OBSE crashing launcher

[TheDireWolf]

Alright, I've been grappling with this for a while. At first, OBSE simply didn't work; it didn't load, and thus the mods that needed it failed to function.

 

I went through a lot of options that were supposed to fix it - I replaced the OBSE loader with an older version, I launched the loader before I loaded the game through steam, I reinstalled the entire game. I double, triple, quadruple checked every inch of the installation, and all of it was correct.

 

Now, I think I've finally managed to make OBSE run - I run Steam as an administrator now. And, of course, it turns out that it crashes the launcher when it runs (It's definitely OBSE specifically, because even with all mods disabled or uninstalled, including OBSE scripts, it still crashes, while oblivion runs fine without it). Is there any particular problem that can cause this that I could try and look into? I am running Windows 10.

Edited November 20, 2018 by TheDireWolf

[HadToRegister]

Why are you replacing OBSE with an older version?
The latest version of OBSE will work with Oblivion as Oblivion has not been updated in a decade or so.

 

Also, do you have Steam and Oblivion installed on the same drive?

Also, do you have OBSE set to run as Administrator?

Because if you run Steam as an Admin, you'd probably have to "elevate" OBSE_Loader.exe now in order to run it.

[HadToRegister]

To run OBSE_Launcher.exe by launching it from Steam, just rename OBSE_Launcher.exe to OblivionLauncher.exe (After you backup the actual OblivionLauncher.exe)
But, since you're using OBSE, then you must be using mods, so why launch Oblivion from steam?

[TheDireWolf]

Why are you replacing OBSE with an older version?

The latest version of OBSE will work with Oblivion as Oblivion has not been updated in a decade or so.

 

Also, do you have Steam and Oblivion installed on the same drive?

Also, do you have OBSE set to run as Administrator?

Because if you run Steam as an Admin, you'd probably have to "elevate" OBSE_Loader.exe now in order to run it.

 

Apparently, that was something that fixed the problem for other people. Didn't work for me.

 

I have steam and oblivion on the same drive, yes, and everything's set to run as administrator.

 

 

To run OBSE_Launcher.exe by launching it from Steam, just rename OBSE_Launcher.exe to OblivionLauncher.exe (After you backup the actual OblivionLauncher.exe)

But, since you're using OBSE, then you must be using mods, so why launch Oblivion from steam?

Launching the actual OBSE_Launcher itself just gives an error message telling me to launch oblivion through steam.

[HadToRegister]

I'm guessing you did everything in the thread that mentions this

 

 

1) Close Steam
2) Install OBSE 21
3) Install the obse_loader.exe from that file
4) Run Steam.exe as an administrator and run Oblivion through Steam

 

Because it sounds like you've done your research

[TheDireWolf]

I'm guessing you did everything in the thread that mentions this

 

 

1) Close Steam

2) Install OBSE 21

3) Install the obse_loader.exe from that file

4) Run Steam.exe as an administrator and run Oblivion through Steam

 

Because it sounds like you've done your research

I have, yeah. That's what I think is making OBSE run now, and consequently crashing me when I try to launch.

[TheDireWolf]

Alright, problem solved. The issue was that Windows 10 has some really bizarre security functions with regards to Program Files, where Oblivion was installed. I moved the oblivion installation into a different directory, and it works like a charm now.