I have the same problem. I cannot finish any campaign because game crash to desktop every time. I've followed a lot of guide to solve this damned problem, but nothing works.
I've tried to:
- Reduce graphics and sounds options
- matt_queque method
- game executed in a windows without border
- multicore support disabled
- Application affinity in ctrl+alt+canc method
- Driver updated to 178.XX for nvidia
- verify of cache game
- Eliminated the local game content and re-downloaded
- Antivirus and antispyware disabled
- Every steam support solutions
- Questioned my problem to steam support (no answers at all)
- Open Steam door on my router
- Everything i can do of solution that you have posted
My computer running with:
- NVIDIA geforce 8600 GT with 178.XX drivers
- AMD Athlon 64 x2 6400+
- Windows XP SP 3
- 2 GB ram
I'm frustrated, please help!
P.S: sorry for bad english...
News of the moment: blue screen of death (never happened before). When it happen again i'll see if there a DLL problem..