Cannot not activate game

[Gimpymoo]

Originally Posted by smokincrater

I picked it up from the shop today. So it will bloody activate or it`s going back for a full refund.

Do you realise how idiotic that sounds?

[Snuff_Pidgeon]

After purchasing cod from steam at initial realease i have not as yet been able to play cod due to game crashing to desktop. It seems that game loads ok but when i hit the play mission button it all crashhes except for sound?No response from steam as yet and i have latest patch any ideas is my system up to spec? Can someone help to get me going thanks...Processor Information:
Vendor: GenuineIntel
Speed: 2800 Mhz
2 logical processors
2 physical processors
HyperThreading: Unsupported
FCMOV: Supported
SSE2: Supported
SSE3: Supported
SSSE3: Supported
SSE4a: Unsupported
SSE41: Supported
SSE42: Unsupported

Network Information:
Network Speed:

Operating System Version:
Windows 7 (32 bit)
NTFS: Supported
Crypto Provider Codes: Supported 323 0x0 0x0 0x0

Video Card:
Driver: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT

DirectX Driver Name: nvd3dum.dll
Driver Version: 8.17.12.7051
DirectX Driver Version: 8.17.12.7051
Driver Date: 26 Mar 2011
Desktop Color Depth: 32 bits per pixel
Monitor Refresh Rate: 59 Hz
DirectX Card: NVIDIA GeForce 9400 GT
VendorID: 0x10de
DeviceID: 0x641
Number of Monitors: 2
Number of Logical Video Cards: 2
No SLI or Crossfire Detected
Primary Display Resolution: 1920 x 1080
Desktop Resolution: 3840 x 1080
Primary Display Size: 26.65" x 15.00" (30.55" diag)
67.7cm x 38.1cm (77.6cm diag)
Primary Bus: PCI Express 16x
Primary VRAM: 512 MB
Supported MSAA Modes: 2x 4x 8x

Sound card:
Audio device: Speakers (Realtek High Definiti

Memory:
RAM: 2047 Mb

Miscellaneous:
UI Language: English
Microphone: Not set
Media Type: DVD
Total Hard Disk Space Available: 600477 Mb
Largest Free Hard Disk Block: 556945 Mb
Steam Hard Disk Usage: 4027 Mb
OS Install Date: Feb 01 2011
Game Controller: Microsoft PC-joystick driver detected

Installed software:
2007 Microsoft Office Suite Service Pack 2 (SP2)
2007 Microsoft Office system
Activation Assistant for the 2007 Microsoft Office suites
Adobe Flash Player 10 ActiveX
Babylon toolbar
COMODO GeekBuddy
COMODO Internet Security
DriverFinder
Google Chrome
Google Earth
Google Earth Plug-in
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Google Update Helper
IL-2 Sturmovik: Cliffs of Dover
IrfanView (remove only)
Microsoft .NET Framework 4 Client Profile
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Microsoft Office Access Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Excel MUI (English) 2007
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Microsoft Office PowerPoint MUI (English) 2007
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Microsoft Office Proof (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Proof (French) 2007
Microsoft Office Proof (Spanish) 2007
Microsoft Office Proofing (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Publisher MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Shared MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Shared Setup Metadata MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Office Word MUI (English) 2007
Microsoft Visual C++ 2005 Redistributable
Microsoft Visual C++ 2008 Redistributable - x86 9.0.30729.17
Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 x86 Redistributable - 10.0.30319
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB954430)
MSXML 4.0 SP2 (KB97368
MSXML 4.0 SP2 Parser and SDK
NVIDIA 3D Vision Controller Driver
NVIDIA 3D Vision Controller Driver 270.47
NVIDIA 3D Vision Driver 270.51
NVIDIA Control Panel 270.51
NVIDIA Graphics Driver 270.51
NVIDIA Install Application
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NVIDIA PhysX System Software 9.10.0514
NVIDIA Stereoscopic 3D Driver
NVIDIA Update 1.1.33
NVIDIA Update Components
PVSonyDll
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RealPlayer
Realtek High Definition Audio Driver
RealUpgrade 1.1
Saitek DirectOutput 5.7.0.24
Saitek SST Programming Software
Security Update for 2007 Microsoft Office System (KB969559)
Security Update for 2007 Microsoft Office System (KB969679)
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Security Update for Microsoft Office Outlook 2007 (KB972363)
Security Update for Microsoft Office PowerPoint 2007 (KB957789)
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Security Update for Microsoft Office Visio Viewer 2007 (KB973709)
Security Update for Microsoft Office Word 2007 (KB969604)
Steam
System Requirements Lab
TrackIR4
TrackIR5
Update for 2007 Microsoft Office System (KB967642)
Update for Outlook 2007 Junk Email Filter (KB974810)

[kingpinda]

I won't know for sure why you crash but going through your data your system looks a bit under par.

