(COD2) DirectX(R) encountered an unrecoverable error

[phrozen08]

when ever i try running call od tty 2 multiplayer or single player i always get this error message:

DirectX(R) encountered an unrecoverable error
WTF i got direct x9 alredy and checked it to under the grapics thingy, please help me!!!

also im playing on a laptop so please tell me if its possible if i can get help

toshiba tablet laptop

[mjc]

Have you run dxdiag? What were the actual results?

What about video drivers? What graphics is being used in that machine and what are its specs?

[jlreich]

Make sure you have latest video drivers. Or if the latest aren't working try the next oldest. Sometimes the latest are not always the best. Usually, but not always.

Make sure the game is fully updated. This would be my guess on the most likely cause.

What graphics is being used in that machine and what are its specs?
Good point. COD2 isn't too hungry of a game and should be playable on at least low settings on most systems, but if it is an older laptop there could be issues.

What OS? XP, Vista? There is a known compatibility issue with COD2 and vista (was warned by vista when I installed it), although it plays just fine on my vista HP64bit aside from an occasional crash. If you are running vista try running it in compatibility mode. It may not help but it's worth a shot.

[phrozen08]

Driver Version: 6.14.10.4436
Operating System: Windows XP* Professional, Service Pack 2 (5.1.2600)
Default Language: English
DirectX* Version: 9.0
Physical Memory: 2038 MB
Minimum Graphics Memory: 8 MB
Maximum Graphics Memory: 128 MB
Graphics Memory in Use: 9 MB
Processor: x86 family 6 Model 15 Stepping 2
Processor Speed: 1828 MHZ
Vendor ID: 8086
Device ID: 27A2
Device Revision: 03


those are my graphics properities

[phrozen08]

i ran dxdiag,and it still doesnt work.

[mjc]

Did dxdiag return any errors or missing/corrupt DirectX files?

Also, make/model of the laptop...

[phrozen08]

how do i model the laptop?

[phrozen08]

when i ran dxdiag, i ran all th tests for problems and they all passed. how i do i renew video cards for free without buying them i have a ...portege m400 model of the toshiba

[mjc]

Yo would get the video drivers from the Toshiba website...http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_modItemList.jsp?moid=1209152&rpn=PPM40U&ct=DL&BV_SessionID=@@@@1091422755.1213243154@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccchadeegejgedicgfkceghdgngdgmn.0

[phrozen08]

what ones do i need to download all th eone that says m400 next to it?well..my model?

[jlreich]

This (http://www.csd.toshiba.com/cgi-bin/tais/su/su_sc_dtlViewDL.jsp?soid=1863805&moid=1209152&rpn=PPM40U&BV_SessionID=@@@@0186794439.1213306999@@@@&BV_EngineID=ccchadeegejgedicgfkceghdgngdgmn.0&ct=DL&all_docs=false) is the one you want. And it is newer than the one you have installed.

Also you should make sure windows is updated. You don't need to worry about SP3, but I would make sure it up to date to that point.

[phrozen08]

how do i make sure windows is updated.

[phrozen08]

it still doesnt work please help me ffs

[Heartborne]

My guess is that you have an old, crap laptop and it has no dedicated video and therefore can't run games properly at all.

If you still insist on trying, uninstall the game. Go to www.microsoftupdate.com and update windows this way. Update the chipset drivers for your laptop.

Reinstall the game.

If it still doesn't work, accept the fact that your laptop is not powerful enough to run this game.

[phrozen08]

well i have a toshiba m400 portege toshiba 2005 labtop, is that bad or good plasee look it up and tell me if it matches wit the requires wit cod2 i have posted them up in this topic