Roughnecks2277 Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 I downloaded and put all the files from mods into the right places but when i go to use the OBMM, there is nothing there except the oblivion. Help Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenrai Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Are you maybe using Win7 or Vista, Roughnecks? If so, I hope you didn't install to the default directory. The UAC incorporated into Vista and Win7 does not like mods (or anything else that modifies any programs) being installed to the Program Files directory. One or two users have reported successfully getting away with it, but most seem to have problems. If you have a UAC enabled operating system, but haven't installed to the program files folder, make sure you're running OBMM as an Admin. Just being signed into an admin account won't cut it. Right click on OBMM, navigate to properties or whatever, and set it to run as adminstrator. Beyond that, I'm out of guesses. Bben's got some ace guides on the TESNexus Articles server, including running mods with Win7 & Vista. Might be worth checking them out. Failing that, or ifg you are running on a non-UAC operating system, we might need more information. Good Luck.Jenrai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Another possibility is you did not unzip the files before putting them in the data folder. Oblivion does not recognize compressed files that end in .zip .7z .rar or any other compressed format. The only files tat will show up in the data list are .esp and .esm files. Link to Bben's Mod Advicehttp://www.tesnexus.com/articles/article.php?id=342. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roughnecks2277 Posted April 12, 2010 Author Share Posted April 12, 2010 Are you maybe using Win7 or Vista, Roughnecks? If so, I hope you didn't install to the default directory. The UAC incorporated into Vista and Win7 does not like mods (or anything else that modifies any programs) being installed to the Program Files directory. One or two users have reported successfully getting away with it, but most seem to have problems. If you have a UAC enabled operating system, but haven't installed to the program files folder, make sure you're running OBMM as an Admin. Just being signed into an admin account won't cut it. Right click on OBMM, navigate to properties or whatever, and set it to run as adminstrator. Beyond that, I'm out of guesses. Bben's got some ace guides on the TESNexus Articles server, including running mods with Win7 & Vista. Might be worth checking them out. Failing that, or ifg you are running on a non-UAC operating system, we might need more information. Good Luck.Jenrai My oblivion folder is in Program Files(87) or something, and i had mods for fallout and fallout was in the same place as oblivion and the fallout mods worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pronam Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Yeah, but fallout3 officially supports Vista. The thing is, your files may have been moved to the virtual store. Meaning it's outside of data files as you see them.A way to check that is to install the contruction set and to save an .esp file. (No loads needed, just hit the save button when you see it.) Give it a name you remember and than put a search upon it if it doesn't appear in your data-folder.If this is the case, it might be wise to install oblivion at another place (C:\Games or any non-existing folder on a harddisk.), or you'd have to do some extra trouble every time you install a mod. I've read a few pieces that if you start OBMM as administrator it might not be needed...but I never had the problem...so I can't tell.===@bben...I had my suspicions, but I took a leap of faith on that quote of placement :P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bben46 Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 Where did you put the mods? If you installed to the default locationThey should be extracted to C:\Program Files(x86)\Bethesda Softworks\Oblivion\DataIf you are installing them to the fallout3\data as you say " fallout was in the same place as oblivion and the fallout mods worked."Fallout should be C:\Program Files(x86)\Bethesda Softworks\Fallout3\Data The \data in Oblivion is a different \data then the \data in FO3. They are just alike, but different.:tongue: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roughnecks2277 Posted April 12, 2010 Author Share Posted April 12, 2010 Where did you put the mods? If you installed to the default locationThey should be extracted to C:\Program Files(x86)\Bethesda Softworks\Oblivion\DataIf you are installing them to the fallout3\data as you say " fallout was in the same place as oblivion and the fallout mods worked."Fallout should be C:\Program Files(x86)\Bethesda Softworks\Fallout3\Data The \data in Oblivion is a different \data then the \data in FO3. They are just alike, but different.:tongue: i put the mods in C:\Program Files(x86)\Bethesda Softworks\Oblivion\Data just as the read me told me too, the only mods i have downloaded are the Color Map Mod and Castle Almgard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fonger Posted April 12, 2010 Share Posted April 12, 2010 i put the mods in C:\Program Files(x86)\Bethesda Softworks\Oblivion\Data just as the read me told me too, the only mods i have downloaded are the Color Map Mod and Castle Almgardthen UAC is obviously conspiring with your operating system to ignore all changes made to this program either uninstall and re-install somewhere else or disable UAC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenrai Posted April 13, 2010 Share Posted April 13, 2010 disable UAC. Noooo... don't advise peeples to do that! I actually got banned from a tech support forum I used to use for that! Apparently people are all completely dumb and therefore can only be allowed to use their computers exactly the way microshaft, the UAC, and the Feds want em to or the world will endz! Srsly!Ahem... Nah. Seriously. I did get banned, but I'm not bitter. I already firebombed that particul... I'll stop there before I incriminate myself further. But supposedly, if you've the UAC on your system, and you've disabled it, and something goes wrong, be it UAC related or not, Microsoft can actually refuse you any support on the grounds you've done something to your system that they never advise and, if it was down to them, a "regular user" wouldn't be able to do anyways.One question... does anyone actually use any support from mircoshaft anyways? ;) Happy hunting.Jenrai Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roughnecks2277 Posted April 13, 2010 Author Share Posted April 13, 2010 disable UAC. Noooo... don't advise peeples to do that! I actually got banned from a tech support forum I used to use for that! Apparently people are all completely dumb and therefore can only be allowed to use their computers exactly the way microshaft, the UAC, and the Feds want em to or the world will endz! Srsly!Ahem... Nah. Seriously. I did get banned, but I'm not bitter. I already firebombed that particul... I'll stop there before I incriminate myself further. But supposedly, if you've the UAC on your system, and you've disabled it, and something goes wrong, be it UAC related or not, Microsoft can actually refuse you any support on the grounds you've done something to your system that they never advise and, if it was down to them, a "regular user" wouldn't be able to do anyways.One question... does anyone actually use any support from mircoshaft anyways? ;) Happy hunting.Jenrai What is a UAC? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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