Fallout 3 and Windows 7

[paroxysm]

I posted here about... four months ago, lost the link to my thread, completely forgot.

 

Anyway, I recently purchased a new computer, with Windows 7, and decided to buy the GOTY just because it was all-in-one, fully patched, etcetera, and it just seemed easier. It has given me nothing but problems.

 

I installed, did no mods, did EXACTLY NOTHING, ran the game, and it froze. I got about thirty seconds into the birth scene before it froze. I've had this the last time I tried installation - it varied, from thirty seconds to almost ten minutes before the crash.

 

I present to you my dxDiag (well, the important parts):

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System Information

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Time of this report: 4/13/2011, 20:16:09

Machine name: RUDIE-PC

Operating System: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, Build 7600) (7600.win7_ldr.101026-1502)

Language: English (Regional Setting: English)

System Manufacturer: Dell Inc.

System Model: Inspiron N5010

BIOS: BIOS Date: 01/09/10 15:17:22 Ver: 08.00.10

Processor: Intel® Core i5 CPU M 460 @ 2.53GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.5GHz

Memory: 6144MB RAM

Available OS Memory: 6006MB RAM

Page File: 1804MB used, 10207MB available

Windows Dir: C:\Windows

DirectX Version: DirectX 11

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

User DPI Setting: Using System DPI

System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)

DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled

DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode

 

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DxDiag Notes

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Display Tab 1: No problems found.

Sound Tab 1: No problems found.

Sound Tab 2: No problems found.

Input Tab: No problems found.

 

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DirectX Debug Levels

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Direct3D: 0/4 (retail)

DirectDraw: 0/4 (retail)

DirectInput: 0/5 (retail)

DirectMusic: 0/5 (retail)

DirectPlay: 0/9 (retail)

DirectSound: 0/5 (retail)

DirectShow: 0/6 (retail)

 

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Display Devices

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Card name: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 550v

Manufacturer: ATI Technologies Inc.

Chip type: ATI display adapter (0x9480)

DAC type: Internal DAC(400MHz)

Device Key: Enum\PCI\VEN_1002&DEV_9480&SUBSYS_04471028&REV_00

Display Memory: 3762 MB

Dedicated Memory: 1014 MB

Shared Memory: 2747 MB

Current Mode: 1366 x 768 (32 bit) (60Hz)

Monitor Name: Generic PnP Monitor

Monitor Model: unknown

Monitor Id: AUO22EC

Native Mode: 1366 x 768(p) (60.008Hz)

Output Type: Internal

Driver Name: aticfx64.dll,aticfx64.dll,aticfx32,aticfx32,atiumd64.dll,atidxx64.dll,atiumdag,atidxx32,atiumdva,atiumd6a.cap,atitmm64.dll

Driver File Version: 8.17.0010.0029 (English)

Driver Version: 8.742.0.0

DDI Version: 10.1

Driver Model: WDDM 1.1

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

Driver Date/Size: 6/1/2010 23:33:28, 592384 bytes

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

WHQL Date Stamp:

Device Identifier: {D7B71EE2-D7C0-11CF-8573-4D24BEC2C535}

Vendor ID: 0x1002

Device ID: 0x9480

SubSys ID: 0x04471028

Revision ID: 0x0000

Driver Strong Name: oem13.inf:ATI.Mfg.NTamd64.6.1:ati2mtag_M9x:8.742.0.0:pci\ven_1002&dev_9480&subsys_04471028

Rank Of Driver: 00E60001

Video Accel: ModeMPEG2_A ModeMPEG2_C

Deinterlace Caps: {6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

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{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YUY2,YUY2) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY

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{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(YV12,0x32315659) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=

{3C5323C1-6FB7-44F5-9081-056BF2EE449D}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,2) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

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{6E8329FF-B642-418B-BCF0-BCB6591E255F}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,1) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_PixelAdaptive

{335AA36E-7884-43A4-9C91-7F87FAF3E37E}: Format(In/Out)=(NV12,0x3231564e) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=VideoProcess_YUV2RGB VideoProcess_StretchX VideoProcess_StretchY DeinterlaceTech_BOBVerticalStretch

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{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC1,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC2,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC3,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(IMC4,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=

{5A54A0C9-C7EC-4BD9-8EDE-F3C75DC4393B}: Format(In/Out)=(S340,UNKNOWN) Frames(Prev/Fwd/Back)=(0,0,0) Caps=

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D3D9 Overlay: Not Supported

DXVA-HD: Not Supported

DDraw Status: Enabled

D3D Status: Enabled

AGP Status: Enabled

 

