Call of Duty 2 Single Player not starting

I recently bought a CD copy of COD2 from goodwill and installed it on my Windows 10 computer. After install, I tried to run the single player, but once I clicked the Desktop shortcut, nothing would happen. No error message, just a UAC prompt. Multiplayer works just fine with Windows XP sp 3 compatibility mode settings, so I don't understand why Single Player won't even start.

Things I've already tried:
Every compatibility mode setting available.
Going to the file location and changing the settings there.
Installing old versions of DirectX.
Running as Admin.

TairikuOkami said:

You could try to disable DEP, but then you would also have to disable secure boot in BIOS, etc.

Google: "call of duty 2 no-cd crack", that might help (Gameburnworld). Steam uses those as well.

Thanks! I downloaded a fixed exe and now the game runs!

Ryab said:

Thanks! I downloaded a fixed exe and now the game runs!

Hi Ryan, I'm typing this after a long time, but I need help. I have the same problem as you do. I downloaded a fixed exe file, but honestly don't know what to do now. Where should I extract it, or should I do something else?

Thank you.

Dude said:

overwrite the .exe file in the game folder with it

Sorry for bothering you, but how do I do that? Can you tell me in more detail? I don't understand much about these things. Thank you.

Dude said:

Extract the file. Then go to the game folder and move the other .exe file to a backup location. Place the new .exe file in the game folder and launch it from there

I did that, but now when I launch the game, it opens the console and says:
Error during initialization:
Failed to initialize renderer: version mismatch.

I tried to run with recommended settings, but it still pops up.