Oblivion problem with Vista

[xShadow91x]

I recently got a brand new laptop. It has Windows Vista loaded onto it.

I know that it is possible to play Oblivion on Vista. So I installed it and I have downloaded and installed the patch from Bethesda's website. However, I cannot play the game!

Everything works fine up until I try to start a new game. As soon as I click "yes," the game does nothing. I bring up the task manager and it says that the program is not responding so I must then end the task.

I have looked all over the Internet in hopes of getting help, but any site I go to I either find irrelevant information or the only answer I get from people is "It won't work because Vista sucks. Blah blah blah more irrelevant information and useless opinions." :wallbash:

I did hear from one person that this was a good site to go to.

So here I am, hoping to finally get some help. (It sucks having an great, and expensive, game in front of you that you can't even play..)

I REALLY appreciate any kind of help I can get! :thumbsup:

[Retribution]

Try reinstalling. Also try running Oblivion with no background programs. I have vista as well and it runs fine.

[nosisab]

I recently got a brand new laptop. It has Windows Vista loaded onto it.

I know that it is possible to play Oblivion on Vista. So I installed it and I have downloaded and installed the patch from Bethesda's website. However, I cannot play the game!

Everything works fine up until I try to start a new game. As soon as I click "yes," the game does nothing. I bring up the task manager and it says that the program is not responding so I must then end the task.

I have looked all over the Internet in hopes of getting help, but any site I go to I either find irrelevant information or the only answer I get from people is "It won't work because Vista sucks. Blah blah blah more irrelevant information and useless opinions." :wallbash:

I did hear from one person that this was a good site to go to.

So here I am, hoping to finally get some help. (It sucks having an great, and expensive, game in front of you that you can't even play..)

I REALLY appreciate any kind of help I can get! :thumbsup:

Not only with this game, Vista have heavier 'issues' about security than XP. The first advice since you did not even played yet is:

 

If you did install into the default C:\Program Files... uninstall and install again at any other location, eg C:\Games

 

- Do it to any other game you install in the future too, because that Program Files folder (and it's equivalent (x86) are treated with 'enhanced security' so you'll be prevented to do almost anything there.

 

Second, the game need administrator privileges to run (again like almost anything else too).

 

It done you should not need to disable the (in)famous UAC

[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.

[Qwaxalot]

Windows Vista issues

 

http://www.bethsoft.com/bgsforums/index.ph...=762701&hl=

 

 

INSTALLING OBLIVION, or any other game on a VISTA COMPUTER:

 

Although many users on this forum are likely using Windows XP, the bottom line is, the world is moving on. Specifically, Microsoft support for XP is coming to an end. For that matter, Windows VISTA is soon to be replaced by Windows 7. Therefore, it's appropriate to be prepared to move forward.

 

First things first, if you're using Vista, make sure you're updated to SP1 (Service Pack 1). Pre service Pack versions are kind of wobbly, and have some pretty radical security problems.

 

Vista uses a number of techniques to provide protection to programs installed in the "Program Files" directory. All of these techniques are controlled by the "UAC" (User Account Control) set of utilities.

 

They effectively prevent users and other programs (read mods and mod utilities), without appropriate permissions from altering those programs.

 

The most obvious solution to this issue is to turn off the UAC feature.

 

Unfortunately, turning off UAC also defeats many of Vista's built in (and very good) defenses against hacker and virus attacks.

 

NOTE, that with UAC turned off any malware attack, AUTOMATICALLY, has FULL administrative rights to your computer. This is not a good thing.

 

What's a gamer to do?

 

If you do want to turn off UAC, only do so if you have a hardware firewall, good anti-virus software, are paranoid about Internet sites, and are totally sure that no one else is going to use your computer. If your computer is in use by more than one person, then turning off UAC is a really bad idea.

 

Alternatively, install your games to somewhere other than the default location, ie C:\Games\ (or something similar), or, better yet, if you have the hardware, install your games to a seperate partition, or seperate harddrive.

 

For that matter, if your games are installed to a seperate physical harddrive (by this I don't mean an external USB drive) they will run better.

 

By doing this, you can leave UAC engaged, thus increasing your protection, and still enjoy the gaming experience with mods.