How To Install Plugins/mods

[Paladin Mage]

uh i have a problem im new to this and ive just downloaded mods but when i go to the data files when i launch oblivion the mods arnt there to check. The files are in the data section for oblivion but they dont show up in the data file in the game so what am i doing wrong.

[Frodric]

Can you give us the name of a mod you are trying to use so we can walk you through the install procedure to work it out?

[Paladin Mage]

well the ones im having problems with is apachii goddess store, imperial city unique districts,rens beauty pack, corean mod, and sephs new animations.

[Paladin Mage]

i need to no how to RAR files like ill download a file and it will be a RAR and ill send it to a compresed zip folder and extract ir in the oblivion data place and ill start the game go to data files and i wont be there.

 

you need another unpacking program..

this is the best:

http://www.7-zip.org/

 

how do you use this 7-zip program

[Den_Borre]

I put the file in the data files but it won't work.(same problem as paladin mage.)

[bben46]

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.

[Den_Borre]

But i have a windows xp and my construction set files work just fine.

[Deleted269910User]

You only have the .BSA there, but you don't have the .esp file, which is required for the mod be used in the first place. Plain meshes/textures/voice files can't do anything, without a plugin telling them when to be used and without one, they'll just be sitting there, ignored.

[Den_Borre]

Ok , thanks it works now :)

[silencesorrow]

hi im new here and ive downloaded some file and im having problem installing them even with the guid.

i have followed the stepts and still didnt sucssed in installing the files, one of them is the "colour terrain map"

 

what do i need to do?