COD 2 Steam Version does not work on Windows 10

[[EXDr] Frank]

Doesn't work. It just crashes back to the desktop. I see reports of this all over steam and the internet in general. Why is Steam still selling a broken game?

[sparty411]

Had the same issue on Windows 10 on my setup. Currently playing it on Linux, and it worked out of the box if you can believe it.

[[EXDr] Frank]

Originally posted by sparty411:

Had the same issue on Windows 10 on my setup. Currently playing it on Linux, and it worked out of the box if you can believe it.

I am at a loss. Anybody from Steam wanna explain why you are still selling a broken game that doesn't seem to run on Win10/11.

[[EXDr] Frank]

Originally posted by sparty411:

Had the same issue on Windows 10 on my setup. Currently playing it on Linux, and it worked out of the box if you can believe it.

Some dude on other post figured it out - this works for me:
"Game wouldn't boot for me, so I tried with DXVK and it worked fine, finished first mission without issues, worth trying if you're having issues. 1080p 144hz smooth as butter

Download latest dxvk-X.X.tar.gz from github:
https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases

Open dxvk-X.X.tar.gz with 7zip or equivalent, extract the following file;
\dxvk-X.X\x32\d3d9.dll

Place said file in the same folder as the executable:
\steamapps\common\Call of Duty 2
(right click, manage, browse local files)"

[skotecki]

I played on windows 11 normally.

[GausS]

Mine worked without any issues as well. I am playing on Windows 11 pro.

[[EXDr] Frank]

Originally posted by GausS:

Mine worked without any issues as well. I am playing on Windows 11 pro.

To be fair, it seems like most of the people saying it doesn't work are using Windows 10.

[Lucky_Luciano]

It works normally, just need to run the game in Compatibility Mode

[[EXDr] Frank]

Originally posted by Lucky_Luciano:

It works normally, just need to run the game in Compatibility Mode

Nah, that didn't work.

[GausS]

Originally posted by Frank:

Originally posted by GausS:

Mine worked without any issues as well. I am playing on Windows 11 pro.

To be fair, it seems like most of the people saying it doesn't work are using Windows 10.

You know i play a lot of older games from time to time and it does seem like Windows 11 runs these more reliably from the get go compared to Windows 10. Could be me being lucky but i think it might be more compatible with older software for some reason.

[[EXDr] Frank]

Yea that and the whole auto-HDR really make me want to upgrade...

[przemomtb]

turn of msi afterburner works

[ras Livity]

Yes it dose work, somewhat. Im on WIN10 and im almost finish with the single player, but ...yes, suddenly the game is not working anymore. I think this is my first time with COD 2. I had the same problem with COD 1. After some uninstalling/ reinstalling and NOT setting the resolution to FHD, the game workd again.

But what happened suddenly to my COD 2 install, i dont know.

[ras Livity]

I can now confirm, the game also works on Win11. I was able to finish it on win11 laptop, after the game suddenly stop working on my win10 laptop! I tryd to get it do work again on win10, but no luck this time.

[ras Livity]

Okey, i just got the game working again on win10. I downloaded d3d9.dll file and copyd it to the game folder. I downloaded the x32 version !!!

https://www.dll-files.com/d3d9.dll.html

[[EXDr] Frank]

Originally posted by ras Livity:

Okey, i just got the game working again on win10. I downloaded d3d9.dll file and copyd it to the game folder. I downloaded the x32 version !!!

https://www.dll-files.com/d3d9.dll.html

Same here, it worked after I downloaded d3d9.dll and put it in the same directory.