problem with call of duty 2
 

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

----- Client Initialization -----
----- Initializing Renderer ----
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----- 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.

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.

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