directly from Steam . Once installed, the file will be located in your steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 folder.

Right-click the file, go to Properties, and set it to run in "Windows 7" compatibility mode.

To play safely today, follow these general steps used by the community: : Have a copy of MW2 (2009) installed on your PC.

Historically, when you bought the game on Steam or a physical disc, you would install the game and click iw4mp.exe to launch the multiplayer client. It would connect to the matchmaking servers (originally run by Infinity Ward/Activision) and let you find a match.

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directly from Steam . Once installed, the file will be located in your steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 folder.

Right-click the file, go to Properties, and set it to run in "Windows 7" compatibility mode.

To play safely today, follow these general steps used by the community: : Have a copy of MW2 (2009) installed on your PC.

Historically, when you bought the game on Steam or a physical disc, you would install the game and click iw4mp.exe to launch the multiplayer client. It would connect to the matchmaking servers (originally run by Infinity Ward/Activision) and let you find a match.