@ Dark0ne: honestly, i did not install it correctly the first time (didn't uninstall FOMM first); however, i uninstalled both NMM and FOMM and then installed NMM again. shouldn't that resolve any problems? also i am not using OBMM as i don't have oblivion installed right now. playing FONV. finally, it has been so long since i manually deleted an .esp i never even thought to delete it from the data folder, lol.