Fallout 3 Vista 64 won't run

"sillyputty" <karmictaragem.DeleteThis@2die4.com> wrote in message
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> Anyone else having trouble running FO3 on Vista 64? I get as far as
> start a new game and it crashes. Tried checking 'run as administrator'
> and WinXP SP1 compatibility.
>
> My laptop doesn't have the greatest specs (Intel T5750, 4 gig RAM,
> 350gig HD, Intel 965 Express chipset) but still should run on low
> video settings. I set graphic settings for best performance (makes
> Vista look like XP!).


Runs fine for me on my Vista 64-bit desktop, 4GB ram. Maybe your laptop's
video is missing some feature that the game requires?
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On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:49:12 -0800 (PST), sillyputty <karmictaragem DeleteThis @2die4.com>
wrote:

>Anyone else having trouble running FO3 on Vista 64? I get as far as
>start a new game and it crashes. Tried checking 'run as administrator'
>and WinXP SP1 compatibility.
>
>My laptop doesn't have the greatest specs (Intel T5750, 4 gig RAM,
>350gig HD, Intel 965 Express chipset) but still should run on low
>video settings. I set graphic settings for best performance (makes
>Vista look like XP!).

It runs fine for me on Vista Business x64 SP1.
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sillyputty said the following on 15/11/2008 08:49:
> Anyone else having trouble running FO3 on Vista 64? I get as far as
> start a new game and it crashes. Tried checking 'run as administrator'
> and WinXP SP1 compatibility.
>
> My laptop doesn't have the greatest specs (Intel T5750, 4 gig RAM,
> 350gig HD, Intel 965 Express chipset) but still should run on low
> video settings. I set graphic settings for best performance (makes
> Vista look like XP!).
> --
> You know you've had too much Christmas cheer when you ask for another
> ice cube and put it in your pocket.
>

The graphics chipset isn't on the list of supported ones. From the readme:

3. System Requirements

*****************************************************************

-Minimum System Requirements:
* 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)

-Recommended System Requirements:
* Intel Core 2 Duo processor
* 2 GB System RAM
* Direct X 9.0c compliant video card with 512MB RAM

-Supported Video Card Chipsets:
ATI HD 4800 series
ATI HD 4600 series
ATI HD 3800 series
ATI HD 3600 series
ATI HD 3400 series
ATI HD 2900 series
ATI HD 2600 series
ATI HD 2400 series
ATI X1900 series
ATI X1800 series
ATI X1600 series
ATI X1300 series
ATI X850 series

NVIDIA GeForce 200 series
NVIDIA Geforce 9800 series
NVIDIA Geforce 9600 series
NVIDIA Geforce 8800 series
NVIDIA Geforce 8600 series
NVIDIA Geforce 8500 series
NVIDIA Geforce 8400 series
NVIDIA Geforce 7900 series
NVIDIA Geforce 7800 series
NVIDIA Geforce 7600 series
NVIDIA Geforce 7300 series
NVIDIA GeForce 6800 series

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Les

There is no chin behind Chuck Norris? beard. There is only another fist.
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"sillyputty" <karmictaragem.RemoveThis@2die4.com> wrote in message
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> Anyone else having trouble running FO3 on Vista 64? I get as far as
> start a new game and it crashes. Tried checking 'run as administrator'
> and WinXP SP1 compatibility.
>
> My laptop doesn't have the greatest specs (Intel T5750, 4 gig RAM,
> 350gig HD, Intel 965 Express chipset) but still should run on low
> video settings. I set graphic settings for best performance (makes
> Vista look like XP!).

It's not Vista, it's your video. There are no intel chipsets supported
in the official minimum requirements.

Here is an unofficial forum thread relating to that very issue:
http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=897491&st=0

and another one:
http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.php?showtopic=896906&st=22

I wouldn't hold my breath waiting for Bethesda, or anybody else for that
matter, to get it working on such a lame video chipset. I hope you have
another computer you can play it on, or maybe you can sell it.
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Les Steel skrev:
> sillyputty said the following on 15/11/2008 08:49:
>> Anyone else having trouble running FO3 on Vista 64? I get as far as
>> start a new game and it crashes. Tried checking 'run as administrator'
>> and WinXP SP1 compatibility.
>>
>> My laptop doesn't have the greatest specs (Intel T5750, 4 gig RAM,
>> 350gig HD, Intel 965 Express chipset) but still should run on low
>> video settings. I set graphic settings for best performance (makes
>> Vista look like XP!).
>> --
>> You know you've had too much Christmas cheer when you ask for another
>> ice cube and put it in your pocket.
>>
>
> The graphics chipset isn't on the list of supported ones. From the readme:
>
....>

And that chipset wouldn't run Oblivion either.
--
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On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:49:12 -0800 (PST), sillyputty
<karmictaragem.TakeThisOut@2die4.com> wrote:

>Anyone else having trouble running FO3 on Vista 64? I get as far as
>start a new game and it crashes. Tried checking 'run as administrator'
>and WinXP SP1 compatibility.
>
>My laptop doesn't have the greatest specs (Intel T5750, 4 gig RAM,
>350gig HD, Intel 965 Express chipset) but still should run on low
>video settings. I set graphic settings for best performance (makes
>Vista look like XP!).
>--
>You know you've had too much Christmas cheer when you ask for another
>ice cube and put it in your pocket.
>

965 chipset.................hahahahahahaha......

Intel can't design an integrated chipset/write a successful
3Ddriver... ever...

965 Vista (32) drivers and freezes/jerkiness in WoW....hahahahaha...

Compatibility with the latest 3D games....... virtually
non-existent....

And Intel is designing Larrabee to compete with nVidia and ATi......
......HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA....

If you intend to play modern first-/third-person action-games on your
laptop, you need to trade it in pronto for one that uses the ATi 7xx
chipset, or better still the nVidia 9400M...

John Lewis
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John Lewis skrev:
> On Sat, 15 Nov 2008 00:49:12 -0800 (PST), sillyputty
> <karmictaragem.TakeThisOut@2die4.com> wrote:
>
>> Anyone else having trouble running FO3 on Vista 64? I get as far as
>> start a new game and it crashes. Tried checking 'run as administrator'
>> and WinXP SP1 compatibility.
>>
>> My laptop doesn't have the greatest specs (Intel T5750, 4 gig RAM,
>> 350gig HD, Intel 965 Express chipset) but still should run on low
>> video settings. I set graphic settings for best performance (makes
>> Vista look like XP!).
>> --
>> You know you've had too much Christmas cheer when you ask for another
>> ice cube and put it in your pocket.
>>
>
> 965 chipset.................hahahahahahaha......
>
> Intel can't design an integrated chipset/write a successful
> 3Ddriver... ever...
>
> 965 Vista (32) drivers and freezes/jerkiness in WoW....hahahahaha...
>
> Compatibility with the latest 3D games....... virtually
> non-existent....
>

Just a few examples: "The Witcher", "Sacred 2", and if I'm allowed to
for a moment jump outside the RPG realm: "Bisoshock". Neither of these
support Intel graphics. And I would be very surprised if "Diablo 3" will.

>....

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Pibbur
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