so i just now decided to get fully involved in fallout via also going for the achievement aspect of the game. i already had a live account so i created a gamertag along with that. i downloaded the games for windows live packett that gives you the bar on top of your screen when you press a button of your choice (home is default) and lastly i downloaded the v1.5 patch for the actual game. on top of all that i had to start a new game but despite all that when i recieve my pip-boy 3000 it doesnt ever register as having unlocked the first and easiest achievement of the game and so you can understand that i do not want to continue further on my quest to unlock achievements if they are not going to unlock when i get them.. now did any of that make sense to anyone and if so then do you have any suggestions for me to try next?

thanks for your time