2GB RAM?
512 Graphics card (times 2?) Sli isnt working correctly right now.
What CPU you got?

[Snuff_Pidgeon]

Originally Posted by kingpinda

I won't know for sure why you crash but going through your data your system looks a bit under par.

2GB RAM?
512 Graphics card (times 2?) Sli isnt working correctly right now.
What CPU you got?

Thanks for reply Kingpinda, yes it is a very average system the cpu is intel core 2 duo.What i need to know is whats blocking the sim from booting is it the graphix card or what??

[IbanezLaney]

I doubt you will get a fast response from steam at the moment.

Reason 1 - Its not a valve game and the crashing is 1c's issue to fix.

Reason 2 - they are releasing Portal 2 over the next few days so it'll be their main focus.

[CBA_Bludawg]

heres what i would try, i have gone through this before with steam with Homefront. I reformatted windows installed and updated directx, vid drivers fresh install, check your MOB for bios update as well. then installed Homefront first, tried it and it works fine now, i then installed the rest of my games and np since.
I think your going to need a new vid card man, you can get a good used 260 460 for around 100 to 125 bucks.

Im not sure if you live in the states but i have old pc parts laying around
i would part with pretty cheap. just PM me
cpu Core 2 E8500
1 evga gts 250 1 xfx gtx 250 and 1 evga 260 core 216
couple Asus MOB and DDR2 ram
even some sound cards

[Snuff_Pidgeon]

Originally Posted by CBA_Bludawg

heres what i would try, i have gone through this before with steam with Homefront. I reformatted windows installed and updated directx, vid drivers fresh install, check your MOB for bios update as well. then installed Homefront first, tried it and it works fine now, i then installed the rest of my games and np since.
I think your going to need a new vid card man, you can get a good used 260 460 for around 100 to 125 bucks.

Im not sure if you live in the states but i have old pc parts laying around
i would part with pretty cheap. just PM me
cpu Core 2 E8500
1 evga gts 250 1 xfx gtx 250 and 1 evga 260 core 216
couple Asus MOB and DDR2 ram
even some sound cards

Thanks for reponse Bludawg, Yeah i thought graphix card most likely problem i will update soon and see how i go.

[VF-51_Cobraj]

Manually Removing Steam

Warning:

Dealing with your registry requires extreme care. Do not delete anything in your Windows registry that you are unsure about. For this reason, we suggest you only use this option as a last resort.
Exit Steam.

Navigate to your Steam directory. (Typically C:\Program Files\Steam or C:\Program Files\Valve\Steam

If you wish to save your game files for a future installation of Steam, copy your steamapps folder outside of your Steam directory.

Delete all of the contents of your Steam directory.

Go to Start > Run and type in regedit.

For 32-bit operating systems:
In the left-hand column of your registry editor, navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Valve\.

Right-click on Valve and select Delete.

For 64-bit operating systems:
In the left-hand column of your registry editor, navigate to: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Valve\.

Right-click on Valve and select Delete.


In the left-hand column of your registry editor, navigate to: HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\Steam.
Right-click on Valve select Delete.
Close your Registry Editor.

[Jumpy]

Originally Posted by smokincrater

Pherhaps it is just me nut when installing the game I put in the correct key. Steam loaded the game. When asked to activate the game with the serial number provided. I reenter the key and it says not valid contavt customer support!

does anyone have any suggestions?

I have tried for 4 days to activate my copy of COD. All I get is a "server not available" message. My time is valuable too, and I feel that as a customer I should not have to await the convenience of a third party to use something I have paid good money for. I think that IC Maddox Company should be more concerned with customer service issues. The game is going back to the store tomorrow. Such a pity - I am a IL2-1946 fan (love that game) and was looking forward to this instalment. It seems however, that the end user has been forgotten in the corporate deals. If you bought a new car, would you think it reasonable to be expected to ask for the car keys from someone else every time you wanted to use it? How would you react to a "too busy now, come back later response" when you wanted to use your car?

[Richie]

When is the product key for the downloaded version?