Fallout 3

[FRCnerd]

I am currently trying to play Fallout 3 on an Inspiron 1470 with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit. Everything seems to work fine until I click new game in the main menu of the game. It then says there is a problem and closes the program. It is Game Of the Year edition and wen I install the second disk a window appears that says there is a dll missing and I will get the name of it soon. I have opened it in administrator and changed the compatibility although there are multiple XP and Vista modes. I have run large games such as WOW and DDO on this computer but I'm not an expert so I'm not sure if that helps with figuring out the problem or not. The sooner I can play, as always, the better so please post ideas soon.
Thanks,
FRCnerd

 

[sygnus21]

Have a look here - Tips on Troubleshooting Game Issues and here http://www.sevenforums.com/gaming/309-fallout-3-windows-7-a.html

 

[FRCnerd]

Well it looks like I won't have the name of that dll as soon as I thought because I now can't install the second disk but I believe that it is just expansions so getting Fallout 3 to start a new game is still my main concern. Again, I open Fallout 3 in, this time, Windows Vista (service pack 2) compatibility mode and under admin and it works fine until I reach the main menu. When I click new game, then yes, it then stops, partly minimizes, and a normal little window comes up which says that Fallout 3 has stopped working and it will look for a solution, though it never finds one. Any ideas are appreciated.
Thanks again,
FRCnerd

 

[sygnus21]

Any ideas are appreciated.
Thanks again,
FRCnerd

http://www.sevenforums.com/gaming/46002-fallout-3-goty-disk-2-help-please.html

I really think it would help if you looked at the links I provided. You are asking for help?

 

[FRCnerd]

Sorry about that I was typing mine while you were typing but I am looking into it now.

 

[sygnus21]

Got it. Let us know how it goes???

 

[FRCnerd]

Well I'm sad to say that although there are more great suggestions out there for similar problems, many easy to try, none have made any difference. I will restart my computer soon and try some other things but to be honest my hopes aren't really high. Anyone who has any ideas please just put them out there. I click new game and it blacks out, brings up a window saying Fallout 3 has stopped working and windows is looking for a solution, I then need to ctrl+alt+delete to get out of it.
Please help,
FRCnerd

 

[FRCnerd]

Well i think I may have found the problem but it's not too easy to fix. I have 1.1 less gHz than needed to run the game. Is there a way I can boost it that much without buying new hardware or is that the only way? Ive heard of ways to boost it with code but to be honest I'm not exactly a code genius. Please post answers,
FRCnerd

 

[sygnus21]

more info needed...

From my Tips on Troubleshooting Game Issues

Ok, first off we can’t help if you don’t supply the most basic of information – systems specs. The importance of this can’t be overstated since game performance is highly dependent on your hardware. Please see this tutorial on filling out system specs as well as my How To Ask For Help guide.

Now, a word about Minimum Vs Recommended system specs for games. Most gamers are aware that in order to get the best possible performance out of a game they need to "exceed" the "Recommended" requirements of said game. Notice I said "exceed the Recommended". Check out Fallout 3's System requirements. Really??? I think we can all agree that Minimum means barely plays at the lowest settings. Honestly….Don’t expect too much out of today’s games using "Minimum" System Requirements. My opinion

As to this question….

I have 1.1 less gHz than needed to run the game. Is there a way I can boost it that much without buying new hardware or is that the only way?

You’re basically asking if you can overclock your processor. Again, without know what you have, or your skill level, that’s hard to answer.

I will say that if your system doesn’t meet the minimum requirements for the game, you are going to run into problems.

Sorry

 

[FRCnerd]

I've updated what I was able to find for my system info. Nothing has changed with the game so far so I am still looking for ideas. All of the advice has been great so far, although nothing has changed, so please keep it coming.
Thanks,
FRCnerd

 

[Whoo]

Close ALL virtual discs and over-clocking tools. These both cause the game to crash.

