Please Help.

[CptAwesome91]

I'm in desperate need of help here. I can't get Oblivion to run after reinstalling it. Let me try to give you as much information as possible.

 

I previously had Oblivion installed and could run it beautifully. I was enjoying trying different mods and whatnot, but I soon ran in to annoyances since I had installed Oblivion to Program Files. So I decided to uninstall it and reinstall it to C:\Oblivion to avoid user permission issues.

 

I uninstalled it, and removed all traces of it and any mods from my machine before reinstalling it. I reinstalled it to C:\Oblivion, and it looks fine.

 

But it isn't. I cannot get it to start now. I try the shortcut, I try the Launcher, I try the Auto Run from the disk, but no matter what it gets about half way through showing the "Bethesda" logo and playing the intro music before cutting out and giving me that stupid "Oblivion has stopped working, windows is searching for a solution" message.

 

Now, I have tried reinstalling it off of two separate disks, so I know I have a clean install. Does anyone know how to fix this? I'm mad that it was working great right up until I try to reinstall it and then it decides not to work. As far as I can tell, absolutely nothing is different from before, only now it won't work. GRRR!

 

If it makes any difference, here's my system:

 

OS: Windows 7 64-bit

CPU: Intel i7 720QM quad-core

GPU: ATI Mobility Radeon HD 5870 1GB

System RAM: 6GB DDR3

 

Please help!

[Reiel]

C:\Documents and Settings\(Your account name)\My Documents\My Games

 

Try deleting the Oblivion folder then start the game again. :)

[CptAwesome91]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I guess that was in one of the FAQs, but just for the record on my system it is:

 

C:\Users\(account name)\My Documents/Oblivion

 

Thanks again.

[Reiel]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I guess that was in one of the FAQs, but just for the record on my system it is:

 

C:\Users\(account name)\My Documents/Oblivion

 

Thanks again.

 

Must be a Vista/Win7 user. ;D

[CptAwesome91]

Yeah, 7 64-bit.

[Wolfram44l]

Yeah, 7 64-bit.

I am also using Windows 7 64bit. After first install it ran in low resolution, but crashed in higher settings. I tried the deletion of the "Oblivion" folder, but that did not work for me. I have done two reinstalls without success. I always now get the "Oblivion has stopped working" dialogue. I tried Windows XP service pack 2 setting as suggested by Bethesda, but no go. I am using a Dell XPS studio, Core i7 860, 8gb Ram, Radian HD5770 with the latest Catalyst installed. I have the latest patch version of Oblivion. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

[LadyMilla]

Yeah, 7 64-bit.

I am also using Windows 7 64bit. After first install it ran in low resolution, but crashed in higher settings. I tried the deletion of the "Oblivion" folder, but that did not work for me. I have done two reinstalls without success. I always now get the "Oblivion has stopped working" dialogue. I tried Windows XP service pack 2 setting as suggested by Bethesda, but no go. I am using a Dell XPS studio, Core i7 860, 8gb Ram, Radian HD5770 with the latest Catalyst installed. I have the latest patch version of Oblivion. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

 

Try Catalyst 10.6 instead of the latest (Catalyst 10.7). I read a lot of bad feedback about 10.7 on the AMD forums. I have 10.6 installed (Windows7 x64 ultimate, HD4870), and before 10.6, my machine locked up every now and then, but right now, Oblivion seems to be rock solid.

[Wolfram44l]

Yeah, 7 64-bit.

I am also using Windows 7 64bit. After first install it ran in low resolution, but crashed in higher settings. I tried the deletion of the "Oblivion" folder, but that did not work for me. I have done two reinstalls without success. I always now get the "Oblivion has stopped working" dialogue. I tried Windows XP service pack 2 setting as suggested by Bethesda, but no go. I am using a Dell XPS studio, Core i7 860, 8gb Ram, Radian HD5770 with the latest Catalyst installed. I have the latest patch version of Oblivion. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

 

Try Catalyst 10.6 instead of the latest (Catalyst 10.7). I read a lot of bad feedback about 10.7 on the AMD forums. I have 10.6 installed (Windows7 x64 ultimate, HD4870), and before 10.6, my machine locked up every now and then, but right now, Oblivion seems to be rock solid.

Hmmm...I checked the AMD site and the only driver other than 10.7 listed was 10.4 for 32 bit systems. Where did you find 10.6? I do have a triple monitor configuration using both dvi outputs on the Radian and drive the 3rd monitor with the display port. (I only use the main monitor for gaming)

[LadyMilla]

Yeah, 7 64-bit.

I am also using Windows 7 64bit. After first install it ran in low resolution, but crashed in higher settings. I tried the deletion of the "Oblivion" folder, but that did not work for me. I have done two reinstalls without success. I always now get the "Oblivion has stopped working" dialogue. I tried Windows XP service pack 2 setting as suggested by Bethesda, but no go. I am using a Dell XPS studio, Core i7 860, 8gb Ram, Radian HD5770 with the latest Catalyst installed. I have the latest patch version of Oblivion. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

 

Try Catalyst 10.6 instead of the latest (Catalyst 10.7). I read a lot of bad feedback about 10.7 on the AMD forums. I have 10.6 installed (Windows7 x64 ultimate, HD4870), and before 10.6, my machine locked up every now and then, but right now, Oblivion seems to be rock solid.

Hmmm...I checked the AMD site and the only driver other than 10.7 listed was 10.4 for 32 bit systems. Where did you find 10.6? I do have a triple monitor configuration using both dvi outputs on the Radian and drive the 3rd monitor with the display port. (I only use the main monitor for gaming)

 

 

Unfortunately AMD, in their infinite wisdom, decided to put the link in a very hard-to-fine location.

 

 

Here is the link:

 

Previous Catalyst Drivers

 

 

It say "Vista 64" but when you click on a link to a Catalyst package, you will see that it is Vista 64/Windows 7 x64.

[bben46]

Uninstalling the game, and even deleting the game folders does not remove everything, and can actually cause a problem when reinstalling - especially to a new location. The game installer puts some entries in the windows registry that are not removed by the game uninstaller. This is covered in my complete uninstall/reinstall article.

 

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

 

It allows you to preserve any saves and mods, or remove them completely - your choice.