Game won't launch, I get an error.

[palmquigley]

I get this error when trying to launch fallout 3,

The ordinal 43 could not be located in the dynamic link library C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\xlive.ddl

Anybody know how to fix it? Or even what is happening?

[Emmerique]

Game doesnt really work on windows 10. Youd have to download lots and lots of things for it to work and even after that it might still crash every 10 minutes. I wouldnt recommend going through it but heres a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKiVn_h49cA&ab_channel=MatthewsArcade (didnt work for me)

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https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2398133407

[palmquigley]

Originally posted by Sinxdr (Insha'Allah):

Game doesnt really work on windows 10. Youd have to download lots and lots of things for it to work and even after that it might still crash every 10 minutes. I wouldnt recommend going through it but heres a link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cKiVn_h49cA&ab_channel=MatthewsArcade (didnt work for me)

Wow thats super depressing, Could I maybe revert to an older version of windows like 8 or 7 maybe?

[Pikachu]

go to https://www.dll-files.com/ download the xlive.dll and copy it into your game folder :)

[palmquigley]

Originally posted by Pikachu:

go to https://www.dll-files.com/ download the xlive.dll and copy it into your game folder :)

So weirdly enough this did change what happens when trying to launch the game, but doesn't fix it. Now it launches for about half a second then crashes.

[vitorsandin]

try this here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OsmnLZd9W2A&t=114s. its in spanish though

[Pikachu]

Here's the fix that worked for me (Windows 10): Go to Control Panel > Apps > Microsoft Games for Windows Live > Uninstall. Afterwards install the game normally from your Steam library. Delete remaining files from previous installations. You should check: Documents/My Games/Fallout 3 - delete the Folder). When the installation is complete run the game. Click the play button. It will crash but you need to run the game for the fallout.dll to spawn. Go to your Steam Library, right-click on the game title and go to > Manage > Browse local files. At this point, the game folder will open. Search for Fallout3.exe. Right-click > Properties > Compatibility. Enable the compatibility mode to "Windows Vista (Service Pack 2)". Choose to run the program as an administrator. Click "Apply" and then "OK". Afterwards go to https://www.dll-files.com/ and download the xlive.dll. You should pick the latest version from the list. Download, unzip and paste the dll. file in your game folder. It should now work. It was the only way to get the game up and running for me. Good luck and I hope this works for you aswell.

[Boogers]

i still get the ordinal 43 could not be found error

[Carl Sagan]

Originally posted by ☂ Pikachu:

go to https://www.dll-files.com/ download the xlive.dll and copy it into your game folder :)

Can confirm, this is the answer. I didnt have to do any thing else, just slapped this dll file in and it worked sweet as

[Coffee ★]

https://youtu.be/ZTT9bkZytzI