Limited User

[Ghostkiller108]

I am very new here so please excuse any ignorance (please). I downloaded the Oblivion mod manager and everytime i open it, it tells me that i am running under an limited account. Althought this is annyoing, it is not my real problem. the problem is when i download files that require the Mod Manager, the files tell me that I cannot open them beacuse i am running in an limited account (which I am not). I am currently running vista and I tried going to help in the mod manger and that didn't really help me. Could anyone please help?

[Sin911]

You need to be running Vista as the Administrator if you aren't already.

[Qwaxalot]

I am very new here so please excuse any ignorance (please). I downloaded the Oblivion mod manager and everytime i open it, it tells me that i am running under an limited account. Althought this is annyoing, it is not my real problem. the problem is when i download files that require the Mod Manager, the files tell me that I cannot open them beacuse i am running in an limited account (which I am not). I am currently running vista and I tried going to help in the mod manger and that didn't really help me. Could anyone please help?

 

User Account control is the culprit. You can turn it off. Or a better solution is to uninstall Oblivion and reinstall it in somewhere other than the default location (In other words NOT in the Programs directory.

 

Otherwise every tool or utility you use is going to have to be given administrator privileges, which can turn into a real pain.

 

I believe Bben46 has posted a pretty complete write up on this.

[bben46]

And here it is

 

Vista Problems

 

You MUST be signed on as an Administrator to do any of this.

 

If you have downloaded and installed a 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 within 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.

[Ghostkiller108]

You need to be running Vista as the Administrator if you aren't already.

 

It's very strange but i am the administrator and only user of a computer less than a week old.

[Ghostkiller108]

After looking i realized the problem. I needed to right click the program and go to properties. then tell it run the program as the administrator. I never thought i would have to do something as redundant as tell a program to run a certain way when i practically already to all programs to run as adminastrator when i booted the computer in an administrator profile. I guess im used to XP. Thanks for all the help guys. If I have anymore questions i'll know just were to go, thanks.