OS: XP SP2
Processor: AMD Athlon XP3000+
RAM: 1024MB
Graphics Card: GeForce 6800Ultra

Problem Description: I've just got the PC version of Fable, and I've got a problem with it. Every so often, the game just crashes and quites back to windows. It seems to happen completely at random rather than at any specific event in the game or after a certain amount of time.
I'm just wondering if anyone else has encountered the same problem? Is there something wrong with the game?

I've checked all non-essential processes in the Task Manager aren't running, but the problem still persists. I've checked my event viewer, but there's nothing happening at the time the game is crashing. I've tried uninstalling and re-installing, that didn't work, and I've checked all my drivers are up-to-date.


I've installed the game on my brother's PC, and it works fine there. He's also running Windows XP SP2.


Anybody got any ideas?

This post has been edited by Lagamorph: Sep 7 2005, 11:59 AM

Did you check your Event log??

there could be a clue in there as to why the crashes are happening, probably give you something to search for as well.

(Control Panel -> Administrative Tools -> Event Viewer)

Yup, checked my Event Log and there's nothing happening at the time the game crashes, it just....suddenly quits and goes back to Windows

Have you tried the usual things? (in no particular order)

- Motherboard BIOS update?
- Drivers update (graphics, soundcard and chipset drivers specifically)?
- Windows all up-to-date with hotfixes?
- disabling A/V and other resident monitoring programs when playing the game?
- checking that your system is free from spyware and/or viruses? (yes, it can make a difference ppl lol)
- uninstalling the game - removing all temp files and files left behind (move the save games to somewhere else if ya wannakeep them) and install again with the A/V turned off
- Checked your HDD for errors and defrag'ed it for performance reasons?

Thats all i can think of right now

Let us know how you get on.

Cheers
Nath.

This post has been edited by it_ybd: Sep 7 2005, 01:28 PM

Yup, tried the lot. I just reformatted and re-installed Windows a few days ago too, and I've updated everything since then. I suppose I can try it all again incase I accidentally missed something or screwed up the installation twice in the same way without realising it both times.

I've been to Microsofts website, and the only suggestion they had was to reduce my graphics Hardware acceleration, which I did, but it didn't make a difference either ><

Well i have a similar problem, i could install and play the game the first time but now it just crashed when i want to open the it. So i can't play it anymore

hmm maybe i should check the event log

Well if you find anything useful in yours let me know. Mine's not coming up with anything at the time of the crashes

They always use that. What a cop out eh? lol

Good luck and let us know if ya find a way

Regards
N.

Any idea where the saved files might be? I bought a new computer so i'd rather copy the saved files than start from the beginning.

Edit: never mind, found them

This post has been edited by Dwale: Sep 13 2005, 07:03 AM

I get the same problem with Fable, and it does show up in the event viewer as an application error. Here's what it says:

Faulting application fable.exe, version 25.7.13.149, faulting module fable.exe, version 25.7.13.149, fault address 0x005fcbf0.

So what does all these actually mean?

This post has been edited by doggiedoo: Sep 20 2005, 03:59 PM

im guessing that it could be a hardware problem, give the full specs of all of ur parts, the psu is most important. also get speedfan to see how hot ur comp is running when playing the game, could be an overheating problem.

This post has been edited by ripken204: Sep 20 2005, 03:55 PM

Often times games keep their own error logs. Try going into the directory where fable is stored and seeing if there is an error log folder.

Yeah I've also been having a similar problem, but the crash occurs at the same point every time. When you're an apprentice learning how to use the bow, you're just about to start shooting at mooving targets (at the end of the dialogue) and then the game crashes. Same problem everytime. This seems more like a game bug then something wrong with my computer though.

my fable used to crash everytime i started it...
i tried several things like driver update, disabling the the onboard soundcard and some no-cd patch
i left the game installed on my drive, some days later i installed the vista transformation pack for windows xp....and again some days later i tried running the game again - and it worked.
my guess would be that my previous windows theme made fable.exe crash, i used windowblinds 4.6
...just my 0.2$.

OK

This may not be your problem, but it was mine, so to others who happen upon this forum with Fable problems....

I had problems with Fable crashing everytime I started it.

The installation notes (when I finally read them) detailed a problem with the Audigy 1 range of cards.

Having recently reinstalled my PC I found the creative did not have updates for download (UK site - apart from a DRM update).

So I reinstalled from the original CD.

And these drivers were the problem.

I found a web update on the American creative site...

http://files.americas.creative.com/manuald...4DRV_031031.exe

...and now the games runs.

Hope this may help someone.

THANKS NeXs!!!!!!!!

You made my day!!! I had the same problem with starting-crash error!
I read your post, closed windows Blinds, AND IT WORKS!
I tryed the full day to get this to work ...... and thats just because of the s***TY Windows Blinds! Ok it looks really good, but this is.....
Anyways, IT WORKS NOW! THANKS!

This post has been edited by wieland_mail: Sep 24 2005, 05:56 PM

AMD Athlon XP 3000+
Abit NF7-S V2
1 Gig DDR-RAM (2 x 512mb)
ATI Radeon 9700 Pro (128mb)
Terratec Aureon Sky 5.1
Antec PSU 450w (Don't know model number)


The running temp shouldn't be a problem as I don't overclock anything, and the CPU fan is a basic but sturdy one...

The PSU should also be good, as it has all those fancy power and surge management thingamajigs... I sure wasn't gonna be using the stock PSU that came with the casing.

What could the problem be?

no problem dude, i actually signed up on this forum just to share my "info"
and you dont have to disable windowblinds, there is an option in windowblinds where you can add programs to an exception list, like..to ignore specified exe files from skinning

peace
n greetingz from boznia & hercegovina (YES! We DO have computers =))

And again: Thanks NeXs!!!