes up. hit escape a bunch of times. the reason the game closes is because of the video in the beginning.

~~Mcninjaguy~~ · 01-28-2009, 01:09 PM

maybe you need a codec?

try K-LIte codec pack
http://www.filehippo.com/download_klite_codec_pack/

miserable · 02-05-2009, 10:39 AM

ok installed the codec pack, and still does not work...im fresh out of ideas
do you guys have any other suggestions?
im considering selling the game on ebay to see if i can get some money back....freakin treyarch

~~Mcninjaguy~~ · 02-05-2009, 10:24 PM

@miserable

did you re install directx 9?
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en

I'd sell it for $40 or so

take a picture of everything that comes with it (manual CDkey, etc)

PowerJunkie · 02-07-2009, 09:13 AM

This is my 1st post here but it wont be my last, because I promise when I find a fix, I'll come back and post what it was that worked for me.

I've tried everything suggested here. Drivers for AUDIO, VIDEO, and DX were downloaded last night, installed, and re-booted several times. Further, I'm quite experienced with computers and gaming / trouble shooting but I don't claim to be an expert.

My rig:
Vista Ultimate
GeForce 8800GTX (single)
X-Fi Extreme Music
Q6600
---that about covers the meat of things I think---

When I go to fire up the game the screen goes black for a quick sec, then I get the splash screen then everything freezes.

Last night I was hitting the power button and re-starting the system to get back to things but I found a simple trick to UN-freeze my system in Vista, it's not earth shattering and I should have known to do this, but maybe this will help someone else??..... I hit CTRL ALT DEL and in the lower right cover select SHUT DOWN. This will take you back to your OS and ask if you really want to, just say no and you have control back. Again, simple I know but maybe this will help someone who is troubleshooting and wont require a reboot every time the game freezes everything up.

2 days ago I emailed tech support and I have not heard back. Their forums are a joke, it's countless people posting the same thing with no one from tech support saying anything back. I think they are leaving the fix up to us??? and once found will include it in a patch??

I feel everyone's pain, this is total BS. If I find a fix I promise to come back and share.

Good luck everyone...

12-20-2008, 09:27 PM	#21 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,827 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	Re: Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? That's because you are using XP. As far as I know, it can only be done in Vista. __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.

12-21-2008, 01:00 AM	#22 (permalink)
~~Mcninjaguy~~ Troubled Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? maybe I should try and find an old XP CD in my house and make a triple boot system on my comp so I can help people with XP better

12-21-2008, 11:38 AM	#23 (permalink)
timmysmith Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1 OS: vista	Re: Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? i too have installed call of duty world at war. i recently have gotten the ps2-usb controller so i looked forward to playing. yet i get the ubyte4n vertex data message. i have a compaq presario c770us laptop and it should run this game.hat do i do?

12-21-2008, 06:36 PM	#24 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,827 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	Re: Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? Your laptop would be using one of these: Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3100. Not designed for gaming, not supported by the game. You need a dedicated graphics card. __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.

12-28-2008, 11:44 AM	#25 (permalink)
joker91st Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 1 OS: xp	Re: Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? Got the same issue with XP. The screne goes to 800x600 then flashes black and goes back to the desktop. There is no way that I can see to change any audio setting except in the control pannel, there is a way to bring up sounds and audio properties and you have 2 sliders under performance for the sound card that allows you to adjust sample rate and acceleration. I have tried changing them and received no effect. Half tempted to type an email straight to Activision and see what that turns up.

12-28-2008, 11:54 AM	#26 (permalink)
~~Mcninjaguy~~ Troubled Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? look at these specs Model Brand COMPAQ Series Presario Model C770US Part# KN986UA#ABA General Operating System Windows Vista Home Premium CPU Type Intel Pentium dual-core T2390(1.86GHz) Screen 15.4" WXGA Memory Size 2GB DDR2 Hard Disk 160GB Optical Drive DVD Super Multi Graphics Card Intel GMA X3100 - BADD BAD INTEL! Video Memory shared memory Communication Modem, LAN and WLAN Dimensions 14.0" x 10.11" x 1.29-1.58" Weight 5.71 lbs. Other Features Kensington MicroSaver lock slot Power-on password Accepts 3rd party security lock devices http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16834107015 do you have another computer you can use to play this game?

01-05-2009, 11:29 AM	#27 (permalink)
Bentiii Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1 OS: XP	Re: Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? I have the same problem with my call of duty. It wont start.. I've tried everything, updated all the drivers, deleted the harddisk and re-installed everything. Im using windows XP. Hope there are people out here, who might now the answer !

01-24-2009, 07:50 PM	#28 (permalink)
ragercker901 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Vista	Re: Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? i have vista and i have no clue how to get to the sound changing thing. some help would be appreciated.