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Sound Devices

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Description: Speakers / Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)

Default Sound Playback: Yes

Default Voice Playback: No

Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_7605&SUBSYS_10280447&REV_1001

Manufacturer ID: 1

Product ID: 100

Type: WDM

Driver Name: stwrt64.sys

Driver Version: 6.10.6289.0000 (English)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

Date and Size: 6/17/2010 22:10:14, 515584 bytes

Other Files:

Driver Provider: IDT

HW Accel Level: Basic

Cap Flags: 0xF1F

Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000

Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0

Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0

HW Memory: 0

Voice Management: No

EAX 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No

I3DL2 Listen/Src: No, No

Sensaura ZoomFX: No

 

Description: Independent (R.T.C.) Headphones (IDT High Definition Audio CODEC)

Default Sound Playback: No

Default Voice Playback: Yes

Hardware ID: HDAUDIO\FUNC_01&VEN_111D&DEV_7605&SUBSYS_10280447&REV_1001

Manufacturer ID: 1

Product ID: 100

Type: WDM

Driver Name: stwrt64.sys

Driver Version: 6.10.6289.0000 (English)

Driver Attributes: Final Retail

WHQL Logo'd: Yes

Date and Size: 6/17/2010 22:10:14, 515584 bytes

Other Files:

Driver Provider: IDT

HW Accel Level: Basic

Cap Flags: 0xF1F

Min/Max Sample Rate: 100, 200000

Static/Strm HW Mix Bufs: 1, 0

Static/Strm HW 3D Bufs: 0, 0

HW Memory: 0

Voice Management: No

EAX 2.0 Listen/Src: No, No

I3DL2 Listen/Src: No, No

Sensaura ZoomFX: No

[ccmechanic2]

I give up this forum is messed up, the editor continues to play havoc with me. sorry, if you can find this text in the mess here, Go to My PM

 

Edited April 14, 2011 by ccmechanic2

[paroxysm]

Er, that's just a mess of html tags.

 

EDIT: I ran it through my html editor, and it appears to just restate my specs.

Edited April 14, 2011 by paroxysm

[paroxysm]

I give up this forum is messed up, the editor continues to play havoc with me. sorry, if you can find this text in the mess here, Go to My PM

 

Once again, this is what it said in normal-text:

Processor: Intel® Core™ i5 CPU M 460 @ 2.53GHz (4 CPUs), ~2.5GHz

Memory: 6144MB RAM

Available OS Memory: 6006MB RAM

Page File: 1804MB used, 10207MB available

Windows Dir: C:\Windows

DirectX Version: DirectX 11

DX Setup Parameters: Not found

User DPI Setting: Using System DPI

System DPI Setting: 96 DPI (100 percent)

DWM DPI Scaling: Disabled

DxDiag Version: 6.01.7600.16385 32bit Unicode

[ccmechanic2]

eeeyea but I am on dial up, and it's really getting boring to have to constantly go back and correct every peice of code. I can not communicate this way, I am too busy to deal with this crap, I want to help, but this is too much for me to handle, The forum software thing Not you, Just PM me Or go to my profile, select Final fix fallout 3 possible and I'll hep you there.

[ccmechanic2]

Damm it , it keeps kicking me out of my PM back in to the forums. I am real sorry. I can't handle this No more. I'll just post short thing on my thread ok.

[paroxysm]

Wait, what?

[ccmechanic2]

ok using chrome browser now, I just uninstalled all internet explorer crap, I am so sick of have to deal with miss mashed code lately, it's not fun ya know, any way, you are missing Direct x software that does not come with store bought units, you also have installed a game that was not made for 64 bit os, With that game came Outdated software Not gaming software But windows software Not compatible with the OS you Now have. To help you, your gonna have to do some reading. Any one of my links host a S***t load of things that will guide you to game frenzy. You need one file from me Via the E-mail rout. I am a system analyst and have credentials with development in Microsoft IT department. I can give you a setup coded file to get your system up to snuff with todays gaming softwares. Otherwise you will continue to have problems with that system. The only other way is to outright Buy the OS separate through Microsoft's chain, Not retail understand, OEM RT RD RM and regional. your missing a truck load of files that do not come with retail machines. You may also find Demo software embedded on that machine as well. I tell you this up front rather you find out down the road. It's better for you to know now before going any further. Get your mind right. This is a lot to swallow in one bite. Take your time relax and read a little. Look at my stuff, look at LHammonds stuff, look at all there is to look at. But relax and read just a little. you will then understand what's up.

[paroxysm]

Never mind, I've got it fixed. It was a multi-core issue.