CODWAW - Screen Goes Black

zilldgian16 · 01-02-2009, 01:46 PM

I have a question, maybe you can help. When i put the game in, I press play. When it goes to the next menu, i press "Play Solo/Co-Op", after i click on it, my screen goes blank. I can hear the game sounds, but I can't see the menu. Any suggestions or tips would be great!

Mcninjaguy · 01-02-2009, 09:51 PM

what are sytem specs?
RAM
CPU
video Card
motherboard
PSU

has this problem started occuring recently?

try in this order

install latest DirectX
install a new graphics card driver
Reinstall the game
use a system restore point

**RockmasteR** · 01-03-2009, 12:44 PM

try to lower the refresh rate of your monitor, to do that :

right click on the desktop and click properties ---> settings --> advanced---> monitor
choose a lower refresh rate from there.

**floop12444** · 01-04-2009, 03:42 AM

Go onto your sound settings in control panel and change them to the lowest setting. Try restarting the game and see if that works.

sfhawkeye · 09-16-2009, 10:17 PM

Try this. This worked for me, I'm running XP, but download the RAD Video Game Tools from here. http://www.radgametools.com/bnkdown.htm
Its a tiny install. The problem I figure is that the computer has the inability to play the video files in the "D:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty - World at War\main\video" folder.
Therefore this causes the problem with startup because it plays a video right when you start the game. Try it out let me know!

-sfhawkeye

01-02-2009, 01:46 PM	#1 (permalink)
zilldgian16 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 1 OS: Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition	CODWAW - Screen Goes Black I have a question, maybe you can help. When i put the game in, I press play. When it goes to the next menu, i press "Play Solo/Co-Op", after i click on it, my screen goes blank. I can hear the game sounds, but I can't see the menu. Any suggestions or tips would be great!

01-02-2009, 09:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
Mcninjaguy Temporarily Banned Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Posts: 10,422 OS: Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: CODWAW - Screen Goes Black what are sytem specs? RAM CPU video Card motherboard PSU has this problem started occuring recently? try in this order install latest DirectX install a new graphics card driver Reinstall the game use a system restore point

01-03-2009, 12:44 PM	#3 (permalink)
RockmasteR Moderator, Games Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Lebanon Posts: 3,139 OS: Vista Ultimate 32bit My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: CODWAW - Screen Goes Black try to lower the refresh rate of your monitor, to do that : right click on the desktop and click properties ---> settings --> advanced---> monitor choose a lower refresh rate from there. __________________ CPUz GPUz Nvidia Drivers ATI Drivers System Information for Windows (SIW) Revo Uninstaller RivaTuner ATITOOL Directx 9.0C !!Please don't PM me for Tech Support!!

01-04-2009, 03:42 AM	#4 (permalink)
floop12444 Senior Tech, Games Team Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: England Posts: 957 OS: Windows XP SP3 My System	Re: CODWAW - Screen Goes Black Go onto your sound settings in control panel and change them to the lowest setting. Try restarting the game and see if that works.

09-16-2009, 10:17 PM	#5 (permalink)
sfhawkeye Registered User Join Date: Sep 2009 Posts: 2 OS: XP and Vista and Server 2008	Re: CODWAW - Screen Goes Black Try this. This worked for me, I'm running XP, but download the RAD Video Game Tools from here. http://www.radgametools.com/bnkdown.htm Its a tiny install. The problem I figure is that the computer has the inability to play the video files in the "D:\Program Files\Activision\Call of Duty - World at War\main\video" folder. Therefore this causes the problem with startup because it plays a video right when you start the game. Try it out let me know! -sfhawkeye