I received my pre-ordered copy of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 this morning and hurriedly tried to install it on my main computer. Every time I tried to install it, the computer just froze. I though there must be something wrong with my hardware, so went to install it onto my secondary. Same thing happened. The computer locked up. To confirm that it wasn't a fluke I then tried to install it on my sons computer; guess what, the same thing yet again. I checked the disc for damage, perfect (or so it looks), read the manual - nothing at all about installation.
I'd decided to buy the hard copy instead of pre-ordering it on Steam because I like having hard copies plus in this case I have all the previous Call of duty games and like collections, so decided against buying it via steam, even though it's better in a way because the game is always automatically updated when new patches come out, plus you don't have to fiddle with discs (well at least until the noDVD patches are released, but they usually take several weeks to come on the net.
I was wondering whether it was to do with the fact that the game hasn't been released yet. anyway, the good news is that on the box it says you have to have Steam installed to play the game, so it looks like I’m going to get the best of both. I tried inputting the reg code in after selecting activate a Product on Steam and it came up with a message saying cannot activate because the game isn't available in my country; which it isn't yet, lol. There's 3 days to go before it's released on Steam. It's frustrating not being able to play the game when it's now on my shelf, but at least I think once it's released on Steam I'll be able to download it, so the problem with it not loading from the discs shouldn't be a problem once the registration code I have has been accepted.
If there is any community member who has pre-ordered the game can they confirm whether they have been able to load the game onto their computer or not? I'd really appreciate it as there is always the possibility that the first disc is faulty and I'd like to return it ASAP. I've never been unable to install a pre released game onto my computer before, so it is rather suspect; (though it shouldn't matter if I'm able to register it via steam which according to the DVD box details I should be able to.
Thanks in advance for any help.