01-25-2009, 12:38 AM	#29 (permalink)
~~Mcninjaguy~~ Troubled Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? right click on the sound volume in the system tray playback devices go to your device thats the set as the default one then properties of that one advanced change the format to 48khz

01-27-2009, 02:41 PM	#30 (permalink)
miserable Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Re: Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? okay...so i just scoured the forum from the original start all the way to this post...has ANY leeway been made regarding call of duty 5: world at war? I have windows XP pro, and a dell inspiron (from folks), ati radeon HD 2400 pro vid card, intel core duo 2.33ghz, 8 gigs o ram, and newly installed soundblaster audigy sound card and like 20 gigs of rree HD space i cannot find anyway to change the audio output in XP via the control panel...it simply does not exist...is tehre anything i need to try? i start up the game engine and it appears to resize the resolution...and then it just ends...does not load game at all or anything... am i SOL? is this game not XP compatible?

01-27-2009, 05:44 PM	#31 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,827 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	Re: Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? If you have any Dial-Up modems, disable them. If you have any USB headsets unplug them. Make sure that your SoundBlaster is set as the default playback device. __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.

01-27-2009, 05:51 PM	#32 (permalink)
~~Mcninjaguy~~ Troubled Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? Call of Duty WaW is poorlly made and has a ton of bugs for XP and Vista does that answer your question sometimes there's a couple games out there that are rushed to retail and its the consumer who pays for it. I'm not impressed at all with Treyarch.

01-27-2009, 06:08 PM	#33 (permalink)
Tiber Septim Asst Manager, Games Team Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Queensland, Australia Posts: 2,827 OS: Fedora 11 / Windows 7 My System Blog Entries: 5	Re: Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? Yep. Infinity Ward are far better developers. Wait for COD Modern Warfare 2. That should be good. __________________ First Steps - System Specs - SIW Help TSF beat Cancer and other serious Illness.

01-27-2009, 06:26 PM	#34 (permalink)
~~Mcninjaguy~~ Troubled Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? Call of Duty WaW isn't Call of Duty 5! I'm so glad you realized that Raiden16 Im not too sure about you Tiber but this thread is getting kind of messy

01-27-2009, 07:30 PM	#35 (permalink)
miserable Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Re: Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? so far ive tried messing with audio settings deleted treyarch files created profile thingys disabled internal modems enabled my soundblaster 24 bit audigy disabled unplugged all usb headsets these mother f'ers stole 50 bucks from me...this game was supposed to be like therapy...run around...kill people blow ** up...make you feel all happy now these ***** bastards took 50 somewhat bucks off of me...another 45 for sound card...and i cant even play the game.....FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF

01-28-2009, 10:57 AM	#36 (permalink)
ragercker901 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Vista	Re: Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? ok this worked for me. just when the black screen comes up. hit escape a bunch of times. the reason the game closes is because of the video in the beginning.

01-28-2009, 01:09 PM	#37 (permalink)
~~Mcninjaguy~~ Troubled Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? maybe you need a codec? try K-LIte codec pack http://www.filehippo.com/download_klite_codec_pack/

02-05-2009, 10:39 AM	#38 (permalink)
miserable Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 3 OS: XP	Re: Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? ok installed the codec pack, and still does not work...im fresh out of ideas do you guys have any other suggestions? im considering selling the game on ebay to see if i can get some money back....freakin treyarch

02-05-2009, 10:24 PM	#39 (permalink)
~~Mcninjaguy~~ Troubled Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? @miserable did you re install directx 9? http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/d...displaylang=en I'd sell it for $40 or so take a picture of everything that comes with it (manual CDkey, etc)

02-07-2009, 09:13 AM	#40 (permalink)
PowerJunkie Registered User Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 2 OS: Vista	Re: Call of Duty: World at War won't start up? This is my 1st post here but it wont be my last, because I promise when I find a fix, I'll come back and post what it was that worked for me. I've tried everything suggested here. Drivers for AUDIO, VIDEO, and DX were downloaded last night, installed, and re-booted several times. Further, I'm quite experienced with computers and gaming / trouble shooting but I don't claim to be an expert. My rig: Vista Ultimate GeForce 8800GTX (single) X-Fi Extreme Music Q6600 ---that about covers the meat of things I think--- When I go to fire up the game the screen goes black for a quick sec, then I get the splash screen then everything freezes. Last night I was hitting the power button and re-starting the system to get back to things but I found a simple trick to UN-freeze my system in Vista, it's not earth shattering and I should have known to do this, but maybe this will help someone else??..... I hit CTRL ALT DEL and in the lower right cover select SHUT DOWN. This will take you back to your OS and ask if you really want to, just say no and you have control back. Again, simple I know but maybe this will help someone who is troubleshooting and wont require a reboot every time the game freezes everything up. 2 days ago I emailed tech support and I have not heard back. Their forums are a joke, it's countless people posting the same thing with no one from tech support saying anything back. I think they are leaving the fix up to us??? and once found will include it in a patch?? I feel everyone's pain, this is total BS. If I find a fix I promise to come back and share. Good luck everyone...