Please help, I don't know what is wrong and I really want to play COD4. Thanks in advance.

When I go to run COD4 it gives me this error message:
"Error during initialization:
Create2DTexture( $floatz, 800, 600, 0, 114 ) failed: 8876086c = Invalid call"

Another window called "Call of Duty 4 Console" gives me what I assume is a log:
----- Initializing Renderer ----
----- Client Initialization Complete -----
Attempting 44 kHz 16 bit [Windows default] sound
----- R_Init -----
Getting Direct3D 9 interface...
Pixel shader version is 3.0
Vertex shader version is 3.0
Shader model 2.0 code path is available.
Shader model 3.0 code path is available.
Using Shader model 3.0 code path because it is the best available path on this hardware.
Attempting 800 x 600 fullscreen with 32 bpp at 60 hz
Game window successfully created.
Using 2x anti-aliasing
Creating Direct3D device...
Com_TouchMemory: 0 msec. Using sum: 0
Loading fastfile code_post_gfx
Loading fastfile ui
Loading fastfile common
Initializing render targets...
Requested frame buffer to be 24-bit color with 8-bit alpha
DirectX returned a frame buffer that is 24-bit color with 8-bit alpha


I have a laptop: Acer Aspire 5520
specs:
AMD Turion(tm) 64 X2 Mobile Technology TL-58 (1.9GHz, 2 x 512KB L2 cache)
3GB RAM
250GB HDD
video card: Nvidia GeForce 7000m 751MB Turbocache
Video Card Driver Version (DirectX): 7.15.11.0154
OS: Windows Vista Home Premium 32-bit
I have Directx 9.0c (I think thats the latest version)

Can You Run It? Powered by System Requirements Lab says my computer passes min. requirements

I have latest patch for COD4 (v1.5)
I tried reinstalling and no luck.

All help is much appreciated.

As i remember Vista doesnt use normal DX9.0c it uses something like DX9.0e which is a backward compatible version of DX for Vista.

Have you got the latest drivers for your graphics card ? Windows Update should update them for you.

Doing a quick search on Google people suggest using dxdiag which is the DX Diagnostics Tool, or one even reinstalled the game but to a different location and that worked for him...

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there is no such thing as directx 9e!

I think he means DirectX 9.0d which is the latest version. If you video card supports it you can also use DirectX 10. (Vista Only)

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Is our children learning?

ok so i got directx 10 now, and same problem