Fixing Cod2 Startup Problem

My Basis

So with my understanding, no one know's why for some people or maybe even all, one of the best games of all time simply crash's on start up. Yet it may not be my concern or wish to know why. Personally, I believe most people that have this problem don't care why it does. They just want it fixed. And here I am, I created this guide to allow fellow Call of Duty 2 lovers to enjoy the game they payed for. Frag on my comrades. Frag on!

Possible Origin Found

So after upgrading my pc and reinstalling said favorite games I looked more closely in the detail of how to get Cod2 to run correctly. This is just my personal opinion however these are the steps I took to resolve my issues.

Running OS: Windows 10
Problems: Frozen Black Screen / Crashing

Steps I took to resolve my issues.

1. Copied Steam.dll and Steam2.dll to the main folder of Call of Duty 2.
2. Changed the Compatibility to Windows XP (SP2).
3. Set the Cod2MP_s.exe in properties to run in Administrator Mode.
4. Bypassed Steam by Creating a Cod2MP_S.exe shortcut and putting it on the desktop.

After all 4 steps I minimized steam and double clicked my shortcut on the desktop and it prompted me to run in administrator mode and Cod2MP started up immediately.

Thanks for Commenting and Reading my Post!

- Church/MxRoast