Ok soo i recently picked up a copy of FO3:GOTY edition and im trying to download the Geck files off the website. I do have Vista soo im not sure what im doing wrong but i try just running the program and it goes to load fallout 3 and says program could not load or some crap like that. than i go to save the files and it does the same damnd thing. i try to unzip the files after i compress it but i dont see any options afterwards. need help dont know what im doing wrong lol. TY if u do find a solution to my issue. Id like to start tinkering around with the mod as soon as i can.

So, does the swearing make you feel better?

A note about Vista and Windows 7:



If you have Vista or Windows7, AND you installed your game in the default directory, then you will never see the mod in the data folder.

The GECK is NOT part of the game so the OS sees it as a virus or trojan program trying to change FO3 game files. This is not allowed by the OS.


Solution? Pick "one" of these:

1. Install your game to your Root C: drive. Like C:\Games\Fallout3\ or another drive entirely if you have one.
2. Remove the security from your OS and then you can join the XP computer ranks and become a Zombie computer. *Not recommended.
3. In your \Fallout3\Data\ folder, look at the top right. There should be a button called 'Compatibility Files'. Click that to find your mod. You can then copy it from there to your Data folder.
4. Run the GECK in Administrator mode. Right-click on the icon and select, Run as Administrator.