Fallout On Xp
Recently, after playing fallout 2 and enjoying it greatly, I tried to play fallout 1 off a cd on loan from a friend. The cd is scratched or has any sign of damage so I dont think thats the problem. Basicly what happens is that it installs fine, the movies play fine, but there are lines going up the screen durning character creation (like when you see a computer on tv). Even worse is in the actual game, whenever you move the screen blacks out, but you can "reveal" things by mouseing over them or going to another screen. This makes the game quite unplayable.
Im using Windows XP Pro, A64 3400+, and a x800 pro. I've tried it both with service pack 2 installed, and with no service pack installed.
Im using Windows XP Pro, A64 3400+, and a x800 pro. I've tried it both with service pack 2 installed, and with no service pack installed.
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1) Put the CD in your drive. Close any window that pops up.
2) Go to Start > programs > accesories > Compatability wizard
3) Run the wizard and test all settings.
Hope tht helps.
I'm not sure if there's anything else to do.
Not much help, I know.
Try this dos emulator:
<a href='http://dosbox.sourceforge.net' target='_blank'>http://dosbox.sourceforge.net</a>
I saw this and thought it was just the people that couldn't install it, but this seems to have done the trick for me, thanks.
It would be black, and wherever I moved the mouse the picture would appear, but moving where the camera was pointing made the screen go black again and need to be refreshed with the mouse. Checking good ol' task manager, I saw it was using 99% of my resources (for some reason).
However, I never had this problem with the actual game, so I'm not sure what that's about. It's probably having conflicts like others are saying. [was either MusicMatch or Winamp being the problem...was last year]
Have you tried to start a game, even if it looks messed up? I think I remember lines being on my title screen and character creation but the game ran fine (except when using the Science skill).