Just purchase Fallout 3... Won't even start
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You say you applied the retail 1.7 patch to the Steam version? Bad idea, Steam keeps everything updated itself and chances are the retail patch is incompatible. Can't remember if there's a way to do a repair, but to be safe I'd uninstall it from Steam, delete any remaining files in your steamapps folder, and reinstall.
i forgot about that, there is a way to repire I think, other wise just delete local content and reinstall
Yeah I figured as much, so I just deleted the whole game and re-downloaded/installed on Steam. No avail
I remember having a problem with a game on steam, i had to adjust the resolution in steam settings.
Right-click on the game title under the Library in Steam and select Properties.
Under the General tab click the Set launch options... button.
Enter the launch options you wish to apply (be sure to separate each code with a space) and click OK.
Close the game's Properties window and launch the game.
-w <width> - Forces the engine to start with resolution set to <width>.
-h <height> - Forces the engine to start with resolution set to <height>. This launch option does not need to be set in the presence of -w. The width value with determine the height automatically.
Right-click on the game title under the Library in Steam and select Properties.
Under the General tab click the Set launch options... button.
Enter the launch options you wish to apply (be sure to separate each code with a space) and click OK.
Close the game's Properties window and launch the game.
-w <width> - Forces the engine to start with resolution set to <width>.
-h <height> - Forces the engine to start with resolution set to <height>. This launch option does not need to be set in the presence of -w. The width value with determine the height automatically.
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It's probably your computer laughing at you because you paid £30 for Fallout 3
Well it's not like he bought a bad game for 30 quid is it.
Well it's not like he bought a bad game for 30 quid is it.
Fair point
If it came out today, I'd be happy to spend £30 I take it all back 
I reckon this is the problem, the game doesn't support the 400 series of GF graphics. Kinda lame considering every other game I play (including World at War) runs perfectly. Ah well
I doubt there's much difference between 3GB and 4GB in terms of system performance. XP on 3GB is more than fast enough. I do take your point about DX10/11 tho. Would be nice to have support for that
Not true it works perfectly on my GTX480
Make sure you installed the newest GFWL client which came out today as well as having the latest dot.net framework.http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/...FamilyID=4e99deaa-488a-42e1-bf09-2fd2d158d359
Otherwise ask MS they have a dedicated Fallout3 forum over here:
http://forums.gamesforwindows.com/44.aspx
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Ditto above, but on 2 completely different PCs (32bit XP v 64bit Win7).
Gave up and played it through on console.