lock up problem

[sgt pete]

in mp every time i click join a server my computer locks up.i have to do a hard start.then i can get to the point where im ready to play and i get server disconnect.i go through the process again and i can play.takes forever to get goin.any help would be great!

[Dark Saint]

Computer specs would be better...

[sgt pete]

here are my specs:HP pavilion,AMD Athlon(tm)xp3200+,2.9GHz,512mb ram,ATI Radeon 9550

[Dark Saint]

Originally Posted by Call of Duty4 Minimums

: XP or Vista
Processor: 2.6ghz Pentium IV or equivalent (3.2ghz recommended for Vista)
RAM: 1024mb (1536mb recommended for Vista)
Video Card: DirectX 9-compliant Shader 3.0 card with 128 MB of DDR Video Memory (256 MB recommended) AGP 8x or PCI-Express x16
Sound Card: 16-bit DirectX 9-compliant sound card

DirectX9 for XP and 10 for Vista, 8 gigs HD space + 600mb for swap file.

Supported chipsets:

Nvidia Geforce 6/7/8 series

ATi X800 or higher

I would say your graphics card is locking up not being able to handle the game.
But it could be other issues with your pc we don't know about. Your processor could be faulty and so on .
But the best line is your graphics card.