Fable, The Lost Chapters

We have Windows Vista. Installed Fable under a secondary account (not the
administrator account). We get an error and have to run the game in "Safe
Mode." The game loads, then when it "auto saves" at the beginning, we have
audio, but the screen goes black. How can this be fixed?
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Lipsie

Dump vista and install a prior OS comes to mind?

"Lipsie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> We have Windows Vista. Installed Fable under a secondary account (not the
> administrator account). We get an error and have to run the game in "Safe
> Mode." The game loads, then when it "auto saves" at the beginning, we
have
> audio, but the screen goes black. How can this be fixed?
> --
> Lipsie

"Lipsie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> We have Windows Vista. Installed Fable under a secondary account (not the
> administrator account). We get an error and have to run the game in "Safe
> Mode." The game loads, then when it "auto saves" at the beginning, we
> have
> audio, but the screen goes black. How can this be fixed?

What video card do you have in the system?

If you press Start and start typing Performance Information and Tools in the
search box (it should show up after the first few letters) and launch that
and then click on View and print details your video card should be listed
under "graphics".

I'm installing Fable now on my system to see if it works OK, I've needed an
excuse to do this for a while. <g>

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Paul Smith,
Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
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Fable runs here fine on Windows Vista without admin rights, with a Radeon
X1900 card with the 7.2 drivers from
http://ati.amd.com/support/drivers/v...n-vista32.html

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"Paul Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> "Lipsie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:A21BD721-09B2-426B-8C60-(E-Mail Removed)...
>> We have Windows Vista. Installed Fable under a secondary account (not
>> the
>> administrator account). We get an error and have to run the game in
>> "Safe
>> Mode." The game loads, then when it "auto saves" at the beginning, we
>> have
>> audio, but the screen goes black. How can this be fixed?
>
> What video card do you have in the system?
>
> If you press Start and start typing Performance Information and Tools in
> the search box (it should show up after the first few letters) and launch
> that and then click on View and print details your video card should be
> listed under "graphics".
>
> I'm installing Fable now on my system to see if it works OK, I've needed
> an excuse to do this for a while. <g>
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>
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>
>

OK. I printed it.

Display Adapter: NVidia GeForce 7350 LE
Total Available graphics memory: 399 MB
Display Adapter driver version: 7.15.10.9734
Primary Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050
DirectX version: Directx 9.0 or better.

The card is not listed on the Fable web site. It's probably too new (?)
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Lipsie


"Paul Smith" wrote:

> "Lipsie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:A21BD721-09B2-426B-8C60-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > We have Windows Vista. Installed Fable under a secondary account (not the
> > administrator account). We get an error and have to run the game in "Safe
> > Mode." The game loads, then when it "auto saves" at the beginning, we
> > have
> > audio, but the screen goes black. How can this be fixed?
>
> What video card do you have in the system?
>
> If you press Start and start typing Performance Information and Tools in the
> search box (it should show up after the first few letters) and launch that
> and then click on View and print details your video card should be listed
> under "graphics".
>
> I'm installing Fable now on my system to see if it works OK, I've needed an
> excuse to do this for a while. <g>
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>
> *Remove nospam. to reply by e-mail*
>
>
>

"Lipsie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> OK. I printed it.
>
> Display Adapter: NVidia GeForce 7350 LE
> Total Available graphics memory: 399 MB
> Display Adapter driver version: 7.15.10.9734
> Primary Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050
> DirectX version: Directx 9.0 or better.
>
> The card is not listed on the Fable web site. It's probably too new (?)

Thanks, try downloading and installing the video drivers here if you haven't
already:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_100.65.html

If those drivers don't solve the problem nVidia have a webpage where you can
report problems here:
http://www.nvidia.com/object/vistaqualityassurance.html

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Paul Smith,
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Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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Thanks, Paul! So far, so good on the game play!

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Lipsie


"Paul Smith" wrote:

> "Lipsie" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:9180D66E-D9FC-42FF-A345-(E-Mail Removed)...
> > OK. I printed it.
> >
> > Display Adapter: NVidia GeForce 7350 LE
> > Total Available graphics memory: 399 MB
> > Display Adapter driver version: 7.15.10.9734
> > Primary Monitor Resolution: 1680x1050
> > DirectX version: Directx 9.0 or better.
> >
> > The card is not listed on the Fable web site. It's probably too new (?)
>
> Thanks, try downloading and installing the video drivers here if you haven't
> already:
>
> http://www.nvidia.com/object/winvista_x86_100.65.html
>
> If those drivers don't solve the problem nVidia have a webpage where you can
> report problems here:
> http://www.nvidia.com/object/vistaqualityassurance.html
>
> --
> Paul Smith,
> Yeovil, UK.
> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
> http://www.windowsresource.net/
>
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>
>
>

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> We have Windows Vista. Installed Fable under a secondary account (not
> the administrator account). We get an error and have to run the game
> in "Safe Mode." The game loads, then when it "auto saves" at the
> beginning, we have audio, but the screen goes black. How can this be
> fixed?

Ya know, I still cannot figure out how anyone could like this game. I
played it for several weeks, hoping it would get better. No such luck. I
found this game to be one of the most boring, childish, wanna-be RPG's that
I have ever had the misfortune to play. MUD's are more fun than this game.
I would like someone to tell me what about this game is appealing?

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> I would like someone to tell me what about this game is appealing?

British wit & humour.

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Yeovil, UK.
Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User.
http://www.windowsresource.net/

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