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dsneaky · November 22nd, 2007, 06:39 PM

Hey guys,

I would really appreciate any help with this problem I have.

Specs
Gateway
AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ 2.2Ghz
3.00 GB Ram
ATI Radeon X1600pro

OS
Microsoft Windows XP
Media Center Edition Version 2002
Service Pack 2

Ok,
I started out with Vista on this computer because I bought it to upgrade over XP. I had been running Vista for awhile and bought COD4. It played fine got around 50avg FPS each map, and was working great. I decided to reformat(for clutter reasons etc)my computer by using the recovery disc that came with my Gateway Comp. That went smoothly, had a fresh computer and I NOW have XP because I did not want to reinstall Vista. I am not a fan of it. I installed ALL drivers possible for my hardware. Up to date ATI x1600 drivers, my soundcard drivers, and my Wireless Connection(Belkin Pre-N) Drivers. I am connected through a Desktop pre-N card which connects to a Router in the same house. After all the necessary installations and upgrades, I install Call of Duty 4 again. Download the patch for that game like usual, and go to click Join a Server, just like a usually do.
I click Refresh List, and something unusual happens and basically it lags when I refresh the list, my cursor is extremely hard to control once I click refresh list, and ALL pings are 100+ which is never the case before I reformatted. I enter a server and my ping goes to about 80-90s constant and my FPS goes to low 20s. First I tried to establish whether or not this was a network connection problem, I hooked up straight to the cable box with an ethernet cable. Same Result, slow refresh server list, and ping and fps Terrible. I hook up straight to the Router that hooks up to the cable box. SAME Result. So it cannot be my Pre-N network. I go on my brother's Comp which is substantially better than mine, and he has absolutley no problem, Server list refreshes fine, and ping is good.
What is the problem here? I cannot think of ANYTHING to help me.

The only thing I can think that has caused this, is me not running Vista like I did. Before I reformatted I was running CoD4 on Vista and I had no problem with server list/ in game. and now I can't bear playing the game or trying to join a server.

Please please please, I would love it if someone could help me here, thank you very much.

November 22nd, 2007, 06:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
dsneaky Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 2	Call of Duty 4 Problem(Please Help) Hey guys, I would really appreciate any help with this problem I have. Specs Gateway AMD Athlon 64 X2 Dual Core Processor 4200+ 2.2Ghz 3.00 GB Ram ATI Radeon X1600pro OS Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition Version 2002 Service Pack 2 Ok, I started out with Vista on this computer because I bought it to upgrade over XP. I had been running Vista for awhile and bought COD4. It played fine got around 50avg FPS each map, and was working great. I decided to reformat(for clutter reasons etc)my computer by using the recovery disc that came with my Gateway Comp. That went smoothly, had a fresh computer and I NOW have XP because I did not want to reinstall Vista. I am not a fan of it. I installed ALL drivers possible for my hardware. Up to date ATI x1600 drivers, my soundcard drivers, and my Wireless Connection(Belkin Pre-N) Drivers. I am connected through a Desktop pre-N card which connects to a Router in the same house. After all the necessary installations and upgrades, I install Call of Duty 4 again. Download the patch for that game like usual, and go to click Join a Server, just like a usually do. I click Refresh List, and something unusual happens and basically it lags when I refresh the list, my cursor is extremely hard to control once I click refresh list, and ALL pings are 100+ which is never the case before I reformatted. I enter a server and my ping goes to about 80-90s constant and my FPS goes to low 20s. First I tried to establish whether or not this was a network connection problem, I hooked up straight to the cable box with an ethernet cable. Same Result, slow refresh server list, and ping and fps Terrible. I hook up straight to the Router that hooks up to the cable box. SAME Result. So it cannot be my Pre-N network. I go on my brother's Comp which is substantially better than mine, and he has absolutley no problem, Server list refreshes fine, and ping is good. What is the problem here? I cannot think of ANYTHING to help me. The only thing I can think that has caused this, is me not running Vista like I did. Before I reformatted I was running CoD4 on Vista and I had no problem with server list/ in game. and now I can't bear playing the game or trying to join a server. Please please please, I would love it if someone could help me here, thank you very much.