JohnCoffey wrote:
Sorry man.. I'm using firefox.. About ten mins ago I reinstalled but it's still the same. Git thing.
I think my registry is screwed up.. Basically when I installed FO3 I had a codec issue (ffdshow makes the game pause like mad..) so I ran a codec dereg and installed Jlite (same fix for oblivion apparently).
It totally messed up media center, I have not been able to watch DVDs or TV since even though I reinstalled my legit Nvidia mpeg4 codec again and again and in the end I cracked and reinstalled ffdshow because I can't do without me xvids of southpark and kenny vs spenny (gross canadian comedy).
Oddly the game worked ok after reinstalling ffd, but the pc aint been right since I ran that codec dereg and tonight FO3 started crashing as it tried to load.. Then the PC started bsoding in the game and in the end I traced it to a registry error..I uninstalled, went to reinstall and found that the second dvd of the rar split is a coaster. Silly me, should have checked it before deleting the ISO.
This time around I'ma install a dual boot XPMCE and use one for gaming (strictly come gaming) and the other for MC. That way I get to run a nice clean ship for my main squeeze and sloppy seconds for installing games.
Just really don't need the hassle right now, but that's pc gaming for ya
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Decided to download the skullsomething FO3 as it's compressed to 2.6gb, much more easy to back up on a non dvd9 and has the update slipstreamed into it
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Ah. I can't STAND having to reformat to fix things. Even if I fix it and then reformat, I have to know what was wrong and how to fix it.
If you get codec problems in the future, I recommend Codec Sniper (if that's not what you were using already). It tells you exactly what's broken and deletes it for you. I also tend to just install XViD and leave it at that codec wise, everything else just plays - codec packs cause a hell of a lot of issues.
I would say I'm glad I've got the 360 version of Fallout 3 (Christmas Present) but it managed to corrupt 2 of my saves tonight. Luckily I had two characters and just got outside the vault and both those saves are fine so I didn't lose progress. I think the 512MB memory card is slightly dodgy, need to keep an eye on that.