What COD files to save for re-format ?

[_rAzor__]

Looks like I have to do a HD re-format....can someone tell me exactly what files from COD4 and COD5 should I save so I don't loose all my settings, classes, ranks, etc.

Problem I'm having is trying to go from a Nvidia GTX vid card to a Radeon R9 card. I've tried every solution I could find to uninstall old NVidia drivers which are causing huge problems with new Radeon R9 card....any help will be greatly appreciated....

[djMot]

Move the following folder to safety before formatting.  When you are done and have re-installed the game, it's patches and PunkBuster updates, move the folder back to where it was:

 

C:\Users\<your windows account name>\AppData\Local\Activision

[Labob]

Here's a post for COD4 and a link to the COD5 profile back up.

 

http://www.sevenforums.com/gaming/14247-cod4-profile-backup.html

 

http://www.xtremeidiots.com/files/file/2060-cod5-profile-backupzip/

 

Not so sure if those work well I've never used them. I would do a manual back up of all the mods , maps and my profile. In windows seven it would be found here for COD5

 

C:\Users\Labob\AppData\Local\Activision\CoDWaW

 

Here's the locationfor COD4 , But I'd ask an Admin of COD4 for confermation about this loaction been to long for me to say its right.

 

H:\Program Files (x86)\Activision\Call of Duty 4 - Modern Warfare

[djMot]

I know NOTHING about this utility, and if you install it, watch out in case there's crapware in the installer.  But this does claim to do a clean uninstall of display drivers - both AMD and NVIDIA - and it does come from what I believe to be a reputable source.

 

If it saves you a reformat and Windows reinstall, I think that's worth it right there.  Changing video cards should never require a reformat/windows reinstall to get things sorted, but I do understand that sometimes a driver doesn't gracefully uninstall like it should.