 

[FRCnerd]

I'm not an expert with computers but are you talking about the search in the start bar for msconfig.exe where I then perform a clean start?

 

[Whoo]

No. Examples of these would be Daemon Tools, or ATi Tray Tools. If you haven't downloaded anything that modifies the speed of your video card, or anything that creates a virtual drive, you have a different problem.

 

[Dark Nova Gamer]

FRCnerd, Fallout 3 is a great game. Though, your computer is no where near what the minimum requirements are for it. If you wish to play Fallout 3 I suggest either buying a new PC with a lot better hardware or getting an Xbox 360.

Minimum Requirements for Fallout 3:

Windows XP/Vista
1GB System RAM (XP)/ 2GB System RAM (Vista)
2.4 Ghz Intel Pentium 4 or equivalent processor
Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 256MB RAM (NVIDIA 6800 or better/ATI X850 or better)

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You have a 1.3GHz CPU and the Intel graphics you have (I had that on my prior PC) will barely be able to keep up with the game.

 

[Jenko80]

Fallout 3 Error Message

I get the exact same problem, yet at one point after i reinstalled it for the second time it worked and i played for up to 3 hours on it, then it froze and i havnt been able to play it since, just keeps doing the same thing over and over and ive tryed everything i can think of and ive been scouting these forums for an answer but nothing and im sure you will find that my system is more than capable of dealing with Fallout 3's system requirements.

 

[ltwarrior18]

I am currently trying to play Fallout 3 on an Inspiron 1470 with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit. Everything seems to work fine until I click new game in the main menu of the game. It then says there is a problem and closes the program. It is Game Of the Year edition and wen I install the second disk a window appears that says there is a dll missing and I will get the name of it soon. I have opened it in administrator and changed the compatibility although there are multiple XP and Vista modes. I have run large games such as WOW and DDO on this computer but I'm not an expert so I'm not sure if that helps with figuring out the problem or not. The sooner I can play, as always, the better so please post ideas soon.
Thanks,
FRCnerd

I have installed "Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edtion" on "Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Alienware". When I launch game, i get a message: "The ordinal 5360 could not be located in the dynamic link library xlive.dll" . I just copied the message and pasted it on "Almighty Google" and found a easiest solution to the problem just download "Games for Windows - Live setup" and install it. Here the official link Get the Games for Windows - LIVE Client .For me fallout 3 works just fine, now in near future i will mod it to make the game more enjoyable. And I also going to search for a decent walkthrough to complete the game in 100%.

 

[ltwarrior18]

fallout 3 is a great game

 

[ltwarrior18]

Some tips

I am currently trying to play Fallout 3 on an Inspiron 1470 with Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit. Everything seems to work fine until I click new game in the main menu of the game. It then says there is a problem and closes the program. It is Game Of the Year edition and wen I install the second disk a window appears that says there is a dll missing and I will get the name of it soon. I have opened it in administrator and changed the compatibility although there are multiple XP and Vista modes. I have run large games such as WOW and DDO on this computer but I'm not an expert so I'm not sure if that helps with figuring out the problem or not. The sooner I can play, as always, the better so please post ideas soon.
Thanks,
FRCnerd

I have installed "Fallout 3 Game of the Year Edition" on " Windows 7 Ultimate 64-Bit Alienware". When I try to lunch it i get a message : "The ordinal 5360 could not be located in the dynamic link library xlive.dll". So I just simply copied the message and pasted it on "Almighty Google" and found a easy solution to the problem: 1) Download "Games for Windows - Live setup" 2) Install it. And that is it. Now the game launches normally. I'm also going to mod the "Fallout 3" to make it more enjoyable: more blood, some retexturement, +18 mods and etc. I also going to search for a decent walkthrough to get the game 100% completed, I hate it when I missed something important. Also have a nice, fair, hard gaming.

 

[ltwarrior18]

Sry

Sorry for double post, I new here and I don't know how to delete them.

 

[Jenko80]

I have already got windows live downloaded and it has even updated the game but i still get the same problem.