Fallout and WinXP

[Adagio]

I just got Fallout 1 today, after a using the guide on "No Mutants Allowed" I got it installed. The game runs (I can get into the game), but as some random point very early (max 5 minutes, but often just a few seconds after starting the game), the screen goes black, except in the position where the mouse pointer is. With the mouse I can then "clean" the screen, so more of the game becomes visible, but after like 5 sec, everything becomes black again

Has anyone made it work in WinXP?

[Skanky Burns]

I've done a search that hasn't come up with much, but I would try:

Lowering graphic acceleration and seeing if that made a difference

If not, then trying dosbox.

[DrSpike]

Yes.

I distinctly recall someone telling me recently that there was no need for DosBox as WinXP's system was flawless.

[Felch]

I made Fallout II work with XP, and I'm pretty sure that they're the same engine and everything. I didn't have to do anything special at all to get it working either.

[Adagio]

Fallout II worked 'out of the box' for me too, and the engine is the same
I have managed to make it work a bit better... the black screen annoyance still happens, but not that often as before. I hope I'll manage to find a way to make it work all the time

[Adagio]

Now I finally found out why the screen went black all the time earlier, it was because I had winamp running. Closing winamp makes it work better (still not perfect, but playable)

[Dis]

I had Fallout installed on my comp before I reformatted my drive. I don't recall many problems with it. Though I mainly played fallout 2.