> OS: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-bit (6.1, build 7600)
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> Processor Intel Core I7 920 @ 2.67GHz
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> System Ram: 6GB Corsair Dominator
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> Motherboard: Gigabyte EX58-UD3R
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> Video Card ATI Radon 5850 1GB memory
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> Audio Card: Creative labs Audigy 2 ZS
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> The problem is that whenever I start Fallout it crashes to windows without even getting to the Fallout splash screen. Windows can't find a solution to the problem. The error log in event viewer shows this:
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Log Name: Application
Source: Application Error
Date: 23/10/2010 00:02:54
Event ID: 1000
Task Category: (100)
Level: Error
Keywords: Classic
User: N/A
Description:
Faulting application name: FalloutNV.exe, version: 1.1.1.271, time stamp: 0x4cc0aa87
Faulting module name: unknown, version: 0.0.0.0, time stamp: 0x00000000
Exception code: 0xc0000005
Fault offset: 0x00000000
Faulting process id: 0xda4
Faulting application start time: 0x01cb723d3e9f3edb
Faulting application path: c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\fallout new vegas\FalloutNV.exe
Faulting module path: unknown
Report Id: 806851c4-de30-11df-89ae-9fae452270e8
Event Xml:



1000
2
100
0x80000000000000

28814
Application
DavidMillie-PC



FalloutNV.exe
1.1.1.271
4cc0aa87
unknown
0.0.0.0
00000000
c0000005
00000000
da4
01cb723d3e9f3edb
c:\program files (x86)\steam\steamapps\common\fallout new vegas\FalloutNV.exe
unknown
806851c4-de30-11df-89ae-9fae452270e8

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> I am confident that the problem is with the Audio settings. I know this because when I go into the FALLOUT.ini and FalloutPref.ini files and change bEnableAudio=0 (disabled) the game launches but without any sound. As soon as I set this variable back to 1 the games crashes again. This is what the game sets the audio parameters to in the FALLOUT.ini file by default for my system:
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> [Audio]
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> fASFadeInTime=3.0
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> fASFadeOutTime=10.0
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> fRegionLoopFadeInTime=5.0
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> fRegionLoopFadeOutTime=5.0
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> fAudioDebugDelay=0.0
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> bEnableAudio=1
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> bEnableAudioCache=1
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> bMultiThreadAudio=0
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> bEnableEnviroEffectsOnPC=0
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> ; cache sizes in kilobytes
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> iAudioCacheSize=2048
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> iMaxSizeForCachedSound=256
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> bUseAudioDebugInformation=1
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> fAudioDebugDelay=0.0000
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> fDefaultMasterVolume=1.0000
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> fDefaultFootVolume=0.5000
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> fDefaultMusicVolume=0.3000
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> fDefaultRadioVolume=0.5000
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> fDefaultEffectsVolume=1.0000
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> fDefaultVoiceVolume=0.7500
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> iMaxImpactSoundCount=32
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> fMaxFootstepDistance=1100.0000
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> fPlayerFootVolume=0.6500
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> iCollisionSoundTimeDelta=150
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> iRadioUpdateInterval=250
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> fMinSoundVel=90.0000
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> fDialogMinDistance=125.00
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> fDialogMaxDistance=1800.00
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> fMainMenuMusicVolume=0.6
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> fDBVoiceAttenuationIn2D=2.0
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> fCollisionSoundHeavyThreshold=60.0
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> fDialogueFadeDecibels=6.0
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> fDialogueFadeSecondsIn=2.0
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> fDialogueFadeSecondsOut=1.0
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> fDialogueHeadPitchExaggeration=2.0
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> fDialogueHeadRollExaggeration=2.0
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> fDialogueHeadYawExaggeration=2.0
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> fHardLandingDamageThreshold=500.0
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> fWoodMediumMassMin=7.0
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> fWoodLargeMassMin=15.0
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> fStoneMediumMassMin=5.0
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> fStoneLargeMassMin=30.0
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> fEarthMediumMassMin=5.0
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> fEarthLargeMassMin=30.0
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> fSkinMediumMassMin=5.0
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> fSkinLargeMassMin=30.0
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> fMetalMediumMassMin=8.0
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> fMetalLargeMassMin=25.0
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> fRadioDialogMute=0.50
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> fFilterDistortionGain=-7.5
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> fFilterPEQGain=-15.0
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> fFilterdBAttenuation=11.5
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> Is there any of the above settings I can change but will still enable me to have sound but prevent the game from instantly crashing? Do you have a solution for this bug?

The only thing I can think of off the top of my head, you probably will not like. But, I'll just go for it anyways.

Take the audigy out of your system, and throw it in the garbage. Then, wipe and reload your system... sorry to be a jerk, but it's probably the audigy being a pile of doodoo.

The audigy's were good cards, but for windows 7, they're pretty much useless. All the fancy features don't really work, and tend to screw everything up. Add to that that the creative drivers are AWFUL... and there you have it. Oh, and the drivers are so hideous, that's why you need to wipe after removing the card, since you'll never get all of the drivers out.

I do agree it is an old sound card for the system I have. However every other game I own works fine. What I find frustrating is that the exact same problem existed with Fallout 3 yet Bethesda fail to recognise that this was the issue (they claimed it was my OS). I hoped this would have been resolved with this release, but hey, I guess it is the same engine so the same bugs still exist. Do you recommend a decent sound card?