Fallout 3 on Windows 7.

[FZ21Z]

I found all my issues with FO3 resolved when I installed a decent copy. I had a "reloaded" 2GB in size copy on, and the game would crash frequently, and there were certain places on the map that would trigger it, but I've only had about 3 crashes in well over 40 hours of play now, which I put down to the version which is actually installed on my lappy.

 

[jgfidelis]

Hello, I have a notebook with Windows 7 x64 Home Premium, and I'm trying to run Fallout 3, but, every time I click new game and it is going to load, the game minimizes and shows an error message, closing the program.

I've tried to run as admin, with compatibility with XP and Vista, tried to run in DirectX 9 (this made BioSHock run), but nothing seems to run. I'm going to download other copy to see if it isn't a problem with it.

Don't know if this matters, but my Video Board is: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family.

Thanks.

 

[Frostmourne]

Intel graphics are useless. You won't be playing any modern games on it smoothly.

 

[Warluck]

Hello, I have a notebook with Windows 7 x64 Home Premium, and I'm trying to run Fallout 3, but, every time I click new game and it is going to load, the game minimizes and shows an error message, closing the program.

I've tried to run as admin, with compatibility with XP and Vista, tried to run in DirectX 9 (this made BioSHock run), but nothing seems to run. I'm going to download other copy to see if it isn't a problem with it.

Don't know if this matters, but my Video Board is: Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family.

Thanks.

An insight of the error message would help anyone trying to help you... :shock:

 

[jgfidelis]

Here is a print screen: http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/8800/loluc.jpg

Well, the game ran in a PC with a ATI x1200, which, I suppose it's worse.

My notebook:

Mobile DualCore Intel Pentium T4300, 2100 MHz (10.5 x 200)
4gB RAM DDR2
Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family

I don't know how much RAM is designed for the video adapter. I don't know how to acces the BIOS, when I tried to turn on the computer pressing some random buttos I showed up in a page asking if I wanted to boot Windows 7 xD

Is it hardware problem, the game is running in minimal quality.

PS: Ninja Blade is giving the same problem fuuuuu

 

[Frostmourne]

Here is a print screen: http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/8800/loluc.jpg

Well, the game ran in a PC with a ATI x1200, which, I suppose it's worse.

My notebook:

Mobile DualCore Intel Pentium T4300, 2100 MHz (10.5 x 200)
4gB RAM DDR2
Mobile Intel(R) 4 Series Express Chipset Family

I don't know how much RAM is designed for the video adapter. I don't know how to acces the BIOS, when I tried to turn on the computer pressing some random buttos I showed up in a page asking if I wanted to boot Windows 7 xD

Is it hardware problem, the game is running in minimal quality.

PS: Ninja Blade is giving the same problem fuuuuu

The ATI is only a little better. GIve up - games are not designed for integrated chipsets.

 

[jgfidelis]

Well, thank you for your time.

Hope Assassins Creed works xD

 

[Frostmourne]

Well, thank you for your time.

Hope Assassins Creed works xD

The architecture is not designed for games - a 4890 has 800 shaders while integrated has none and weak clocks. It also uses system memory.

 

[Warluck]

Ok, here some tips to how to find out what the problem "could" be. Start the game, have a look at what time you start the game and approx what time it crash (hour, minutes and seconds).

Hit Windows Button (lower left corner) and right click on "Computer" and choose "Manage". Then, go into the "Event Viewer" and have a look in the different journals if you could find an error message corresponding to the time of the crash that could help point out what the problem actualy is.

Do you have lastest video drivers, sound drivers installed on the computer, if not, install the lastest drivers available for your different devices, often it fixes the problems.

Keep us informed.

 

[jgfidelis]

Here is the Fallout 3 error:

Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          06/01/2010 12:20:58
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      fidelis-VAIO
Description:
Faulting application name: Fallout3.exe, version: 1.0.0.12, time stamp: 0x48d194b3
Faulting module name: Fallout3.exe, version: 1.0.0.12, time stamp: 0x48d194b3
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x006d8cdb
Faulting process id: 0x600
Faulting application start time: 0x01ca8edb4c6d3dc1
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Bethesda Softworks\Fallout 3\Fallout3.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Bethesda Softworks\Fallout 3\Fallout3.exe
Report Id: b530238c-face-11de-9d2d-0024be455222

And the Ninja Blade error:

Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          05/01/2010 23:17:10
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      fidelis-VAIO
Description:
Faulting application name: NinjaBlade.exe, version: 1.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x4abb2791
Faulting module name: NinjaBlade.exe, version: 1.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x4abb2791
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x0054e395
Faulting process id: 0xeb0
Faulting application start time: 0x01ca8e6c1cfa8eaf
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\ND Games\Ninja Blade\NinjaBlade.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\ND Games\Ninja Blade\NinjaBlade.exe
Report Id: 35f8eced-fa61-11de-bbd0-0024be455222

The drivers aren't updated, but they aren't very old, and I really don't like of messing up with this kind of things xD Specially, because in the Intel's site there is one version, and in Vaio Support site, there is another version of the video adapter's driver, and I got really confused..

