Fallout 1 and 2 Crash on Startup

[thedude3331]

I only get the not responding window
I'm on 8.1 and have tried both Steam (which is being updated still) and GOG versions
I have the same issues with each application
Would anyone have any idea why this is happening?

 

[Sduibek]

I'm surprised no one has responded to this yet. Did you get it working?

Have you tried setting the games to Run As Administrator? (right-click on the exe, Properties, Compatibility, there should be a Run As Administrator box here)

Also have you tried renaming the ddraw.ini and ddraw.dll files in each game's folder? (To disable ddraw; testing if it's a graphics issue)

I find it strange that both games are crashing, and in the same manner. That suggests some kind of issue with your computer, but I'm not sure what it would be.

What's really odd is Bethesda recently updated the Steam versions, so in theory it really shouldn't have any issues at all. What about doing a check/repair of game files through the Steam interface?