Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Issues!

Good morning!

Just bought a new PC, monitor, all that jazz! Haven't played games in a while, thought I'd get back into and I've bought a few inc the new Battlefield, having some issues with COD though. Installed it last night, but it crashes once I try to start the game.

Have checked out a couple of forums this morning, the following was one suggestion:

For Windows Vista\Windows 7
1) Right-click on your desktop and select Personalize.
2) Click on Display Settings
3) Set the resolution slider to 1024X768
4) Set the colors to Highest (32 bit).
5) Click Apply and OK.
All background applications should be shut down prior to running the game.1) Go to the Start bar and select Run. (If you are on Vista or Windows 7, hit the Windows key and the R key at the same time)
2) In the Run window, type in msconfig and hit enter.
3) Once the utility comes up, go to the Startup tab and hit the Disable All button.
4) Next go to the Services tab and check the “Hide All Microsoft Services” checkbox and then hit the Disable All button.
5) Hit the OK button and close the utility, and restart your computer when prompted to.
Which I'll try later, any other suggestions please?

Current spec is:

Intel® Core™ i5 750 Quad Core Processor (2.66GHz, 8MB Cache) - LGA1156
Genuine Windows 7 Home Premium Edition - 64bit English
ASUS P7P55D LE Mainboard - Intel Core™ i5 / i7 - LGA 1156 / ATX
4GB 1333MHz Dual Channel DDR3 SDRAM - (2x2GB)
1GB ATI Radeon 5750 Graphics Accelerator GDDR5- ***DirectX 11***

Same monitor as lordgeordie! - BenQ G2420HD - 24" Widescreen.

Cheers in advance.

my first instinct is to say uninstall and leave it. but if you must try and reinstall if you haven't already.

Yeah, try re-installing it.

If that fails, right click the shortcut to the game and set it to run as administrator.

If that also fails to correct the problem, I'd put it down to graphics/sound drivers. Try uninstalling your graphics and/or sound drivers, download the latest versions of the manufacturers' websites, and install them. Hopefully that should solve the problem if re-installing the game doesn't at first.

Thanks guys, apologies for the late reply.

The disc had a fault, since sent it back for a full refund.