danao1234 Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 But were the files and folders there then?And by the way, do you have Windows Vista? i put the files on the oblivion direction... yeah my system is windows vista ultimate 32 bit... why??? is there a problem?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danao1234 Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 But were the files and folders there then?And by the way, do you have Windows Vista? i put the files on the oblivion direction... yeah my system is windows vista ultimate 32 bit... why??? is there a problem?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxXEvandarXxx Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Yeah. Vista won't allow you to install mods if you installed Oblivion in the default folder. I don't know much more about this, but I'm sure someone else can help you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danao1234 Posted February 28, 2009 Author Share Posted February 28, 2009 DAIMN i hate windows vista but he is the best for games ;S i hate those things if dont work on vista... but..txxx man ;D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted February 28, 2009 Share Posted February 28, 2009 Oblivion does work on Vista, but you have to know a little about how Vista differs from XP. There is an extra layer of security that prevents any changes (mods) to anything installed in the program files section - That is the default location to install Oblivion. So, the game without mods will run fine. It's not until you try to use mods that you have problems. Vista Problems If you have downloaded and installeda mod, and the mod is appearing in your Data Files List, but not in your game And you are running Vista, you have run into a security feature of Vista called User Account Control. Or more simply, UAC. Quoted from the Oblivion Mods FAQ WIKI Alternate Install Directory If you install your Elder Scrolls game into any directory OTHER than the default, none of these problems occur. Thus, you can bypass the Vista security issues by installing the game onto another hard drive or into a new directory that is not located withing the "Program Files" root directory (such as "C:\Games"). Run as Admin Another way to fix it is to right-click the ".exe" file and click properties, then check "Run as administrator". Then click OK. Do this for both the "oblivion.exe" and "TESConstructionSet.exe", and any programs you are using that copies files to protected directories (such as WinRAR, 7z, or WinZip). Disable UAC Windows Vista users who are fairly confident in the security of their computers might also consider disabling UAC altogether. This will allow all programs writing privileges to the Program Files directory. Although this obviously creates a state of decreased security for your PC, it is a very helpful one-size-fits-all solution to a number of compatibility issues with the Vista OS. Look here for instructions on how to turn UAC off. http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-vis...-windows-vista/ Of these, solution #1 is STRONGLY PREFERRED. Solutions 2 and 3 (running as admin and disabling UAC) remove important safety features of the OS. In contrast, installing Oblivion elsewhere resolves the problems with Oblivion without reducing your overall security. Wiki entry on installing Oblivion in Vista: http://cs.elderscrolls.com/constwiki/index.php/Windows_Vista Note that unless you opt to reinstall the game in a different location (option 1) when you start trying to make your own mods using the construction set, you will run into these problems again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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