problem with call of duty 2

[bidhata]

this is the msg i am getting when i try to start call of duty 2

----- Client Initialization -----
----- Initializing Renderer ----
-------------------------------
----- Client Initialization Complete -----
----- R_Init -----
Getting Direct3D 9 interface...
Pixel shader version is 0.0
Vertex shader version is 0.0
Video card or driver doesn't accelerate transform and lighting.
Video card or driver doesn't support high-quality polygon offset.
Video card or driver doesn't support direction lights in the fixed-function pipeline.
DirectX 7 rendering path will not be available.
Video card or driver doesn't support texture coordinate generation in the fixed-function pipeline.
DirectX 7 rendering path will not be available.
Video card or driver doesn't support enough texture coordinates for the DirectX 9 code path.
DirectX 9 rendering path will not be available.Video card or driver doesn't support enough textures for the DirectX 9 code path.
DirectX 9 rendering path will not be available.Video card or driver doesn't support enough hardware lights for the DirectX 7 code path.
DirectX 7 rendering path will not be available.
Error during initialization:
No valid rendering code path detected.

i dont understand what i need to do in order to get it to work. i installed direct x 9.

[DABhand]

You dont have a compatible graphic card that uses pixel shading etc.

Check with the back of the game case to see what cards it needs.

[Joe Forster/STA]

You might wanna read the forum FAQ fully, not only the part that DABhand kind of quoted (minimum system requirements).