Fallout 3 will not start – what to do?
You can't start the Game, you should try the following tips:
- There 3 Fallout already is a little bit older, it is not designed cores for PCs with more than two processor.
- In addition, 3 is not Fallout on Windows 7, Windows 8 or Windows 10 to play. However, you can try the following Tricks.
- First, go to "my documents" on your PC and open the directory "MyGames".
- Double-click "Fallout 3" and open the file "fallout.ini" with the Editor.
- Change in the file the value of the property "bUseThreadedA" from "0" to "1".
- In addition, you need to insert the following new line: "iNumHWThreads=2".
- Save the document as usual and start the game again.

Fallout 3 will not start
Another solution for: will not start Fallout 3
- It can still not start, right-click on the Fallout 3 file and select "properties".
- Put a check in the "run As Administrator" and "run program in compatibility mode". Select "Windows XP (Service Pack 3)" from the list and save it with "OK".
- You now start the game. This does not work still, install the Game again on your PC. You delete after you Uninstall all of the files and folders that are left manually.
- If nothing helps, you can use Windows XP in a virtual environment to install and Fallout 3 to play.
What you can do if Fallout 3 freezes, we can tell you in the next tip.