keeps saying i have error : Othor Games

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:27 am

in both fallout 3 , and new vegas it keeps saying i have a error in a file
for fallout 3 its C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\a306_appcompat.txt
for fallout new vegas its C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\50fb_appcompat.txt
yet i searched in all my files and i dont even have 50fb_appcompat but i do have a306_appcompat
but when i open a306_appcompat it says it doesnt exist
does anyone know how i fix these because i was really looking forward to play these i even got game of the year edition for fallout 3

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:41 pm

Tried emptying your temp folder? Nothing in there is in need of being kept for long.

Also, when did you last reboot. Windows randomly likes to lock up files and think you don't have permission to access them when it's been a long time since your last reboot.

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:26 am

Tried emptying your temp folder? Nothing in there is in need of being kept for long.

Also, when did you last reboot. Windows randomly likes to lock up files and think you don't have permission to access them when it's been a long time since your last reboot.

uhm idk what temp folder is im not that good at computer tech , and i only downloaded fallout 3 yesterday and new vegas like just 8 hours ago

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:46 pm

uhm idk what temp folder is im not that good at computer tech , and i only downloaded fallout 3 yesterday and new vegas like just 8 hours ago

1. Reboot your computer

2. http://www.piriform.com/CCLEANER

CCleaner may miss stuff, so manually delete everything in C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp (Some things you may not be able to delete, because they will be temporary files currently in use)

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:52 am

1. Reboot your computer

2. http://www.piriform.com/CCLEANER

k ill try that right now

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:39 am

1. Reboot your computer

2. http://www.piriform.com/CCLEANER

CCleaner may miss stuff, so manually delete everything in C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp (Some things you may not be able to delete, because they will be temporary files currently in use)

ok well now it says
C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\9dd1_appcompat.txt for fallout 3
C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\5eca_appcompat.txt for new vegas
so i might have done something wrong or right because the file number changed

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:49 am

Errr... shouldn't this be in http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/forum/35-fallout-3-hardware-and-software-issues/, buddy?

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:35 am

ok well now it says
C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\9dd1_appcompat.txt for fallout 3
C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\5eca_appcompat.txt for new vegas
so i might have done something wrong or right because the file number changed

Ah, apparently they are files that contain information about the real error, are you saying you can't get them to open?

Have you tried reinstalling the games?

Error log files should always be written to the program's application directory, not to the temp directory... /slight rant

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 3:42 am

Errr... shouldn't this be in http://www.gamesas.com/index.php?/forum/35-fallout-3-hardware-and-software-issues/, buddy?

it may be but it specifically for fallout 3 yet im having problems with that and more so it is a possibility

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:45 am

Ah, apparently they are files that contain information about the real error, are you saying you can't get them to open?

Have you tried reinstalling the games?

Error log files should always be written to the program's application directory, not to the temp directory... /slight rant

well i searched temp on search all files should i delete all of them? i have tried reinstalling fallout 3 about 4 times but new vegas not yet

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:53 pm

well i searched temp on search all files should i delete all of them? i have tried reinstalling fallout 3 about 4 times but new vegas not yet

no, you need to open up the file and see what it says inside. go to C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\ and look for the appcompat files and open one up. Inside should hopefully be more information on the error.

Don't send the error report otherwise the file will be deleted.

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 5:06 am

no, you need to open up the file and see what it says inside. go to C:\DOCUME~1\Owner\LOCALS~1\Temp\ and look for the appcompat files and open one up. Inside should hopefully be more information on the error.

Don't send the error report otherwise the file will be deleted.

a306 is blank
545c makes no sense
and 97C3 is very very long and confuses the hell out of me and too long to post

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 7:26 am

a306 is blank
545c makes no sense
and 97C3 is very very long and confuses the hell out of me and too long to post

Delete all of them and try and launch the games again. It'll create new ones and just post the new ones here. Even if you don't understand it, someone on here might. Put them in spoiler tags if you are worried about length

Spoiler

this is what a spoiler tag looks like

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» Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:54 pm

Delete all of them and try and launch the games again. It'll create new ones and just post the new ones here. Even if you don't understand it, someone on here might. Put them in spoiler tags if you are worried about length

Spoiler

this is what a spoiler tag looks like

[spoiler]this is what a spoiler tag looks like[/spoiler]

well i just deleted new vegas and im in the middle of downloading after the download ill try that

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 6:21 am

well i just deleted new vegas and im in the middle of downloading after the download ill try that

You donwloaded it form where? Steam?

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 4:20 am

well i just deleted new vegas and im in the middle of downloading after the download ill try that

No... delete the log files, not the games...

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:43 pm

You donwloaded it form where? Steam?

i have the disk

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 8:10 am

No... delete the log files, not the games...

uhm i have no clue what a log file is , im not good at this

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 12:24 pm

uhm i have no clue what a log file is , im not good at this

a306 is blank
545c makes no sense
and 97C3 is very very long and confuses the hell out of me and too long to post

^ Those files are all log files because they "log" the errors (hence the name)

» Mon Oct 17, 2011 2:49 am

a306 is blank
545c makes no sense
and 97C3 is very very long and confuses the hell out of me and too long to post

^ Those files are all log files because they "log" the errors (hence the name)

oh well the appcompat thing kinda threw me off