Error Help, Reward if fixed {EDIT - FIXED}

[There's a Glock in my Sock]

When i try to run Fallout 3 there is no play buttooon it just has an Install button that says "Error Fallout 3 does not appear to be installed and the installer could not be found try exploring to your DVD-ROM Drive and selecting setup.exe to install the game." I dont know what to do please help, i got this game on the summer sale If you can help me get this game working i will give you my Bioshock Infinate Card

{EDIT} - Fixed For anybody else that gets this problem Run Fallout.exe as admin FalloutSetup as admin AND steam as admin

[There's a Glock in my Sock]

please someone help, I cant find it because i bough it on steam so there is not disc what do do?

[DeathMedic]

you installed it with steam yes?
did you run it with steam? or from it's folder?
have you tried running the main exe file?

[There's a Glock in my Sock]

I tried all three of those and it doesnt work :(

[DeathMedic]

if you're running windows 7/8 make sure you set the exe's compatiabilty to win xp sp 3, no aero and no compisition and run with admin.

that should clear up some issue's
there is also a guide to get it working on the forum here.

[There's a Glock in my Sock]

In the files there is an application callet FalloutLauncher but i click it and nothing happens and i also clicked run as administrator and still nothing happens

[There's a Glock in my Sock]

Originally posted by DeathMedic:

if you're running windows 7/8 make sure you set the exe's compatiabilty to win xp sp 3, no aero and no compisition and run with admin.

that should clear up some issue's
there is also a guide to get it working on the forum here.

How do i do that i have no skill with these sort of things i just want to play my game

[There's a Glock in my Sock]

Also I have steam and fallout installed on a 2TB External hard drive if this matter but i cant put it on my normal hard drive because I have no space

[DeathMedic]

http://imgur.com/5zmQAuw has my settings and otehrs you can try

[There's a Glock in my Sock]

Changed settings and still doesnt work D;

[There's a Glock in my Sock]

Originally posted by Vyndeleron:

So all the Fallout 3 Data and that is still in the steamapps\common folder?? But some unknown reason it isn't being recognized?

yes, exactly

[There's a Glock in my Sock]

Originally posted by Vyndeleron:

Hmm let's try this..

May want to revert any thing you did to attempt to get the game working... may cause issues

In the Steam Client -- Library tab... right click Fallout 3 then choose Properties... then choose the Local Files tab...

See what happens when you "Backup Game Files..." then let that finish then Delete Local Game Content... then there should be something like reinstall from backup

What this should do is delete the game but have a complete back up where you don't have to redownload the game again

May want to delete or move the Fallout 3 .ini files and that are located in the My Documents\My Games\Fallout 3 and AppData\Local\Fallout 3 to the desktop or just again delete it... will re-create these files when fallout 3 starts up again... if it does but realize the folder in the MyGames contains the save files... that may be more important to move instead of deleting but anything else in there just delete

If that doesn't work try to do a verify intergrity scan which is in the Local Files tab for the Properties...

already tried to verify intergrity scan but i will try the other thing thanks

[There's a Glock in my Sock]

Didn't Work :(

[There's a Glock in my Sock]

I have Windows 8 :( i was so happy i finally got this game and now it doesnt work, thanks for trying though

Originally posted by Vyndeleron:

So you managed to install the game from a backup and it failed? Then I suppose your OS or whatever is fudged up :P

I have Windows 8 :( i was so happy i finally got this game and now it doesnt work, thanks for trying though

[There's a Glock in my Sock]

i just have normal x64

[There's a Glock in my Sock]

Steam>SteamApps>Common>Fallout 3 goty>Fallout3 right click properties, compatability tab, Comatability Mode checkbox checked run this program in compatability mode fro: (options are - Windows 7, Windows XP (service Pack 2), Windows XP (service Pack 3) , Windows Vista, Windows Vista (service pack 2), Windows Vista (service pack 3) which one do i select?