Fallout 3 CTD

Fallout 3 crash to desktop while playing randomly

Fallout 3,
"what brand and model of card sound and video card you're running?  What version of Vista are you running?  The game never worked properly?  This problem only started after some sort of update or upgrade?  Have you checked the web site of the Publisher of the game for any known issues?

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