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new here...need some help...any would be appreciated

my problem: fo2 used to run fine b4 now that ive uninstalled it a while back and installed it again not to long ago it wont let me pass the 1st cinematics screen with the elder(automatically clicks out) also the shortcut icon has changed to some fat ugly dude with glasses.and for some reason now it wont even load the game up at all saying error i need the cd to play even tho its in the cpu...not to up on comps or id give some specs

this is what i do know:
windows xp
256 ram
slow internet speed(off topic, just makes me mad, maybe its all the porn i look at lol)
thats bout it and like i said b4 ive played it on this comp many many many times b4...what happened?

The guy-with-glasses icon is an easter egg which pops up if you have the "use large icons" option enabled in windows, so you don't have to worry about that. You might try patching the game, but I doubt it will solve the problem. It'd probably be better to reinstall the game.

ive tried uninstalling it and then installing it again a couple of times and its doing the same thing...if i cant get it to work and i have to buy the game again will it do the same crap? it might just be my comp maybe? i dunno and after i download patches how do i get em to work on the game cause i downloaded 1.02 us and it still said 1.00 at the main fo2 menu...lil new at comps with no programming exp or nuthin like that so any help would be nice

The patch comes as a self-extracting file. When you open it, select your Fallout 2 folder as a target for extraction and the patch should be installed.
BTW, make sure you're installing the right patch, because different game versions (US, European, German, etc.) require different patches.

so any patches i save into my fo2 folder? it dont have to be in the data folder or nuthin like that? and all i have to do is save em in and they should be all good right? and thx thus far for ur help

ok i downloaded the patch as u said and it seems to be working...when i go to main fo2 menu it says 1.02 so thats good but it doesnt help my problem...it still crashes after the elder cinematic but this time i got to see the application error notice in which i wasnt able to b4...it says breakpoint error, a breakpoint has been reached or something like that...i used to get it all the time with diablo 2 but all i had to do was start the game over and load a saved game...u know what this is by chance?

Try to run it in compatibility mode, it helped me with a similar problem with Fallout 1. There is also a possibility that your CD is damaged, so try borrowing another CD from someone to see if that installation would work.

omg this is too much trouble for a simple game so its not really worth it...btw i downloaded wasteland merc 2 mod and it works, so even tho its not very fun i guess ill go with that but thx for ur help

Fallout 2 - a simple game?! How dare you!

No, really, try to get it running on some old cranky Win95 computer, it's definetely worth it.

also the shortcut icon has changed to some fat ugly dude with glasses.

That's Tim Cain, one of the fathers of the Fallout series. have some respect dude.

No, really, try to get it running on some old cranky Win95 computer, it's definetely worth it.

No need for that, just play the game in Compatibility Mode, right clicking on the .exe and choosing Windows 95 or Windows 98.

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Briosafreak wrote:That's Tim Cain, one of the fathers of the Fallout series. have some respect dude.



No need for that, just play the game in Compatibility Mode, right clicking on the .exe and choosing Windows 95 or Windows 98.

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Wise words.