Fallout 3 crashing?

[Duke{CLR}]

I fired up Fallout3 and as soon as I hit the Play button it crashes? Hammy had mentioned verifying the the local files and defraging the cache with not luck. This is the first problem I have had with this game.

[Duke{CLR}]

Here are the details of the crash. I also just updated my video drivers which didn't help.

[moe]

I know buy today same problem......moe.

[{CLR}geneSW]

Duke, it's just CTDing upon start?

[Hammy]

I was online with him when this happend.

The app launches.

After first credits, it just CTDs

[Duke{CLR}]

The crash happens the second i hit the play button on the startup menu.
Here is the info I forgot to link to before.


Problem Event Name: APPCRASH
Application Name: Fallout3.exe
Application Version: 1.0.0.15
Application Timestamp: 48ea1bd1
Fault Module Name: xlive.dll
Fault Module Version: 6.0.6001.18000
Fault Module Timestamp: 4791a783
Exception Code: c0000135
Exception Offset: 0006ecfb
OS Version: 6.0.6001.2.1.0.768.3
Locale ID: 1033
Additional Information 1: 9d13
Additional Information 2: 1abee00edb3fc1158f9ad6f44f0f6be8
Additional Information 3: 9d13
Additional Information 4: 1abee00edb3fc1158f9ad6f44f0f6be8

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[Duke{CLR}]

Well I went to a restore point and it fixed the problem. It had to do with windows live which I may have uninstalled. I'm not sure why I need that on but going to the point just before fixed it.

[Grisu]

You need windows live to be installed.
Found it out by myself...

I really hate programmers that bloat their software this way for NO REASON!