well i got the patch to work but fallout 3 is stil being a piece of crap. Before it even hits the title screen it says it stoped working, and im not reinstalling it for the 6th time. Does anyone have any suggestions?

I turns out that i can't have any mods on it if i want to play which is major [censored] buy the way. So anyone have any suggestions.

Where are you (which country) and did you buy the game locally?

What is the name of the patch you are installing?

Did you make any changes to the game? Add mods, change any files, anything?

usa, yes, v1.7, and no, no changes

That's not a name for the file

"Fallout3_1.7_English_US.exe" is a name for a file, and should be the name of the one you are using.

The exact error message would be helpful too, if there is one. Vagueness does you no good in these situations.

At any rate, first thing I'd try would be getting an updated install of Games For Windows Live from Microsoft's website. Install that first and then try the patch.