Cannot start the game at all

[charger145]

Hey there,

 

I've installed Fallout 3 today and thought like "Wow, I can finally play a game which would make me keep playing". Well, my thought didn't get far and my game got even less far. It just won't start. When I start it, all I get is a black screen + an hourglass and then freeze. Only way to end it is to CTRL+ALT+DEL and end the process. Tried A LOT of fixes (d3d9.dll, xlive.dll, changing fallout.ini etc etc.)

 

My specs:

 

Intel HD Graphics Family (Nvidia Quadro 1000M)

4GB Ram

Intel i7-2630QM @2Ghz

Windows 7 Enterprise 64-bit

 

PC specs should be enough, still can't run it. Any ideas?

[M48A5]

Unfortunately you computer does not meet the minimum requirements to run the game. The minimum clock speed for the processer is 2.4GHz, you have 2Ghz. You also need a video card, not an integrated chip.

You are overloading your system, causing it to lock up.

[charger145]

Trust me, this laptop can run it.

 

I can run Skyrim on top-notch graphics but not this game which is 5 years old or something?

[charger145]

Oh, and by the way, this laptop is not even 1 year old... Not that it can't be good, but it definitely will run it.

[charger145]

Re-installing the game again w/o any patches and see if I can get it to work... again.

[charger145]

If I'm correct, Fallout 3 won't run on any pc with an integrated graphics card, will it?

 

Just read about it a lil bit, but it just won't work.

[charger145]

I give up. I tried nearly EVERY SINGLE combination of EVERY SINGLE fix and it just doesn't work. This game with an integrated graphics card = total disaster. Wasted my $30.