Oblivion doesn´t start

[DarkLink268]

Hello everybody!

 

I´ve got a problem about Oblivion; it´s not starting anymore -.-

I buyed the game and it worked. Then I modded the game and it worked. But as I removed the mods the game does not start. I can find a process called "Oblivion.exe" in the taskmanager, which is pretty huge (about 500.000k).

There is not even an error message, it just don´t start anymore. I tried with the Oblivion launcher, reinstalled the game (and uninstalled the obmm), but It doesnt work :(

Now I´m somehow frustrated. Please help!

 

PS:

My system (I dunno whats important so I write everything ^^)

Windows Vista Home Edition (64bit)

Intel Core 2 Duo T6500 @ 2x2.1Ghz

4,00GB RAM

Nvidia Geforce GT130M

[bben46]

Uninstalling the game without using the uninstaller on the disk will cause problems when you try to install again or if you reinstall to a different location.

 

Here is a link to my complete uninstall/reinstall procedure located in the articles section of the Nexus

http://www.tesnexus.com/articles/article.php?id=240

[DarkLink268]

The (un)installation went perfectly, I think. I used the uninstall- button from the launcher. Is it possible that deleting and replacing the "Data"-folder (to clear and reorganize the mod-folders) from a backup could cause the problem?

[Jenrai]

Darklink, I don't know if its included in Bben's guide (knowing those guides, it more than likely is, I can't wait until he releases one on how to win the lottery or rob a bank and get away with it! lol), but you also need to move your original data folder (if you are installing to the same location) and your My Games =>Oblivion folder (where it keeps your saves and your .ini)

You can always copy the saves back later once you get the game working. I'm thinking you're game is either looking for mods that are no longer there, or you've not wiped out your mod list properly and therefore the game thinks you have a missing master file.

 

Good luck

Jenrai

[Jenrai]

Oooh. Double post.

 

Yeah, it is matey. You want to add your mods back one at a time, as adding the whole data folder back in at once probably just put the original problem back in there.

 

Bben's revert to vanilla article will help more than reinstalling every time, I think.

 

Good Luck.

Jenrai

[bben46]

I'm working on that How to win the lottery article. So far. I have :

 

Step 1, Buy a ticket.

Step 2, Check the numbers after the drawing (you would be surprised at how many people miss this obvious step)

Step 3, This is where I am currently stuck. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

[TodaY]

I'm working on that How to win the lottery article. So far. I have :

 

Step 1, Buy a ticket.

Step 2, Check the numbers after the drawing (you would be surprised at how many people miss this obvious step)

Step 3, This is where I am currently stuck. Any suggestions will be appreciated.

 

bomb mayor cities until they let you win

[DarkLink268]

Well here I am again.

I downloaded the ccleaner. According to Bben´s fantastic article I should use it to "clean the registry". Do I just have to delete every registry-entry according to the now unistalled Oblivion?

I don´t want to crash my pc :sweat:

Thanks,

Darklink

[Jenrai]

Install and run CCleaner.

 

By default, it opens on the cleaner tab (just to be awkward the tabs are down the left hand side of the window instead of at the top - Cleaner, Registry, tools, and one other random one that I don't ever remember)

 

The Cleaner tab is for memory. It'll kill things you don't need - temporary files like installer detrius (gotta love that install shield. Never removes anything) - Its like someone gave your recycle bin teeth and its not afraid to use em. Useful little gadget in itself but CCleaner comes into its own in the:

 

Registry Tab. (The next one down) Essentially, it goes through your Registry at 3 times the speed of light, looking at every single entry. It then goes through your entire HDD (even quicker) looking for the files that the registry is saying are there. If they are not there it finds them and (usually) corrects the registry to point to the right place. If they are not on your computer at all it wipes the Registry entry. You would be surprised how many things add entries to the registry. Its the bane of all Windows based operating systems, and windows is woefully inefficient at cleaning it itself. The number one cause of slowdown & crashes on windows based PC's is a funked up registry. I've seen some belters working on other peoples comps... upwards of 6,000 errors. That was quite extreme though. Basically, just click on this tab and click check for errors (or whatever) and it'll do its magic little search. Then it'll launch a pop up. Click "fix all errors" and it'll ask you if you want to make a back up of the registry before its worked its magic. Say yes. I've never know it cause issues but hey, better to be safe than sorry. By default, this back up is saved to your my documents folder. When its finished run it again. And again, just to be sure. Reason for this is that even CCleaner can only clean one level of entries at a time in the registry (because the one above it will always link to the faulty one below it, and as it actually points at something, CCleaner won't touch it until it doesn't)

 

Then reboot your computer. You should be good to crack on with installing/playing now. Hope its helped.

 

Good luck.

Jenrai

[Jenrai]

Oh, and Bben, without resorting to TodaY's suggestion (I want to be a happy millionaire, not a wanted terrorista - I have videogames for that!) I'm afraid it seems were stuck at the same place. Ho hum. :(

 

Jenrai