Thank you for your help

 

[FZ21Z]

Faulting application name: Fallout3.exe, version: 1.0.0.12

The latest version is 1.7, but as already stated, you don't really have the hardware, so regardless of what you do, you're probably always going to have issues running the latest games.

 

[jgfidelis]

New log:

Log Name:      Application
Source:        Application Error
Date:          06/01/2010 22:21:41
Event ID:      1000
Task Category: (100)
Level:         Error
Keywords:      Classic
User:          N/A
Computer:      fidelis-VAIO
Description:
Faulting application name: Fallout3.exe, version: 1.7.0.3, time stamp: 0x4a40f18b
Faulting module name: Fallout3.exe, version: 1.7.0.3, time stamp: 0x4a40f18b
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x006ddf7b
Faulting process id: 0x69c
Faulting application start time: 0x01ca8f2f56da26f5
Faulting application path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Bethesda Softworks\Fallout 3\Fallout3.exe
Faulting module path: C:\Program Files (x86)\Bethesda Softworks\Fallout 3\Fallout3.exe
Report Id: a025043b-fb22-11de-9d2d-0024be455222
Event Xml:
<Event xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/win/2004/08/events/event">
  <System>
    <Provider Name="Application Error" />
    <EventID Qualifiers="0">1000</EventID>
    <Level>2</Level>
    <Task>100</Task>
    <Keywords>0x80000000000000</Keywords>
    <TimeCreated SystemTime="2010-01-07T00:21:41.000000000Z" />
    <EventRecordID>2713</EventRecordID>
    <Channel>Application</Channel>
    <Computer>fidelis-VAIO</Computer>
    <Security />
  </System>
  <EventData>
    <Data>Fallout3.exe</Data>
    <Data>1.7.0.3</Data>
    <Data>4a40f18b</Data>
    <Data>Fallout3.exe</Data>
    <Data>1.7.0.3</Data>
    <Data>4a40f18b</Data>
    <Data>c0000005</Data>
    <Data>006ddf7b</Data>
    <Data>69c</Data>
    <Data>01ca8f2f56da26f5</Data>
    <Data>C:\Program Files (x86)\Bethesda Softworks\Fallout 3\Fallout3.exe</Data>
    <Data>C:\Program Files (x86)\Bethesda Softworks\Fallout 3\Fallout3.exe</Data>
    <Data>a025043b-fb22-11de-9d2d-0024be455222</Data>
  </EventData>
</Event>

I give up :/
But the problem is that the video board isn't supporting the game's graphics? Or is anything else related?

Thak you for your help.

 

[FZ21Z]

But the problem is that the video board isn't supporting the game's graphics?

Kudos for persistence, but it's already been made quite clear that onboard graphics are no good to play graphic intensive games.

 

[jgfidelis]

OK, thanks

 

[vanishingson2k]

success!

I wanted to pass on my appreciation for this exhaustive thread. My situation was that i had F3 GOTY working but it suddenly stopped working. After following almost every suggestion here, the tip about codecs was the key, i had recently installed Tsunami filter pack 3.9.9.

Did a complete uninstall of that and were back in business!

Thanks to everybody participating in the thread!

Vanishingson2k

 

[BonezOz]

I wanted to pass on my appreciation for this exhaustive thread. My situation was that i had F3 GOTY working but it suddenly stopped working. After following almost every suggestion here, the tip about codecs was the key, i had recently installed Tsunami filter pack 3.9.9.

Did a complete uninstall of that and were back in business!

Thanks to everybody participating in the thread!

Vanishingson2k

So your issue was codec's? Hmm, might look into removing the few ones that I have installed, if the situation gets worse.

I've recently had a bit more luck with my install of FO3, by setting compatibility mode and turning off desktop composition the game rarely crashes any more. There are a couple of area's that I have determined it will crash if I go there, just can't remember which ones Will do some testing tonight and see if I can find them again.

 

[FooFoo]

Fallout 3 crashing

I just got Fallout 3 and i can't seem to find help anywhere for my problem.

Whenever i open Fallout 3 it looks like it's going into the game but crashes instantly after opening and doesn't give me any sort of error or even appear on the task bar.

Can someone please help me.

 

[FZ21Z]

There are a couple of area's that I have determined it will crash if I go there, just can't remember which ones

Is it a copy you've got, as it use to do the same for me until I got a decent 5GB in size version, and have you got the 1.7 update?

 

[smarteyeball]

I just got Fallout 3 and i can't seem to find help anywhere for my problem.

Whenever i open Fallout 3 it looks like it's going into the game but crashes instantly after opening and doesn't give me any sort of error or even appear on the task bar.

Can someone please help me.

Crashes where?

Starting a new game? Creating a profile etc?

 

[FooFoo]

i figured out a little bit before it even opened i got a message saying

"this program isn't compatible with certain visual elements of windows. Click here for more information."

it changes the visual settings to windows basic then back again before i can click on the message and Fallout 3 doesn't open.

I have tried permenantly changing the settings to windows basic and when i do that nothing happens at all with Fallout 3