Fallout 3 crashing to desktop problem need help

[nemesis108]

I have tried disabling ffd show using the program cccp, also done this, bUseThreadedAI=1 iNumHWThreads=2. updated all drivers. no mods are installed

 

system specs

 

5870 gpu

Core 2 Quad Q9450

8gigs of ddr2

xfx 780i motherboard

windows 7 ultimate x64

[prensa]

nemesis108 - Hello!

 

Are you able to play Fallout 3 & then it CTDs or can you not even get past the menu?

 

All you need to do with ffdShow is add Fallout 3 to it's exceptions list.

 

Go to the Start menu - All programs & locate ffdShow folder.

 

Within that open "ffdShow Audio decoder configuration" & a window will open.

 

Within that left click on Directshow control.

 

Tick the box "Don't use ffdshow in:" then click on the Edit box to it's right.

 

In the window that comes up, if Fallout3.exe is not listed, click on the Add button & navigate

 

to the folder where your Fallout3.exe is located & select it. Click OK at the bottom.

 

Click Apply on the main ffdShow just to be sure then Ok to close that.

 

Repeat the above for "ffdShow Video decoder configuration" that can be found in that same place.

 

Does the game freeze mainly in small interiors, locking up & then CTDing?

 

Fallout 3 has trouble with multi core computers, mainly with ones that have more than two cores & use hyperthreading.

 

You say you've applied the fix, are you sure you changed the correct .ini?

 

You need to edit the right Fallout 3 .ini file, NOT the Fallout_default.ini in your Bethesda Softworks\Fallout 3 folder.

 

The one you want to change is:

 

For XP:

 

My Documents\My Games\Fallout3\

 

For Vista & Win7:

 

Documents\My Games\Fallout3

 

The file you want will be called:

 

FALLOUT.ini

 

Open the .ini with Notepad & change this line:

 

bUseThreadedAI=0

 

to:

 

bUseThreadedAI=1

 

& insert this line under it:

 

iNumHWThreads=2

 

Save & close your ini.

 

Hope this helps!

 

Prensa

Edited July 29, 2011 by prensa

[nemesis108]

Yes i have done everything you have stated even went back and made sure. I also disabled auto saving on everything, heard that could cause problems. when the CTD happens, there is no freeze insta crash. It does not matter where i am when it crashes it seems like ill keep more tabs on this.