two places.
c:/programfiles(x86)/activision/call of duty 4 -modern warfare/players/profiles/yourprofilename
the second one... I cant remember offhand, but if you search a bit, you can find it I'm sure.
I am pretty sure the only one you need is the one I outlined above, I am pretty sure.
All I can say is, try reinstalling, and make sure you uninstall completely by going into the installation directory and deleting any lingering files after the uninstall, in case you aren't as computer savvy as it sounds like you are ;)
Good luck!
have you tried scanning your HD for corruptedness? I wonder if the stat file is in a bad sector and can't be overwritten. Other than that, I don't know. I would try reistalling the game also, after scanning the drive for errors. You have nothing to lose. Good luck with it.
For anyone hoping...
@ joey
never said this would restore your lost ranks. There is no way to do that, as they were never saved to begin with, if you were not running as admin at least. In your case, you must have had some other issue. Corrupted file maybe?.
The process I outlined is for those who are not...
I had the same issue, and was equally as frustrated, until I realized I was not using Vista properly and that the fix was obvious, once you know a little bit about Vista and it's security measures. And indeed, I was right. I fixed mine, and here is how to do it:
Here is how to fix it so you...