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Most issues preventing you from starting games, causing crashes, or causing low frame rates/lag after updating Windows are related to your graphics drivers. DDU is the only utility I trust to completely uninstall your old drivers so you can install a clean and updated copy. Step 1. Download fresh, updated copies of your graphics drivers: -Use dxdiag if you’re unsure what graphics card you have. You can launch it by typing "dxdiag" in your Start Menu, and clicking on the sole program that pops up. You’ll see your card under the “Display” tab. -Download the drivers from AMD, Intel, or nVidia directly- don’t use manufacturer’s drivers that come on a CD, or from EVGA, MSi, Sapphire, Zotac, etc. (I recommend manually searching for the drivers using the dropdown boxes rather than using the automated tool. It’s unnecessary software.) Links for drivers below: AMD: https://support.amd.com -> “Find your driver” Intel: https://downloadcenter.intel.com/product/80939/Graphics-Drivers Nvidia: https://www.geforce.com/drivers Download the latest stable driver and save it to your Desktop for easy access. Step 2. Downloading DDU: -Go to the Wagnardsoft homepage. -Under the software headline, you’ll see the latest version of DDU as an announcement, such as “DDU version xxx released!” Click on the latest one. -Scroll down the changelog until you see “Click here for Download & Support”, click on that link. -Scroll down the post until you see “Official Download Here”, and click on that link. -Save the file on your Desktop for easy access. Step 3. Unpacking DDU: -The executable that’s downloaded is a self-extracting archive, not the program itself. You’ll need to unpack it first in order to run it. (see step below) -Run “DDU v.xxx”, you’ll be presented with a window asking you where you want to extract it. It defaults to wherever you saved the file. I suggest extracting it either to the root of your drive, or on your Desktop, such as “C:\DDU” or “C:\Users\%username%\Desktop\DDU. -(Note: make sure to add \DDU to the path, otherwise it will place all the files in the root of your drive, on your desktop, etc. Basically make a mess) Step 4. Starting DDU: -Navigate to the DDU folder where you unpacked the program (In example below, C:\DDU). -Run “Display Driver Uninstaller”, and click “Yes” on any UAC prompts. -You’ll get a Launch Options dialog. Click on the Dropdown menu and select “Safe Mode (Recommended)” Also- read the note in red! You must know your password! -Press Reboot to Safe Mode (NOTE: If your computer will not start in Safe Mode, read extras below) -Once your computer boots into Safe Mode and you log in, DDU will start automatically. Step 5. Running DDU: - Once your computer reboots into Safe Mode, DDU will auto-start. -Your graphics card manufacturer should be automatically detected. If not, use the information you retrieved from DXDiag to set the correct driver to remove. -Click on "Clean and Restart" Step 6. Installing Graphics Drivers: -Either before or once your computer has rebooted, make sure you are disconnected from the Internet. (Unplug ethernet cable, or disconnect from Wireless)* -Launch the graphics driver installer that you downloaded to your desktop, and follow the prompts. -Reboot your computer once the installer has finished -Have fun gaming! Extras: -If your computer will not boot into Safe Mode, restart it normally if and/or once Startup Repair does it's thing. If "Startup Options" appears, use your keyboard to select "Start Windows Normally", and press Enter. Once it restarts normally, run DDU, and use the "Normal" launch mode. Choose "Clean and Restart". Once restarted, run DDU again (with internet disconnected); clean and restart again. Now install your graphics drivers. -Why disconnect from the internet? The reason is because Windows Update will automatically install drivers. The drivers provided by Windows Update are often half-baked versions of the full drivers. You may run into the same exact problem, or experience poor performance if you use the drivers Windows installs.
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Hi, im preparing to do a reinstall of win7 soon, the install is like 3 yrs old, so, I think its time, Anyways, ive backed up the entire ET folder in program files, Is there anything else I need to restore my ET profile, xp etc? Nothing in registry? Thanks
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So, you want to back up or move your saved player data to a new PC running Windows 7 64bit? Here's a quick tutorial showing where to find your player data, and how to re-install on a new PC. To backup or find your player data: Step 1: Open Windows Explorer, and select your C: drive. Step 2: Click on the "Program Files(x86)" folder. Step 3: Click on the "Activision" folder. Step 4: Click on your "Call of Duty - Modern Warfare" folder. Step 5: This is the key to finding your players data. You need to click on the "Compatibility Files" button, right under the address bar in Explorer. Step 6: After clicking on the "Compatibility Files" button, your folder contents should change. You should now be able to see your "players" folder. Open this folder. It should look like this: Step 7: Now you should see a "profiles" folder. Step 8: You are now at the profiles level. You should be able to see your profile name here. Keep in mind that your profile name is whatever you first created it as, and not neccessarily what your "in game name" is. This is the folder you want to backup. You can create a copy of this entire folder and place it somewhere else for safe keeping. Keep in mind that the backup will only contain what you have saved to date (i.e. unlocked weapons, rank, etc.). Your backup copy WILL NOT be updated, so you may want to backup on a normal basis. For Re-Installs on a Windows 7 64bit PC: 1. Follow above instructions to create a backup of your player data on the "old" PC. 2. Do a fresh install of the game on the new PC. IMPORTANT NOTE: In order to re-install your saved player data on the new PC, you MUST use the same CD Key! If you use a different copy of the game your player data WILL NOT WORK. 3. After install is complete, you'll need to play a game of multiplayer to create the multiplayer files. IMPORTANT: When you create your multiplayer account on the new PC, make sure you use the same account name as your previous account. Example: If in Step 8 above your profile name was "player1", you'll want to use "player1" for your account name on the new PC. 4. After playing a round on multiplayer, close COD4. Now find the player data as explained above and replace the newly created player profile with your backup copy from your old PC, and you should be all set! Restart COD4 and your profile should be in place! *Alternate Location for Player Data*: There is an alternate place to find your player data. Some PC's have it, others don't (Don't ask me why). Anyway the location is here: C:/Users/YOUR USER ACCOUNT NAME/AppData/Local/Virtual Store/Program Files(x86)/Activision/Call of Duty - Modern Warfare/players/profiles If the first method I posted won't work for you, give this a shot. Please note that you may have to enable viewing of hidden files/folders to see all of the folders. Enjoy!
