Fallout 1 Install Problem

[FOX2PRO]

So, after playing Fallout 3, I decided to play both of the previous games. I bought both of them, and tried to install. Fallout 2 installs fine, but Fallout 1 isn't working. When I put the disk in, the install button is grey, and play is highlighted. So, I decided to install it manually, and followed the instructions on this website. When I used the 'falloutw.exe", i got this error message:

"Could not find master datafile. Please make sure the FALLOUT CD is in the drive and that you are running FALLOUT from the directory you installed it to."

So, I put the disk in, and then tried to use the shortcut. Same error message.

Then, I used the autoplay menu to try to run the game, but it gives me two errors:

"Error starting application. File falloutw.exe could not be found."

"Error retrieving path information from the Registry. Please run the application manually by double-clicking on its icon in the Windows Explorer"

I have no idea why this isn't working. There are no registry entries for fallout 1, but the game thinks its already installed.

EDIT: The autorun won't even let me uninstall the game, it gives an error.

How can i fix this?

 

[OldOpaque]

If it is still not working for you, the .cfg file you created might be the culprit.

Lets assume you did the Humungo install directions, so the text file config would be:

"[system]
master_dat=c:\games\fallout\master.dat
critter_dat=c:\games\fallout\critter.dat
[sound]
music_path2=c:\games\fallout\data\sound\music
free_space=0"

But the lines above are only good for that particular install path. So if you used your "D" drive, or put it into another directory you're going to need to change each line, for example if you followed the directions correctly and copied the files into D:\MYGAMES\FALLOUT

The CFG file needs to be as follows:

"[system]
master_dat=D:\MYGAMES\FALLOUT\master.dat
critter_dat=D:\MYGAMES\FALLOUT\critter.dat
[sound]
music_path2=D:\MYGAMES\FALLOUT\data\sound\music
free_space=0"

That can be a small, but crucial step to overlook. Let me know if that is your problem. I am sorry if I assumed the solution is the easy one.