Fallout 3 on Windows 7.

[Mark]

I haven't had a problem with game yet and aside from installing the no cd patch after all the update patches the only other thing I'm doing any different from you guys is not signing in to games for windows before I start playing.

(IF you start a game not loged into games for windows live you can only play that while logged off, same goes for games you started while logged on will not be able to be played logged off)

If the errors are related to Games for Windows Live then maybe that's why I haven't had any problems, good luck guys, I just wish I could play COD online without getting kicked

 

[Vimes]

Mr Grim - and are you using 7 x64 build 7068..?

I have just removed the game from W7 and then reinstalled it and just applied the latest patch - now it crashes within 3 seconds of starting it up.!

I might be tempted even more now to try the x86 build.

BTW The live dll errors were related, in my case, to the fact that the game installs live and whether you are using it or not it is still one of the things that it checks for when launching.

 

[torrentg]

x86 7068 and only installed Vitality 1.4 patch after initial install, everything smooth as can be here. No online loging in, same as Mr. Grim.

I use this to start the game:

"C:\Program Files\Bethesda Softworks\Fallout 3\FalloutLauncher.exe"

 

[Vimes]

<looks at sun shining outside and considers what the real world must look like>

ok I will try out x86, didn't want to go out anyway

 

[Mark]

I'm using build 7068 x64 and as torrentg stated 1.4 patch and don't sign in.

 

[smarteyeball]

Add me for another relatively trouble free player. I just re-installed it yesterday to see if I could replicate any of these issues. I can't :huh:

Cat 9.3
7068 x64
No Windows Live logging in.
Vitality 1.4 patch.

I still set user permissions to the fallout3 save game folder and run FO3.exe as admin. I can launch the game by either the Falloutlauncher.exe or FO3.exe.

The games only hung once when entering a building. Performance seems down a little with Cat 9.3 too.

 

[Ki Shodar]

I can use my live offline profile fine.

I also need to run fallout3.exe in winxp sp3 compatibility mode.

 

[blackroseMD1]

Hmm...I installed and ran FO3 with almost no problems on 7068 x64. The only issue I have is the game crashes when I go to exit it.

 

[t3hdragon]

Hey all, having issues as well, but I can perhaps offer something useful:

For anyone stuck with having to edit that special hyphen in the preferences file so their card works, there is a late-March driver out now for all you ATi users with no annoying ass hyphen.
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However, now that I'm past that, I hang upon starting a new game. Someone on the official forums suggested the K-lite codec pack, which I'm giving a try right now. Also on my list is replacing all of the videos with null files.

I've looked through this thread already, but if I missed a fix for what may be the last thing stopping me from playing, please tell me! Thanks.

 

[smarteyeball]

I thought the advice was to remove the k-lite codec pack. FFDshow in particular...

 

[Vimes]

I'm not sure why but Fallout now seems to work since I have installed 7068 32bit W7. The only issue remaining is that it will crash when exiting to the main menu but exit fine when just closing the game without going to the main menu first, if that makes sense.

EDIT: Even that is working fine now, so I'm happy to write that as yet the game is running fine for me.

 

[Dshaked]

This fallout 3 launcher crashed started me too after I installed latest chipset drivers on my M2N-SLI deluxe motherboard. Before it I had only fps eating problems.

 

[gus]

Worked fine here. Havent used compatility to vista or anything.

 

[Dshaked]

Fallout 3 crash/freeze

I'm getting there errors when fallout3 crashes:

2009-04-07 02:14:48 Application Error 1000: Faulting application name: Fallout3.exe, version: 1.4.0.6, time stamp: 0x4981c35c Faulting module name: d3dx9_38.dll, version: 9.23.949.2378, time stamp: 0x4833557d Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x0021f8ed Faulting process id: 0xe94 Faulting application start time: 0x01c9b70d71c31d00 Faulting application path: C:\Games\Fallout 3\Fallout3.exe Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\d3dx9_38.dll Report Id: b8e34d90-2300-11de-bad0-001d60ca4c3a

2009-04-07 15:56:33 Application Error 1000: Faulting application name: Fallout3.exe, version: 1.4.0.6, time stamp: 0x4981c35c Faulting module name: d3d9.dll, version: 6.1.7068.0, time stamp: 0x49c59a27 Exception code: 0xc0000005 Fault offset: 0x00028e70 Faulting process id: 0xbac Faulting application start time: 0x01c9b77ed245a064 Faulting application path: C:\Games\Fallout 3\Fallout3.exe Faulting module path: C:\Windows\system32\d3d9.dll Report Id: 8503383c-2373-11de-9bfd-001d60ca4c3a

And then error reporting started

 

[johngalt]

moved here

 

[t3hdragon]

I thought the advice was to remove the k-lite codec pack. FFDshow in particular...

No need to remove it, blacklisting fallout3.exe should be more than enough. I do think that switching the selected audio device off of my Xonar DX helped significantly, since that card NEVER liked FO3.

I'm 30 hours in with very few problems, aside from bad lag when using VATS.

 

[Silenthillnight]

Has anyone gotten Fallout 3 to work in x64 with a Sound Blaster X-Fi card?

 

[virtuox]

Has anyone gotten Fallout 3 to work in x64 with a Sound Blaster X-Fi card?

I have it running perfectly with latest patch on Windows 7 x64 Build 7077 and an X-Fi soundcard

 

[yannis18]

version 7077 solved all the problems I had. Not the game is on its normal behavior, i.e. crashing to desktop every now and then, but running fine otherwise.

 

[n3uro]

Can´t even install

Run setup.exe and at first progress bar it stucks and after one minute it says that:
http://i40.tinypic.com/sl41ed.png