Oblivion not starting (Vista 64)

[OnyxNightBlack]

Hello,

 

I am faced with a big problem and it seems I won't be able to fix it myself. Two days ago my old computer sighed one last time and joined his ancestors in PC heaven. So I bought a new one and for the first time I am confronted with Vista 64. Everything seemed to work just fine, until I installed my alltime favorite game "Oblivion". To put it simple: I doesn't work. Everything seems in order, until I close the Bethesda screen, then Oblivion crashes and I am sent to my desktop.

 

I tried reinstalling the game several times (following bben46's extremely useful guide to the letter), but I am still unable to fix this. The system is pretty much pristine and I am running the newest graphics driver.

 

My spec:

 

Windows Vista 64-bit SP 1

Intel Core 2 Quad CPU Q8200 @2,33Ghz

4 GB RAM

NVIDIA GeForce GT 130

 

Any help would be much appreciated.

 

Onyx'

[gotxbrains]

first download the latest patch for the version you are running:

 

http://www.elderscrolls.com/downloads/updates_patches.htm

 

 

if that doesn't work:

 

Go to your Oblivion Shortcut

Right-click and select Properties

Click the Compatibility Tab

Check "Disable Desktop Composition"

Click OK

Run Game from same shortcut.

[taglag]

may have nothing to do with your Problem, but On my laptop, which is Vista 64 with a 9800 nvidia vid card and 4 megs ram, 500 gig hd, 17 inch monitor, nothing great, but way good for OB.

 

I was running Oblivion fine, until I installed a favorite Tool I like to use, called Blaze Media Pro.

 

Evidently it is Not real compatible with Vista 64 Nvidia Drivers, It messed Mine up, and Oblivion would not run.

 

I uninstalled it on My laptop, and re installed My vid drivers. Now everything is fine, except for having to use that darn ring to bring up the console.

 

and I do My media editing on My XP Pro Home system, which works fine with Blaze media Pro.

 

What I am saying is you might have installed something else, before installing OB that messed it up.

[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.

[OnyxNightBlack]

Thanks for all the helpful answers. I had to return the PC, because it was defective and bought a better one in the process. Strangely enough Oblivion seems to be working without a hitch on that one, even though it also runs Vista 64.

 

:thanks: