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Oct 22, 2016 Fallout 3 not working on Windows 10 I just downloaded windows 10 from 8.1 where I had a fix to make Fallout 3 work. Get it together Microsoft! This is 1 of a million reasons why people won't upgrade. I gave Windows 10 a chance and went back after 3 days. Get your heads out of your. MS!! From what I was able to find it seems Games. Fallout 3 not working on Windows 10 I just downloaded windows 10 from 8.1 where I had a fix to make Fallout 3 work. Now it loads the game but crashes and says end program.
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I would suggest you to try installing the game in compatibility mode. Compatibility mode runs the program using settings from a previous version of Windows.
Follow these steps to install the drivers in compatibility mode and check if that helps.
a. Download the driver from the manufacturer’s website.
b. Right-click on the driver setup file and click on ‘properties’.
c. Click on the ‘compatibility’ tab and check the box ‘Run this program in compatibility mode for’ and select Windows 8 operating system from the drop down menu and proceed with the installation. Once this is done, restart the computer and check if the issue persists.
Keep us posted if you face any issues on windows in future. We will be glad to help you.
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Posted byJust downloaded and installed Fallout 3, GOTY Edition from Steam, and it says it can't get something 42 from xlive.dll. Google says that's Games for Windows Live which has been deprecated, but installed anyway.
There's a GfWL remover on the Fallout 3 Nexus site, but it won't run until Fallout 3 has been ran once and created its .ini, but Fallout 3 won't run until it can find GfWL. I believe I was able to remove GfWL from Fallout 3 in Windows 7, but I am not sure I am using the same tool to do so.
I tried running the latest version of the unofficial (fan) patch.
Fallout 3 Nexus says FOSE (FallOut Script Extender, required for many mods) bypasses GfWL as a matter of course, but it throws up the same error.
Compatibility mode for Windows XP (what Fallout 3 was designed for), running as administrator, nothing works.
Skyrim works just fine. Just did the opening and Helgen escape (training dungeon). Zero kills FTW. I'm a bit Skyrim'd (and Elder Scrolls'd) out, but it's still a damn fine bit of game.