I didn't care about the stuff IW removed from the game and bought it last night. Installed it on my main rig and it wouldn't run. Thought for a moment, cursed IW and wondered if I made a bad decision. Couldn't get it to run. The game would freeze during the IW logo. Then I installed it on my gaming rig and all was well. Beautiful game. Got to try MP with my friend. No problems. Other than not working on my main rig, I'm happy I got the game. Still trying to figure out why it won't run and found other people experiencing the same problems. Tried the posted solutions but still no go. Anyways, if you don't like the game, just return it or sell it.