CTD on new game start- Vanilla

[eric31415]

Since the title is self exopanitory, here's what iv'e tried (in order);

1. installed DVD GOTY edition, both discs, didn't work.

2. Uninstalled, deleted leftover files, did disc cleanup, cleaned registry, defrag (again), installed disc 1 only, still didn't work.

3. Installed 1.7 patch and windows live update, issue persists, becoming annoyed.

4. Used Radar Sync (driver updater), installed all recommended drivers (except where i had newer versions), no change, definately annoyed now.

5. Tried "Can You Run It" by System Requirements Lab, failed my graphics, but graphics card easily surpassed all requirements. It also failed a test for Oblivion for the same reason, but unless iv'e been imagining things iv'e been playing a heavily modded Oblivion for a while now with no problems.

Specs:

Asus K52 laptop

Intel Core i3 2.4ghz dual core

4 gb ram

Intel HD Graphics chipset (1.7gb video ram, shader package 4.0)

500 gb hd

Windows 7 home premium 64 bit, service pack 1

I also run an extra 20gb memory cache via Ready Boost.

 

In my quest for a solution i found a promising sounding link to the official Fallout site, but couldn't get past entering my birthdate (im WELL over 18), even when i lied to make myself younger.

 

Somewhere in here i also tried running the game in Windows XP service pack 2 mode, maybe that's when i got upset.

 

Any love would be appreciated.

Edited May 22, 2011 by eric31415

[blove]

I have never heard of anyone successfully running Fallout 3 using an Intel GPU.