BigPapaDean Posted April 14 Member ID: 1128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1197 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6521 Content Per Day: 1.26 Reputation: 4407 Achievement Points: 63389 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 32 minutes ago Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Share Posted April 14 I try to log-in to WAW and it spins a bit then quits. Any ideas what to do about this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Merlin007 Posted April 14 Member ID: 2068 Group: +++ COD5 Head Admin Followers: 69 Topic Count: 1073 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 8436 Content Per Day: 1.73 Reputation: 7293 Achievement Points: 74930 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 64 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 05/23/1973 Device: Windows Share Posted April 14 (edited) 1. Make sure you have all the patches and have installed them in order. 2. Make sure you have a headset/mic plugged in. Those are the 2 main things to try/check first. Edited April 14 by Merlin007 KaptCrunch and BlackRose 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BlackRose Posted April 14 Member ID: 2208 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 110 Topic Count: 305 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 3619 Content Per Day: 0.75 Reputation: 3945 Achievement Points: 37738 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 54 Joined: 02/09/11 Status: Offline Last Seen: Saturday at 07:32 PM Birthday: 06/09/1963 Device: Windows Share Posted April 14 what is it patched to? make sure to restart game after each patch. major-mark63 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BigPapaDean Posted April 15 Member ID: 1128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1197 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6521 Content Per Day: 1.26 Reputation: 4407 Achievement Points: 63389 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 32 minutes ago Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Author Share Posted April 15 7 hours ago, BlackRose said: what is it patched to? make sure to restart game after each patch. Can you link me to the updates, please? You are a blue-eyed beauty!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Merlin007 Posted April 15 Member ID: 2068 Group: +++ COD5 Head Admin Followers: 69 Topic Count: 1073 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 8436 Content Per Day: 1.73 Reputation: 7293 Achievement Points: 74930 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 64 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 05/23/1973 Device: Windows Share Posted April 15 Dean, Patches can be found in the Downloads section but here are the links. Install them in this order. There's a patch in the downloads listed as 1.2-1.3 but is not needed so don't install it. Also no need to reboot every time, just install them in order. Patch 1.0117 Patch 1.2 Patch 1.2-1.4 Patch 1.4-1.5 Patch 1.5-1.6 Patch 1.6-1.7 major-mark63 and BUDMAN 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BigPapaDean Posted April 16 Member ID: 1128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1197 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6521 Content Per Day: 1.26 Reputation: 4407 Achievement Points: 63389 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 32 minutes ago Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Author Share Posted April 16 17 hours ago, Merlin007 said: Dean, Patches can be found in the Downloads section but here are the links. Install them in this order. There's a patch in the downloads listed as 1.2-1.3 but is not needed so don't install it. Also no need to reboot every time, just install them in order. Patch 1.0117 Patch 1.2 Patch 1.2-1.4 Patch 1.4-1.5 Patch 1.5-1.6 Patch 1.6-1.7 These patches are non-compatible with the digital WAW Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BigPapaDean Posted April 16 Member ID: 1128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1197 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6521 Content Per Day: 1.26 Reputation: 4407 Achievement Points: 63389 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 32 minutes ago Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Author Share Posted April 16 So is there another work around for this? There use to be. But I played this game with a cd back in the day. I misplaced the number to open it so I bought this copy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Merlin007 Posted April 16 Member ID: 2068 Group: +++ COD5 Head Admin Followers: 69 Topic Count: 1073 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 8436 Content Per Day: 1.73 Reputation: 7293 Achievement Points: 74930 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 64 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 05/23/1973 Device: Windows Share Posted April 16 Is this a Steam copy? Steam would update/patch automatically if that is the case as far as I know, I'm not familiar with how Steam manages games and installs. Outside of that, if it's a legit CD copy, those patches should work. Labob and major-mark63 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BUDMAN Posted April 16 Member ID: 800 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 152 Topic Count: 135 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 6946 Content Per Day: 1.32 Reputation: 4488 Achievement Points: 58232 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 6 Joined: 11/27/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 16 minutes ago Birthday: 05/29/1957 Device: Android Share Posted April 16 5 hours ago, Merlin007 said: legit CD Maybe just a single-player version?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Merlin007 Posted April 16 Member ID: 2068 Group: +++ COD5 Head Admin Followers: 69 Topic Count: 1073 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 8436 Content Per Day: 1.73 Reputation: 7293 Achievement Points: 74930 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 64 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 05/23/1973 Device: Windows Share Posted April 16 35 minutes ago, BUDMAN said: Maybe just a single-player version?? Not sure really... @BigPapaDean Can you clarify what you are using, Steam, disk or disk image?? With what you got, did you get a proper game key with it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BigPapaDean Posted April 20 Member ID: 1128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1197 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6521 Content Per Day: 1.26 Reputation: 4407 Achievement Points: 63389 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 32 minutes ago Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Author Share Posted April 20 I am using Steam Digital version! Sorry, I just now saw your response. