How to install Fallout 1/2 under Win2000/NT/XP
	

NT/WinXP users can get around the installer by manually installing the game themselves. Note however that you must have at least NT 4.0 with Service Pack 3 in order to play the game. Also, Fallout should work fine but was not tested very much under NT.

   1. First, create a folder for your game called fallout1/2 (ie c:\games\fallout1 or c:\games\fallout2).
   2. Copy (CDROM):\program\win\falloutw.___ (Fallout 1) or (CDROM):\program\win\fallout2.___ (Fallout 2) to the folder you created and rename it to falloutw.exe/fallout2.exe.
   3. Now you have four choices, depending on the installation size you want:
          * Small Installation: Do not copy anything else.

          * Medium Installation: Copy (CDROM):\master.dat (318MB) to your fallout folder (ie c:\games\fallout1 or c:\games\fallout2)

          * Big Installation: Copy Copy (CDROM):\master.dat (318MB) and (CDROM):\critter.dat (150MB) to your fallout folder (ie c:\games\fallout1 or c:\games\fallout2)

          * Humongous Installation: Copy Copy (CDROM):\master.dat (318MB), (CDROM):\critter.dat (150MB) and Copy the entire (CDROM):\data folder to your fallout folder (ie c:\games\fallout1 or c:\games\fallout2) 
   4. Create a text file in c:\games\fallout1 or c:\games\fallout2 called fallout.cfg or fallout2.cfg and add the following line to it, depending on your installation/game:

          Fallout 1:
              * Small Installation:
                [system]
                master_dat=(CDROM):\master.dat
                critter_dat=(CDROM):\critter.dat
                [sound]
                music_path2=(CDROM):\data\sound\music
                free_space=0


              * Medium Installation:
                [system]
                master_dat=c:\games\fallout\master.dat
                critter_dat=(CDROM):\critter.dat
                [sound]
                music_path2=(CDROM):\data\sound\music
                free_space=0


              * Big Installation:
                [system]
                master_dat=c:\games\fallout\master.dat
                critter_dat=c:\games\fallout\critter.dat
                [sound]
                music_path2=(CDROM):\data\sound\music
                free_space=0


              * Humongous Installation:
                [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
          Fallout 2:
              * Small Installation:
                [sound]
                music_path2=(CDROM):\data\sound\music\

                [system]
                critter_dat=(CDROM):\critter.dat
                critter_patches=c:\games\fallout2\data
                master_dat=(CDROM):\master.dat
                master_patches=c:\games\fallout2\data

              * Medium Installation:
                [sound]
                music_path2=(CDROM):\data\sound\music\

                [system]
                critter_dat=(CDROM):\critter.dat
                critter_patches=c:\games\fallout2\data
                master_dat=c:\games\fallout2\master.dat
                master_patches=c:\games\fallout2\data

              * Big Installation:
                [sound]
                music_path2=(CDROM):\data\sound\music\

                [system]
                critter_dat=c:\games\fallout2\critter.dat
                critter_patches=c:\games\fallout2\data
                master_dat=c:\games\fallout2\master.dat
                master_patches=c:\games\fallout2\data

              * Humongous Installation:
                [sound]
                music_path1=c:\games\fallout2\data\sound\music\
                music_path2=(CDROM):\data\sound\music\

                [system]
                critter_dat=c:\games\fallout2\critter.dat
                critter_patches=c:\games\fallout2\data
                master_dat=c:\games\fallout2\master.dat
                master_patches=c:\games\fallout2\data

                NOTE German version:
                I just got word from fr33l that if you have the german version you also need to add:

                    language=german

                under the [System] tab in the cfg file.


   5. Next install the official patches for Fallout 1 or Fallout 2, it's easiest just to unzip/unrar them into the Fallout 1/2 folder.
   6. Start the game by running the falloutw.exe or the fallout2.exe file.

You might have to enable the Compatibility mode to run the game, to do this:

   1. Make a shortcut to the falloutw.exe or fallout2.exe file
   2. Right click the shortcut, and select "Properties->Compatibility" and select either Win95,98

Enjoy!