So I bought Fallout 3 (not game of the year edition) on steam and installed it but every time I try to start a new game, it starts to load but then crashes. I don't get a crash report, it just says, "Fallout 3 has stopped working." I looked for some support on the website and it said it had something to do with 3rd party codecs (I'm sure i'm not the only one who has seen this). I'm not too familiar with codecs or anything so I wouldn't know how to disable them or uninstall them. Could I get some help so I can finally enjoy this game. I'm currently on an Alienware M11X with windows 7, Genuine Intel ® CPU U7300 @ 1.30 GHz, 4 GB of ram, 64-bit operating system, and I don't know the exact specs for the video card but I do know it is NVIDIA with probably the stock specs for an M11X. I hope this is enough information for some help. I would really enjoy being able to play this soon. Thanks.

Did you follow this? http://www.gamesas.com/topic/1465357-installing-fallout-3-with-windows-78-and-xp/

Are you using Asus gamer OSD? That's usually a FNV problem, but just curious.

Are you using mods?

You should have checked the system requirements at Steam before you purchased the game. You might be able to get it to run, but that is a big maybe. The clock speed of your CPU is a little more than half the required 2.4GHz as noted in the system requirements.

I just got it and haven't nor pan to get mods...I know that I don't have preferred specs for the game but I intend to upgrade my ram and processor

Nope (nor do i plan to use mods) but thanks for a link, and I don't think i'm using that.

I did check the requirements and i realize that I don't have optimal specs for this game, I'm planning on upgrading my ram and processor.