Enable 3GB ram or higher

[MRBee30]

Enable 3GB ram or higher.

 

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Ive tried the mod everyone is talking about. I have a few problems with the first task.

There is no boot.ini for Vista.

The command prompt does not save apon exit.

I am unable to run it as XP.

 

How do I find this line within the boot.ini if there is no boot.ini to display it or am I overlooking something.

multi(0)disk(0)rdisk(0)partition(1)\WINDOWS="Windows XP Professional" /FASTDETECT /NOEXECUTE=OPTIN /3GB /Userva=2900

 

Ive right clicked on my computer gone to properties, advanced system settings, startup & recovery. Nothing to edit there. I then go to performance, advanced, Virtual memory and change, Set C: (OS) much higher initial size(MB): Maximum size (MB):

 

 

I just really wan't to know how to enable 3 or 4GB of ram for oblivion to run.

 

Thanks-

MRBee

[jaysus]

well i dunno what mod you talk about but here are some genral things:

 

afaik you dot need some special tool to get 3 or more gig to run... 32bit versions of windows will just support 3.5gig tho as only 64bit versions support anything higher...

 

the boot.ini will probably be hidden in vista tho and you need to enable the "view all files including system files" option (dont ask me where now lol i find vista a tad confusing to be honest)

but be aware that vista has a bunch more system files than xp and i suggets to disable it afterwards or youll end up with a bunch of folders for every single picture you have for example (they are there anyway just not visible)

 

that virtual memory setting doesnt do much actually it just sets a certain amount of your harddrive space to be used as a substitute once the "real" RAM is full...

 

and of course you need to have 3 gigabyte of physical RAM installed before it gets activated...

[dezdimona]

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.