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Merlin007 Posted April 20 Member ID: 2068 Group: +++ COD5 Head Admin Followers: 69 Topic Count: 1073 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 8436 Content Per Day: 1.73 Reputation: 7293 Achievement Points: 74930 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 64 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 05/23/1973 Device: Windows Share Posted April 20 37 minutes ago, BigPapaDean said: I am using Steam Digital version! Sorry, I just now saw your response. Ah... Steam... I do believe Steam automatically patches the game so you should be good that way. I don't know much about how steam works with this game, don't use Steam, so hopefully someone else here can shed more light on your issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Labob Posted April 20 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8265 Content Per Day: 1.54 Reputation: 5977 Achievement Points: 53619 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Windows Share Posted April 20 From the Steam Launcher, right-click on the game from the Library and select Properties from the menu. Select the Installed Files tab and click Verify integrity of game files... Steam will verify the game's files. This process may take several minutes. BUDMAN and Merlin007 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
djMot Posted April 20 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 93 Topic Count: 355 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 5234 Content Per Day: 1.17 Reputation: 11106 Achievement Points: 48752 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 112 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Share Posted April 20 The Steam version of COD5 will not work in multiplayer. It will tell you to create an online profile and then it will just error out or some such. I found this back when I came back to COD5 a couple of years ago. I couldn't find my CD/key, so I purchased the game on Steam and figured all would be okay. No. Did not work. Googled. Yup, it's a known thing. Contacted Steam for a refund on the basis that I wanted to play online and the game is, for whatever reason, unable to do that. A refund was issued. Thankfully I found my CD key, but not the CD itself. @Merlin007, you may recall sending me an iso of the COD5 disk. I installed from that iso, entered my valid CD Key, and (after installing all the updates) was back up and running. If you do not at least have your original CD Key, I don't know how to get you around this, Dean. I was lucky enough to have located my Key. I have it stored in my password manager, along with many other activation keys, in a "secure note". Merlin007 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Merlin007 Posted April 20 Member ID: 2068 Group: +++ COD5 Head Admin Followers: 69 Topic Count: 1073 Topics Per Day: 0.22 Content Count: 8436 Content Per Day: 1.73 Reputation: 7293 Achievement Points: 74930 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 64 Joined: 12/25/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 3 hours ago Birthday: 05/23/1973 Device: Windows Share Posted April 20 Thanks @djMot. Now that you mention, I do recall something about that. Like you, I've also resorted to keeping an ISO of the game disk and copy of all my game keys, just in case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BigPapaDean Posted April 21 Member ID: 1128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1197 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6521 Content Per Day: 1.26 Reputation: 4407 Achievement Points: 63389 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 32 minutes ago Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Author Share Posted April 21 On 4/20/2024 at 6:47 AM, djMot said: The Steam version of COD5 will not work in multiplayer. It will tell you to create an online profile and then it will just error out or some such. I found this back when I came back to COD5 a couple of years ago. I couldn't find my CD/key, so I purchased the game on Steam and figured all would be okay. No. Did not work. Googled. Yup, it's a known thing. Contacted Steam for a refund on the basis that I wanted to play online and the game is, for whatever reason, unable to do that. A refund was issued. Thankfully I found my CD key, but not the CD itself. @Merlin007, you may recall sending me an iso of the COD5 disk. I installed from that iso, entered my valid CD Key, and (after installing all the updates) was back up and running. If you do not at least have your original CD Key, I don't know how to get you around this, Dean. I was lucky enough to have located my Key. I have it stored in my password manager, along with many other activation keys, in a "secure note". Can I use your headset to listen to that music you have there? I guess I am gonna have to look a little deeper or find a new CD with it on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
LaRSin Posted April 21 Member ID: 45 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 68 Topic Count: 981 Topics Per Day: 0.18 Content Count: 9018 Content Per Day: 1.68 Reputation: 3553 Achievement Points: 65878 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 7 hours ago Birthday: 02/25/1951 Device: Windows Share Posted April 21 I posted a video in your other threads did you try it ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
