OBMM windows user accounts

[dpelli]

Hi,

 

i recently bought this game from steam and installed some mods with OBMM (unofficial patches, DarkUI) now that all worked fine but then i couldnt start it on another user accoun on the same computer. Then i unloaded the mods and reloaded them back but now i cant use them on the old account (all the unoffial patches are invalid files according to oblivion)

further information I use windows vista

 

Anyone knows how to solve this?

[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.

[dpelli]

hmm i have the steam version so i cant choose the install (or i guess i can put steam not in program files)

 

i tried the 2nd option but couldnt find testconstrutctionset.exe

and i get this if i try to start oblivion on another account

 

picture (the invalid boxes cant be checked and the game crashes before u see anything)

[bben46]

If the steam version is like the D2D downloaded version, OBSE will not work. And without OBSE, many mods will not work. It's possible there will be be problems with the CS as well.

 

With the disk versions, you decide where to install.

 

Keep us informed of what problems you find with the steam version so we can keep our members informed.

 

If you want the construction set, it is a free download from the official Bethesda site, Here:

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

 

Get the new version v1.2.404, not the older one.

[dpelli]

OBSE works now on steam but i dont have it

 

but noone has an idea why the plugins wont work on another acc and stop the game from working there?

 

edit: Thx dezdimon disabling UAC worked so im now gonna turn that back on and change my steam directory :) , thx for ur help