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Manual installation

If you run into issues with the IW4x Launcher or use an older Windows version you can manually install IW4x.

You don’t have to do this if you followed the Launcher installation instructions!

Find Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) and Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) - Multiplayer in your Steam library, click each and select Install. Wait for the downloads to finish before you continue!

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Your game folder is located in your SteamLibrary, you can find it through Steam by selecting Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (2009) in your library, right-clicking it and selecting Manage -> Browse local files.

Browse local files

Move the downloaded iw4x.dll into the game folder.
Extract the contents of release.zip into the game folder.

Your folder should look similiar to this:

  • Directoryiw4x/
  • Directorymain/
  • Directorymiles/
  • Directoryuserraw/
  • Directoryzone/
  • binkw32.dll
  • iw4mp.exe
  • iw4sp.exe
  • iw4x.dll
  • iw4x.exe
  • mss32.dll
  • zonebuilder.exe

Double-click iw4x.exe to start the game!


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