djMot Posted April 21 Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 93 Topic Count: 355 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 5234 Content Per Day: 1.17 Reputation: 11106 Achievement Points: 48752 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 112 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Share Posted April 21 6 hours ago, BigPapaDean said: Can I use your headset to listen to that music you have there? I guess I am gonna have to look a little deeper or find a new CD with it on it. Do you at least know your CD key? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BigPapaDean Posted April 22 Member ID: 1128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1197 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6521 Content Per Day: 1.26 Reputation: 4407 Achievement Points: 63389 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 32 minutes ago Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Author Share Posted April 22 I have to do some looking in my room for the game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
BigPapaDean Posted April 22 Member ID: 1128 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 78 Topic Count: 1197 Topics Per Day: 0.23 Content Count: 6521 Content Per Day: 1.26 Reputation: 4407 Achievement Points: 63389 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 02/13/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: 32 minutes ago Birthday: 10/21/1954 Device: Windows Author Share Posted April 22 Okay I juswt finished searching my room and I found a CD but no key NO#. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Poseidon Posted April 22 Member ID: 1132 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 36 Topic Count: 49 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 495 Content Per Day: 0.10 Reputation: 564 Achievement Points: 3864 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 1 Joined: 02/14/10 Status: Offline Last Seen: Saturday at 09:37 PM Birthday: 07/24/1980 Device: Windows Share Posted April 22 (edited) hey @BigPapaDean, I know I can help you fix this. Ive done it a few times with CoD on Steam. It would be so much easier to talk you through it on voice. Ive got you on fb so shoot me a message so we can get together and get you back on the battlefield. Carl Sexton on fb P.S I will say this, Step: 1 - You need someone else who is already on the version you want. Step: 2 - They need to send you their WaW game .exe from their Steam games folder. Step: 3 - Then you save it IN PLACE OF your current WaW .exe file inside your Steam games folder. Step: 4 - Change Steam Updates setting to ask before it updates. Turn off automatic updates. NEVER VERIFY INTEGRITY OF GAME FILES. It will send you back to current updated version. Step: 5 - Start your game. It will tell you the version you are on in bottom right corner of Main Menu. Good luck, hope it works and shoot me a message on fb. Edited April 22 by Poseidon BUDMAN, Merlin007 and AthenA 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Labob Posted April 22 Member ID: 42 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 50 Topic Count: 338 Topics Per Day: 0.06 Content Count: 8265 Content Per Day: 1.54 Reputation: 5977 Achievement Points: 53619 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 12 Joined: 09/01/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 2 hours ago Birthday: 01/30/1959 Device: Windows Share Posted April 22 Well it would seem a lot of people play WAW from the game purchased from Steam. So it must work for them. I agree some might have issues. Logic would say its not steam its something on the users machine causing the issue bad download interupted install blah blah blah. My favorite is old and usless antivirus programs. LOL were so over that people. I have a saying about this stuff. You can spend hours going through the possibilities of what is wrong. I injoy this always interested in WTF reasons. But really were a very small crowd. My answer is this delete the game from steam. You can always download a new copy. I bet by now Dean could of did this 3 or 4 times. So delete the game from Steam reboot and reinstall from steam. At teh very least its the same waste of time trying everything else till you luck out and it works. BigPapaDean 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
Elvis9 Posted Thursday at 10:47 AM Member ID: 23919 Group: ++ COD5 Admin Followers: 34 Topic Count: 203 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 1001 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 1133 Achievement Points: 12154 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 7 Joined: 01/08/16 Status: Offline Last Seen: 1 hour ago Birthday: 09/19/1969 Device: Windows Share Posted Thursday at 10:47 AM @djMot.....I purchased from steam and had no issues Labob 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
2_MANY_BEERS Posted Thursday at 04:23 PM Member ID: 96 Group: ** Registered Users Followers: 107 Topic Count: 1048 Topics Per Day: 0.20 Content Count: 8812 Content Per Day: 1.65 Reputation: 3298 Achievement Points: 62176 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 5 Joined: 09/02/09 Status: Offline Last Seen: 4 hours ago Birthday: 06/30/1954 Device: Windows Share Posted Thursday at 04:23 PM I use steam to cook oysters shrimp and lobsters. That's all it's good for. lol Buffalo Cody, BigPapaDean, Merlin007 and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djMot Posted Thursday at 09:52 PM Member ID: 3189 Group: *** Clan Members Followers: 93 Topic Count: 355 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 5234 Content Per Day: 1.17 Reputation: 11106 Achievement Points: 48752 Solved Content: 0 Days Won: 112 Joined: 02/11/12 Status: Offline Last Seen: 9 hours ago Birthday: 12/24/1957 Device: Windows Share Posted Thursday at 09:52 PM 10 hours ago, Elvis9 said: @djMot.....I purchased from steam and had no issues @Elvis9 I think it depends on when you bought it. Early on, I believe the Steam version would allow the creation of an online profile. Several people in the servers today are apparently playing on their Steam edition of COD5. A couple of years ago when I tried, I could not and the issue was well known back then. It just didn't work for multiplayer. You could play the single-player campaign just fine, but not multiplayer online. I think it might have been traced back to the Activision key validation servers not allowing it, or not allowing the creation of a new online profile. If they've changed that these days, that would be great. Elvis9 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options... Awards
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