FO Persistent Crashing on New Install of Vista

[Decko87]

I just got Fall Out 3 from Steam today and I seriously want my money back. As soon as I get through the indoor environment i have to save every two steps so I can make progress before it crashes again. I just installed Windows Vista 64-bit Home Premium. I also just installed a GTX 280. I thought that might of been the problem but Far Cry 2 never crashes. The game just stops and crashes everywhere I walk. It runs smoothly while i'm playing it, but it is literally unplayable due to the constant crashing. I really can't believe how miserable this experience is, I see this huge game world i'm dieing to experience and nothing works. I've tried the patch, I've tried reinstalling, I even logged into Games for Windows live thinking that for some reason it may of had something to do with it. Every thing I tried was blind hope. Would it be worth trying Windows XP? Or am I just setting my hopes up for disaster again?


Edit: For anyone else having this problem I read that A: 181.20 Nvidia drivers do not agree with FO 3( like my stomach and shell fish ), people are suggesting getting 181.22 Beta Drivers.

Another Fix would be for anyone using a Quad-Core CPU. Due to poor coding the game crashes when it attempts to utilize all 4 cores. Supposedly there is a method to only use two cores and should work until Bethesda makes a patch for Quad Core support.

I'm going to sleep for now! If anyone has luck with these solutions or finds any other solutions please respond!

 

[MrMike]

If you're using the 181.20 drivers that's why. Use 180.48.